# The best Thai street food to try

The most popular Thai street food dishes, tasty, cheap and easy to find, as compiled by ICONSIAM, Thai Food Cookbook and Kapook: from pad thai and som tam to mango sticky rice.

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- Jan 24, 2026 · Anucha
- https://even.best/en/l/1599/the-best-thai-street-food-to-try

## Top 15

1. **Pad thai** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Rice noodles stir-fried with shrimp, tofu, bean sprouts and peanuts.
2. **Som tam** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pounded green papaya with chilli, lime, fish sauce and long beans.
3. **Moo ping** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Marinated pork skewers grilled over charcoal, with sticky rice.
4. **Gai tod** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Crispy fried chicken topped with fried shallots, with som tam.
5. **Khao man gai** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Poached chicken with rice cooked in chicken stock and soybean sauce.
6. **Boat noodles** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Small bowls of intense, rich noodle soup.
7. **Mango sticky rice** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sticky rice with coconut cream and ripe mango.
8. **Pad kra pao** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Holy basil stir-fry with minced pork over rice, with a fried egg.
9. **Gai yang** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Herb-marinated grilled chicken with jaew dipping sauce.
10. **Grilled meatballs** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Meatball skewers grilled and drizzled with sweet sauce.
11. **Hoi tod** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Crispy batter with oysters or mussels.
12. **Khanom krok** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Coconut rice-flour cups cooked in a charcoal pan.
13. **Roti** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fried flatbread with condensed milk or banana.
14. **Khao kha moo** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Braised pork leg over rice with pickled greens.
15. **Nam khaeng sai** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Shaved ice with syrups and many toppings.

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