Som Tam Jay So
146 Soi Phiphat 2, Silom, Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500
Mon-Sat 11:00-17:30, closed Sunday
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Som Tam Jay So is a no-frills Isaan (northeastern Thai) eatery on Soi Phiphat 2, a quiet lane off Soi Convent in Silom. It has fed the Silom lunch crowd for well over a decade, with extra tables set out along the lane. The charcoal grill is the draw: marinated chicken wings, often the first thing to sell out, plus grilled chicken, pork neck and lemongrass-stuffed catfish, eaten with sticky rice and fiery papaya salads such as tam pa with fermented fish sauce. Orders are ticked on a paper check-box sheet, there is no air-conditioning, and weekday lunch brings a crush of office workers, so come before noon or after about 13:30. Dishes are cheap. It opens Monday to Saturday from 11:00 to 17:30. BTS Chong Nonsi and Sala Daeng are each a 5 to 10 minute walk.
Rating from public reviews
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Smoky charcoal-grilled wings and pork neck with properly fiery, funky papaya salads, all at street-level prices.
It is hot, cramped and hectic at weekday lunch, there is little English help, and the grilled favourites can sell out early.
Signature dish (as named by sources)
Grilled chicken wings (pik gai yang)
Getting there
BTS Chong Nonsi or BTS Sala Daeng - each about 5-10 minutes on foot
At a glance
- Charcoal-grilled chicken wings, the dish that usually sells out first
- Fiery, funky Isaan papaya salads pounded to order in a big mortar
- Grilled pork neck and lemongrass-stuffed catfish with sticky rice
Thai name
ส้มตำเจ๊โส
Dishes
Tam pa (jungle-style papaya salad with fermented fish sauce), Grilled pork neck (kor moo yang), Grilled catfish stuffed with lemongrass, Laab
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