Satay in Hat Yai สะเต๊ะ
Grilled meat on a stick with peanut sauce is the snack for a walk through the dry-goods lanes. Kim Yong Market in Hat Yai is the stall for that satay through the afternoon and evening.
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Thaiสะเต๊ะ · sate
Price30 to 50 THB
RoomKim Yong satay stalls
What it tastes like
- Turmeric meat, charcoal, and thick peanut sauce. Chicken or beef. Pork is the one to avoid if you are keeping halal.
How to order it
- Thai name: sate (สะเต๊ะ).
- Say: Khor sate kai, khrap/kha.
- Say kai or nuea. Ask if the stall is halal before you assume it.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 30 to 50 THB.
Where to try it
- Kim Yong Market satay stalls, Niphat Uthit, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110. 30 to 50 THB. Skip this, go here: skip a pork stick if you came for halal; ask for chicken or beef and look for a Muslim stall.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Mild. The sauce can carry chili.
- Diet: Chicken or beef at Muslim stalls. Confirm the meat.
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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- Night Market Roti is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Hat Yai Fried Chicken is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Morning or night?
- Dim sum is the early hall. Satay is the later grill.
- Halal?
- Many stalls are. Ask, and skip pork.