Kanom Jeen in Hat Yai ขนมจีน

Thin rice noodles in a fish curry sauce are a Hat Yai lunch once the dim sum is gone. Curry-noodle shops keep that bowl after Gookchai closes at 13:00.

Hat Yai40 to 70 THBkhanom jin nam ya Thai food hub

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Thaiขนมจีนน้ำยา · khanom jin nam ya

Price40 to 70 THB

RoomCity lunch noodle shops

What it tastes like

Fermented rice noodles, spicy fish sauce, and a pile of herbs. Add the herbs yourself.

How to order it

Thai name: khanom jin nam ya (ขนมจีนน้ำยา).
Say: Khor khanom jin nam ya, khrap/kha.
The herbs are the point. Do not leave them in the basket.

Typical price

2026 cash: 40 to 70 THB.

Where to try it

Hat Yai lunch noodle shops, City centre, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110. 40 to 70 THB. Skip this, go here: skip a second dim sum basket after 13:00; Gookchai is shut and this bowl is the lunch.

Spice level and diet

Heat: The sauce is hot. Use less curry if you want it milder.
Diet: Fish. Not vegetarian.

Next plates

Back to the Hat Yai food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
Use the South and Baba-Nyonya page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
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Gaeng Som Pla is the nearby order if this plate is done.
Khao Mok Gai is the nearby order if this plate is done.

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