Five Boat-Noodle Cups in Ayutthaya ห้าถ้วย
Five boat-noodle cups are known as the Ayutthaya lunch portion. They fit a ruin day at Pa Lek: about 20 THB a cup, about 100 THB a person, opposite Wat Mahathat.
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Thaiก๋วยเตี๋ยวเรือ · kuai tiao ruea
PriceAbout 100 THB for five cups
RoomPa Lek
What it tastes like
- Small dark bowls, pork or beef, finished with the condiment tray.
How to order it
- Thai name: kuai tiao ruea (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวเรือ).
- Say: Khor kuai tiao ruea, ha thuai, khrap/kha.
- Ha thuai means five cups. Say pork or beef.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: About 100 THB for five cups.
Where to try it
- Pa Lek Boat Noodles, Opposite Wat Mahathat, Bang Lan Rd, Ayutthaya 13000. About 20 THB a cup. Wat Mahathat is the ruin next door. Eat, then walk. Do not add a sixth temple after dark.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Add chili at the table.
- Diet: Pork or beef, often with blood in the broth.
Next plates
- Back to the Ayutthaya food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Ayutthaya ruins page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Pa Lek Boat Noodles is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- U Thong Food Walk is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Ayutthaya River Prawns is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Why five?
- The cups are small. Five is a lunch. One is not.
- Beef?
- Ask. Pork is the default in many bowls, and the broth may use blood.