decent thai food in ubon

[downtown]

Need recommendations for decent Thai restaurant in ubon, pref air con and not ridiculously expensive

Thanks

[lostinisaan]

I used to work in Ubon for four years and had the best Thai restaurant right around the corner of my school. There's no air conditioning, but the food is really outstanding.

The place is called "Paad Thai Song" ( Song means two). Let's say you come from Tung Si Muang park, heading towards Big C, Tesco, etc...The place is right after the police box on the left hand side. You'll see the police box after the second traffic light.

Food is served within a few minutes, there's no English menu and no sign in English outside. Should you go there, please buy some Mangoes with sticky rice for a desert after your meal,right next door. You'll be more than surprised.

I wish there'd be a similar, only a little bit similar restaurant in Sisaket area.

P.S. You could invite all and I mean all relatives of your Thai family and pay less than 1,000 baht. Whatever they eat......

Edited November 24, 2014 by lostinisaan

[Michael Hare]

In my opinon, Baan Klang Soi offers the best Thai food in Ubon. Not expensive. Charge no corkage fee if you bring your own wine, though they do have their wine.

The main restaurant is in Soi 15, Sukha-Upatham off Chaengsanit road. Very pleasant outdoor sitting with one large aircon room.

Baan Klang Soi has just opened a second branch off Upalism Road (which runs alonside the airbase) in Nakhon Ban Road. This new restaurant is totally aircon.

However, one must know what food to order, otherwise it can be a disapointment.

[Martyjustice]

On the Warin side there is the Mun View and the "Corner" restuarants. Both have AC.

[downtown]

That ks y'all

[SantiSuk]

Aircon tends to preclude an Ubon restaurant being great at Thai food and inexpensive IME.

Here's a few from me (following intros from Bergen on 1½ of them).

'Kok Kham' - an Ubon institution. Fish restaurant serving steamed and fried fish, tom yam, larp plaa and somtam(s). Consistently good quality. Food is unlikely to cost more than 200baht a head. Leggy beer sponsor dollies to keep the boys happy. Has an aircon room, but who needs aircon this time of year?

Had Khu Dua - on a sweeping 180 degree bend in the Mun River is a selection of maybe 30 floating and riverside restaurants serving wide ranges of Thai food. I do not have any one particular favourite and they are not the best Thai food but generally pretty good and the river views/ambience is excellent. say 250 baht a head for the food

'Mun View' (I think that's its name - not to be confused, I think, with the Mun View MartyJustice has listed as being in Warin unles he is defining Warin extremely broadly). Best Chinese Thai food I have found in Ubon, or in this part of Isaan for that matter. Raised platform overlooking Mun with nice tables and tableware and attentive staff. You are more likely to spend 400-500 baht at this classy joint.

See attached Word document for a map of these three - they are all between the Sisaket junction with Ubon Ring Road West and Central Plaza

'Porntip' - excellent BBQ chicken ("Gai Yang") and somtam restaurant. You are unlikely to spend more than 150 baht a head on food if there's more than one of you. Located on Thanon Sapphasit between its intersections with Sapphasit soi 1 (which houses 'T3 House Hotel' and Thanon Nakhonban. Not well signposted - so look for a thatched roof type of place 330 metres east of Sapphasit soi 1 on the north side of Thanon Saphasit.

And finally I'll just mention Ubon's (well Warin actually) most intriguing coffee house

'Pantae' Coffee House - coffee and cakes and probably more that I have yet to sample. From Ubon centre, take the main road south to Warin (past the Ubon Candle Park), over the Mun bridge, past Do Home, over the next bridge and, when the road splits (big picture of the King), bare left (don't bare right or you'll end up at Warin train station). At the first set of traffic lights up the hill (200m past the King picture). Turn right. A small street forming part of Tahan Road - Pantae is about 50m on the right hand side. Oddly advertised as a "Steak and Bakery" in brown. Oddly because it majors on good coffee and cakes in a querky bric-a-brac jungle garden setting. Unique!

See Page 2 of the attached Word doc if you cannae follow simple directions:P

Ubon Restaurants 2.doc

[The Fat Controller]

JINDA on the top floor of Central Mall.

[lostinisaan]

Aircon tends to preclude an Ubon restaurant being great at Thai food and inexpensive IME.

Here's a few from me (following intros from Bergen on 1½ of them).

'Kok Kham' - an Ubon institution. Fish restaurant serving steamed and fried fish, tom yam, larp plaa and somtam(s). Consistently good quality. Food is unlikely to cost more than 200baht a head. Leggy beer sponsor dollies to keep the boys happy. Has an aircon room, but who needs aircon this time of year?

Had Khu Dua - on a sweeping 180 degree bend in the Mun River is a selection of maybe 30 floating and riverside restaurants serving wide ranges of Thai food. I do not have any one particular favourite and they are not the best Thai food but generally pretty good and the river views/ambience is excellent. say 250 baht a head for the food

'Mun View' (I think that's its name - not to be confused, I think, with the Mun View MartyJustice has listed as being in Warin unles he is defining Warin extremely broadly). Best Chinese Thai food I have found in Ubon, or in this part of Isaan for that matter. Raised platform overlooking Mun with nice tables and tableware and attentive staff. You are more likely to spend 400-500 baht at this classy joint.

See attached Word document for a map of these three - they are all between the Sisaket junction with Ubon Ring Road West and Central Plaza

'Porntip' - excellent BBQ chicken ("Gai Yang") and somtam restaurant. You are unlikely to spend more than 150 baht a head on food if there's more than one of you. Located on Thanon Sapphasit between its intersections with Sapphasit soi 1 (which houses 'T3 House Hotel' and Thanon Nakhonban. Not well signposted - so look for a thatched roof type of place 330 metres east of Sapphasit soi 1 on the north side of Thanon Saphasit.

And finally I'll just mention Ubon's (well Warin actually) most intriguing coffee house

'Pantae' Coffee House - coffee and cakes and probably more that I have yet to sample. From Ubon centre, take the main road south to Warin (past the Ubon Candle Park), over the Mun bridge, past Do Home, over the next bridge and, when the road splits (big picture of the King), bare left (don't bare right or you'll end up at Warin train station). At the first set of traffic lights up the hill (200m past the King picture). Turn right. A small street forming part of Tahan Road - Pantae is about 50m on the right hand side. Oddly advertised as a "Steak and Bakery" in brown. Oddly because it majors on good coffee and cakes in a querky bric-a-brac jungle garden setting. Unique!

See Page 2 of the attached Word doc if you cannae follow simple directions:P

Ubon Restaurants 2.doc

Always a great pleasure to read your posts. Thanks a lot!!! Greetings from Sisaket town.

Edited November 28, 2014 by lostinisaan

[SantiSuk]

You too Lost. I second your recommendation of your Pad Thai find on Chayangkul by the way, which I tried after your previous recommendation (under an alter-Avatar I believe ). A good size portion of very tasty Pad Thai Talay (seafood) was only 60 baht last time I went. It's a bit of a cave though - need to time your entry on a relatively cool day and a Pad Thai lover's place, rather than one to impress the teelak (my Mrs thought it a bit of a hole but agreed the cooking was good). Mostly students in there the couple of times I've been. The OP would have a heart attack going in there if he favours air-con restaurants!

As you say, the mah-muang and sticky rice is also an excellent desert to follow from the shop next door (they are clearly choosy about the mangos - you can eat that in the comfort of your air-conditioned motor!

I recall taking a picture of the Pad Thai place (a few doors north of the Police box on Tha Chayangkul at its junction with Tha Sapphasit) in case anyone has trouble identifying it, so I've dug it up from my camera disc.

That must be Wat Thong Nopakhun behind it. You can see the neat pile of perfectly unblemished mangos in the picture!

Edited November 28, 2014 by SantiSuk

[lostinisaan]

You too Lost. I second your recommendation of your Pad Thai find on Chayangkul by the way, which I tried after your previous recommendation (under an alter-Avatar I believe ). A good size portion of very tasty Pad Thai Talay (seafood) was only 60 baht last time I went. It's a bit of a cave though - need to time your entry on a relatively cool day and a Pad Thai lover's place, rather than one to impress the teelak (my Mrs thought it a bit of a hole but agreed the cooking was good). Mostly students in there the couple of times I've been. The OP would have a heart attack going in there if he favours air-con restaurants!

As you say, the mah-muang and sticky rice is also an excellent desert to follow from the shop next door (they are clearly choosy about the mangos - you can eat that in the comfort of your air-conditioned motor!

I recall taking a picture of the Pad Thai place (a few doors north of the Police box on Tha Chayangkul at its junction with Tha Sapphasit) in case anyone has trouble identifying it, so I've dug it up from my camera disc.

Good Pad Thai restaurant in Ubon IMG_2679.jpg

That must be Wat Thong Nopakhun behind it. You can see the neat pile of perfectly unblemished mangos in the picture!

Damn! You got me again! just looking at the juicy mangoes makes me hungry, as you have to be very lucky to find something similar at the Sisaket market, near the rotfai. And if you find some, it never tastes like that from ubon.

I always bought two and ate one set for breakfast.

[songhklasid]

There's a all nite restaurant round the corner from laitong hotel car park , just near the market, superb thai food, cheap,hot & spicey,cheap, no English menu,, give it a try,my favourite,

Regards songhklasid.

[bergen]

For a bit of KL style Thai food, try Sabaiang at tha Hat Ku Dua rd. First restaurant on the left, coming from the ring road.

[otocheater]

Food court in BigC or lotus

:-)

[SantiSuk]

There's a all nite restaurant round the corner from laitong hotel car park , just near the market, superb thai food, cheap,hot & spicey,cheap, no English menu,, give it a try,my favourite,

Regards songhklasid.

ditto - except that it closes in early hours (and does not open until late afternoon) - the open fronted large Thai place on the corner of Phadaeng and Sapphasit (200 meterss north of Wrong Way falang bar).

[Patriot]

For all you "Dao Coffee" aficionados, there is a new branch in Warin town near the market.

Basically if you have taken the small bridge out of Ubon, pass the Warin market on your right and "Dao" is on the left, opposite the back of the large school.

Eyes peeled as it is a bit of a "blink and you'll miss it" situation.

Great for me as it means I don't have to hoof into Ubon for my favourite brekkie ie, a strong cup of "Dao" c/w a "kai grata" (the pan-fried egg with all the gubbins in it)

[ubonrthai]

The Central food court is actually really good. Sounds ridiculous but the prices are just barely above street prices and quality of food much better. Plus aircon.