Descriptions:
Hat Yai, Thailand isn’t just a stop on the way to Malaysia — it’s home to some of the country’s best fried chicken. In this Hat Yai food tour, we explore Kim Yong Market, track down the original Hat Yai fried chicken, wander the city’s day and night markets, and show you exactly how to travel overland from the Trang islands into Malaysia.
Most travellers only see Hat Yai from a bus window. We spent 24 hours here on our way from Koh Mook to Malaysia and discovered a city that’s easy to like—packed with markets, incredible food and plenty of character. We’ll also show you how to get from Trang to Hat Yai, buy standby train tickets to the border, and cross into Malaysia via Padang Besar, Butterworth and Penang.
🍗 WHAT’S IN THIS VIDEO
🍗 The original Hat Yai fried chicken at Kaitod Sofeeya
🍜 A surprise lunch stop for rolled rice noodles, pork and crispy pork skin
🛍️ Kim Yong Market – Hat Yai’s biggest market for street food, snacks and last-minute shopping
🛕 The Tiger God Shrine, one of Hat Yai’s most important Taoist temples
🌃 Two contrasting night markets – Hat Yai Sidewalk and Lee Gardens
🥟 Dim sum for our last meal in Thailand
🚌 The full overland route: boat from Koh Mook, transfer to Trang and bus to Hat Yai
🚆 How to buy a standby train ticket from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
🛂 Crossing the Thailand–Malaysia border on foot before continuing to Butterworth and Penang
Featured Restaurants:
Local noodle shop: ร้านบัว ก๋วยจั๊บข้าวต้มปลา
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Kaitod Sofeeya Fried Chicken
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Yok Petch Hatyai Dim Sum
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Watched our other Thailand videos? We’ve been slowly working down the Andaman coast — check the playlist below for Koh Mook, Koh Yao Noi, Koh Yao Yai and more of the Thai islands before this one.
▶ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq7grnzEXP3vvzT8-VHi_scG-mCTT051Y — Andaman Sea Itinerary
▶ https://youtu.be/RJBdYOjafAk?si=4rINt6nATdCIbJLj — Koh Mook
▶https://youtu.be/nZYBBM7xSp0 — Bangkok fried chicken video
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Filmed in Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Why Stop in Hat Yai?
00:29 Exploring Hat Yai
03:48 How We Got Here
09:23 Getting to Malaysia by Train
11:03 Thailand’s Best Fried Chicken?
14:28 Hat Yai at Night
18:14 Last Meal in Thailand
20:10 Crossing into Malaysia
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