Green papaya pounded to order, with grilled chicken and sticky rice. The northeastern food became Bangkok's default lunch.
Som tam and Isaan.
The rooms, best first
- 100 Mahaseth Si Phrayavisited
Serves som tam with marinated crab on a whole-animal Isaan menu sourced straight from Thai farmers.
- Khrok Mai Thai Lao Restaurantverified
Cooks Ubon Ratchathani repertoire and pounds its som tam with the pla ra left at full strength.
- Som Tam Jay Soverified
Pounds som tam sua with the pla ra left in and grills the chicken wings over charcoal beside it.
- Baan E-sarn Muangyosverified
Gaggan Anand eats the som tam here after service, and the duck and fish larb are the Isaan standards done straight.
- Or Tor Kor Marketverified
Som Tam Or Tor Kor inside the market pounds papaya salad and serves it with grilled chicken.
- Polo Fried Chicken (Soi Polo)verified
Serves the whole garlic-heaped fried bird with sticky rice and green papaya salad, the Isaan set.
- Zao Ekkamaiverified
Pounds somtam with hairy-fruited eggplant and builds the Isaan menu on a house pla ra ferment.
- Huai Khwang Marketverified
The air-conditioned shophouses along Pracharat Bamphen serve spicy Isaan food until about 4am.