Fish Rice Soup in Bangkok ข้าวต้มปลา
Fish rice soup is a clear rice soup with fish, not a thick congee. Hia Wan at 2 Chan Road in Sathon pours it from 16:00 to 23:00 and is closed Wednesday and Thursday.
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Thaiข้าวต้มปลา · khao tom pla
Price90 to 500 THB by fish
RoomHia Wan, Chan Road in Sathon
Clock16:00 to 23:00; closed Wednesday and Thursday
What it tastes like
- Clear broth, rice, and fish. Lighter than a brass-pot jok with many toppings.
How to order it
- Thai name: khao tom pla (ข้าวต้มปลา).
- Say: Khor khao tom pla, khrap/kha.
- 16:00 to 23:00, closed Wednesday and Thursday. A standard fish bowl is 90 to 160 THB. Pomfret bowls run up to 500 THB.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 90 to 500 THB by fish.
Where to try it
- Hia Wan, 2 Chan Road, Thung Wat Don, Sathon, Bangkok 10120. 16:00 to 23:00; closed Wednesday and Thursday. 90 to 500 THB by fish. Skip this, go here: Wednesday and Thursday are shut at Hia Wan, so a fish supper those nights fails. Brass-pot jok in Bang Sue is thicker porridge, 30 to 100 THB, daily until 21:00.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Mild. Pepper and chili sit on the table.
- Diet: Fish.
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.
- Brass Pot Jok is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Pad Thai is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Is this the same as jok?
- It is a rice soup with fish. Jok is the thicker rice porridge, often with pork.
- Which days is the room closed?
- Wednesday and Thursday. The other days run 16:00 to 23:00.