Thailand Guide

Gai Yang in Khao Sok ไก่ย่าง

Chicken grilled over charcoal, with sticky rice and a spicy dip, is the Isan plate near the park. Lab Roi Et, by the Khao Sok gate, is the grill for it daily from 10:00 to 22:00.

Khao SokAbove the 40 to 80 THB marketkai yang Thai food hub
Gai Yang in Khao Sok

Photo: lazy fri13th (CC BY 2.0)

Thaiไก่ย่าง · kai yang
PriceAbove the 40 to 80 THB market
RoomLab Roi Et
Clock10:00 to 22:00

What it tastes like

  • Charcoal chicken, sour jaew, and sticky rice. Som tum is the salad on the same table.

How to order it

  • Thai name: kai yang (ไก่ย่าง).
  • Say: Khor kai yang, kap khao niao, khrap/kha.
  • The existing som tum page is the salad. This order is the bird.

Typical price

  • 2026 cash: Above the 40 to 80 THB market.

Where to try it

  • Lab Roi Et, Moo 6, near Khao Sok park gate, Surat Thani. 10:00 to 22:00. Above a 40 to 80 THB market plate. Skip this, go here: skip a southern curry here if you wanted Isan; the grill and som tum are the point of this room.

Spice level and diet

  • Heat: The chicken is mild. Jaew and som tum are the heat.
  • Diet: Chicken.

Next plates

  • Back to the Khao Sok food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
  • Use the Khao Sok page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
  • Lab Roi Et is the nearby order if this plate is done.
  • Jok is the nearby order if this plate is done.
  • Massaman is the nearby order if this plate is done.

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Common questions

Same shop as the som tum page?
Yes. That page is the salad. Order the chicken with it.
Lake dinner?
No. This is the village gate. The raft kitchen is a boat ride.