Pad Thai Fai Ta Lu @Dinso Rd
Andy Yang won a Michelin star in New York with Rhong-Tiam in the 2010 guide, watched his Bangkok chef's table Table 38 take one in the Thailand 2020 guide, and in between opened this Dinso Road shophouse to cook pad thai over a flame so fierce he named the shop for it: fai ta lu, the piercing flame.
Why go
The dish is built on Berkshire pork and violence at the wok: high-pressure fire chars the noodle and caramelizes the tamarind sauce into smoke, the thing Time Out Bangkok described as quick-fried noodles with a smoky flavor and aroma
in its 4-of-5 review. Michelin inspectors first flagged the shop in 2019 and the Bib Gourmand still shows on the live 2026 listing, which credits the skillful wok-cooking
and the crispy pork topping. The stars in Jeff's note belong to the chef's resume rather than this room, and the resume is real: New York first, then Bangkok.
Order this / avoid
- Order: the namesake pad thai with Berkshire pork butt beaten tender and hand-chopped with cleavers, around B160 for the base plate; moo krob swaps in crispy pork belly, and moo yang tops it with pork loin the kitchen ferments, smokes, then grills, the most chef-brained thing on the menu.
- Avoid: planning a feast around single plates. Time Out's one complaint was "the portions are a little too small," so order a second round or treat it as a crawl stop.
What locals & experts say
- Michelin Guide Thailand (Bib Gourmand, 2026 selection): the Dinsor Road branch
first earned the attention of Michelin inspectors in 2019.
2 - Time Out Bangkok (2019, Phavitch Theeraphong, 4/5):
quick-fried noodles with a smoky flavor and aroma,
against the portion caveat above.1 - Michelin Guide (Dec 2019): Table 38, Yang's chef's table, listed among the new one-stars of the Thailand 2020 guide, the local half of his star record.3
Good to know
- Timing: all-day; the 2019 review had it closing at 9pm, booking platforms now show 10am to midnight, so confirm on the venue's Instagram if you're banking on a late plate.
- Booking: walk-in; queues move fast.
- Getting there: Dinso Road sits between the Giant Swing and Democracy Monument, a short walk from Jay Fai and the Old Town crawl; branches also run at Siam Square and Mahanakhon CUBE if you want the noodle without the pilgrimage.
Jeff's take (his words)
- Note: Michelin star chef. Best pad Thai. Casual.
Verdict
should-visit — A chef who won Michelin stars on two continents cooking a B160 plate of noodles over a flame violent enough to name the shop after. The wok science is the draw: char and smoke driven through the noodle, three Berkshire pork cuts as the variable. It stays a one-dish casual stop with small portions and a queue, so it slots into an Old Town day rather than anchoring one, and the pad thai crown is contested in this town.