Pa Lek Boat Noodles in Ayutthaya ก๋วยเตี๋ยวป้าเล็ก
Pa Lek is known for dark boat-noodle cups opposite Wat Mahathat. It fits a ruin-day lunch at about 20 THB a cup. Order five cups a head.
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Thaiก๋วยเตี๋ยวเรือ · kuai tiao ruea
PriceAbout 20 THB a cup
RoomPa Lek, Wat Mahathat
What it tastes like
- Dark soy, five spice, and a blood-thickened broth. Pork or beef.
How to order it
- Thai name: kuai tiao ruea (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวเรือ).
- Say: Khor kuai tiao ruea mu, ha thuai, khrap/kha.
- Five cups. Dry tom yum egg noodles are the second style.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: About 20 THB a cup.
Where to try it
- Pa Lek Boat Noodles, Bang Lan Rd, opposite Wat Mahathat, Tha Wasukri, Ayutthaya 13000. About 20 THB a cup. Phone listings use +66 8 9804 7418. This is a lunch beside the ruins, not a sixth wat.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Medium. The tray adds chili.
- Diet: Pork or beef, often blood. Ask if that matters.
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.
- U Thong Food Walk is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Chao Phrom Market 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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- How many cups?
- Five a head. One cup is a taste.
- Same as Sukhothai noodles?
- No. Those are a lighter pork, lime, and peanut bowl at 40 to 70 THB.