Everyone comes for their fix of classics like kaeng gai curry and pad thai at decidedly un-Kensington prices.
Unfortunately, Thip Samai was closed that day, so we headed to his restaurant instead and began with a plate of his pad Thai.
When the order of pad Thai landed at our table, McDang stuck his fork in, twirled some rice noodles around and then took a bite.
It's rammed with people scarfing pad Thai of such fresh, vivid, luxurious flavour that it makes any you've ever tried before taste almost laughable.
When I asked him to take me to his favourite pad Thai spot, he suggested we meet at Hot Shoppe, conveniently located about 20 meters from his home in the Thonglor neighbourhood.
The slightly cloying, plummy oyster-and-bacon pad thai elicited the opposite response, as did Filipino short ribs kare-kare, which, though well flavored with coconut, peanuts, and pickled chiles, were almost chalky in texture.
Penny Van Esterik, author of Materializing Thailand, thinks that pad Thai was the first standardised recipe in the country, thanks to the systemic way in which it was handed down and the nationalistic fervour surrounding it.
And though landmarks such as the central market clock tower may help you orientate yourself somewhat, chances are a map of your exact wanderings after a day out at Chatuchak would resemble most closely a plate of pad thai noodles.
The pad Thai is served in a white Chinese takeout container, the fried chicken in miniature fry baskets, and so on, so that you end up sampling more different things and have access to more unique and frankly better foods.
These stalls stay open from dawn until very late and offer everything from Thai salads and curries to pad thai and other dishes with a Phuket twist - especially their version of the humble fried potato, twirled on a stick and coated with tom yum flavour.
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