Por. Pochaya
A third-generation Thai-Chinese kitchen on Wisut Kasat Road cooks for four hours a day, Monday to Friday, 9am to 1pm, and Michelin's inspectors say the crowds mean you should book anyway.
Why go
The inspectors' line carries the history: "For over half a century, unwavering quality and rare dishes have kept loyal fans visiting" this shop, now run by the third generation of the founding family. Rare is the operative word. The menu keeps old Thai-Chinese dishes that have mostly vanished from Bangkok's wok shops, and the Bib Gourmand arrived with the 2022 guide. No English-language critic from the Bangkok registry has written the room up, so the evidence is inspector snippets plus longevity, and the entry treats it that way.
Order this / avoid
- Order: the crab omelette and the stir-fried beef with cumin leaves, the two dishes Michelin's listing names as top-sellers, plus the fried pork liver with garlic.
- Avoid: weekends and Thai public holidays, when the shutters stay down, and any plan that lands after noon; the last hour of a four-hour service is a bad time to want a wok's full attention.
What locals & experts say
- Michelin Guide Thailand (Bib Gourmand):
For over half a century, unwavering quality and rare dishes have kept loyal fans visiting,
and on logistics,Crowds are to be expected, so make sure you book.
1 - Michelin Guide Thailand (2022 article): listed among Bangkok's new Bib Gourmand spots of 2022, its first appearance in the guide.2
Good to know
- Timing: Monday to Friday, roughly 9am to 1pm, closed weekends and holidays. The hours are listing-level, so confirm on Maps the morning you go.
- Booking: Michelin says book; the room is small and the window is short.
- Getting there: Wisut Kasat Road, northern Old Town, a short ride from the Samsen and Dinso Road food cluster; pairs with a Krua Apsorn lunch plan if one room is full.
Jeff's take (his words)
- The note: Bib Gourmand.
Verdict
could-visit — A third-generation Thai-Chinese kitchen that Michelin's inspectors credit with 'rare dishes' and a Bib, selling out a 9am-to-1pm weekday window in the Old Town. The crab omelette and cumin-leaf beef are the draw and the schedule is the cost. It stays at could-visit because the case rests on inspector snippets alone and the current award year is unpinned.