Go-Ang Kaomunkai Pratunam

Go-Ang Kaomunkai Pratunam is the pink-shirted chicken rice shop at the mouth of Soi Phetchaburi 30, started in 1960 by Sombat 'Go-Ang' Pluekpaiboon, who learned Hainanese cooking from his father; the family now runs several branches, including an air-conditioned one in The Market Bangkok around the corner. The draw is khao man kai: thick slices of poached chicken over rice cooked in chicken fat, with a soy-based chilli dipping sauce, cucumber and a bowl of broth, plus sides of chicken liver and gizzard, braised pork, bitter melon and pork rib soup and iced chrysanthemum tea. It held a Michelin Bib Gourmand in the 2018 and 2019 guides and stays full of Thai and foreign customers. The stall is in Pratunam, about 600 m from BTS Chit Lom, exit 6, via the R-Walk. It opens daily in two sittings, roughly 06:00 to 14:00 and 15:00 to 22:00, with a managed queue. A plate costs about 50 baht and most people spend under 100 baht.