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No. 4 in the world · November 2026

Soi Polo Fried Chicken (Gai Tod Jae Kee)

Soi Polo, Lumphini · Bangkok, Thailand

gai tod with lemongrassNo. 4
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The one piece to order

The whole bird under a mountain of crisp fried garlic, with som tam and sticky rice

The line to expect: Busy at lunch with office workers, and a whole bird takes a while. Beat it: 2 to 4pm.

A family shop for nearly 50 years and on MICHELIN's Bib Gourmand list since 2019: thin, shattering skin and golden garlic chips over everything.

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Thai fried chicken (gai tod Hat Yai) with crisp shallots and sweet chilli

Thai fried chicken (gai tod Hat Yai) with crisp shallots and sweet chilli

2 hr marinate, 45 min · 4, with sticky rice. Southern Thailand's fried chicken: a pounded marinade of coriander root, garlic and white pepper, a thin rice-flour coat, and a heap of shallots fried golden on top. Eaten with sticky rice, sweet chilli sauce and som tam.

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