Like the pad kee mao crab, it’s absolutely delicious. The perfectly cooked shrimp is succulent, meaty, moist, and very garlicky. How beautiful does this look? This dish is called goong tod gratiem, or jumbo shrimp fried in garlic. If we weren’t visiting a few more restaurants after this meal, then I would have loved to try that too! Several customers were eating that as well. It’s made with stir-fried cabbage topped with egg, crab meat, and shrimp. Nhong Rim Klong is known for another crab dish called galam bee pad nam pla neua boo. It’s so good, especially when eaten with steamed white rice. I love crab so this is the kind of dish I could eat everyday. What you’re looking at is pad kee mao crab, which is a stir-fry dish made with huge chunks of crab along with vegetables like eggplant, onion, garlic, chili, ginger, and sweet basil.ĭo you see the white nuggets below mixed in with all the vegetables? Those are hunks of the most delicious, most succulent crab meat. This is the dish that got me super excited to eat here. Just don’t wait too long lest you run out of food. If you can, then it’s best to go during off-hours to avoid the lunch rush. Apart from its dine-in customers, we saw people getting bag after bag of takeout around noon. In spite of its spartan appearance, Nhong Rim Klong is popular so be prepared for a wait. Thankfully, any smells emanating from the canal are masked by the delicious aromas wafting from the open kitchen. The cooks prepare the food in a kitchen situated on top of a bridge, while customers sit at three or four tables by the side of the canal. Like nearly every eatery on this list, I learned about Nhong Rim Klong through, the single best resource for Thai food in Bangkok. It isn’t the most picturesque of settings but the stellar food more than makes up for its lack of ambiance. Located just a short walk from Wattana Panich, Nhong Rim klong isn’t a restaurant but a street food stall situated by a canal. I was so excited to visit this place that we went straight here after dropping off our bags at our AirBnB. This was our very first meal in Bangkok, and it may have been my favorite in our two weeks in Thailand. It isn’t really near any train stations so unless you can walk to the restaurant, then it’s probably best for you to go via taxi or Uber. How to Get There: Raan Jay Fai is near the Giant Swing and Wat Saket, just few doors away from Thipsamai. What to Order: Crab meat omelette, Drunken noodle, Stir-fried prawn or crab in yellow curryĮxpect to Pay: About THB 1,000 for the crab meat omelette, THB 400-500 for the drunken noodles Raan Jay FaiĪddress: 327 Mahachai Road, Samranras Subdistrict, Phra Nakon District, Bangkok 10200, Thailand I suggest making reservations as early as you can, about two months in advance to guarantee yourself a table. I made reservations by email and they were always quick to respond. You can make reservations either through phone (09) or email ( ). Jay Fai is an amazing cook who really does make some of the best food in Bangkok.īut you don’t have to wait that long. So is the 4-5 hour wait worth it? Absolutely. Sweet, spicy, smokey, and savory, it was deeply flavorful and redolent with wok hei. It consists of stir-fried rice noodles in a hot and spicy sauce with basil leaves, fresh chili, and the most succulent pieces of seafood. If you were to get just one dish at Raan Jay Fai, then this should be it.įor our second dish, we got this equally delicious plate of drunken noodles. It was served with a side of sweet chili sauce but I was perfectly happy eating it on its own. Sweet, succulent, and juicy, it isn’t oily in spite of being deep-fried. You’ll see what I mean in the next picture.Ĭut this beast open and voila! It’s practically bursting with crab. It’s about the size of a burrito and filled with huge chunks of crab meat. This is Jay Fai’s signature dish, the crab omelette. Turning 75 in 2020, this woman whom Martha Stewart once called “the best cook in Thailand” shows no signs of slowing down. What a badass! Jay Fai literally means “sister mole” in Thai and is in reference to the beauty mark on her face. Pictured below is Jay Fai behind her woks and wearing her signature black aviator goggles. In an instant, her once humble stall quietly serving some of the best street food in Bangkok was now being mobbed by tourists, pushing wait times to up to four or five hours. She gained worldwide fame when she was awarded a Michelin star in the guide’s inaugural Bangkok’ edition, the only street food vendor at that time to be given that distinction.