The best Kuay Jab Nam Sai in Bangkok
Also spelt Kuay Jab, Guay Jub, Kuay Chap and Kuaychap Nam Sai. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.
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Number 1.Guay Jub Mr. Jo (Thanon Chan)
- Open
- 7.30am to 4.30pm, daily
- Where
- 86 Soi Chan 44 (also given as 313/7 Thanon Chan), Wat Phraya Krai, Bang Kho Laem, Bangkok 10120
Come for the crispy pork, which is fried through the morning, and take it in the peppery broth rather than as a plate. Expect half an hour in the queue, and bring cash.
What to orderRolled noodle soup with the crispy pork belly
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Number 2.Nai Ek Roll Noodle (Yaowarat Soi 9)
- Open
- 8am to midnight, daily
- Where
- 442 Soi Yaowarat 9, Yaowarat Road, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100
Order the roll noodle soup with crispy pork belly and the full set of offal. Bowls come in three sizes and the largest is heavy going. Queues build after nine at night.
What to orderRoll noodle soup, large, with crispy pork belly and offal
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Number 3.Kuay Jab Ouan Pochana (Chinatown Rama frontage)
- Open
- About 11am to 8pm, shut Mondays
- Where
- 408 Yaowarat Road, in front of the old Chinatown Rama cinema, Chakkrawat, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100
Ask for the standard bowl with crispy pork and blood cake; the white pepper does the work here. It shuts on Mondays, and reported hours vary widely, so ring ahead before crossing town.
What to orderStandard clear-broth bowl with crispy pork and blood cake
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Nai Lek Uan (Yaowarat Soi 11)
- Open
- Evenings only, about 5.30pm to 11pm
- Where
- 362 Yaowarat Road at the corner of Soi Yaowarat 11 (Trok Itsaranuphap), Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100
A night stall, so do not turn up at lunchtime. Take the mixed bowl with offal and crispy pork; if innards put you off, ask for pork belly only. Seating is a handful of pavement stools.
What to orderMixed bowl with offal and crispy pork
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Gao Lao Xiang Ji (Charoen Nakhon 21)
- Open
- 9.30am to 9pm, daily
- Where
- 1331-1333 Charoen Nakhon Road, Bang Lamphu Lang, Khlong San, Bangkok 10600
Long hours here, so it works when other kuay jab shops have shut. Order the plain pork bowl before the offal one. It sits on a busy stretch of Charoen Nakhon with awkward parking.
What to orderClear-broth bowl with plain pork (kuay jab moo luan)
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Je Muay Kuay Jab Nam Sai (old Sam Yan market)
- Open
- 6.30am to about 1pm, go early
- Where
- 274-276 Chula Soi 15, off Rama IV Road, Wang Mai, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330
A market breakfast, not a dinner. Ask for the full bowl with crispy pork and offal, and get there before eleven because the pot runs down and the shop closes by early afternoon.
What to orderFull bowl with crispy pork and offal
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Kuay Jab Jae Ngow (Wongwian 22)
- Open
- Mid afternoon until about midnight
- Where
- Alley off Maitri Chit Road by the tyre shop, near Wongwian 22 Karakadakhom, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok 10100
No sign above the stall, so aim for the Maitri Chit pavement in front of LH Bank, beside the mango sticky rice cart. Take the offal bowl with rice noodles. It starts at five.
What to orderDry rolled noodles with the clear soup served separately
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Buan Hok (Wutthakat
- Open
- 5pm to 9pm, shut Sundays
- Where
- 83/8 Wutthakat Road, Talat Phlu, Thon Buri, Bangkok 10600
Evenings only and closed on Sundays, which catches people out. The bowl to have is the clear broth with pork blood and offal; regulars do not add seasoning to it.
What to orderClear broth with pork blood and offal
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Kuay Jab Thang Mai (Song Wat, Trok A Nia Keng)
- Open
- 9am to 2pm, shut Saturday and Sunday
- Where
- Trok A Nia Keng, off Song Wat Road, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100
The clear pork bowl from the wooden barrel is the thing to order. Find it down Trok A Nia Keng, not on Song Wat itself. Weekday mornings only, and it closes by two.
What to orderClear-broth bowl with pork and crispy pork belly
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Yong Huay Kuay Jab Nam Sai (Talat Phlu)
- Open
- 7am to 3pm, then 4pm to midnight
- Where
- 1 Soi Thoet Thai 20, Talat Phlu market food court, Thon Buri, Bangkok 10600
Inside the Talat Phlu food court, this one runs a clear peppery broth alongside duck noodles. Have the loaded bowl with crispy pork. It shuts for an hour mid afternoon, so time the trip.
What to orderLoaded clear-broth bowl with crispy pork
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