Kuay Jub appears as a signature dish in 1 Thailand cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Kuay jub · Bangkok
Kuay jub is Bangkok's rolled-rice-noodle soup: peppery broth thick with crispy pork belly, blood-cake, intestines and a soft-boiled egg, finished with fried garlic and white pepper.
Kuay jub traces to Teochew Chinese settlers in Yaowarat (Bangkok's Chinatown), where 19th-century street vendors served the pork-and-pepper broth to traders coming off the Chao Phraya. The narrow rolled-noodle form (kuay jub nam sai) became a Bangkok specialty distinct from southern Thai versions. Nai Ek Roll Noodles in Yaowarat (sold from a cart from 1960; permanent shop opened 1989) is the city's reference, with past Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition (2018 and 2019) and continued Michelin Guide listing; Guay Jub Mr Joe runs a kuay jub specialism at Soi Saphan Khu. The dish is a Yaowarat midnight-snack ritual.
Where to eat in Bangkok:
- Nai Ek Roll Noodles
- Guay Jub Mr Joe
- Yaowarat night market street stalls