Sukhothai food guide
Sukhothai food is known for pork-lime-peanut noodles in Old Town. It fits lunch after the park bicycle, not a Bangkok day trip.
Photo: Supanut Arunoprayote (CC BY 4.0)
Old Sukhothai noodle rooms on Charotwithithong sell the namesake bowl at 40 to 70 THB. It is not boat noodles and not khao soi. Morning kanom jeen and park-gate jok match the 06:30 bicycle.
New town has more rooms and a duller dawn. For tickets use Sukhothai. For Ayutthaya cups use Ayutthaya food.
Specialties
Sukhothai Noodles ก๋วยเตี๋ยวสุโขทัย
Kuay tiew Sukhothai is thin rice noodles with pork, green beans, lime, and crushed peanut. It fits an Old Sukhothai lunch after the dawn bicycle. Old Sukhothai noodle rooms by the park gate is the named start. 40 to 70 THB.
Old Sukhothai noodle rooms by the park gate, Charotwithithong Rd, Muang Kao, Sukhothai 64210
08:00 to 15:00 · 40 to 70 THB
Kanom Jeen ขนมจีน
Kanom jeen is rice noodles with a curry pot and raw veg. It fits an Old Sukhothai morning before the park heat. Old Sukhothai morning kanom jeen shops is the named start. 40 to 60 THB.
Old Sukhothai morning kanom jeen shops, Muang Kao market row, Sukhothai 64210
07:00 to 13:00 · 40 to 60 THB
Sai Ua ไส้อั่ว
Sai ua is herb sausage that still sells in Old Sukhothai markets. It fits a snack with sticky rice after the park, not a hotel breakfast slice. Old Sukhothai market grills is the named start. 20 to 40 THB a stick.
Old Sukhothai market grills, Muang Kao market row, Sukhothai 64210
Morning and late afternoon · 20 to 40 THB a stick
Khao Niew ข้าวเหนียว
Khao niew is sticky rice in a basket. It is the utensil for sai ua and nam prik in Old Sukhothai. Old Sukhothai market grills is the named start. 10 to 22 THB.
Old Sukhothai market grills, Muang Kao market row, Sukhothai 64210
With the grill · 10 to 22 THB
Jok โจ๊ก
Jok is rice porridge. It fits a 06:30 bowl beside the Old Sukhothai park gate before the bicycle. Park-gate morning shops is the named start. 40 to 60 THB.
Park-gate morning shops, Old Sukhothai park gate, Muang Kao, Sukhothai 64210
06:00 to 10:00 · 40 to 60 THB
Mango Sticky Rice ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง
Mango sticky rice is seasonal mango with coconut sticky rice. An Old Sukhothai fruit shop at 80 to 120 THB is the afternoon check. Old Sukhothai fruit shops is the named start. 80 to 120 THB.
Old Sukhothai fruit shops, Muang Kao, Sukhothai 64210
10:00 to 18:00 · 80 to 120 THB
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- Sukhothai or boat noodles?
- Sukhothai noodles are lighter, with peanut and bean. Boat noodles are the Ayutthaya cup.
- New town lunch?
- Exists. Sleep at the gate if the dawn bicycle is why you came.