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No. 86 in the world · November 2026

Wattana Panich

Ekkamai · Bangkok, Thailand

Wattana PanichNo. 86
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The one bowl to order

The stewed beef noodle soup from the decades-old pot

The line to expect: Busy at lunch; mid-afternoon is easy.

Beef has simmered in the same giant pot out front for decades, topped up every day; the broth is dark, deep and like nothing else in Bangkok.

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Thai boat noodles (kuay teow reua), dark and spiced

Thai boat noodles (kuay teow reua), dark and spiced

2 hr 30 min (30 min hands-on) · 6 small bowls. Sold from boats on Bangkok's canals in small bowls: a dark, spiced beef or pork broth, traditionally thickened with a little blood. This home version keeps the spice and depth without it.

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