7 budget eating worth the trip across Thailand, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Thailand guides.
Go-Ang Pratunam Chicken Rice ★ 4.5 · Bangkok
960 Petchaburi Road, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400
Go-Ang Pratunam in Bangkok is the pink-uniform chicken-rice counter on Petchaburi, Bib Gourmand since 2018 with khao man gai plates under 100 baht since 1960.
Tip: Cash only. Queues from 10:00 to 14:00 then 16:00 to 21:00. The original Pratunam location, six total branches in the city.
Thipsamai Pad Thai ★ 4.5 · Bangkok
313-315 Maha Chai Road, Samran Rat, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200
Thipsamai in Bangkok's Old Town has cooked the city's most famous Bib Gourmand pad Thai since 1966 with plates under 200 baht, even with the shrimp oil and prawn upgrade.
Tip: Cash only. Closed Tuesdays. Open Wed-Mon 09:00 to midnight; the wrapped-in-egg pad Thai is the canonical order.
Soi Polo Fried Chicken ★ 4.5 · Bangkok
137/1-3 Soi Polo, Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330
Polo Fried Chicken in Bangkok's Soi Polo is the Bib Gourmand garlic-fried-chicken room, a 1989 family business deep-frying half birds with crispy fried garlic, under 250 baht.
Tip: Cash only. Lunch crowds fill the room by 12:00; arrive before opening or after 14:00. Open 07:00 to 21:00 daily.
Or Tor Kor Market food stalls ★ 4.5 · Bangkok
101 Kamphaeng Phet Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900
Or Tor Kor in Bangkok's Chatuchak is the cleanest food court in the city with curry plates and som tam stalls under 200 baht, the Bib Gourmand som tam pla ra is a 90-baht plate.
Tip: The som tam pla ra stall in the back corner is the canonical order; the durian and mangosteen vendors are seasonal.
Nai Ek Roll Noodles ★ 4.5 · Bangkok
442 Soi Yaowarat 9, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100
Nai Ek in Bangkok's Yaowarat has cooked Bib Gourmand kuay jab in peppery pork-offal broth since 1960, bowls with crispy pork belly all under 120 baht. Open until midnight.
Tip: Open 08:00 to midnight, cash only. Closed for Chinese New Year. Queue from 11:00 onwards on weekdays.
Victory Monument boat noodle alley ★ 4.4 · Bangkok
Soi Ranchanawi, Victory Monument, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400
Boat Noodle Alley off Victory Monument in Bangkok serves 50-baht bowls of kuay teow ruea pork or beef noodles from a row of canal-side stalls, four bowls under 200 baht.
Tip: Cash only. Order three or four small bowls to rotate flavours; locals stack five bowls at the bigger Boat Noodle Heaven stall.
Rung Rueang Pork Noodles ★ 4.4 · Bangkok
10/3 Sukhumvit 26, Khlong Tan, Khlong Toei, Bangkok 10110
Rung Rueang in Bangkok's Sukhumvit 26 is the Bib Gourmand pork-noodle counter, four generations of pork balls in kuay teow rice noodles, all bowls under 100 baht.
Tip: Cash only. Open 08:00 to 17:00 daily; lunch queues from 11:30. Two branches on Sukhumvit 26, both run by the same family.