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Originally Posted by Naka_Timo

Guay Jub Mr. Jo ก๋วยจั๊บมิสเตอร์โจ

86 Soi Chan 44, Wat Phraya Krai, Bangkok, 10120, Thailand
Opening Hours: 8am – 4:30pm (Mon – Sun)

Guay Jub Mr. Jo is opened from early morning but only until late afternoon: like they say, the early bird gets the worm – or in this case – the guay jub.

Is this similar to the yaowarat kway chup in kovan?

[Naka_Timo]

Guay Tiew Kua Gai Suanmali

Address: 261/1 Soi Thevi Worayat, just off Luang road
Open: 4 pm – 10:30 pm daily
Phone: +66 2-222-4047



Located in Suan Mali Alley off Soi Thewi Worayat, the stall is reachable from Sua Pa Road.

This little stall has been serving roasted chicken noodles in the same location for over 60 years. Originally known as roasted chicken Nai Hong, the humble stall nestled in the intersected sois next to Ann roasted chicken noodles.

Guay Tiew Kua Gai or roasted chicken noodes is easy to make on the paper. Few ingredients, clear instructions, but still so difficult to get it right. Have you heard big chefs speaking about the importance of controlling the heat and time? Thats exactly what we are talking about here. A small mistake and you’re in the mediocre territory immediately. Suanmali does everything right. And they do it every time. It has been a favorite of mine for years.
    
Choose from one of three types of noodles; the chicken is roasted until almost cooked then the noodles and egg are added to the mix with some seasonings and served hot. The roasted chicken and noodles are crispy on the outside but soft and tender on the inside. Making for a very delicious yet simple meal during the day priced 40-50 baht.

Suanmali is a true institution in Bangkok’s Chinatown. They have delivered quality day inn and day out. And I do find them a notch better than Ann Guay Tiew Kua Gai 30 meters away that also is an excellent spot for Guay Tiew Kua Gai. The reason for positioning Suanmali first is that the noodles are slightly more crispier at Suanmali. Ann Guay Tiew Kua Gai have the advantage of air-condition, but again, if taste and texture really matter Suanmali is a slightly better spot.

[Naka_Timo]

Gu Long Bao

Address: 660, 662 Charoen Krung Rd, Khwaeng Samphanthawong, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100
Opening hours: 9am-5pm, closed Sundays
Nearest train station: MRT Wat Mangkon
Contact: +66 9 5797 5747



Bangkok’s Chinatown is home to many legendary food stalls, but few can boast 100 years of living up to the high standards of hungry Thais. Gu Long Bao has been serving artisan handmade Teochew-style buns for over four generations.

Gu Long Bao’s owners are descendants of Chinese migrants who made buns in China. After immigrating to Thailand, they settled down and continued to hone their craftsmanship.

The family has been maintaining their inherited Teochew recipes and techniques for over four generations, which has resulted in unique tasting buns, commonly called salapao in Thai.

The buns made by Gu Long Bao have a yellow tinge. This is because they mix sweet potato into the dough to give it a smoother and softer texture, as well as imparts the potato’s natural sweetness into the dough.

The shop only sells three types of fillings for their buns: a sweet sesame filling, a taro filling, and a minced pork filling. Each of these fillings are meticulously prepared entirely by hand, with no machines used, which gives the buns that handmade taste.

In the same way that Gu Long Bao’s owners have preserved their family’s recipes, they have also preserved their cooking techniques.

They make and cook their buns in the exact same way that their parents and their parents before them did. They even use the same steamer.

However, Gu Long Bao transformed their original steamer from being wood powered to being gas powered.

As the shop enters its fourth generation of owners, it has introduced new baked buns as well as an online delivery service. You can check out how to order online here.

What hasn’t changed is that Gu Long Bao still delivers some of the best buns in Thailand.

You can get one in Chinatown for only ฿22 (US$0.63) per piece.

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Si Morakot
Address: 80-82 Sukon 1 Alley, Talat Noi, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100
Opening hours: 9:30am-4pm, Daily
Contact: +66 81 567 9006



When it comes to eating khao moo daeng (ข้าวหมูแดง) in Bangkok Khao Moo Daeng Si Morakot (ร้านข้าวหมูแดงสีมรกต) is one of the legendary restaurants, having served the dish for well over 50 years now.

And it’s one of those shops that probably looks exactly the same as it did when it opened 50 years ago – I don’t think much has changed – and the wooden glass meat cabinet is a beautiful antique.

Si Morakot (สีมรกต), meaning emerald colour in Thai, is a char siu hawker that has gone from being a simple food cart, to starting a stall in a market. Now they have their own property next to the street.

Over the course of serving char siu for 70 years, they have developed a well-earned reputation of being one of the char siu hawkers that Thais must make the pilgrimage to eat at least once in their lives.

The quality of their food makes it easy to see why.

One of the things that makes Khao Moo Daeng Si Morakot (ร้านข้าวหมูแดงสีมรกต) so good is that they still make all the components of their khao moo daeng (ข้าวหมูแดง) themselves – the bbq pork, the pork belly, the Chinese sausage, and the sauce. And they still use charcoal to grill and roast all their meats – including the crispy pork belly which they actually grill, instead of fry.

The restaurant is located just a short walk from Hua Lamphong (MRT and train station), and sits on the edge of Yaowarat, Bangkok’s Chinatown.

The area is home to a lot of metal workshops and small industrial shops, and sitting between some metal welding shops is Khao Moo Daeng Si Morakot (ร้านข้าวหมูแดงสีมรกต).

Khao moo daeng (ข้าวหมูแดง) is a Thai Chinese dish that includes rice topped with red bbq pork, sometimes crispy pork belly, and topped in a thick sauce.

There are a lot of street food stalls that take shortcuts making this dish, and so it’s often (in my opinion), even though it’s a simple dish, it’s a dish that’s hard to get right.

There are a couple classic restaurants, like one of my favorites in southern Bangkok, and Khao Moo Daeng Si Morakot (ร้านข้าวหมูแดงสีมรกต), that still make all their own ingredients with care, and serve excellent khao moo daeng (ข้าวหมูแดง).

Si Morakot Restaurant (ร้านข้าวหมูแดงสีมรกต) is one of Bangkok’s legendary places to eat khao moo daeng (ข้าวหมูแดง), and it’s well worth seeking out – it goes on the list of best in Bangkok.