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No. 22 in the world · November 2026

SS Gai

East Nashville · Nashville, United States

gai tod with lemongrassNo. 22
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The one piece to order

Hat Yai fried chicken with sticky rice and sweet chilli

The line to expect: Small and busy at dinner; takeout is easy.

Hat Yai-style chicken in Nashville that earned a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand in the first American South guide.

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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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