The best Tom Yum Goong in Bangkok
Also spelt Tom Yam Kung, Tom Yum Kung, Tom Yum Soup and Tom Yum Nam Khon. A curated shortlist, shaped by your votes.
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Number 1.Jeh O Chula
- Open
- Evenings only, about 5pm to 1am
- Where
- 113 Soi Charat Mueang, Rong Mueang, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330
Come for the mama tom yum, instant noodles buried under prawns, pork and egg. Take a queue number on the QueQ app before you travel, because walk-ups here wait roughly two hours.
What to orderMama tom yum with prawn and pork
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Number 2.P'Aor (Pe Aor) Tom Yum Kung Noodle
- Open
- 10am to 9pm, closed Mondays
- Where
- 68/51 Phetchaburi Road, in the alley between Soi Phetchaburi 5 and 7, Thung Phaya Thai, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400
Ask for the tom yum kung noodles rather than the lobster bowl, which costs several times more. Mondays are closed, the alley is cramped, and the queue builds steadily through lunch.
What to orderTom yum kung noodles, thick prawn fat broth
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Number 3.Tom Yum Kung Banglamphu (Jao Kao Jao Raek, Thanon Kraisi)
- Open
- Daily 9am to 8pm, some sources say it stops at 6.30pm
- Where
- Thanon Kraisi, in front of the BMA multi-storey car park, Talat Yot, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200
Order the tom yum goong nam khon with river prawns, thick with prawn fat. Two rival shops sit by the car park with near identical names, so check the sign before you sit down.
What to orderTom yum goong nam khon with river prawn
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Mit Ko Yuan
- Open
- 11am to 2pm and 4pm to 10pm, evenings only at weekends
- Where
- 186 Dinso Road, opposite Bangkok City Hall, Sao Chingcha, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200
Sit in the old shophouse on Dinso Road and order the tom yum goong, orange with prawn fat. Cash only, and the kitchen shuts between two and four, so mid afternoon is wasted.
What to orderTom yum goong
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Jae Ueng (Chatuchak Weekend Market branch)
- Open
- Mostly Friday to Sunday, about noon to 8pm
- Where
- Section 2, Soi 38/1, Chatuchak Weekend Market, 2 Kamphaeng Phet Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, by MRT Kamphaeng Phet exit 2
Down a lane in the weekend market off Kamphaeng Phet exit 2, and the bowl is tom yum goong nam khon with coconut shoots. It trades Friday to Sunday, noon to eight, cash only.
What to orderTom yum goong nam khon with coconut shoots
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Mam Tom Yum Kung Banglamphu
- Open
- 8am to 8pm, usually shut Mondays
- Where
- 198 Thanon Kraisi (Soi Kraisi), opposite the Banglamphu car park, Talat Yot, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200
Mam is the smaller of the two Banglamphu shops facing the car park, so read the sign rather than following the crowd. Order the thick prawn fat tom yum. Cash, and usually shut Mondays.
What to orderTom yum goong, the thick prawn fat version
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Thonkrueng (Sukhumvit 49)
- Open
- 11am to 10.30pm daily
- Where
- 211 Soi Sukhumvit 49, Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110
The tom yum goong hotpot with white prawns is the thing to order in this thirty year old Thai kitchen. The menu runs long and prices sit above stall level, so skip the fusion pages.
What to orderTom yum goong hotpot
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The Place 168 (Pratunam)
- Open
- About 10.30am to 9.30pm daily
- Where
- 1/49 Soi Phetchaburi 19, ground floor of Juldis Mansion, Thanon Phaya Thai, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400
A Pratunam shophouse where the tom yum mama noodles arrive in a bowl two people can share. It hides on the ground floor of an apartment block, easy to walk past, and closes by half nine.
What to orderTom yum mama noodles with prawn
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T&K Seafood (Toi & Kid
- Open
- From about 4pm until late, may shut Mondays
- Where
- 49-51 Soi Phadung Dao, off Yaowarat Road, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100
Charcoal smoke, green shirted staff on Soi Texas, and tom yum goong nam khon brought out in a hotpot. Prices are pitched at visitors and touts work the corner, so read the bill.
What to orderTom yum goong nam khon hotpot
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Lhao Lhao (Ari, Phahonyothin 7)
- Open
- 3pm to 3am daily
- Where
- 1271/7 Phahonyothin Road, between Soi Phahonyothin 7 and 9, Samsen Nai, Phaya Thai, Bangkok 10400, opposite Kasikorn Bank
A Teochew rice soup house by Ari station, trading since 1980, where the tom yum goong nam khon is what to order. Nothing happens before mid afternoon, and it gets loud after midnight.
What to orderTom yum goong nam khon
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Krua Nai Mee (Arun Amarin)
- Open
- Evenings only, from about 4pm to 11pm
- Where
- 625/1 Arun Amarin Road, near Soi Arun Amarin 27, Siriraj, Bangkok Noi, Bangkok 10700
Tom yum mun goong, heavy with prawn fat, out of a small kitchen near Wat Rakhang. It opens only in the evening and there is nowhere to park, so arrive by taxi or ferry.
What to orderTom yum mun goong
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Baan Khun Lek Home Cooking (Wutthakat)
- Open
- 9am to 8pm daily, closes about 6pm on Mondays
- Where
- 84/1 Thanon Rim Khlong Dan, Soi Suan Luang, Bang Kho, Chom Thong, Bangkok 10150, near BTS Wutthakat exit 2
A canalside home kitchen a short walk from BTS Wutthakat, serving tom yum goong nam khon packed with prawns. Mondays it closes early, and the kitchen stops taking orders before the posted hour.
What to orderTom yum goong nam khon
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Somyot Khao Tom Rob Duek (Chok Chai 4)
- Open
- 4pm to 3am daily
- Where
- Chok Chai 4 Soi 72, Thanon Satri Witthaya 2, Lat Phrao, Bangkok 10230
Late night khao tom on Chok Chai 4, with a wide bowl of tom yum goong nam khon and big prawns. Nothing before four in the afternoon, and no train or metro stop is close.
What to orderTom yum goong nam khon
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