8 street food worth the trip across Thailand, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Thailand guides.
Raan Jay Fai ★ 4.7 · Bangkok
327 Maha Chai Road, Samran Rat, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200
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.
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.
Yaowarat night market street stalls ★ 4.7 · Bangkok
Yaowarat Road, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100
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 from 18:00 to 02:00.
Tip: Start at Soi Texas (Phadungdao) corner for grilled prawns; Nai Mong Hoi Tod and Lek and Rut are the canonical seafood stalls.
Pa Aor Tom Yum Goong Noodles ★ 4.6 · Bangkok
113 Soi Charoen Phon, Khwaeng Nakhon Sawan, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok 10100
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.
Tip: Cash 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 market food stalls ★ 4.5 · Bangkok
101 Kamphaeng Phet Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900
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.
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.
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 (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.
Nai Mong Hoi Tod ★ 4.4 · Bangkok
539 Phlap Phla Chai Road, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok 10100
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.
Tip: Cash only. Closed Tuesdays. The hoi tod with extra oyster is the order; eat at the small plastic stools on the kerb.
Guay Jub Mr Joe ★ 4.3 · Bangkok
Soi Yaowarat 11, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100
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.
Tip: Cash only. Stall is on the kerb; eat at the plastic stools opposite. Order with extra crispy pork belly.
Sukhumvit Soi 38 night noodle stalls ★ 4.0 · Bangkok
Sukhumvit Soi 38, Phra Khanong, Khlong Toei, Bangkok 10110
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.
Tip: The remaining stalls cluster near the Thonglor BTS end of Soi 38. Late-night queues from 22:00; cash only, bring small notes.