Gai Yang in Bangkok ไก่ย่าง
Gai yang is charcoal grilled chicken with sticky rice and jaew. Sabai Jai on Ekkamai is the named Bangkok room.
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Thaiไก่ย่าง · kai yang
Price100 to 220 THB
RoomSabai Jai, Ekkamai
SideSticky rice and jaew
What it tastes like
- Lemongrass-garlic skin, smoke, and a sour-hot dip. Order som tum on the same table.
How to order it
- Thai name: kai yang (ไก่ย่าง).
- Say: Khor kai yang, khao niao, khrap/kha.
- A large bird is about 200 THB. Share it. This is not a fried chicken shop.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 100 to 220 THB.
Where to try it
- Sabai Jai Gai Yang, 87 Sukhumvit 63 (Soi Ekkamai 3), Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana. 10:30 to 22:00. 100 to 220 THB. BTS Ekkamai. Not on Samsen.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: The bird is mild. Jaew and som tum carry the heat.
- Diet: Chicken. Sticky rice is gluten-free. Som tum may include fermented fish or crab.
Next plates
- Back to the Bangkok food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Isan food guide page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Som Tum Thai is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Larb Moo is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Moo Ping is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Quarter or whole?
- A small bird for two. A quarter if you already have som tum and larb.
- Is it Isan or Bangkok?
- The plate is Isan. This address is a Bangkok room that cooks it well.