Blue Crab Papaya Salad in Pattaya ส้มตำปูม้า
Som tum pu ma is known for green papaya pounded with lime and chili, then topped with blue crab. Moom Aroi's menu sells that salad for 150 THB.
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Thaiส้มตำปูม้า · som tam pu ma
Price150 THB
RoomMoom Aroi, Naklua
Clock10:30 to 21:30
What it tastes like
- Lime, chili, and sweet crab. Hotter than the steamed fish.
How to order it
- Thai name: som tam pu ma (ส้มตำปูม้า).
- Say: Khor som tam pu ma, pet nit noi, khrap/kha.
- Say the heat first. The salad is 150 THB, and it is not a full dinner without rice or a fish.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 150 THB.
Where to try it
- Moom Aroi Naklua, 83/4 Moo 2, Na Kluea Alley 4, Bang Lamung, Chon Buri 20150. 10:30 to 21:30 daily. 150 THB. Skip this, go here: skip a 40 THB street papaya if you wanted the crab on top. This one is 150 THB, and the sea bass is 480 THB if you need a main.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Hot unless you say otherwise.
- Diet: Crab and fish sauce.
Next plates
- Back to the Pattaya food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Pattaya page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Steamed Sea Bass is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Seafood Yum is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Mackerel Fish Cakes is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Is this the cheap street salad?
- No. The menu sells the blue-crab papaya for 150 THB.
- Where is the room?
- 83/4 Moo 2, Na Kluea Alley 4, open 10:30 to 21:30.