Krua Jay Sim
Bib Gourmand 2026

🔄 Last checked 2 Jul 2026 · details and hours can change — check the venue before you go

Krua Jay Sim is a bold, heavy-handed Central Thai kitchen in Nakhon Chai Si, Nakhon Pathom, that has held a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand for several consecutive years and keeps its place in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Thailand. The story that's become part of the restaurant's identity is one Michelin itself notes: the place has moved location four times in a decade. Wherever it relocates, regulars follow it to the current address at 98/17 Moo 2, Soi Khun Kaeo 12, Khun Kaeo subdistrict — which says more than any review that this kitchen's flavours genuinely hold people. The Wongnai score backs it up too, at 4.6 out of 5 from reviews running through mid-2025.

What won Michelin over is uncompromising, heavy-handed Central Thai cooking. The dish to talk about first is the stir-fried black pepper prawns, spicy right through, and the tom yum mackerel, priced by the day's market rate since the kitchen insists on fresh catch. Another dish that's hard to find in the city is sesbania flowers stir-fried with shrimp paste and prawns — fragrant shrimp-paste-fried sesbania blossoms, a home-style vegetable dish Bangkok diners drive out specifically for. The tod man pla krai fish cakes (THB 200) are bouncy and rich, the moo khua chaew (THB 150) and kaeng pa with fish cakes (THB 240) are ordered at nearly every table. Budget runs about 251–500 THB per person, which is excellent value for cooking Michelin has tracked for years.

One thing worth knowing before you go: this is genuinely a daytime-only restaurant, open Tuesday to Sunday 09:00–15:30 (some sources say to 16:00), closed Mondays. The kitchen shuts by mid-afternoon, so plan it as the lunch stop on a Nakhon Chai Si day trip. Because the restaurant has relocated several times, old online map pins may send you to the wrong spot — pin only Khun Kaeo subdistrict, Soi Khun Kaeo 12. Don't follow older pins in Nakhon Chai Si town. Cash only per Michelin, with its own car park. Come prepared and this meal is a very good reason to get out of Bangkok for a day.

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Bold Central Thai

Krua Jay Sim

📍 Soi Khun Kaeo 12, Khun Kaeo, Nakhon Chai Si, Nakhon Pathom 🧭 Soi Khun Kaeo 12, Khun Kaeo, Nakhon Chai Si, Nakhon Pathom ⭐ 4.6 · 58 reviews (Google)

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Approx. priceTHB 150,

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👍 Best forFans of bold flavours who want to drive out of Bangkok for a proper Central Thai lunch at Bib Gourmand prices

🍽️ Bib GourmandBib GourmandCentral ThaiNakhon Pathom

🕐Tue–Sun 09:00–15:30 (some sources say to 16:00); closed Mond

🥢Signature — Stir-fried black pepper prawns

Budget runs 251–500 THB per person, cash only. Sample dishes: moo khua chaew THB 150, tod man pla krai THB 200, kaeng pa with fish cakes THB 240; the stir-fried black pepper prawns and tom yum mackerel are priced by the day's market rate. There's no online booking system — call ahead at 08-1351-4569, or just walk in. On weekends, arrive before noon, since Bangkok day-trippers fill the place up for weekend lunch.

You can only get here by car — no train or public transit reaches it. From Bangkok it's about 45–60 minutes' drive, and the restaurant has its own car park. The key thing is pinning the right location — the restaurant has moved several times, and the current address is 98/17 Moo 2, Soi Khun Kaeo 12, Khun Kaeo subdistrict, Nakhon Chai Si. Don't use an old pin in town. Open Tuesday–Sunday 09:00–15:30, closed Mondays. It's a daytime-only restaurant, so plan it as a lunch stop on a Nakhon Chai Si trip rather than dinner.

Must-tryStir-fried black pepper prawnsTom yum mackerelSesbania flowers stir-fried with shrimp paste and prawnsTod man pla krai fish cakesMoo khua chaew