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A shaded courtyard on Phiphat 2, right in the shadow of Silom’s financial towers, and the contrast could not be more satisfying. The cook here has earned the title ‘Queen of Som Tam’ for good reason. The tam pa (jungle salad) and som tam sua (papaya salad with rice noodles) arrive fiercely spicy, sour and fragrant with pla ra (fermented fish sauce), giving you full northeastern Isaan flavour without apology.
To give your mouth something to do between bites of heat, order the gai yang: charcoal-grilled chicken marinated with garlic and white pepper, the skin blistered just right. The kor moo yang (grilled pork neck), sliced thick and still fatty, is equally hard to argue with.
Dishes to order: Tam pa, som tam sua, gai yang, kor moo yang.
Price range: B40-80
146 Phiphat 2, Silom. Open Mon-Sat 11am-5.30pm