Nong Khai food guide
Nong Khai food is known for nam nuang wraps on Meechai. It fits a Mekong day, not a same-night UD Town crawl.
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Daeng Namnuang at 689/1 Meechai is the named wrap table at 120 to 220 THB a set. Rimkhong rooms grill river fish if you ask the weight price. Saturday walking street is snacks, not a substitute for the wrap.
Udon is UD Town. Khon Kaen is the highway bird. Use those pages if that is where you actually are.
Specialties
Nam Nuang แหนมเนือง
Nam nuang is Vietnamese-style grilled pork wraps with herbs and a sweet sauce. Daeng Namnuang on Meechai is the named Nong Khai table. Daeng Namnuang is the named start. 120 to 220 THB a set.
Daeng Namnuang, 689/1 Meechai Rd, Mueang Nong Khai 43000
10:00 to 20:00; confirm the rest day the morning you go · 120 to 220 THB a set
Mekong Fish ปลาย่างโขง
Mekong grilled fish is a Nong Khai river plate. It fits a rimkhong dinner after nam nuang, if you price the fish first. Rimkhong river restaurants is the named start. 200 to 400 THB a fair plate.
Rimkhong river restaurants, Rimkhong Rd, Mueang Nong Khai 43000
11:00 to 21:00 · 200 to 400 THB a fair plate
Walking Street ถนนคนเดินหนองคาย
Nong Khai walking street is the Saturday snack walk by the Mekong. It fits cups at 30 to 80 THB, not a nam nuang substitute. Nong Khai Walking Street is the named start. 30 to 80 THB.
Nong Khai Walking Street, Meechai and river grid, Mueang Nong Khai 43000
Saturday from 16:00 · 30 to 80 THB
Sai Krok Isan ไส้กรอกอีสาน
Sai krok Isan is sour fermented pork sausage. It fits a Nong Khai walking-street stick after nam nuang. Nong Khai Walking Street grills is the named start. 30 to 60 THB a set.
Nong Khai Walking Street grills, Meechai and river grid, Mueang Nong Khai 43000
Saturday from 16:00; night stalls on other days · 30 to 60 THB a set
Som Tum ส้มตำ
Som tum is green papaya salad. In Nong Khai, order Thai first at a river or town Isan room. Town Isan rooms off Meechai is the named start. 50 to 90 THB.
Town Isan rooms off Meechai, Meechai Rd side sois, Mueang Nong Khai 43000
10:00 to 20:00 · 50 to 90 THB
Khao Niew ข้าวเหนียว
Khao niew is sticky rice in a basket. It is the utensil for som tum in Nong Khai. Town Isan rooms off Meechai is the named start. 10 to 22 THB.
Town Isan rooms off Meechai, Meechai Rd side sois, Mueang Nong Khai 43000
With the som tum · 10 to 22 THB
Mango Sticky Rice ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง
Mango sticky rice is seasonal mango with coconut sticky rice. A Nong Khai town box at 80 to 120 THB is the check. Town fruit shops near Meechai is the named start. 80 to 120 THB.
Town fruit shops near Meechai, Meechai Rd, Mueang Nong Khai 43000
10:00 to 20:00 · 80 to 120 THB
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- Nam nuang or sai krok first?
- Nam nuang. Sai krok is a walking-street snack.
- From Udon the same evening?
- Only if you already dropped the UD Town night. They are different dinners.