#1K. Panich Sticky Rice
The Old Town benchmark on Tanao Road, with a Michelin Bib Gourmand and rice steamed with salted coconut cream. Go in the morning; it closes at 17:00 and all day Sunday.
Thirteen places for mango sticky rice in Bangkok, from the Michelin-listed Old Town shop and Thong Lo's famous corner to late-night stalls in Silom and the market with the city's best fruit, grouped by where you'll be staying.
The heritage shops and the easy temple-day stops. K. Panich is the benchmark and closes at 17:00, so go in the morning.
#1The Old Town benchmark on Tanao Road, with a Michelin Bib Gourmand and rice steamed with salted coconut cream. Go in the morning; it closes at 17:00 and all day Sunday.
#3An air-conditioned mango café a few minutes from Wat Pho. The sticky rice is the order, with smoothies and bingsu if you want a longer break from the heat.
#6A third-generation family shop on the Wat Arun side of the river, with Damnoen Saduak mangoes and generous portions.
#7A friendly street-food restaurant on Chakrabongse Road near Khao San that is known for its mango sticky rice and stays open until midnight.
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Three stops within reach of the BTS, from Mae Varee's famous corner to a cheaper cart across the road and a late counter by Asok.
#2Thong Lo's famous corner by BTS Thong Lo, open 06:00 to 22:00, with a choice of Nam Dok Mai or Ok Rong mango and boxes made to take away.
#4The Sukhumvit Soi 38 cart across from Mae Varee, cheaper with bigger mangoes and four sizes of box, from early afternoon to about 22:00.
#5A small counter at the mouth of Sukhumvit Soi 18 near Asok, the late-night pick in mango season when it is reported to stay open around the clock.
A sit-down shophouse café on Song Wat for the middle of a Chinatown walk, and an air-conditioned counter at ICONSIAM across the river.
#8A family café in an old Song Wat shophouse, the sit-down dessert stop on a Chinatown walk, with a choice of mango varieties.
#13A modern mango dessert counter at ICONSIAM, air-conditioned and reliable when you're already at the riverside malls.
Two evening stalls for dessert after dinner, open until midnight or later.
#10An evening stall on Sala Daeng Road selling pad thai and mango sticky rice until 01:00, closed Mondays.
#11A fruit and mango sticky rice stall on Banthat Thong Road's late-night food strip, open from late afternoon to about midnight.
The market with the city's best fruit, beside Chatuchak, and the shop that made nine-color sticky rice famous.
#9Bangkok's premium fresh market beside Chatuchak, where several dessert counters use the best fruit in the city. Go early; the good mangoes sell first.
#12The Lat Phrao shop known since 1977 for nine-color sticky rice dyed with natural ingredients, a trip for anyone who wants the colored version.
K. Panich on Tanao Road in the Old Town, near the Giant Swing, is the one with the history and a Michelin Bib Gourmand, and it is open Monday to Saturday from 07:00 to 17:00. Mae Varee at the mouth of Soi Thong Lo is the other famous name, open every day from 06:00 to 22:00 a short walk from BTS Thong Lo.
Expect about ฿80 to ฿120 a box at a street cart or market stall and about ฿120 to ฿180 at the famous shops, depending on the size and the mango. Cafés with seating, such as Make Me Mango near Wat Pho, charge a little more. Prices rise outside mango season.
Nam Dok Mai, the mango most shops use, peaks from about March to June, when the fruit is sweetest and cheapest. Shops sell mango sticky rice all year, but fruit from October to December tends to be a little more tart and costs more.
Joom on Sala Daeng Road in Silom runs until 01:00 (closed Mondays), Mae Jim on Banthat Thong Road until about midnight, and Mae Varee and Ning's Mango Stand in Thong Lo until about 22:00. Chef Ple at Sukhumvit Soi 18 is reported to stay open around the clock in mango season.
Make Me Mango on Maha Rat Road is a few minutes' walk from Wat Pho and has air conditioning. K. Panich is about 15 minutes away on foot near the Giant Swing, and across the river Saleethip is a short walk inland from Wat Arun.
Cho Sornkaew in Lat Phrao is known for sticky rice in nine colors, each dyed with a natural ingredient such as butterfly pea or pandan. It is out in the north of the city, so most visitors go only if the colored version is the point.
Nam Dok Mai is the classic, golden and perfumed, and it is what most shops serve. Ok Rong is sweeter and less fragrant. Mae Varee, Saleethip and Wanjai Cafe House let you choose between them.