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Gai Yang Khao Suan Kwang in Khon Kaen ไก่ย่างเขาสวนกวาง

Gai yang Khao Suan Kwang is known for butterflied charcoal chicken on Mittraphap. It fits a highway lunch north of Khon Kaen, not a city night grill.

Khon Kaen120 to 220 THB a birdkai yang Thai food hub
Gai Yang Khao Suan Kwang in Khon Kaen

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Thaiไก่ย่างเขาสวนกวาง · kai yang
Price120 to 220 THB a bird
RoomKai Yang Wanna, Khao Suan Kwang
ClockMorning to mid-afternoon

What it tastes like

  • Smoky skin, a sour-chili jaew, and sticky rice. Share a bird.

How to order it

  • Thai name: kai yang (ไก่ย่างเขาสวนกวาง).
  • Say: Khor kai yang, kap khao niao kap jaew, khrap/kha.
  • Cash. Arrive before mid-afternoon. Birds sell out.

Typical price

  • 2026 cash: 120 to 220 THB a bird.

Where to try it

  • Kai Yang Wanna, 271 Mu 11, Mittraphap Rd, Kham Muang, Khao Suan Kwang, Khon Kaen 40280. Morning to mid-afternoon; phone +66 81 965 5484 if you arrive late. 120 to 220 THB a bird. Michelin-listed 2026. About 40 km north of Khon Kaen city on Mittraphap. Cash only.

Spice level and diet

  • Heat: Mild chicken. Jaew is the heat.
  • Diet: Chicken.

Next plates

  • Back to the Khon Kaen food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
  • Use the Isan food page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
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Common questions

Do you need to leave the city?
Yes. This is a highway district north of town. Budget a car on the Khon Kaen to Udon road.
Wanna or Rabeab?
Wanna is the 1973 room. Rabeab at 99 Mittraphap is the other named grill, with a city branch.