Guay Jub Ouan Pochana

The corner of the shop displays a large, bubbling cauldron of dark, peppery broth that greets everyone stepping near the intersection of Yaowarat Road. This is Guay Jub Ouan Pochana, a street food stall that has anchored this sidewalk for over sixty years. Ouan, the original owner, built a reputation here by rolling sheets of rice noodles into tight, chewy tubes and serving them in a soup so heavily spiced with black pepper that regulars sweat through their meals in the humid night air.