Food

Soi Food
Almost every neighborhood has an area with soi (street) food.
How much:
Soi food- Can be as cheap as 20 baht (for chicken satay) or as expensive as 50 baht (for bigger dishes). Either way, street food will cost no more than 50 baht (about $1.50). Fresh fruit smoothies will cost about 20 baht (65 cents), and fresh fruit will cost about 10 baht (30 cents). Water, coke and tea from street vendors will cost about 10 baht (30 cents).

Thai restaurants
It's the same food you'll find on the street... just at higher prices.
How much:
Thai dishes will be anywhere from 90-200 baht at a moderately priced Thai restaurant, so up to $7.


Here are some of the staple dishes Thailand:

Mango Sticky Rice

Just as it sounds... fresh mango with sticky rice served with warm cream and crisped rice.

Som Tom

This is spicy papaya salad- very spicy and fresh.

Cow Pad

This is fried rice. If you want fried rice with chicken, you'd say "cow pad guy" (guy means chicken).

Pad Thai

This is probably the most famous Thai dish with noodles, peanut sauce, tofu and your choice of meat.

Pad Kra Preaw

This is a mix of pork and peppers with rice. It's a really, really spicy dish, so proceed with caution.

Tom Yum

This is lemon grass hot & sour soup, usually served with shrimp.