Joanna James
The city of towering skyscrapers, ornate shrines and vibrant street life, Bangkok, the city of multifarious things, is also a vibrant street food hub that has long been drawing yearning foodies. Come, savour mouth-watering local delicacies and set your inner foodie free for a delectable experience.
The signature crab omelettes, along with the oversized cooking goggles of Supinya Junsuta — the restaurant's talented eponymous owner — have made Jay Fai an unmissable element of Bangkok's street food scene, even for those who know these mouth-watering aroma-filled streets like the back of their hand. The restaurant basks in the glory of being Bangkok's first street-food vendor to be awarded a Michelin star, an honour the fantastic eatery very well deserves. The flavoursome crab omelettes are certainly what puts her on the map of Bangkok street food, but her other mouth-watering delights, such as homemade prawn cake, crab stir-fried with aromatic yellow curry, and the affectionately monikered stir-fried noodles with seafood, the drunken noodles, aren't any less fantastic. The street-side shophouse setting doesn't exactly mean street-side pricing, but anyone who has had a taste of Supinya's delectable treats would certainly agree, that it is worth every penny.
Set on atmospheric Mahannop Road, Sae Phunhas has been delighting the taste buds of Bangkokers for well over 80 years and still going strong thanks to authentic recipes passed down through generations. If anyone were to perfect the Southeast Asian nation’s key comfort food dish, chicken stew on rice, it is undoubtedly the family behind the renowned Sae Phun. The eatery’s “modernish” setting is far from what it used to be, but a mouthful of chicken stew on rice still is the same good old treat, if anything better.
Charoen Saeng Silom and its history of serving tender braised pork goes back over 60 years, and locals and tourists to Bangkok City alike can’t seem to have enough of the succulent delight. The eatery’s setting in one of Bangkok’s busiest office districts has office workers as its most loyal customers, who look forward to a steaming-good plate of pork legs at the end of a strenuous day.
Crispy, fried egg or good old runny egg, no matter what you choose, Ann Guay Tiew Kua Gai never fails to treat you to a bowl of drool-worthy fried noodles and eggy goodness. Noodles here are breathtaking, to say the least, so much so the tempting aroma lures in even passersby, who don’t even have a clue of noodles in mind.
When the clock strikes 4 in the afternoon, Kanchanaphisek Road takes a more lively vibe, as Jok Khlong San opens its doors for the pork-porridge-hungry foodies. Indulge yourself in a bowl of Jok Khlong San’s signature pork rice porridge dish, mhoo deng, and retreat to an elegant boutique hotel in Bangkok, including the likes of Maitria Hotel Rama 9 Bangkok, and call it a day.
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