Grilled Market Fish in Khao Yai ปลาย่างปากช่อง
A whole grilled fish at Pak Chong Night Market is the larger plate, around 160 THB. It fits two people who already bought skewers at about 10 THB.
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Thaiปลาย่าง · pla yang
PriceAround 160 THB a fish
RoomPak Chong Night Market
Clock17:00 to 22:00
What it tastes like
- Charcoal fish and a seafood dip. Share it. The bones are part of the plate.
How to order it
- Thai name: pla yang (ปลาย่าง).
- Say: Khor pla yang, kilo la thao rai, khrap/kha.
- Ask the price before they put it on the coals.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: Around 160 THB a fish.
Where to try it
- Pak Chong Night Market fish grill, Pak Chong Night Market, town centre, Nakhon Ratchasima 30130. 17:00 to 22:00. Around 160 THB a fish. A skewer is about 10 THB if the fish is too much.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: The dip is hot. The fish is mild.
- Diet: Fish.
Next plates
- Back to the Khao Yai food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Khao Yai page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Som Tum And Gai Yang is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Fish Maw Soup is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Pak Chong Night Market is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- By the kilo?
- Ask before it hits the grill. A published market figure for a whole fish is around 160 THB.
- Lunch fish?
- This figure is the night market. The market opens at 17:00.