Tub Tim Grob in Bangkok ทับทิมกรอบ
Tub tim grob is water-chestnut cubes in coconut milk over ice. It is a Bangkok heat-break cup, not a bakery cake.
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Thaiทับทิมกรอบ · thapthim krop
Price30 to 50 THB
ClockAfternoon cup
IceEat it fast
What it tastes like
- Crunch from the red water chestnut, sweet coconut, and crushed ice. Jackfruit sometimes sits on top.
How to order it
- Thai name: thapthim krop (ทับทิมกรอบ).
- Say: Khor thapthim krop, khrap/kha.
- Eat it before the ice melts. This is not a take-home box.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 30 to 50 THB.
Where to try it
- Siam and Pathumwan dessert shops, Siam Square and nearby shophouses. 11:00 to 20:00. 30 to 50 THB. A heat break after MBK, not a substitute for mango sticky rice.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: None.
- Diet: Coconut milk. Usually vegetarian. Red colour is typically food dye on the chestnut.
Next plates
- Back to the Bangkok food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Siam and Silom page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Mango Sticky Rice is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Khanom Krok is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Khanom Buang is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Is it ruby fruit?
- The name is ruby. The crunch is water chestnut in a red coat.
- Dairy?
- Coconut milk, not cow milk, in the standard cup.