Clock Tower Plates in Chiang Rai หอนาฬิกาเชียงราย
The clock-tower grid is known for town rooms such as Phor Jai, not for a meal at the White Temple. It fits a 50 to 80 THB khao soi before 15:00, then bazaar sticks after 18:00.
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Thaiข้าวซอย · khao soi
Price50 to 80 THB at lunch; 15 to 25 THB a stick at night
RoomClock-tower grid
ClockLunch to 15:00; bazaar from 18:00
What it tastes like
- Lunch is coconut curry noodles. Night is pork skewers and sai ua.
How to order it
- Thai name: khao soi (ข้าวซอย).
- Say: Khor khao soi kai, khrap/kha.
- Do both only if you are sleeping in town. A temple van is a different day.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 50 to 80 THB at lunch; 15 to 25 THB a stick at night.
Where to try it
- Clock-tower food grid, Banphaprakan Rd and Phaholyothin Rd, Mueang Chiang Rai 57000. Phor Jai 08:00 to 15:00; bazaar 18:00 to 22:30. 50 to 80 THB, then 15 to 25 THB a stick. Sleep in town if both clocks are the plan.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Medium at lunch. Night sticks are mild.
- Diet: Chicken or beef at lunch. Pork at night unless you ask.
Next plates
- Back to the Chiang Rai food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Northern Lanna page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Khao Soi Phor Jai is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Night Bazaar Walk is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- White Temple Day Khao Soi is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- One meal or two?
- Lunch at Phor Jai if you are in town by 14:00. Sticks after 18:00 if you are still there.
- White Temple cafe?
- Eat in town. The temple day is a van, not this grid.