Thailand's Best Street Food. Chawadee Nualkhair

as long as you sit far from the sweltering heat of the frying station.

      GETTING THERE

      Walk down Plang Nam Road, cross Charoen Krung Road and go about 50 meters down Soi Prapachai until you see the sign for Nai Mong on your right

       Tel [phone]

       Open 11.00–21.30 daily

      SPECIALTY

      Oyster or mussel omelets, 65 baht

      หอยแมงภูและหอยนางรม ทอด

      OPTIONS

      Oyster (hoy nangrom) or mussel (hoy mangpu); soft (nim) or crispy (grob)

      NOTABLE EXTRAS

      Crab fried rice (kha pad pu), 60 baht

      BEVERAGES

      Fresh water (nam plao), Coke, Sprite, 10 baht; Splash orange, 15 baht

      SEATING Yes

      ON THE TABLE

      Chopsticks, forks and spoons, fish sauce, white pepper

      RESTROOM

      Western toilet, bucket of water to flush, no paper

      Kangi Nam Tao Thong

      คันกี่ น้ำเต้าทอง, 676 สามแยกเจริญกรุง

      SHOPHOUSE, 676 CHAROEN KRUNG ROAD, CHINATOWN

      This is no typical streetside stand. Instead, locals treat it like a drug store, and the steady stream of customers well into the evening attests to the efficacy of this old-time apothecary’s brews.

      GETTING THERE

      Located at the three-way intersection at 676 Charoen Krung Road

       Tel [phone]

       Open 8.00–22.00 daily

      SPECIALTY

      Bitter medicine for a cough or sore throat (yaa kom); sweet medicine for a cold (yaa waan), 7 baht/glass, 25 baht/bottle

      ยาขม สมุนไพรแกไอและเจ็บ คอ และยาหวานแกหวัด

      NOTABLE EXTRAS

      Tart-sweet flavor for excessive phlegm and as an antioxidant (nam makham pom), 7 baht/glass, 25 baht/bottle; sweet, to strengthen the heart and for bruises (nam bai bua bok), 7 baht/glass, 25 baht/bottle; bittersweet, to balance the body (nam geck huay), 20 baht/bottle; sweet, to cool a heated body (jab liang), 20 baht/bottle

      SEATING No

      RESTROOM No

      Lim Lao Ngo

      ลิ้มเหล่าโหงว (ถนนทรงสวัสด์ิ), ถนนทรงสวัสด์ิ หน้าบริษัทเจียไต๋

      STREETSIDE CART, SONGSAWAD ROAD, CHINATOWN

      At first glance, this unassuming mobile vendor in an outdoor food court might seem like no great deal but the packed tables attest otherwise. The prize is the super clear fish broth, acclaimed for its “unfishy” flavor.

      GETTING THERE