Use a town grill or Daeng Namnuang, 10:00 to 20:00.

Saturday Gai Yang in Nong Khai ไก่ย่าง

Charcoal chicken with sticky rice is the bird for a Mekong evening. Nong Khai's Saturday walking street is the grill for it, 16:00 to 22:00, between the ferry landings.

Nong Khai60 to 120 THBkai yang Thai food hub

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Thaiไก่ย่าง · kai yang

Price60 to 120 THB

RoomSaturday walking street

ClockSaturday 16:00 to 22:00

What it tastes like

Smoky skin, jaew, and sticky rice. Som tum is the salad at the next mortar.

How to order it

Thai name: kai yang (ไก่ย่าง).
Say: Khor kai yang, kap khao niao, khrap/kha.
Saturday only. Other nights, Daeng Namnuang on Meechai is the named table.

Typical price

2026 cash: 60 to 120 THB.

Where to try it

Nong Khai Walking Street, Rim Khong Road, from the ferry landings toward Tha Sadet, Nong Khai 43000. Saturday 16:00 to 22:00. 60 to 120 THB. Skip this, go here: skip the river on a weeknight for this grill; the street is Saturday. Nam nuang is the daily wrap.

Spice level and diet

Heat: Chicken is mild. Jaew is the heat.
Diet: Chicken.

Next plates

Back to the Nong Khai food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
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Saturday Larb is the nearby order if this plate is done.

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