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The best Khao Kha Moo in Bangkok

Also spelt Kao Ka Moo, Khao Kha Mu, Stewed Pork Leg Rice and Braised Pork Leg over Rice. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.

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  1. Number 1.Kha Mu Charoensang Silom (Charoen Krung 49)

    Bang Rak, off Silom Road Silom & Sathorn

    Open
    7am to 1pm daily, best cuts gone by 11am
    Where
    492/6 Soi Charoen Krung 49, Silom Road, Suriyawong, Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500

    Order the kaki, the collagen-heavy knuckle skin, with rice on the side rather than under it. The good cuts go before eleven, and the shop shuts at one, so come early.

    What to orderKaki, the gelatinous knuckle skin, with plain rice

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  2. Number 2.Hongte Pork Leg (Hia Song, Sathu Pradit)

    Chong Nonsi, Yan Nawa Silom & Sathorn

    Open
    10am to 10pm, shut Sundays
    Where
    9/1 Sathu Pradit Road, Soi 1, Chong Nonsi, Yan Nawa, Bangkok 10120

    The Shantou-style gravy carries thirty-two spices, so order the piset portion and let it soak the rice. Shut on Sundays, and it sits well off the BTS, down Sathu Pradit Soi 1.

    What to orderKhao kha moo piset, the extra-large portion

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  3. Number 3.Kamoo Bonkai (Rabiang Thong, Rama IV)

    Bon Kai, Lumphini Silom & Sathorn

    Open
    9am to 6pm, shut Saturdays
    Where
    1899 Rama IV Road, at the Bon Kai flyover, Lumphini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330

    Shiitake mushrooms go into the braise, which runs past a day, so the gravy is darker than most. Saturday is the closed day. There is a wider menu if your table wants options.

    What to orderKhao kha moo, then the kaprao kha moo if you are two

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  4. Kamoo Kratathong (Charoen Nakhon 21)

    Bang Lamphu Lang, Khlong San Thonburi & the West Bank

    Open
    9am to 9pm, daily
    Where
    1347 Soi Charoen Nakhon 21, Bang Lamphu Lang, Khlong San, Bangkok 10600, beside the Shell station

    The southern version, from Phuket, with peanuts cooked into the broth and scattered over the meat. Take the tom thua bowl alongside. Kitchen runs late by kha moo standards, until nine.

    What to orderKhao kha moo with the tom thua peanut broth on the side

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  5. Kha Moo Chatuchak (PTT, Kamphaeng Phet 2)

    Mo Chit, Chatuchak Chatuchak & Lat Phrao

    Open
    7.30am to 3pm, shut Sundays
    Where
    821/1 PTT petrol station, Kamphaeng Phet 2 Road, Lat Yao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, opposite Mo Chit 2 bus terminal

    Inside a petrol station by Mo Chit 2, air-conditioned, and the pork comes plated separately from the rice. Gravy leans salty rather than sweet. Closed Sundays, and office lunch fills every table.

    What to orderKha moo neua nang, plated separately from the rice

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  6. Kha Moo Tee Saam (Siri Rama, Charoen Krung)

    Yaowarat, opposite Soi Texas Yaowarat & Chinatown

    Open
    10am to midnight, daily
    Where
    527/12 Charoen Krung Road, at the alley by the old Siri Rama cinema opposite Soi Texas, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100

    It once opened at three in the morning, hence the name, and now runs to midnight instead. Kaki is what people queue for. Find the alley by the old Siri Rama cinema, opposite Soi Texas.

    What to orderKaki over rice, the house highlight

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  7. Khao Kha Moo Por. 4 (Pracha Songkhro)

    Din Daeng Ari, Phaya Thai & Victory Monument

    Open
    8am to 5pm, some listings say shut Thursdays
    Where
    32/15 Pracha Songkhro Road, Din Daeng, Bangkok 10400, opposite Pracha Songkhro Soi 1

    A forty year family recipe, braised over fourteen hours, and the pork rice runs about fifty baht. Some listings show Thursday as the closed day, so ring before crossing town for it.

    What to orderKhao kha moo with meat and skin, fifty baht

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  8. Kha Moo Trok Sung (Charoen Wiang

    Trok Sung, Bang Rak Silom & Sathorn

    Open
    10.30am to 7pm, shut Sundays
    Where
    106/5 Charoen Wiang Road, Silom, Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500, in the lane opposite Robinson Bang Rak

    Ask for the mixed plate of meat and skin over rice, about sixty baht. It closes on Sundays, and the family runs a rival shop two streets away, so check the sign says Charoen Wiang.

    What to orderKhao kha moo with mixed meat and skin

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  9. Khao Kha Moo Man Yoo Nai Kratha (Trok Rong Moo)

    Talat Noi, Trok Rong Moo Yaowarat & Chinatown

    Open
    Wed to Sun, 6am until sold out about 10am
    Where
    23/5 Khao Lam Road, Soi Sukon 1, Talat Noi, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100

    Teochew recipe, simmered overnight, and the fat is trimmed into a separate pan, which is where the name comes from. It sells from six in the morning and is finished by ten. Closed Monday and Tuesday.

    What to orderKhao kha moo with kaki and a boiled egg from the pot

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  10. Meng Jai Pork Knuckle (Pracha Uthit)

    Meng Jai, Huai Khwang Ratchada & Huai Khwang

    Open
    7am to 5.30pm, daily
    Where
    802 Pracha Uthit Road, Samsen Nok, Huai Khwang, Bangkok 10310, just off the Meng Jai intersection

    They use only the hind leg here, and the broth is topped up rather than replaced. Order the mixed pork leg with the pickled greens soup. Parking is free, seating is plain, and it fills at lunch.

    What to orderKha moo ruam over rice

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  11. Le Kha Moo (Phetkasem Sai Kao

    Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen Thonburi & the West Bank

    Open
    8.30am to 3.30pm, daily
    Where
    207/20 Phetkasem Sai Kao Road, Pak Khlong Phasi Charoen, Phasi Charoen, Bangkok 10160

    A chef took over this forty year old family stall and kept the method, twelve hours and twelve spices, at fifty baht a plate. It is deep in Phasi Charoen, so allow real travel time.

    What to orderThe signature braised knuckle over rice, fifty baht

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  12. Kow Jua Huat (Wang Burapha)

    Wang Burapha, Phra Nakhon Yaowarat & Chinatown

    Open
    9am to 2pm, shut Sundays
    Where
    109 Phiraphong Road, Wang Burapha Phirom, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200, opposite Kasikorn Bank

    Forty-five years on Phiraphong Road, and you pick your own ratio of fat, skin and meat when you order. Lunch service ends around two, Sundays are dark, and seating is tight.

    What to orderKhao kha moo with skin and meat, sixty baht

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  13. Somjai Kha Moo & Khao Man Gai (Saphan Khwai)

    Saphan Khwai, Phaya Thai Ari, Phaya Thai & Victory Monument

    Open
    7am to 3pm, weekdays only
    Where
    33/4 Phahonyothin Road, Samsen Nai, Phaya Thai, Bangkok 10400, behind Phyathai 2 hospital

    Behind Phyathai hospital, where the khao kha moo shares a counter with chicken rice. Take the pork, not the chicken. Weekdays only, and it winds down by mid-afternoon once the office crowd clears.

    What to orderKhao kha moo with skin and meat, from fifty baht

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  14. Kha Moo Sae Lo (Trok Rong Mai

    Wat Saket, by the Golden Mount Yaowarat & Chinatown

    Open
    About 9am to 5pm, may shut Thursdays
    Where
    Trok Rong Mai, Soi Borom Banphot, beside Wat Saket, Ban Bat, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok 10100

    Seventy years in the same timber yard lane behind the Golden Mount, and the rice with pork leg is what to order. Reports differ on whether Thursday is the closed day, so ring before you walk over.

    What to orderKhao kha moo with kaki over rice

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