These "mobile stalls" (Pang Loi) on the streets of Bangkok can look a little intimidating to foreigners but as you quickly discover it’s a popular hospitality culture that you must try, but they provide convenient, delicious and cheap meals to the locals. You most often find these stalls in high concentration in particularly busy areas, if that’s a tourist area then it will be priced accordingly.

Some street vendors operate in groups, often in local markets, which means you can go to the same place every night and have a different choice of meal. Some even open around the clock. The main attractions usually include a noodles stall, a made-to-order food stall, and 'curry on rice' stall.

Knowing what's what is essential when eating from food stalls. You should be able to figure out what kind of food a particular stall is selling by observing the ingredients in the glass display window and the way they're being prepared. 

There are many kinds of noodle stalls available; chicken noodles, duck noodles, egg noodles with wonton and 'moo daeng' (red barbequed pork), beef and meat ball noodles, 'yen ta four' (noodles in red soy bean paste with fish ball, squid and morning glory) - the list is endless. The noodles themselves come in different sizes and shapes too.