Somsak Pu Ob
Mouth of Charoen Rat Soi 1, Charoen Rat Road, Khlong Ton Sai, Khlong San, Bangkok 10600
Tue-Sun 16:00-21:00, closed Monday; dishes often sell out early
Somsak Pu Ob is a pavement seafood stall at the mouth of Charoen Rat Soi 1 in Khlong San, founded by Mr Somsak around 1990 and still cooking to order. The menu is short: crab or prawns baked with glass noodles in a claypot on a flaming stove, scented with pepper, sesame oil and pork fat; blanched cockles; baked mussels with basil; and a green-chilli seafood sauce. The stall has appeared in the Michelin Guide since 2019 and a Wongnai reviewer notes its Bib Gourmand for 2025. It is about 500 m from BTS Wongwian Yai, Exit 3, and 900 m from BTS Krung Thon Buri. Wongnai lists hours of 16:00 to 21:00 from Tuesday to Sunday, closed Monday; dishes sell out early and waits of an hour are common, so calling ahead or arriving at opening is advised. Prawn portions cost about 300 baht and crab from about 310 to 1,000 baht by size, so two people spend 400 to 600 baht each.
Rating from public reviews
Each part combines public reviews from several sites (2,248 reviews). Not our own visit.
Reviewers praise the fresh, juicy crab and prawns baked with glass noodles, calling it worth the trouble.
Waits of an hour or more are common in the evening, and large crab dishes get expensive.
Signature dish (as named by sources)
Pu ob woon sen - crab baked with glass noodles in a claypot (from about 310 baht; large crab up to about 1,000 baht)
per person
$12
Getting there
BTS Wongwian Yai, Exit 3 - about 500 m (5 min walk); BTS Krung Thon Buri about 900 m
At a glance
- Michelin Guide since 2019; Bib Gourmand including 2025
- Only a handful of dishes; waits of an hour at peak times
- Second, air-conditioned branch on Lat Ya Road nearby
Thai name
สมศักดิ์ปูอบ
Dishes
Goong ob woon sen - prawns baked with glass noodles (about 290-300 baht), Pu khai ob woon sen - roe crab with glass noodles (about 550 baht, by weight), Blanched cockles (70 baht), Baked mussels with basil (70 baht), Green-chilli seafood dipping sauce
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