No. 39 in the world · November 2026
Cherng Doi Roast Chicken
No. 39The one to order off the fire
Gai yang (grilled chicken) with sticky rice and som tam
What it burns: Charcoal
Northern Thai grilled chicken with crisp skin and real smoke, the one locals pick over the famous rival.
Cook it at home
Gai yang: Thai grilled chicken with sticky rice
1 hr plus 3 hr marinating · 4 people. Northern Thai grills cook flattened chicken slowly over low charcoal so the skin crisps and the fat drips into the coals. The marinade does most of the work; a charcoal grill gives the smoke.
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