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 since the 1980s.
Tip: Order 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.
Address: Soi Ranchanawi, Victory Monument, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400
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 and seasonal-fruit vendors.
Try: Som tam, grilled chicken, curry plates
Tip: The som tam pla ra stall in the back corner is the canonical order; the durian and mangosteen vendors at the front are seasonal.
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 crowd until 02:00.
Try: Pork noodles, kuay teow stalls, satay
Tip: The remaining stalls cluster near the Thonglor BTS end of Soi 38. Late-night queues from 22:00; cash only, bring small notes.
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 over kuay teow.
Try: Tom yum noodles with whole river prawn
Tip: Cash only. Queue from 11:30 onwards; closed Sundays. Order the tom yum goong with the whole river prawn and egg-yolk float.
Guay Jub Mr Joe in Bangkok's Yaowarat is the late-night kuay jab cart at the corner of Soi 11, peppery pork-offal broth and rolled rice noodles cooked to order until 02:00.
Try: Rolled rice noodles in pork-offal broth (kuay jab)
Tip: Cash only. Stall is on the kerb; eat at the plastic stools opposite. Order with extra crispy pork belly.
Nai Mong Hoi Tod in Bangkok's Chinatown is the Bib Gourmand oyster-pancake stall on Phlap Phla Chai, hoi tod and ohrlua crispy mussel pancakes since the 1960s.
Try: Crispy oyster pancake (hoi tod)
Tip: Cash only. Closed Tuesdays. The hoi tod with extra oyster is the order; eat at the small plastic stools on the kerb.
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 omelet, since 2018.
Try: Crab omelet, drunken noodles, tom yum
Tip: Walk-in only with same-day queue numbers from 09:00. Closed Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays. Cash only, dishes 800 to 1,200 baht.