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Raan Jay Fai in Bangkok's Old Town is the Michelin-starred street stall where Supinya Junsuta in ski goggles cooks the city's most famous 800-baht crab.
TryCrab omelet, drunken noodles, tom yum
TipWalk-in only with same-day queue numbers from 09:00. Closed Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays. Cash only, dishes 800 to 1,200 baht.
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Yaowarat Road in Bangkok's Chinatown is the city's most theatrical street-food strip after dark, with grilled seafood, noodle counters and dim sum carts.
TryGrilled seafood, dim sum, noodle stalls
TipStart at Soi Texas (Phadungdao) corner for grilled prawns; Nai Mong Hoi Tod and Lek and Rut are the canonical seafood stalls.
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Boat Noodle Alley off Victory Monument in Bangkok serves 50-baht bowls of kuay teow ruea (boat noodles) in pork or beef broth from a row of canal-side stalls.
TryBoat noodles (kuay teow ruea) in pork or beef broth
TipOrder three or four small bowls and rotate flavours; the pork broth at Boat Noodle Heaven and the beef at Boat Noodle Avenue are the local picks.
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Or Tor Kor in Bangkok's Chatuchak is the agricultural market with the cleanest food court in the city, som tam stalls, grilled-chicken counters.
TrySom tam, grilled chicken, curry plates
TipThe som tam pla ra stall in the back corner is the canonical order; the durian and mangosteen vendors at the front are seasonal.
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Sukhumvit Soi 38 in Bangkok was the city's canonical late-night noodle alley, with pork noodle counters and stir-fry stalls feeding the Thonglor and Ekkamai.
TryPork noodles, kuay teow stalls, satay
TipThe remaining stalls cluster near the Thonglor BTS end of Soi 38. Late-night queues from 22:00; cash only, bring small notes.
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Pa Aor in Bangkok's Pom Prap Sattru Phai is the Bib Gourmand tom yum noodle stall, a bowl built on river prawn and chilli paste with evaporated milk.
TryTom yum noodles with whole river prawn
TipCash only. Queue from 11:30 onwards; closed Sundays. Order the tom yum goong with the whole river prawn and egg-yolk float.