I have heard sayings such as as breakfast goes, so goes your day and breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

If you are living or visiting Ubon Ratchathani you need to eat breakfast too so I am doing a series about places to get breakfast here.

Samchai Restaurant or Rahn Ahan Samchai is an established Ubon Restaurant catering to the morning crowd on their way to work. These people are hungry and in a hurry. The staff at Samchai satisfy them on both counts.

Samchai Restaurant Ubon Ratchathani

There is a breakfast dish that is known here as Kai Grata or Pan Egg. It is two eggs, sunny side up, cooked and served in a small pan. The eggs are sprinkled with a few herbs and sausage slices. It is normally a set and with the egg dish you also get a small breakfast roll with sausage slices.

Kai Grata Breakfast Set Samchai Restaurant Ubon

I was first introduced to this breakfast no in Ubon Ratchahani but over in Khon Kaen. There was a shop across the street from the hotel I stayed at there. I didn’t know the name so I just pointed at what I wanted and it arrived. I came to just call it the Khon Kaen breakfast.

I really enjoyed it so I went on a quest to find that dish in Ubon. I succeeded and tried 3-4 different shops. Samchai Restaurant was the best for me.

I learned that Kai Grata is a Viet Namese dish that has been adopted in Thailand. From what I have observed it has become popular here as a breakfast.

Kai Grata Samchai Ubon Ratchathani

Samchai is located on Phadaeng Rd across from the Provincial Court building, not too far north of Tung Sri Muang. On some mornings at certain times you might find it a challenge to find a free table. Tables are set up inside the shop as well as on the sidewalk outside.

The service is quick and friendly. After you order within minutes you will have your breakfast sitting in front of you ready to eat. The servers are a well oiled machine that probably came from doing one thing and doing it well for a long time.

If you order the Kai Grata set you will receive eggs and rolls with sausage. They will also ask if you want orange juice with your meal. I also like a glass of Bolan with it. Bolan is syrupy black coffee, usually served in a juice glass. At the bottom of your glass you will see a layer of thick heavy sweet milk. Bolan is also sometimes called Gaffee Dam (Black Coffee) or Gaffee Lao (Laotian Coffee). Bolan is served with with 2 donut type pastry. Mmmmm, Mmmmm, Good.

bolan samchai restaurant ubon

This is just one option when you are ready for breakfast in Ubon Ratchathani. Samchai is not the only shop that features this dish here in Ubon but it is one of my favorites. The breakfast set with orange juice and Bolan is only 60 Thai Baht.

When you are thinking where to eat just remember Kai Grata and Samchai for your great breakfast in Ubon Ratchahani.

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