Ayutthaya food guide
Ayutthaya food is known for 20 THB boat noodle cups and candy-floss roti. It fits a ruin day from Bangkok, or a river prawn night if you overnight.
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Pa Lek opposite Wat Mahathat sells 20 THB cups. Order five a head. Roti Sai Mai Abeedeen at 32/1 Mu 4 U Thong, opposite the hospital, opens 05:30. Phae Krung Kao at 4/1 U Thong grills river prawns. Cash only.
Keep the last train in mind if this is a Bangkok day. For tickets and bikes use Ayutthaya.
Specialties
Boat Noodles ก๋วยเตี๋ยวเรือ
Guay tiew reua is dark boat noodles sold in small cups. Pa Lek opposite Wat Mahathat is the named Ayutthaya bowl at about 20 THB a cup. Pa Lek Boat Noodles is the named start. 20 THB a cup.
Pa Lek Boat Noodles, Bang Lan Rd, opposite Wat Mahathat, Tha Wasukri, Ayutthaya 13000
Lunch crowd; go before the afternoon slump · 20 THB a cup
Roti Sai Mai โรตีสายไหม
Roti sai mai is a thin roti wrapped around candy floss. Abeedeen-Pranom Sangaroon opposite Ayutthaya Hospital is the named 70-year stall. Roti Sai Mai Abeedeen-Pranom Sangaroon is the named start. 20 to 40 THB.
Roti Sai Mai Abeedeen-Pranom Sangaroon, 32/1 Mu 4, U Thong Rd, Pratu Chai, Ayutthaya 13000
05:30 to 19:00 daily · 20 to 40 THB
River Prawns กุ้งแม่น้ำ
Ayutthaya river prawns are giant freshwater prawns grilled over charcoal. Phae Krung Kao on U Thong is the named river house. Phae Krung Kao is the named start. 400 to 900 THB by size.
Phae Krung Kao, 4/1 U Thong Rd, Ho Rattanachai, Ayutthaya 13000
Lunch and dinner; terrace if you want the river · 400 to 900 THB by size
Green Curry แกงเขียวหวานลูกชิ้นปลา
Green curry with fish balls is the house pot at Phae Krung Kao. It fits a river table if you already ordered prawns. Phae Krung Kao is the named start. 120 to 220 THB.
Phae Krung Kao, 4/1 U Thong Rd, Ho Rattanachai, Ayutthaya 13000
Lunch and dinner · 120 to 220 THB
Chao Phrom Jok โจ๊กเจ้าพรหม
Chao Phrom jok is morning rice porridge at the island market. It fits a 07:00 bowl before the paid wats, not a dinner plan. Chao Phrom Market is the named start. 40 to 70 THB.
Chao Phrom Market, 3/9 U Thong Rd, Ho Rattanachai, Ayutthaya 13000
03:00 to 18:00 Tue to Sun; Monday rest · 40 to 70 THB
Khao Man Gai ข้าวมันไก่
Khao man gai is Hainan chicken rice. It fits an Ayutthaya island lunch between paid wats at 50 to 70 THB. Island lunch shophouses near Chao Phrom is the named start. 50 to 70 THB.
Island lunch shophouses near Chao Phrom, U Thong and Naresuan grid, Ho Rattanachai, Ayutthaya 13000
08:00 to 15:00 · 50 to 70 THB
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- Cups or prawns if you have one meal?
- Cups if you are day-tripping. Prawns if you overnight and want a sit-down hour.
- Monday market?
- Chao Phrom rests Monday. Pa Lek and the roti stall still work.