The Best Pad Thai in Bangkok: Thipsamai

Pad Thai Thip Samai (ผัดไทยทิพย์สมัย), probably the most famous and best Pad Thai in Bangkok, is located on Maha Chai Road. Operating since 1966, this place can be easily spotted and any tuk tuk / taxi would be able to bring you there as it has already garnered a special brand of its own. At the front entrance of the restaurant, you’ll be greeted with loads of heat from the stove and the chefs moving around obstructing your way to get into the shop for a seat.

Big flames, huge pots and kualis dishing out awesome pad thais.

Here it is, the famous Thipsamai Pad Thai, supposed to be totally egg wrapped but I guess mine had a flaw =’( The noodles inside were thai style, well so far I’ve haven seen such rice noodle in Malaysia something similar to those glass noodles but a tad thicker than it. Ah! Just look at the photo! The taste was extremely luscious with presence of tomato flavor on each bite. There are 2 -3 fresh juicy prawns inside (around 3-4cm in diameter). It wasn’t too oily, was served together with a plate of raw bean sprouts and a few slices of the banana heart.

Next order was the generic Pad Thai. However, this plate of generic Pad Thai did not taste as well as I expected it to be. The noodles did not have any tomato flavor and tasted more like normal fried noodles. Not recommended.

Price? 60 baht for the egg wrapped Pad Thai and around 35 baht for the generic Pad Thai. Well, I guess you get what you’ve paid for? Haha.

I’d gladly accept an offer to have a Pad Thai anytime if it is available here.

Pad Thai Thip Samai @ Maha Chai Road, Bangkok
313 Maha Chai Road
Samran Rat, Phra Nakhon
Bangkok 10200
Thailand

Opening hours : 5pm – 3am.

2012
02/27
CATEGORY
Food
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