Top Late-Night in Thailand

Yaowarat night street stalls ★ 4.8 · Bangkok

Yaowarat Road, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100

Yaowarat Road in Bangkok's Chinatown is the city's most theatrical late-night street-food strip, with grilled seafood, noodle counters and dim sum carts.

Tip: Cash only. Start at Soi Texas (Phadungdao) corner for grilled prawns; Nai Mong Hoi Tod and Lek and Rut are the canonical seafood stalls.

Nai Ek Roll Noodles ★ 4.6 · Bangkok

442 Soi Yaowarat 9, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100

Nai Ek in Bangkok's Yaowarat has cooked rolled-rice-noodle kuay jab in peppery pork-offal broth until midnight since 1960, the late-night canonical Chinatown.

Tip: Open 08:00 to midnight daily, cash only. Order with extra crispy pork belly; the pork offal bowl is also the local pick.

Soi Texas Phadungdao seafood stalls ★ 4.4 · Bangkok

Soi Phadungdao (Soi Texas), Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100

Soi Texas at Yaowarat Phadungdao corner in Bangkok is the late-night grilled-seafood strip, with Lek and Rut and Rut and Lek opposite each other.

Tip: Cash only. Two competing rival stalls face each other; Rut and Lek (the queue-popular one) starts at 18:00, closes at 02:00.

Khao Kha Moo Chang Phueak (Cowboy Hat Lady) ★ 4.4 · Chiang Mai

chang-phueak · 248/70 Manee Nopparat Road, Si Phum, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200

The Cowboy Hat Lady's braised pork-leg stall runs to midnight at the North Gate market, among the best cheap late dinners in Chiang Mai when kitchens close.

Soi Polo Fried Chicken ★ 4.2 · 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, open until 21:00 daily with half birds blanketed in crispy fried.

Tip: Cash only. Last orders 20:30. Half a fried chicken with som tam Thai and sticky rice is the canonical late-dinner order.

Thipsamai Pad Thai ★ 4.0 · 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 pad Thai since 1966 with last orders at midnight, Bib Gourmand since 2018.

Tip: Cash only. Closed Tuesdays. Open Wed-Mon 09:00 to midnight; the wrapped-in-egg pad Thai with shrimp oil is the late-night order.

The Riverside Bar & Restaurant ★ 3.9 · Chiang Mai

wat-ket · 9-11 Charoenrat Road, Wat Ket, Mueang Chiang Mai 50000

The Ping-side institution runs its kitchen and live bands until 01:00, a reliable late option for Thai plates and a riverside beer after kitchens shut.

Warmup Cafe ★ 3.9 · Chiang Mai

nimman · 40 Nimmanhaemin Road, Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai 50200

Nimman's long-running live-music complex keeps the crowd and the kitchen going to 02:00, the default late-night landing for a young Chiang Mai night out.

MAI The Sky Bar ★ 3.9 · Chiang Mai

chang-khlan · Charoen Prathet Road, Chang Khlan, Mueang Chiang Mai 50100

A riverside rooftop above the Night Bazaar pouring cocktails and snacks until midnight, an easy late perch over the Mae Ping once the market winds down.

The Good View ★ 3.8 · Chiang Mai

wat-ket · 13 Charoenrat Road, Wat Ket, Mueang Chiang Mai 50000

Next door to the Riverside, the Good View keeps grills and cocktails going past midnight with nightly bands, a busy late-night riverfront stop on Charoenrat.