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The best Pu Pad Pong Karee in Bangkok

Also spelt Poo Pad Pong Karee, Pu Phat Phong Kari, Curry Crab and Crab in Yellow Curry Powder. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.

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  1. Number 1.Somboon Seafood (Surawong)

    Surawong, Bang Rak Silom & Sathorn

    Open
    11am to 9.30pm, every day
    Where
    169, 169/7-12 Surawong Road, Suriyawong, Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500

    Order the whole crab fried in curry powder, not the picked meat; the shell version is worth the mess. Copycat shops trade on the name, so check you are at the Surawong original.

    What to orderWhole mud crab fried in curry powder, with steamed rice

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  2. Number 2.Sornthong Pochana

    Rama IV, Khlong Toei Lower Sukhumvit (Nana, Asok & Phrom Phong)

    Open
    Noon to 10pm, every day
    Where
    2829-31 Rama IV Road, Khlong Tan, Khlong Toei, Bangkok 10110

    A family shop under a yellow sign, and the curry crab is the reason to sit down. Pick your crab from the tanks outside. It fills up early evening, so come at noon instead.

    What to orderSignature curry crab, plus the fried oysters with creamy egg

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  3. Number 3.Samyan Seafood (Narathiwat Road)

    Narathiwat Road, Chong Nonsi Silom & Sathorn

    Open
    11am to 2.30pm, then 5.30pm to 10pm, daily
    Where
    151-159 Narathiwat Ratchanakharin Road, in the TTN Chong Nonsi project, Chong Nonsi, Yannawa, Bangkok

    The name is from Sam Yan, but the shop has been on Narathiwat Road for years, so set the pin carefully. Order the curry crab, goose egg in the sauce. It shuts between sittings.

    What to orderWhite mud crab stir-fried with curry powder and goose egg

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  4. Tee Pochana (Ratchaprarop)

    Ratchaprarop, by Soi Rang Nam Siam, Pathumwan & Banthat Thong

    Open
    11am to midnight, every day
    Where
    78/12-13 Ratchaprarop Road, near Soi Rang Nam, Makkasan, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400

    They use egg-heavy female crabs, which makes the sauce heavier than most. Order it whole and pick your crab off the front shelf. Open until midnight, and the room is dated.

    What to orderWhole egg crab stir-fried in curry powder

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  5. Lek Seafood (Chong Nonsi

    Chong Nonsi, Silom Silom & Sathorn

    Open
    Dinner only, 5pm to about midnight
    Where
    89 Soi Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra 3, Silom, Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500, on the corner below Chong Nonsi BTS

    Pull up a street table under the Chong Nonsi platform and order the stir-fried crab with curry powder. Dinner service only, nothing before five, and the pavement seating gets loud.

    What to orderStir-fried crab with curry powder

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  6. T&K Seafood (Soi Texas)

    Soi Texas, Yaowarat Yaowarat & Chinatown

    Open
    From about 4.30pm to 1am, every day
    Where
    Corner of Soi Phadung Dao (Soi Texas) and Yaowarat Road, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100

    Green shirts on the Soi Texas corner, and the curry crab holds up against the grill. Tables go out on the road after dark. Carry cash and agree the crab price first.

    What to orderCrab stir-fried with curry powder

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  7. E Pochana (Soi Chula 15)

    Soi Chula 15, Sam Yan Silom & Sathorn

    Open
    11am to 10pm, every day
    Where
    282 Soi Chulalongkorn 15, off Rama IV Road, Wang Mai, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330

    An old Teochew shophouse in Soi Chula 15 where the curry sauce runs thick and sweet. Take the whole crab. Ask the price per kilo before they weigh it.

    What to orderWhole crab in curry powder sauce

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  8. Krua Chula 50

    Soi Chula 50, Sam Yan Silom & Sathorn

    Open
    About 7am to 7pm, shut Sundays
    Where
    264 Soi Chulalongkorn 50, Wang Mai, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330

    Student prices, so the curry comes as picked crab meat rather than a whole crab; add the egg. Doors open by seven in the morning and the queue builds fast at lunch.

    What to orderPicked crab meat stir-fried with curry powder, with extra egg

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  9. Kuang Seafood (Ratchada Soi 10)

    Ratchada Soi 10, Din Daeng Ratchada & Huai Khwang

    Open
    11am until about 2am, every day
    Where
    166/1-6 Ratchadaphisek Road at Soi Ratchadaphisek 10, Din Daeng, Bangkok 10400

    A late-night Ratchada canteen where the curry crab is what the table orders first. Grilled prawns are the other draw. Closing time drifts, so ring ahead if you are arriving after midnight.

    What to orderCrab stir-fried with curry powder, plus glass noodles with prawn

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  10. Prai Raya Phuket Cuisine

    Sukhumvit Soi 8, Nana Lower Sukhumvit (Nana, Asok & Phrom Phong)

    Open
    10.30am to 10.30pm daily
    Where
    59 Soi Sukhumvit 8, Khlong Toei, Bangkok 10110

    Southern cooking, so the curry here leans hotter and looser than the Chinatown style. Ask for the crab meat stir-fried with curry powder and egg. The room is small and takes bookings.

    What to orderCrab meat stir-fried with yellow curry powder and egg

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  11. Lao Tam Sang (Talat Phlu)

    Talat Phlu, Thon Buri Thonburi & the West Bank

    Open
    8am to 1pm, shut Weds, often sold out by noon
    Where
    Thoet Thai Road, opposite Soi Thoet Thai 24, near the Bangkok Bank Talat Phlu branch, Thon Buri, Bangkok; park under the Talat Phlu bridge

    Five tables in a Talat Phlu shophouse, cooked to order by a former banquet cook. Ask for the crab meat fried in curry powder. Some days it sells out before noon, and Wednesday is closed.

    What to orderCrab meat fried in curry powder with egg

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  12. Som Som Seafood (Chula Soi 4)

    Banthat Thong, Sam Yan Siam, Pathumwan & Banthat Thong

    Open
    12.30pm to 10pm, shut Wednesdays
    Where
    659 Soi Chulalongkorn 4, off Banthat Thong Road, Wang Mai, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330

    Banthat Thong students fill this one, so expect a wait and a shared table. Order the curry crab with rice and skip the wider grilled menu. Closed on Wednesdays.

    What to orderCurry crab with steamed rice

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