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Street Food Crawl of Southeast Asia
The best eating in Southeast Asia happens standing up, at a wok cart, a griddle, or a hawker stall. This crawl links five of the region's great street dishes into one route, each from a different country. Make them across a night with friends, or work through the crawl one stop at a time.
5 stops
Stop 1
Pad ThaiBangkok (Central), Thailand · medium · 40 minBegin in Thailand with pad thai, the wok-tossed noodle that defines the roadside stall.
Stop 2
Bánh MìHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam · easy · 35 minHead to Vietnam for banh mi, the crackling baguette that carries the whole crawl in one hand.
Stop 3
Char Kway TeowPenang, Malaysia · medium · 30 minStop in Malaysia for char kway teow, smoky flat noodles seared over roaring heat.
Stop 4
Nasi Goreng KampungYogyakarta (Java), Indonesia · easy · 25 minTurn to Indonesia and its late-night nasi goreng, fried rice from the neighborhood cart.
Stop 5
Hainanese Chicken RiceSingapore, Singapore · medium · 80 minFinish in Singapore with Hainanese chicken rice, the dish every hawker center is judged by.