Pad Kee Mao in Bangkok ผัดขี้เมา
Pad kee mao is the wide-noodle drunken wok with chili and holy basil. It is a late plate, hotter than pad see ew.
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Thaiผัดขี้เมา · phat khi mao
Price70 to 120 THB
ClockNight wok
HeatHot unless you ask
What it tastes like
- Chili, garlic, holy basil, and a dark soy char. Seafood or minced pork. It should smell of basil, not only sugar.
How to order it
- Thai name: phat khi mao (ผัดขี้เมา).
- Say: Khor phat khi mao talay, pet nit noi, khrap/kha.
- Say mai phet if you want the basil without the burn. Share with a milder soup.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 70 to 120 THB.
Where to try it
- Banthat Thong night woks, Banthat Thong Rd, Pathum Wan. 17:00 to midnight. 70 to 120 THB. MRT Sam Yan. Do not stack this with Jeh O the same hour.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Hot by name. Ask for pet nit noi.
- Diet: Fish sauce and usually egg. Seafood versions have shellfish.
Next plates
- Back to the Bangkok food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Banthat Thong strip page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Pad Kra Pao is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Pad See Ew is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Mama Tom Yum is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Why drunken?
- The name is the chili-and-basil hangover wok, not a beer sauce.
- Rice or noodle?
- Noodle is the usual. Kra pao is the rice version of the same basil idea.