‘Since World War II’ is stamped out front. Truth or marketing? The queues wrapping Mahachai Road don’t seem to care either way. Office workers, visitors with guidebooks, grandmothers who remember when this street looked different: everyone waits!
The Grand Palace sits close enough to make this a logical midday stop. But that doesn’t explain the regulars who cross Bangkok for a plate. Most go for the signature moves: regular pad Thai, egg-wrapped or the ‘superb’ with shrimp fat.