Famous Nhong Rim Klong Crab Omelette in Bangkok · It's All About Crab Meat & Eggs

Nhong Rim Klong renowned for its crab meat dishes doesn't need any further introduction. Here's my take on the popular restaurant.

Restaurant name: Nhong Rim Klong

Address: 51 Ekkamai 23 Alley, Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand

Tel: +66 86 044 9478

Hours: 8:30am - 4:00pm (Sun off)

Despite its fame, Michelin Bib Gourmand award, local foodie guide accolades and strong social media presence, Nhong Rim Klong restaurant actually doesn't have any signboard at the moment. If there was, I couldn't see any despite trying when I was there 😂

Nhong Rim Klong is located in an alley, grimy and gritty. I like the hyperlocal feel of this place.

The ground level, long and narrow, bear bones furnishing, is dominated by a long bar counter with stools.

Nhong Rim Klong used to be a makeshift street side stall beside a funky smelling canal at nearby Ekkamai 21 before moving into these premises not long ago.

We were ushered upstairs which was full house. Yeah...., like downstairs, there was no decor 😄 It's like the old street side stall simply moved indoors and their fans followed.

The menu (an artefact from its legendary street & canal side days) is in both Thai and English but no pictures 😄 You may have what we had as a guide 😬

Spicy Mixed Seafood and Glass Noodle was exactly that. The soft glass noodles (tang hoon) did a good job soaking up the robust savoury, sour, spicy flavours of the sauce. 

Signature Crab Omelette (ala Jay Fai). The omelette was huge and feeds two or three easily.

The crab omelette emulates Jay Fai's crab and egg roll with lots of chunky soft crab meat wrapped in fluffy, custardy egg. It tasted subtly sweet from the crab with egginess from the eggs and a bit of savouriness from the grease and seasonings e.g. fish sauce. 

Tom Yam Seafood (Clear Soup). Fresh seafood like squid, fish and prawn with lots of spongy mushrooms, herbs and spices in a robustly savoury, sourish, spicy hot clear soup.

Cabbage Fried with Fish Sauce and Crab Meat.

The mildly umami savoury fish sauce and bits of garlic brought out the natural flavours of the crab, egg and cabbage. It was a blend of different softness of the crab and moist egg with juicy crunch of the crisp cabbage. I enjoyed this dish.

Fried Rice with Crab Meat. The rice and egg, soft and fluffy were only lightly stir  fried with little oil, so it is not Yangzhou fried rice with crab meat, if that is what you are expecting 😬

There was neither wok hei smokiness nor strong eggy taste but just a slight sweetness from rice and crab with a subtle egginess.

An iconic eatery which must be checked to earn your Bangkok street food creds 😬

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This is the type of hyperlocal Bangkok experience I miss.

Written by Tony Boey on 29 May 2022

Nhong Rim Klong at its quaint old, hyperlocal location between an alley and canal. I missed the chance to eat here 😓

Good renditions of similar dishes in Singapore from Nummum Thai Kitchen 👈 click