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The best Khanom Buang in Bangkok

Also spelt Kanom Bueang, Khanom Bueang Thai, Thai Crispy Pancake and Thai Crepe. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.

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  1. Number 1.Khanom Bueang Wan Phueng Noi (Chok Chai 4)

    Chok Chai 4, Lat Phrao Ratchada & Huai Khwang

    Open
    6pm to 10pm, shut Mondays
    Where
    134 Chok Chai 4 Soi 54 Yaek 5, Lat Phrao Road, Lat Phrao, Bangkok 10230

    Order the sweet one, foi thong and shaved young coconut over coconut cream. Queues build fast once the griddle lights at six, so come at opening. Pavement stall, no seats.

    What to orderSweet filling with foi thong and young coconut

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  2. Number 2.Sarinthip Khanom Bueang Thai (Talat Phlu)

    Talat Phlu Thonburi & the West Bank

    Open
    8.30am to 9.30pm daily
    Where
    910 Thoet Thai Road, Talat Phlu, Thon Buri, Bangkok 10600

    Under the Talat Phlu railway bridge, and the sweet plate with shredded coconut and foi thong is the one. The queue snakes out of the fresh market entrance, so allow time or come mid afternoon.

    What to orderSweet set with shredded coconut and foi thong

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  3. Number 3.Khanom Bueang Boran Pa Sri (Phraeng Nara)

    Phraeng Nara, Sao Ching Cha Old Town (Rattanakosin & Banglamphu)

    Open
    11am to 5pm, closed Sundays
    Where
    91 Phraeng Nara Road, Sam Ranrat, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200

    Everything here is made by hand to an old method, and the sweet piece carries foi thong with candied winter melon. There is one griddle and a queue behind it, and the shop does not open on Sundays.

    What to orderSweet piece with foi thong and candied winter melon

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  4. Khun Dao Khanom Bueang Thai (Phra Sumen Road)

    Bang Khun Phrom, Phra Sumen Road Old Town (Rattanakosin & Banglamphu)

    Open
    7am to 7pm, to 5pm on Tuesdays
    Where
    120 Phra Sumen Road, Chana Songkhram, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200

    Forty years on Phra Sumen and the shells hold their crunch for days, which is why people buy by the box. Ask for the mixed filling with gold leaf. The mall counters are not this counter.

    What to orderMixed filling with gold leaf

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  5. Khanom Bueang Mae Prapa (Tor Ngek Chuan

    Bang Lamphu, Phra Sumen Road Old Town (Rattanakosin & Banglamphu)

    Open
    9am to 6pm daily
    Where
    102 Phra Sumen Road, Chana Songkhram, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200

    One savoury shrimp and coconut piece plus one sweet is enough for most people. Sold from the Tor Ngek Chuan shopfront in Bang Lamphu, where there is nowhere to sit and the griddle stops by six.

    What to orderSavoury shrimp and shredded coconut piece

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  6. Siri Rat Khanom Thai (Khanom Bueang Thai Chao Wang

    Pratu Phi, Maha Chai Road Old Town (Rattanakosin & Banglamphu)

    Open
    Midday to 11.30pm daily
    Where
    315/2 Maha Chai Road, Samran Rat, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200

    Next door to Thipsamai, so it doubles as pudding after the pad thai. Ask for the royal style sweet box of seven. Sources disagree on opening time; the griddle is reliably lit by early evening.

    What to orderRoyal style sweet box of seven

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  7. Khanom Bueang Wat Arun

    Wat Arun, Wang Doem Thonburi & the West Bank

    Open
    2pm to 9.30pm, shut Tuesdays
    Where
    167/1 Wang Doem Road, beside Wat Arun, Bangkok Yai, Bangkok 10600

    Open from two in the afternoon and shut on Tuesdays, which catches people out. Ask for the old style savoury, then the old style sweet. It is a single shophouse on Wang Doem with no parking.

    What to orderOld style savoury, then the old style sweet

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  8. Mae Chaluay Khanom Bueang Thai Sut Boran (Bang Lamphu)

    Bang Lamphu, Chakkraphong Road Old Town (Rattanakosin & Banglamphu)

    Open
    9am to 5pm, shut Mondays
    Where
    Chakkraphong Road at Bang Lamphu market, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200

    Thin shells done to an old formula, sold from the Bang Lamphu market side of Chakkraphong Road. Have one shrimp floss and one foi thong. Monday is the closed day, and tray orders can tie up the griddle.

    What to orderOne shrimp floss piece and one foi thong

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  9. Khanom Bueang Boran Pa Muntana (Lat Phrao Wang Hin)

    Lat Phrao Wang Hin Chatuchak & Lat Phrao

    Open
    11am to 5pm, shuts early on errands
    Where
    5 Soi Lat Phrao Wang Hin 1, opposite Rittikrai Sueksa school, Lat Phrao, Bangkok 10230

    Fifteen baht a piece, savoury shrimp with white pepper and coriander root, which is the award winning one. She cooks each shell slowly. Small operation, so it shuts unannounced when she has errands.

    What to orderSavoury shrimp with white pepper and coriander root

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  10. Khanom Bueang Thai Lung Noi (Nang Loeng Market)

    Nang Loeng Market Old Town (Rattanakosin & Banglamphu)

    Open
    About 9am to 3pm, market hours
    Where
    Trok Nang Loeng off Nakhon Sawan Road, Wat Sommanat, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok 10100

    Made fresh each morning and never held over, so go for the savoury shrimp and coconut. Nang Loeng market thins out after lunch and there is nowhere to sit, which makes this a morning errand.

    What to orderSavoury shrimp and coconut piece

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  11. Khanom Bueang Woeng Nakhon Kasem (Soi Yaowarat 11)

    Yaowarat, Soi Yaowarat 11 Yaowarat & Chinatown

    Open
    7pm to midnight, Thursday to Sunday
    Where
    Mouth of Soi Yaowarat 11, Yaowarat Road, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100

    Evening only, Thursday to Sunday, from seven until around midnight. Mung bean batter gives a thicker, sturdier shell than most. Take the special at thirty baht, sweet filling. They work fast, so the queue moves.

    What to orderThe thirty baht special, sweet filling

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