Pai food guide
Pai food is a khao soi lunch and a Walking Street dinner. Both fit a town stay, not a valley hut without a scooter.
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Lunch: Khao Soi Zisters in Wiang Tai is a 10 to 15 minute walk from Walking Street.
Dinner: Walking Street stalls run nightly. Mains sit at the bus terminal end. For the town map use Pai.
Specialties
Khao Soi ข้าวซอย
Khao soi is the northern coconut curry noodle. In Pai, Khao Soi Zisters is the bowl people walk 15 minutes out of town for. Khao Soi Zisters is the named start. 60 to 90 THB.
Khao Soi Zisters, 58/1 Moo 6, Wiang Tai, Pai, Mae Hong Son 58130
From 09:00 into early evening; closed one day a week · 60 to 90 THB
Kanom Jeen Nam Ngiao ขนมจีนน้ำเงี้ยว
Nam ngiao is rice noodle in a tomato and pork-rib broth. It fits a cheap lunch at a Thai-menu shop on Route 1095. Khao soi shop on Route 1095 is the named start. 30 to 50 THB.
Khao soi shop on Route 1095, 230 Moo 1, Route 1095, Pai, Mae Hong Son 58130
Lunch hours; go early · 30 to 50 THB
Pad Thai ผัดไทย
Pad thai is the wok noodle everyone knows. On Pai Walking Street the carts cook it to order every evening on Chai Songkhram Road. Pai Walking Street is the named start. 40 to 60 THB.
Pai Walking Street, Chai Songkhram Rd, Wiang Tai, Pai, Mae Hong Son 58130
Nightly from about 17:00 to 22:00 · 40 to 60 THB
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- Is Walking Street every night?
- Yes. Stalls set up from about 17:00.
- Vegetarian khao soi?
- Tofu bowls are common in Pai. Ask for no fish sauce.