Raan Jay Fai

MICHELIN GUIDE

Raan Jay Fai has been awarded 1 Michelin Star in the MICHELIN Guide Bangkok 2020.

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Roadside hawker Supinya Junsuta, better known as Jay Fai, found fame for receiving a Michelin star two years in a row, but the plucky 73-year-old still personally cooks every dish at her Bangkok stall. Long before Jay Fai gained international fame for becoming Bangkok’s first street food stall ...More

Roadside hawker Supinya Junsuta, better known as Jay Fai, found fame for receiving a Michelin star two years in a row, but the plucky 73-year-old still personally cooks every dish at her Bangkok stall.

Long before Jay Fai gained international fame for becoming Bangkok’s first street food stall to be awarded a Michelin star in 2018, the eatery was already revered by local foodies for its wok-fried seafood dishes, meticulously turned out by sole chef and owner, 73-year-old Supinya Junsuta.

Since receiving a Michelin star in the inaugural MICHELIN Guide Bangkok 2018 and again in 2019, a lot has changed for the humble eatery now under the glare of the international media spotlight. Jay Fai has been catapulted onto the world stage, participating in the 6th MAD Symposium in Copenhagen in 2018 at the behest of Noma’s Rene Redzepi and working with Thai Airways to create menus for its First and Business class passengers.

With the influx of foreign guests, Jay Fai’s English-speaking daughter Yuwadee Junsuta has had to leave her career to work full-time at the restaurant. There, she manages the crowds, takes the orders and helps her mother finish the stall’s famed crab omelette in a smaller wok to fluffy golden perfection.

DISHES WE LOVE

Crab Omelette, Drunken Noodle, Tom Yum Soup, Crab Yellow Curry