28 editor picks across Thailand.
28 street food worth the trip across Thailand, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Thailand guides.
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.
OrderCrab 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.
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.
OrderGrilled 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.
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.
OrderTom 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.
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.
OrderSom 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.
O Tao Bang Niao has charcoal-fried O Tao, a taro and seafood dish unique to Phuket, on Phuket Road since 1982, its smoky batter crisp and gooey.
OrderO tao (taro and seafood fritter)
TipIt opens at 16:00; order the charcoal-fried o tao and add the crispy seafood omelette, the other dish the Michelin inspectors recommend.
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.
OrderBoat 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.
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.
OrderCrispy oyster pancake (hoi tod)
TipCash only. Closed Tuesdays. The hoi tod with extra oyster is the order; eat at the small plastic stools on the kerb.
The Cowboy Hat Lady's stall at the Chang Phueak gate ladles fall-apart braised pork leg over rice with a soft egg, a Bourdain-blessed 60-baht dinner.
OrderKhao kha moo (braised pork leg)
A Pong Mae Sunee fries charcoal coconut crepes down Soi Soon Uthit off Yaowarat Road in Phuket, a Bib Gourmand stall famous for its khanom a pong.
OrderKhanom a pong (coconut rice crepes)
TipArrive early, as the Michelin inspectors advise: the crepes are cooked in mini woks over charcoal, crisp outside and soft in the centre.
Meesapam Khun Yai Chian, opened by Grandma Chian in 1952, stir-fries mee sapam Hokkien noodles with seafood to her recipes on Thep Krasattri Road.
OrderMee sapam (Hokkien-style stir-fried noodles with seafood)
TipOrder the stir-fried oysters with crispy egg roll alongside the signature mee sapam noodles.
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.
OrderRolled rice noodles in pork-offal broth (kuay jab)
TipCash only. Stall is on the kerb; eat at the plastic stools opposite. Order with extra crispy pork belly.
The famous Warorot Market sausage stall, coiling lemongrass-and-herb sai ua sold by weight alongside pork rinds and chili dips, the benchmark for the dish.
OrderSai ua (northern herb sausage)
Roti Chaofa fries crisp Thai-Muslim roti on Chaofa Road in Phuket, a long-running Bib Gourmand breakfast stop known for its beef massaman curry.
OrderRoti and Thai-style chicken biryani
TipClosed Mondays; order the beef massaman curry with a crisp roti for the classic combination.
A Bib Gourmand khanom jeen counter in Thongkham Market, ladling northern nam ngiao and nam lo curry sauces over fresh rice vermicelli with unlimited herbs.
OrderKhanom jeen nam ngiao
A Bib Gourmand fried-dough stall at Ton Lamyai Market, frying crisp pa thong ko into animal shapes to dip in pandan custard, a Warorot breakfast ritual.
OrderPa thong ko (fried dough)
A Bib Gourmand noodle stall near Warorot ladling peppery Chinese-style guay jub, rolled rice noodles in a dark broth with crisp pork, gone by mid-afternoon.
OrderGuay jub (rolled rice noodle soup)
A tourist-light evening food market at the south gate, its rock-bottom stalls plating grilled meats, khao soi, som tam and Thai sweets for 30 to 50 baht.
OrderGrilled meats, khao soi, sweets
Pathongko Mae Pranee deep-fries dough sticks and salapao from 6am on Wirat Hong Yok 3 Road in Phuket, a Bib Gourmand queue for early risers.
OrderPa thong ko (fried dough sticks) and salapao
TipGet there by 07:00; the deep-fried dough sticks and salapao are gone within a few hours of opening.
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.
OrderPork 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.
A Bib Gourmand takeaway shop opposite Wat Ket Karam, steaming khao kriap pak mo rice dumplings under coconut milk and tapioca parcels of pork and peanut.
OrderKhanom bueang and tapioca dumplings
A Bib Gourmand roti cart in front of Wat Mahawan on Tha Phae Road, griddling egg-free dough in coconut oil to a crisp chew, with a queue that rarely thins.
OrderRoti and mataba
A small, local fresh-food market inside the northeast moat where morning stalls sell curry-and-rice parcels, sai ua, sticky rice, fruit and cheap ready meals.
OrderCurry parcels, sticky rice, sweets
Khao Tom Dibuk ladles aromatic khao tom congee and a secret-recipe Chinese brown soup on Phang Nga Road in Phuket, a family Bib Gourmand with kaya sandwiches.
OrderKhao tom (rice congee) with Chinese herbal brown soup
TipGo early; weekend specials add braised pork ribs and chicken with fermented soybeans to the congee menu.
Niyom Salt Grilled Duck charcoal-roasts 30 to 40 whole ducks a day off Chao Fah Tawan Tok Road in Phuket, a Bib Gourmand stall with sour or tamarind dips.
OrderSalt-grilled duck
TipCome from 14:30 when the stall opens; it roasts only 30 to 40 ducks a day, sold by the half or whole bird, and it closes on Tuesdays.
A compact international food-truck park beside the Night Bazaar, its rows of stalls plating Thai, burgers, curries and craft beer around communal tables.
OrderInternational and Thai food stalls
Loba Bang Niao fries Hokkien-style pork offal fritters on Mae Luan Road in Phuket, a Michelin Selected stall that also serves herbal pork rib soup.
OrderLoba (Hokkien-style pork offal fritters)
TipPair the loba with the herbal pork rib soup; the stall closes at 17:00.
Shrimp Noodles Ao Kae on Phoonphol Road in Phuket serves shrimp broth over Hokkien or egg noodles, tom yum or original, wet or dry, with pork wontons.
OrderShrimp noodles in tom yum or original shrimp broth, wet or dry
TipOrder the dry tom yum noodles with pork wontons, the pick of the short menu.
Roti Taew Nam griddles charcoal-pan roti on Thep Krasattri Road in Phuket, a long-running halal breakfast stall serving beef and chicken curry sides.
OrderRoti with beef or chicken curry
TipArrive well before noon, when the stall closes; try the sweet roti with banana and egg alongside the curry.
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