To eat here, you must order in advance. This Phitsanulok barbershop offers roti with chicken breast murtabak, using a recipe from a Muslim auntie from 20 years ago, priced from 20 to 69 baht each.
On the first floor of the Sleepless Room building on Sanambin Road in Mueang District, Phitsanulok, there is a roti shop without roti displayed outside. Those wanting to eat must pre-order through the Facebook page or by phone, then pick up at By J BARBER barbershop only.
. The shop is called "Roti in the Shop By J BARBER." They sell roti priced from 20 to 69 baht, freshly made with dough stretched fresh for each order.
The signature dish is minced chicken murtabak. The owner created a new filling recipe using pure chicken breast, potatoes, and spices, featuring a spicy first taste, followed by a hint of saltiness and sweetness. The roti has a thin, crispy outside and soft inside, served with the shop’s special sweet and sour dipping sauce.
Besides murtabak, they offer classic roti, thin crispy roti, double egg roti, fragrant egg roti, Ovaltine volcano crunchy roti, cheesy corn roti, and coconut cream roti with Foi Thong (sweet egg yolk threads).
For drinks, they offer homemade herbal beverages such as Emperor chrysanthemum, roselle with Chinese jujube, and lotus root with fragrant pandan leaf, priced at 25 baht per bottle.
Yanathorn Ketsorn, 49, the owner, said 20 years ago she worked in Bangkok and met a Muslim auntie selling roti. The auntie kindly taught her the roti dough and murtabak filling recipes to give her a trade and avoid having to be a wage earner.
She sold roti in Bangkok for a time before moving back to her hometown in Phitsanulok, where she adjusted the original recipes to better suit Thai tastes.
As for why she does not sell roti ready-made outside the shop, she said she wants to make fresh roti for each order so customers can enjoy it right after the dough is stretched and still hot.
Roti in the Shop By J BARBER is located inside By J BARBER barbershop, No. 141/4, Sleepless Room building, first floor, Sanambin Road, Nai Mueang Subdistrict, Mueang District, Phitsanulok. It is open from 07:00 to 15:00.
Place advance orders on their Facebook fan page. “Roti in the Shop By J BARBER” or call 098-749-1936.