Mae Varee Mango Sticky Rice
A fruit shop at the mouth of Thong Lo that turned its mango supply into Bangkok's best-known sticky rice counter, open 6am to 10pm daily, steps from the BTS exit.
Why go
The mangoes are the business: the shop sells ripe fruit by the kilo and slices the best of it over coconut-steamed rice. Time Out's Can Srisawat wrote in February 2025 that "their iteration of coconut-steamed sticky rice and sweet-sour yellow fruit is the epitome of refreshing tropical flavours." Daniel Ang's 2024 visit clocked the signature move, a tri-colored box of white, pandan-green, and butterfly-pea-blue rice at B150, with the mangoes "fresh, juicy, and sliced" and the rice "soft, slightly sweet, and slightly salty."
Order this / avoid
- Order: the mango sticky rice with the tri-colored rice, coconut milk bagged on the side; grab a whole mango from the shelf if the box was not enough.
- Avoid: expecting street pricing. Ang notes it charges more than most vendors in Bangkok, and there is nowhere to sit.
What locals & experts say
- Time Out Bangkok (Feb 2025, Can Srisawat):
their iteration of coconut-steamed sticky rice and sweet-sour yellow fruit is the epitome of refreshing tropical flavours.
1 - Daniel Ang, DanielFoodDiary (2024): rice
soft, slightly sweet, and slightly salty,
with the caveat he wishedthe pandan fragrance was more pronounced.
2
Good to know
- Timing: daily 6am to 10pm per Time Out's 2025 check; most rivals close by late afternoon.
- Booking: walk-in takeaway only.
- Getting there: the corner of Sukhumvit Soi 55 at Thong Lo BTS exit 3; relocation rumors circulated online, but the shop trades at the same corner per Time Out's February 2025 listing.
Jeff's take (his words)
- The note: What the name says.
Verdict
could-visit — The Thong Lo corner sells mango sticky rice at 9pm, done properly, with tri-color rice as the flex. Time Out's line about coconut-steamed rice and sweet-sour fruit is the whole proposition, and B150 buys convenience and consistency rather than the city's best price. If you are on Sukhumvit it is the answer; the Old Town counters win on romance and pedigree.