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Kaiton, Pratunam Bangkok – Cheap and Good, Possibly the Best Chicken Rice in Bangkok

By Veron Ang | Tags #Bangkok #chicken rice

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At first glance, Kaiton in Pratunam looks like any other street food vendor in Bangkok. A small stand fronts the eatery, where staff busily prepare plate after plate of food to be served to customers.

Yet, beyond its nondescript facade lies possibly the best chicken rice in Bangkok.

Kaiton is one place where I would always make a stop at on all my trips to Bangkok. For the past five years that I have visited, the portion always remained the same, the food remained as good, and the price never increased.

Chicken rice
30baht

The food is similar to the Hainanese chicken rice we have here, but certainly much healthier and less oily. The dish comes with a serving of chicken, a bowl of soup, and a small bowl of dark spicy sauce.

And at 30baht, it converts to just a little over a dollar!

Kaiton chicken rice in Pratunam Bangkok

The dark sauce is sour, SUPER fragrant and bombastic, enough to give you a high. No joke! The chopped green chili makes it extremely spicy and ups the excitement factor.

On its own, the chicken rice would have been quite ordinary. But with the sauce poured all over it, it transforms into something out of the world!

Even the soup is good, too. Unlike most chicken soup that very often turns out bland, this one is peppery and very tasty.

Kaiton chicken rice, Pratunam Bangkok

If you’re visiting Kaiton for the first time, look out for the stall with staff wearing white caps and clad in bright pink t-shirts with a chicken logo at the back.

When I take a cab there, very often the taxi driver immediately knows what I am talking about when I mention khao mun kai (chicken rice in Thai) along Petchburi Road. It’s a favorite haunt especially among the locals. During chow hours, the place is packed, although the staff always manage to find you a seat somehow.

Kaiton
Petchburi Soi 30
Bangkok, Thailand

(66)02-252-6325

5:30am-3pm, 6pm-3am daily

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sparklette
December 1, 2009

Done blogging about Bangkok’s best chicken rice http://bit.ly/4UAxrK . Now I’m off to eat Singapore’s best chicken rice.

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kidtalentz
November 30, 2009

I confirm this is the best of the best Wkhao mun kaiton”.
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- Veron
  December 1, 2009
  
  Thanks! Good to know that a local agrees :)
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Kidtalentz
November 30, 2009

sparklette@ Kaiton, Pratunam Bangkok – Cheap and Good, Possibly the Best Chicken Rice in Bangkok: rnum=Math.roun… http://bit.ly/8rxujr

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Kidtalentz
December 1, 2009

sparklette@ Kaiton, Pratunam Bangkok – Cheap and Good, Possibly the Best Chicken Rice in Bangkok: rnum=Math.roun… http://bit.ly/8rxujr

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Marcus
November 30, 2009

Wow….the sauce look like it is going to set you off…yummy
The secret for this famous chicken rice should just be the sauce right. The chicken and rice seen to be ordinary.
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- Veron
  December 1, 2009
  
  The chicken is tender and non-oily. You don’t get the same chicken fat and sesame oil-laden meat and rice like the Hainanese chicken rice in Singapore. The taste is definitely milder as a result, but the sauce does its magic :)
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kidtalentz
November 30, 2009

>The chicken and rice seen to be ordinary

yes,it seem to be ,but no it’s not.
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J2Kfm
November 30, 2009

oh thanks for this. good find. I had chicken rice in Chinatown for breakfast, and Chatuchak market as well. Not the best, but still good enough.
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LG
December 1, 2009

can u tell me where is kaiton?
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- Veron
  December 1, 2009
  
  It’s a roadside stall along Petchaburi Road. If you take the taxi, the driver should be able to drive you to the right eatery. Their khao mun kai is famous!
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- Nueng
  December 1, 2009
  
  Kai-ton is capon,
  The chicken rice restaurant in the picture is on the petchaburi Road,
  if you walking from central world, you can cross the road in font of Central world walk to petchburi road
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Claudia
December 2, 2009

This is EXACTLY what I was looking for!! Mum saw this on TV last week and said she must go try when we’re in BKK!

Thanks for this Veron! Added to my must go place list for the coming trip!
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- kidtalentz
  December 2, 2009
  
  Welcome,contact me if I can help you next time you come to Thailand.
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- Veron
  December 2, 2009
  
  You are most welcome :) It’s also a must-go for me on each and every single one of my Bangkok trips.
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paz
December 5, 2009

veron… mi name is maria paz iam from south america Chile. i follow your blog since you beging with it… i love it i really want to know you better i understand that u are from singapure? i will love to talk to u.. i love the same things like u… i love food and travel. next year i´am going to travel all around asia and i hope we can meet each other… xoxo
paz
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Melissa
December 16, 2009

Actually both the chicken and rice both do not appear out of the ordinary. The sauce must be really exceptional then! I’m amazed that they haven’t increased their prices in the past 5 years. Over here our chicken rice has gone from $2 -> $2.50 -> $3 in many places!
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- Veron
  December 16, 2009
  
  You don’t say! Our prices increase but the portions don’t appear any bigger. But at Kaiton you totally feel as though time hasn’t passed. Everything has stayed constant for the past 5 years! The place looks the same, the food just as good and cheap as always!
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amylia
December 22, 2009

hi….may i know what’s the name of chinatown in Bangkok?
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- Veron
  December 22, 2009
  
  I’m not sure of the Thai name, but on the map it is still labeled as Chinatown.
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  - kidtalentz
    December 23, 2009
    
    Its name is Yaowaraj.
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    - Nueng
      December 23, 2009
      
      You can go by MRT to Hualumpong and then take taxi to chinatow(around 1-1.5 Km from MRT Hualumpong)
      
      recomend on yaowaraj(Chinatown) area
      ————————————————–
      3.00-5.30 am -”Sampeng” Night Street market (someone call underground market)
      ————————————————–
      wholesale gift shop/Silver jewerly from SME manufaturer very chep! confirm
      ex. 90% silver earing Start at 15 Baht per piar etc.
      
      after 6.00am inthe shop will be increse 10%-20% prices
      
      ———————
      4.00-8.30 to 9.30 am -Pak-Klong-Talad
      ———————
      Flower wholesale Street shop
      
      ———————-
      Sapan Lex (Iron Bridge) Toys/Games station/Digital stuff
      open around 10am
      —————
      V
      V
      not recommend for shoping if you didn’t have knowledge in electronic equipment
      —————————————————————–
      
      Bannmoh
      —————————————————————–
      Band name/ local Electronic Band, HiFi,Home Theater, sound equipment/
      
      Street electronic repair shop etc./TV Equipment
      ——————–
      
      Another place in Chinatown area
      ———————
      WangBurapa (East-Palace) Gun shop
      .
      .
      Klong- Thom (-*- how can i explan about Klongtom, the product like as Bugis junction and include pirate product…AV VDO… etc. more illegal product -_-’)
      
      VoraJak – automobil spare part shop
      
      ———-
      
      I will do Yaowaraj map this night and will reply again
      
      ^^
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      - Veron
        December 23, 2009
        
        Wow, Chinatown looks fun! The last time I went there I only saw food stalls, and some handicrafts, I think.
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    - amylia
      December 27, 2009
      
      thanks kidtalentz :)
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  - amylia
    December 27, 2009
    
    thanks Veron :)
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odesign
March 12, 2010

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