Located in Silom, Som Tam Jay So (ร้านส้มตำเจ๊โส) is one of my new favorite restaurants in Bangkok to eat som tam (green papaya salad). More on http://eatingthaifood.com/ (coming soon)
Silom is one of the biggest downtown and financial districts of Bangkok, and there are many good restaurants and street food stalls. And along with that, you’ll find an abundance of Isaan (northeastern Thailand) restaurants and street food stalls throughout Bangkok… but not all of them are that good. One day, while in Silom during lunch, Ying and I stopped at a place called Som Tam Jay So (ร้านส้มตำเจ๊โส) to eat some different types of Thai green papaya salad, and a few of their other specialities. It turned out to be some of the best som m, green papaya salad, that I’ve had in a long time in Bangkok. It’s now one of my favorite street food restaurants in Bangkok. Here are the dishes we ordered:
Som tam sua (ส้มตำซั่ว) - This is a green papaya salad with rice vermicelli noodles it. It also included a variety of other vegetables, plus lots of chilies, and fermented fish sauce. It was absolutely stunning.
Tam ba (ตำป่า) - For another plate of green papaya salad, we got the tam ba (ตำป่า), jungle style, with a big mixture of different ingredients, and again flavored heavily with fermented fish sauce. It was again incredibly delicious, unbelievably good.
Bik gai yang (ปีกไก่ย่าง) - Another thing they are famous for serving at Som Tam Jay So (ร้านส้มตำเจ๊โส) is grilled chicken wings. And the wings were so golden and crispy looking, that if it wasn’t for them telling me they were grilled I would have thought they were deep fried. The chicken wings were excellent, with flavor going all the way to the bone.
Kaw moo yang (คอหมูย่าง) - I wasn’t planning on ordering the fatty grilled pork neck, but when I saw it in the cabinet waiting to be served, I had to order it. The pork neck was absolutely incredible - it was tender and juicy, and you could really taste the grilled smoky flavor.
Tom Saeb moo (ต้มแซ่บหมู) - One of the popular soups in Isaan is tom Saeb moo (ต้มแซ่บหมู), a meaty and sour soup. This was pretty good, nice and spicy, and slightly sour with lots of meat and various pieces of intestine and other things in it.
Laab neau (ลาบเนื้อ) - The laab neau (ลาบเนื้อ), minced meat salad, was also incredibly delicious, with just the right flavor and plenty of chilies.
Khao neow (ข้าวเหนียว) - Finally, no Isaan meal can be eaten without sticky rice.
Som Tam Jay So (ร้านส้มตำเจ๊โส)
Address: Soi Piphat 2, Silom, Bangkok 10500
Open hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm daily
ที่อยู่ ซอยพิพัฒ 2 สีลม บางรัก กรุงเทพมหานคร 10500
โทร. 085-999-4225
เปิดบริการทุกวัน 8.30 - 16.30 น.
Total price for everything we ate - 339 THB
Som Tam Jay So (ร้านส้มตำเจ๊โส) serves some of the most authentic and best Isaan food and green papaya salad that I’ve had in Bangkok.
This Thai street food video was filmed and produced by Mark Wiens and Ying Wiens in Bangkok, Thailand. Check out our blog here:
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By Mark

14 thoughts on “Authentic isaan street food in bangkok at som tam jay so”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Nestor Pou says:

    I just happened to go for lunch yesterday and even though the Larb was really good and the papaya was good we had serious concerns about healthiness and cleanness of the place since they have some searious problems of rodents as big as the cat that was there. The actual cat was scared of it.

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Bruce says:

    That papaya salad was probably spicy already and you still had those dried chilies in your mouth and chewed them too? Now that's unbelievable.
    Do you have Thai in you?

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Immax Speed says:

    Hello mark. Would you suggest the restaurant owner to come up with a ' mark wien set menu'
    Which consist of several highlighted menu
    Protein of several choices + 3 to 4non protein menu
    Come with 3 sizes
    Set A for 2 ppl
    Set B for 4ppl
    Etc
    I n my partner (usually 2ppl) visited bkk several Times but always afraid to come to these all thai language restaurant due to language barrier but so curious to sampler most menu item but cant finish all food because of the portion size. Looks like their individual standard size is up to 4 ppl for me.
    Please consider my humble request to discuss with the owner
    I believe can this idea suit alot visitor needs..
    Warm regard….

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars The Hand That Bites says:

    Is it kissing snails?

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Tens Muri says:

    "It just burns the throat going down "😆 sounds painful

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Peter Radtke says:

    Most of these salads are that spicy that "normal"westerners cant eat it.Isaan food is at least 10 times more spicy than "Thai"food.

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars 黃氏玉 says:

    tuyet v ngon thank

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jostar Changlek says:

    กินแต่ล่ะคำ น่าอร่อยมากครับ

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars PS3LiMiTz says:

    Whenever I’m homesick I watch mark weins food videos

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Tsuda Ofelia says:

    Yummy ❤️❤️❤️

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Andrew Machen says:

    I ate at this place on an unexpected 24 hour layover in Bangkok on Marks recommendation. Don't be stupid people…that salad is hella hot and I grew up on cajun food. Order extra drinks!!

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Wreckage of my Flesh says:

    How can a nice guy like you like pain so much?

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars CR says:

    It looks like your neck it broken when you do that with the face! 🙄

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars P G says:

    👍from Ubonrachathani girl🇸🇪🇹🇭

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