At Pantip? It’s Mainly Khao Soi Gai

It’s hardly a secret, they have all the DVDs and games over at Pantip Plaza. You may even buy your Mac or a DSLR camera at Pantip. Pantip is no longer a synonym for piracy and copyright frauds. To me though, Pantip though holds a secret. It’s the home of the most delicious khao soi gai.

Venturing to Pantip Plaza means venturing to get two bowls of creamy viscous khao soi gai – a curry noodle dish from Northern Thailand. Similar to a massaman’s curry texture, khao soi gai is all pleasantly thick and oily. Prepared like nowhere else at Pantip’s food court on the second floor.

Since years the same old lady is preparing and filling up the bowls. She won’t remember your face, even if you eat her curry every day. She sells so many of these bowls in that otherwise completely unspectacular food court.

She sells so many bowls filled with soft and crispy noodles and freshly sliced shallots and pickled mustard leaves and a big chunk of chicken floating in the glorious curry, there’s no chance she can remember a face.

If at Pantip, don’t only head for the gadgets. Head for that curry. Thai food photographer Austin Bush who was looking a decent khao soi in Bangkok met a respectable one at Yuy Lee at 25 Sukhumvit Soi 31.

If you’re a khao soi addict you’ll agree that the slightly pale color and watery texture don’t really promise the richness you’re looking for. Austin himself calls it “decent, but not exceptional.” I tried it, definitively more watery than Pantip’s exceptional khao soi gai. See? Now you have an excuse to venture there more often.

More successful Austin had been at Khao Soi Sophaphan – see Austin’s shot above. You’ll notice that a commentator even mentions Pantip’s 2nd floor khao soi gai.

A noodle curry so delicious, a New Yorker dedicates a blog to this Burmese influenced perfect Thai dish.

And this just in: Tried the khao soi at Emporium’s food court. Not shabby at all! If you’re looking from the Skytrain, it’s the fourth stall named Tom Yum Noodles (written in Thai). They got “Northern Style Noodles” on the menu – that’s what you want. Creamy, slightly sourish and enjoyably rich. Deserves a solid recommend.

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7 Responses to “At Pantip? It’s Mainly Khao Soi Gai”

Brad on June 9th, 2008 6:27 am

Khao Soi is one of my Pantip favorites too.

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Erik on June 9th, 2008 11:12 am

I thought there were multiple food places in the 2nd floor food court. Which one in particular is it?

And what does Khao Soi Gai look like in Thai script so I can find it? I’d love to try this.

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BangkokDan on June 9th, 2008 11:15 am

You find the Thai script here.

Just take the long escalator to your right at the main entrance. It’ll bring you right to that food court in the center of the second floor.

The lady with her big steaming pot full of vicious khao soi you’ll find opposite the cashier.

I usually order it gai mai au. Costs some mean twenty baht.

BangkokDan

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HaPPi Like a HiPPo on August 8th, 2008 3:12 pm

Hmm sounds interesting …

I haven’t noticed this Khao Soi stall in Pantip before as I usually order krapao kai from the ‘taam-sang’ stall. Should give it a try on my next visit!

The best Khao Soi I’ve eaten in Bangkok dates back to the late 80s or early 90s (unsure), at a food court near Bangkok Palace hotel, Pratunam. Not quite sure if that place still exists now, but that used to be my daily dinner dish for a while as it was simply superb. Fresh, crispy, thick, oily.

I eat Khao Soi at Seacon Square’s top floor food court whenever I go there. It tastes good enough to satisfy my occasional cravings for Khao Soi.

Thanks for the article, which reminded me I haven’t eaten Khao Soi for a while now.

Sunny

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Fruit Juice Dharma on January 18th, 2009 9:39 am

[...] Another reason to head to Pantip regularly, besides Pantip’s khao soi gai. And maybe a new gadget or [...]

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K on June 10th, 2009 1:22 am

WOW! I thought I was the only one that went to Pantip for the Khao Soi.

Sometimes I have gone there especially for it. I am in the U.K. now and would give anything for a bowl of that at the moment!

kiteung khao soi yoo thii pantip mak mak loei!

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Gedeon on June 13th, 2009 12:25 pm

I tried the khao soi at Emporium a couple of weeks ago. I did not like it at all … I guess it changed since the article was posted.

I’ll try it at Pantip next time i go there! Thanks for the advice!

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