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The best tom yum goong in Bangkok

Hot and sour prawn soup with lemongrass, galangal, lime leaf, chili and lime. The dish to eat here, and the three places that do it best. Recipe at chefamazing.com/food-travel/dish/bangkok.

3 places in Bangkok · by Chef Amazing · updated October 23, 2026
Photo: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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  1. 1

    Pee Aor

    Phetchaburi Soi 5, Ratchathewi

    Get: Tom yum with river prawns, the creamy (nam khon) version

    Famous for its giant prawns and a broth made rich with their heads; it started as a street stall and still cooks like one.

  2. 2

    T&K Seafood

    Yaowarat (Chinatown)

    Get: Tom yum goong and grilled prawns at a sidewalk table

    The green-shirted Chinatown corner where Bangkok eats seafood late into the night.

  3. 3

    Jeh O Chula

    Thai street food · Banthat Thong Road, near Chulalongkorn University

    Get: Mama noodles tom yum, the late-night legend

    A queue that starts at dusk for a bowl of tom yum loaded with prawns, pork and egg.

    Also on these lists: Long lines in Bangkok, New and hot in Bangkok.

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