STORY

A boat-noodle house, named Ayutthaya

Ayutthaya Boat Noodles — listed on Google Maps as Nhà Hàng Nhà Người Thái — sits in alley 32/63 Cao Thang, Ban Co, serving Thai boat noodles every day, 9AM to 10PM.

Ayutthaya is Thailand's old capital — a canal city, where vendors rowed boats along the canals and ladled bowls of noodles to customers on the bank. Boat noodles were born on those boats. The house's name recalls that very place.

Four bowls and drinks
Four bowls and drinks

The house is small, down the alley: one room, a few tables, a kitchen ladling bowl by bowl from 9AM. Over the door, a pediment carved with a divine bird — Ayutthaya's mark right at the entrance. Guests don't come looking for a showy restaurant — they come for a piping-hot bowl of boat noodles, then head on.

Dining room with leaf bowls
Tables with leaf bowls

Every day the house opens at 9AM and closes at 10PM. Neighbours drop by for lunch, visitors from across town for dinner — and alley 32/63 always has people coming and going.

ADDRESS
32/63 Cao Thang, Ban Co, HCMC
HOURS
Daily 9AM–10PM
CUISINE
Thai · boat noodles
ROOM
A room down the alley

Ayutthaya Boat Noodles — a Thai boat-noodle house in alley 32/63 Cao Thang, open daily 9AM to 10PM.

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