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 Khao Mun Kai (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 rice30baht
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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!
The dark sauce is sour, SUPER fragrant and bombastic, enough to give you a high. No joke! The chopped green chilli 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.
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 along Petchburi Road. It’s a favourite haunt especially among the locals. During chow hours, the place is packed, although the staff always manage to find you a seat somehow.
Petchburi Soi 30
Bangkok, Thailand
Tel: +66 02 252 6325
5:30am-3pm, 6pm-3am daily
Nov 30, 2009
10
I confirm this is the best of the best Wkhao mun kaiton”.
Dec 1, 2009
3472
Thanks! Good to know that a local agrees :)
Nov 30, 2009
1
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.
Dec 1, 2009
3472
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 :)
Nov 30, 2009
10
>The chicken and rice seen to be ordinary
yes,it seem to be ,but no it’s not.
Nov 30, 2009
13
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.
Dec 1, 2009
1
can u tell me where is kaiton?
Dec 1, 2009
3472
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!
Dec 1, 2009
9
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
Dec 2, 2009
5
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!
Dec 2, 2009
10
Welcome,contact me if I can help you next time you come to Thailand.
Dec 2, 2009
3472
You are most welcome :) It’s also a must-go for me on each and every single one of my Bangkok trips.
Dec 5, 2009
1
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
Dec 16, 2009
137
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!
Dec 16, 2009
3472
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!
Dec 22, 2009
3
hi….may i know what’s the name of chinatown in Bangkok?
Dec 22, 2009
3472
I’m not sure of the Thai name, but on the map it is still labeled as Chinatown.
Dec 23, 2009
10
Its name is Yaowaraj.
Dec 23, 2009
9
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
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3.00-5.30 am -“Sampeng” Night Street market (someone call underground market)
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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
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4.00-8.30 to 9.30 am -Pak-Klong-Talad
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Flower wholesale Street shop
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Sapan Lex (Iron Bridge) Toys/Games station/Digital stuff
open around 10am
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V
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not recommend for shoping if you didn’t have knowledge in electronic equipment
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Bannmoh
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Band name/ local Electronic Band, HiFi,Home Theater, sound equipment/
Street electronic repair shop etc./TV Equipment
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Another place in Chinatown area
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WangBurapa (East-Palace) Gun shop
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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
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I will do Yaowaraj map this night and will reply again
^^
Dec 23, 2009
3472
Wow, Chinatown looks fun! The last time I went there I only saw food stalls, and some handicrafts, I think.
Dec 27, 2009
3
thanks kidtalentz :)
Dec 27, 2009
3
thanks Veron :)
Mar 12, 2010
1
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