Jay Fai

Jay Fai has long been a street food icon, and for good reason — the begoggled chef’s signature crispy, golden-brown crab omelettes are simply unparalleled. If you’re looking for another reason to love the local legend, then also try her excellent stir-fried noodles with seafood and gravy. This is a deservedly popular spot and they don’t take bookings, so be sure to arrive early and be prepared to queue.

• Supinya “Jay Fai” Junsuta cooks at the wok in protective goggles.
• The crab omelette is the defining dish, crisp outside and packed with crab.
• Street-food restaurant with one Michelin star in Bangkok.
• A well-organised queue system, cash-only payment.

Signature Ingredients

• Crab: the signature omelette is built around large pieces of crab meat.
• Eggs: the crab omelette is fried until crisp and golden-brown.
• Prawns: cooked to order in stir-fries and curries.
• Yellow curry: the base for the restaurant’s stir-fried prawns in yellow curry.
• Noodles: wok-fried noodle dishes sit alongside the crab and curry staples.
• High-heat wok cooking: each dish is cooked one by one over intense heat for a smoky, crisp finish.

Overview

• One-star street-food restaurant on Maha Chai Road, Bangkok.
• Seafood cooked to order over high-heat woks.

What to order

• Crab omelette, crisp-fried exterior with a thick core of crab.
• Stir-fried prawns in yellow curry.
• Wok-fried noodle dishes.

Practical

• Expect a queue.
• Cash-only.