Baked Crab Noodles in Bangkok ปูอบวุ้นเส้น
Baked crab noodles are a whole crab steamed with glass noodles, ginger, and pepper under a cover. Somsak Pu Ob on Charoen Rat Road in Khlong San opens from 16:00 to 21:30 and is closed Monday.
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Thaiปูอบวุ้นเส้น · pu op wun sen
Price310 to 950 THB by crab size
RoomSomsak Pu Ob, Charoen Rat
Clock16:00 to 21:30; closed Monday
What it tastes like
- Crab, glass noodles, and pepper. A sharing pot, not a single-spoon soup.
How to order it
- Thai name: pu op wun sen (ปูอบวุ้นเส้น).
- Say: Khor pu op wun sen, khrap/kha.
- 16:00 to 21:30, closed Monday. A regular crab pot starts at 310 THB. Large crabs run 750 to 950 THB.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 310 to 950 THB by crab size.
Where to try it
- Somsak Pu Ob, Charoen Rat Road, Khlong Ton Sai, Khlong San, Bangkok 10600. 16:00 to 21:30; closed Monday. 310 to 950 THB by crab size. Skip this, go here: Before 16:00, and all of Monday, the crab pot is shut. The afternoon sweet on this bank is bokkia, 35 to 45 THB, and it ends at 19:00.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Mild pepper heat. Say if you want extra chili.
- Diet: Crab.
Next plates
- Back to the Bangkok food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Bangkok street food page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Pork Belly and Egg Stew is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Hainanese Noodles is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Is this a fried noodle?
- No. The crab is baked with glass noodles in a covered pot.
- What day is the kitchen closed?
- Monday. The other days run 16:00 to 21:30.