Which days are closed?

Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday and Friday have a break from 14:30 to 17:00. Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday run 11:00 to 22:00.

Is the sauce very funky?

It uses fermented fish sauce. Ask for a lighter hand if you want less of that flavour.

Herb Seabass in Ubon Ratchathani ปลากะพงสมุนไพร

Fact-checked: 31 Oct 2026

Herb seabass is a seabass plate with herbs and fermented fish sauce. Mok on Phrommarat Road in Ubon is closed Monday and Tuesday, and Wednesday and Friday break from 14:30 to 17:00.

Ubon Ratchathani200 to 450 THBpla kapong samunphrai Thai food hub

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Thaiปลากะพงสมุนไพร · pla kapong samunphrai

Price200 to 450 THB

RoomMok, Phrommarat Road

ClockClosed Monday and Tuesday; Wednesday and Friday have a break; else 11:00 to 22:00.

What it tastes like

Seabass, herbs, and fermented fish sauce. Not a papaya salad.

How to order it

Thai name: pla kapong samunphrai (ปลากะพงสมุนไพร).
Say: Khor pla kapong samunphrai, khrap/kha.
Closed Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday and Friday 11:00 to 14:30 and 17:00 to 22:00. Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday 11:00 to 22:00. Plates run 200 to 450 THB.

Typical price

2026 cash: 200 to 450 THB.

Where to try it

Mok, 115 Phrommarat Road, Nai Mueang, Ubon Ratchathani 34000. Closed Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday and Friday 11:00 to 14:30 and 17:00 to 22:00. Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday 11:00 to 22:00.. 200 to 450 THB. Skip this, go here: Monday and Tuesday are closed, so those days need another room. Crispy catfish som tum at Jinda runs daily until 21:00, a typical plate 80 to 150 THB.

Spice level and diet

Heat: Medium. The sauce is savoury.
Diet: Fish.

Next plates

Back to the Ubon Ratchathani food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
Use the Ubon food page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
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Common questions

Which days are closed?: Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday and Friday have a break from 14:30 to 17:00. Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday run 11:00 to 22:00.
Is the sauce very funky?: It uses fermented fish sauce. Ask for a lighter hand if you want less of that flavour.