Kwan Riam Floating Market in Bangkok offers a good selection of food and shopping opportunities. You can choose to eat on one of the boats transformed into restaurants floating on the canal. These boats-restaurants offer authentic and really yummy Thai dishes.
Top food at Kwan Riam Floating Market
Here are listed our top picks of food at Kwan Riam Floating Market that you should try when visiting this floating market in Bangkok.
1. Noodles
There are many restaurants selling noodle dishes that you can try around the market. We’ve tried a traditional noodle soup which was very delicious and cost only 50 baht per bowl.
2. Pad Thai
Pad Thai is a popular noodle dish in Thailand. It is made from flat rice noodles with a good combination of classic ingredients like eggs, tofu, peanuts, bean sprouts and the flavors of sweet, spicy and sour. We have ordered seafood Pad Thai that cost us 70 baht.
3. Seafood
At Kwan Riam Floating Market you can expect to see many vendors selling seafood in the restaurants along the canal.
4. Khanom Jeen (ขนมจีน)
Khanom Jeen or Tender Rice Noodles with Curry is a type of noodles made from rice starch. They are very soft and thin. There are many kinds of curry sauce you can eat with Khanohm Jeen and it is served with fresh vegetables.
5. Barbecue
Thai style grilled BBQ is served on a stick. This BBQ stick costs 25 baht.
6. Tub Tim Grob (ทับทิมกรอบ)
Tub Tim Grob is a Thai dessert that consists of little red rubies made from water chestnuts and tapioca flour, served with sweetened coconut milk and ice. It is a sweet, refreshing and delicious dessert you can try at Kwan Riam Floating Market.
7. Khao Lam (ข้าวหลาม)
Khao Lam or Sticky Rice in Bamboo is one of Thai dessert snacks made of sticky rice soaked in sugar and coconut milk and baked in a stalk of bamboo. It's a really interesting snack.
8. Crispy Thai pancakes
Delicious crispy Thai pancakes (Khanom Buang : ขนมเบื้อง) at the market cost 25-30 baht/set.
All these Thai food dishes and snacks are really worth trying at Kwan Riam Floating Market, so head there with an empty stomach.
