Thailand Food Trip
Thailand Food Trip
This post is a continuation of my blog post Thailand Road Trip (Part 1), which focused on the sights of Khao Yai and Ayutthaya. For this part of my blog post, I will be writing about all the foods I had during this road trip between Khao Yai and Bangkok. Part 1 was about the sights of this road trip. For Part 2, its all about a Thailand Food Trip.

Khao Yai
Yellow Submarine Coffee Tank
Our first stop of this Thailand Food Trip is this is very instagrammable café in the outskirts of the Khao Yai National Park is worth a stop. The food is pretty decent and a great pit stop after a 2.5 hour drive from Bangkok. I was lucky to be there on the right day because the café is only open Fridays to Sundays, 9am to 11pm. Check out the ice creams and coffees we had amongst the backdrop of modern architecture and nature. We had a chocolate cake, a cuppa of affogatto and an iced-cold cup of passion fruit soda.
The Series Khao Yai’s Welcome High Tea
The Series Khao Yai’s Welcome High Tea
This is not your usual high tea – this is a Thai-Western fusion afternoon tea. We were pleasantly surprised and found the food to be of quality and tasty! You can check them out here: https://www.theseriesresort.com/. This welcome afternoon tea has both sweet and savory items. Small dainty portions with full of taste and flavour, served with a pot of tea. Worth a try, even if you are not staying in the resort!
Kua Kampan, Khao Yai
Kua Kampan, Khao Yai
Next on our list in this Thailand food trip: this restaurant serves pretty homely Thai food. We loved the atmosphere here and the food was really yummy. What we had:
- Deep fried prawn cakes
- Red curry mackerel
- Stir fried sunflower shoots
There are a whole range of dishes you can order and I really wish we could order more but that’d just be too much food. So we picked what was recommended. Loved the prawn cakes and the red curry mackerel was really delicious. Do schedule a time for lunch here if you are in Khao Yai.
Ban Mai Chai Num, Khao Yai
Ban Mai Chai Num, Khao Yai
This restaurant is really interesting. While star of this place is the claypot prawns vermicelli, the other attraction is actually within our walk into the restaurant. The way in is lined with trinkets and “artifacts” of items you see along the way that pays homage to movies, the 80s and to some other western pop cultures. What we had:
- Claypot Prawns and vermicelli
- Pad Thai
- Souffléd egg with crab meat
- Stir fried cabbage
Honestly, the food here was just decent but you should still make a trip here to experience the restaurants’ quirky decor and ambience.
Ayutthaya
Boat Noodles
Boat Noodles
During our walk around Ayutthaya, jumping from one temple after another, we happen to stumble upon a little store selling boat noodles. The store is actually at Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya street, near Wat Phra Si Sanphet ruins. We were a little hungry then, so we decided to give it a try. To our surprise, this simple little restaurant’s noodles are pretty tasty. We had a bowl of pork boat noodles. If you’ve no idea where you can go for a little light lunch, this is our recommendation!

Bangkok
Lungpratunam Boat Noodles, Bangkok
Lungpratunam Boat Noodles, Bangkok
This was a pretty good find, a store that is under the bridge, by the riverside in Pratunam, had some of the best boat noodles I’ve ever tasted. The small portions are cheap and just nice for us to sample different flavours of the noodles. Here’s what we had (from the first picture from the top left, clockwise) :
- Clear soup with minced pork noodle
- Thick soup pork noodle
- Tom yum soup pork noodle
- Dry Tom yum noodle
- Pork crackling
Kuang Heng Pratunam Chicken Rice, Bangkok
Kuang Heng Pratunam Chicken Rice, Bangkok
This chicken rice establishment is apparently famous in Bangkok and has been around since the 1930s. You will not be able to miss this place as you will see a queue outside this store. While the chicken rice looks rather plain compared to the Malaysian version but it still does pack a punch in flavor, especially the rice. I still prefer the Malaysian Hainanese version, but it is still decent. We had ours with a plate of Thai pork satay as well.

Daorueng Braised Pork Leg Rice, Pratunam, Bangkok
Daorueng Braised Pork Leg Rice, Pratunam, Bangkok
This Braised Pork Leg rice is surprisingly yummy! The meat is tender and the sauce so flavourful!

Pondtip Duck Noodles, Pratunam, Bangkok
Pondtip Duck Noodles, Pratunam, Bangkok
The stewed duck here is said to be best in Bangkok and with good reason! The meat is fall-off-the- bones good and the duck flavor in the same is so good with the noodles. Don’t leave Pratunam without trying it! We had two versions, (from the left) soy sauce duck noodles and braised duck leg noodles with coagulated duck blood.

T&K Seafood, Chinatown, Bangkok
T&K Seafood, Chinatown, Bangkok
This place is a little far and hard to get to from Pratunam but if you have the time, do give it a try. While the place doesn’t look much the food is pretty good. Prices here are a little higher than it should but I say you should still come here and try. Here’s what we had (from the left):
- Grilled Banana shrimps with Stir fried sunflower shoots
- Crab in yellow curry
- Crab fried rice
- Oyster omelette

Notable Mention for my Thailand Food Trip : Bangkok Markets
Notable Mention for my Thailand Food Trip : Bangkok Markets
Ratchada Train Night Market
Ratchada Train Night Market
- Chicken noodles soup (One of the best I’ve ever had!)
- Big bowl of seafood tomyum noodles (I have had better ones)
- Morning glory stir fried with salted fish
- Beer!
Thailand Road/Food Trip
Thailand Road/Food Trip
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