Phetkasem food guide
This corner of Phetkasem Road is known for Jek Pia, an old coffee shop that still does jok and chicken rice. Chicken rice was 50 THB on a 13 August 2024 bill.
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Come in the morning for jok and chicken rice. The evening sitting, from 17:30, is when the pork satay comes out, 40 THB for 10 sticks on a 2021 bill.
The rice plate is chicken rice. Night-market fish is a different plan on the Hua Hin food hub.
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- What time should I go for jok?
- The morning session is 06:15 to 14:30. The shop opens again at 17:30.
- How much is chicken rice?
- A 13 August 2024 bill put it at 50 THB. Pork satay, in the evening sitting, was 40 THB for 10 sticks in September 2021, so ask if that set has moved.