Sweet coconut sticky rice with ripe mango and a salty coconut cream pour.
- Iconic
- Street food
- Vegan
- Sweet
฿60–฿150 approx.
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Bangkok cooks on the street: charcoal grills, noodle carts and sweet-sour-salty-spicy balance served all day and most of the night.
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Stir-fried rice noodles with tamarind, egg, tofu or prawn, peanuts and lime.
- Iconic
- Street food
฿50–฿150 approx.
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Pounded green papaya salad, sharp with lime, fish sauce, chilli and palm sugar.
- Iconic
- Street food
- Spicy
฿40–฿100 approx.
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Hot and sour prawn soup with lemongrass, galangal, lime leaf and chilli.
- Iconic
- Spicy
- Seafood
฿120–฿350 approx.
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This comforting dish features tender pork trotter simmered for hours in a fragrant, spiced soy-sauce broth until it is melt-in-your-mouth soft. It is traditionally served over steaming rice with hard-boiled eggs, pickled mustard greens, and a spicy garlic-chili vinegar sauce.
- Iconic
- Street food
- Sweet
฿50–฿100 approx.
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This fiery stir-fry combines minced meat or seafood with aromatic holy basil, garlic, and bird's eye chilies. Typically served over rice, it is traditionally crowned with a crispy fried egg with a runny yolk.
- Iconic
- Street food
- Spicy
฿40–฿90 approx.
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This vibrant curry is characterized by its bright green color derived from fresh green chilies, blended with coconut milk, sweet basil, and Thai eggplants. It strikes a complex balance of spicy, creamy, slightly sweet, and savory notes, usually served with chicken or beef.
- Iconic
- Spicy
- Sweet
฿60–฿150 approx.
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This thick, comforting rice porridge is cooked slowly until the grains break down into a smooth, silky consistency. It is traditionally garnished with seasoned pork meatballs, fresh ginger, scallions, cilantro, and sometimes a raw or soft-boiled egg.
- Iconic
- Street food
฿35–฿70 approx.
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This savory dish consists of fresh oysters or mussels cooked in a crispy, starchy batter with eggs and fresh bean sprouts. It is typically served on a hot skillet or plate, accompanied by a sweet and spicy chili dipping sauce.
- Iconic
- Street food
- Seafood
- Sweet
฿60–฿150 approx.
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This distinctive noodle soup is instantly recognizable by its vibrant pink broth, which gets its color from fermented red bean curd sauce. It is packed with wide rice noodles, assorted fish balls, fried tofu, water spinach, and sometimes crispy wonton skins.
- Iconic
- Street food
- Spicy
- Seafood
- Sweet
฿50–฿100 approx.
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This intricate dish features rice stir-fried with pungent fermented shrimp paste, surrounded by a colorful array of sweet, sour, and savory toppings. Diners mix everything together at the table, blending caramelized pork, shredded green mango, omelet strips, shallots, and fresh chilies.
- Iconic
- Street food
- Spicy
- Seafood
- Sweet
฿50–฿120 approx.
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This comforting soup features tender chicken slices simmered in a silky coconut milk broth infused with galangal, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves. It is seasoned with fish sauce, lime juice, and fresh chilies to create a creamy, sour, and mildly spicy finish.
- Iconic
- Spicy
- Sweet
฿80–฿200 approx.
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Small, intensely savoury bowls of dark pork or beef noodle soup.
- Street food
- Spicy
฿20–฿60 approx.
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Wide rice noodles charred in a wok with chicken, egg and squid, served on lettuce.
- Street food
- Seafood
฿50–฿120 approx.
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Poached chicken over rice cooked in chicken fat, with a fermented soybean chilli sauce.
- Street food
฿50–฿120 approx.
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Mild, aromatic curry with cardamom, cinnamon and peanuts, usually with beef or chicken.
฿120–฿300 approx.
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Charcoal-grilled marinated pork skewers, sweet and smoky, eaten with sticky rice.
- Street food
฿10–฿30 approx.
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Griddled sweet flatbread with banana, folded, sliced and drizzled with condensed milk.
- Street food
- Vegetarian
- Sweet
฿30–฿80 approx.
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