Bangkok Street Food Spot Serves Grilled Skewers and House-Made Dipping Sauces
Tei Ma La Skewers and Meatballs on Bangkok's Vibhavadi Soi 20 offers charcoal-grilled meats and vegetables with three house-made dipping sauces, all priced at just 10-15 baht per stick.
Looking for tasty, aromatic street food with plenty of options? Tei Ma La Skewers and Meatballs is a grilled-meat vendor worth trying, located on Vibhavadi Soi 20 in Bangkok just 20 meters down the lane on the left. The shop is easy to spot with its sidecar motorcycle setup and convenient to stop by.
Open for about a year now, the shop has won steady customer approval thanks to its fresh skewered meat and vegetables grilled over charcoal, filling the air with an irresistible aroma. Once the skewers hit the right level of char and fragrance, it's hard not to stop and try a stick or two.
One standout feature is the shop's signature dipping sauces, developed and refined in-house. Three varieties are on offer: sweet tamarind, seafood, and ma la (numbing and spicy). Whether you prefer sweet-and-sour, spicy and bold, or the tingling heat of ma la, you can choose to suit your taste.
The grilled menu is extensive. Pork belly, pork neck, chicken breast, beef, and crispy squid are all available. Those after offal can order pork intestines to grill until fragrant. Paired with the house dipping sauce, the flavor is unbeatable.
Sausage lovers have multiple choices: bacon-wrapped, seaweed-wrapped, milk sausage, cheese sausage, and crispy-skin varieties. Each stick arrives hot off the grill with a perfect balance of crispness, tenderness, and flavor.
For vegetable lovers, the menu includes mushroom skewers wrapped in bacon, pork-stuffed bell peppers, okra, and king oyster mushrooms. Cheese tofu grilled until hot and fragrant is another popular pick.
Meatball options range from beef to tendon to pork, regular or tendon varieties. The heat from the grill helps release the aroma of the ingredients, making these simple items genuinely hard to stop eating.
Prices are wallet-friendly: most skewers are 10 baht each, beef cuts 15 baht. With just a few dozen baht you can sample multiple options—whether as an afternoon snack or a light meal.
If you're in the Vibhavadi area or pass Vibhavadi Soi 20, don't miss Tei Ma La Skewers and Meatballs. Open daily, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. For directions and details, call 06-5576-5680. Grill-lovers and dipping-sauce enthusiasts should absolutely visit.
