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Bang Kho Laem บางคอแหลม
Subdistricts: Bang Khlo บางโคล่, Wat Phraya Kri วัดพระยาไกร
Seafod
Baan Klang Nam: 288 Rama III Soi 14. Seafood-restaurant in a rustic wooden house at Chao Phraya River near Montien Riverside Hotel. "This little hidden gem is nothing fancy, but it offers honest, authentic, tasty food at a reasonable price", notes seafarers62 on
tripadvisor.com, where you find very good reviews. Also
wheretoeat-bangkok.com recommends it very much. Review with pictures on
bodyholic66.blogspot.com
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Picture Not Quite a Photographr The Curry Crab is excellent
Bangkok Noi บางกอกน้อย
Subdistricts: Siri Rat ศิริราช, Ban Chang Lo บ้านช่างหล่อ, Bang Khun Non บางขุนนนท์, Bang Khun Si บางขุนศรี, Arun Ammarin อรุณอมรินทร์
Thai
Supatra River House The two-story traditional Thai house on the banks of the Chao Phraya River near on the Temple of the dawn is a little piece of Thai history. It was formerly the home of Khunying Supatra Singholaga , who in addition to being a successful business lady was a leading advocate of women' s rights in Thai society.
Supatra Riverhouse and
Thailand Thatler Review. Read a blog by
International Herald Tribune. You learn, that Supatra River House has a boat, which takes you up from anywhere along the river.
Picture Supatra River House
Bangna บางนา
Chinese
Somboon Seafood 32/25 Soi Udom Suk 60, Sukhumvit 103 Road. Frommer's writes: "This one's for those who would sacrifice atmosphere for excellent food."
BK Magazine Review See video of Sombon Seafood Ratchada branch:
Bang Phlat บางพลัด
Subdistricts: Bang O บางอ้อ, Bang Bamru บางบำหรุ, Bang Yi Khan บางยี่ขัน
Thai
Bang Or Talay Phao: 261/61 ซอย จรัญสนิทวงศ์ 89. This seafood eatery is "well worth the cross-town journey", wrote Bangkok Post. The menu comes only in Thai: stir-fried, deep-fried, soups, spicy salads, fish, prawn, crab and shellfish. "Blue crab is a thing you shouldn't miss here", wrote Vanniya Sriangura, she recommends the steamed version to savour the genuine sweet taste of the crab.
Bangrak บางรัก
Subdistricts: Maha Phruettharam มหาพฤฒาราม, Silom สีลม, Suriyawong สุริยวงศ์, Si Phraya สี่พระยา
Chinese
Jok Prince โจ๊กปรินซ์: Between 1391 and 1393 Charoen Krung Road, in a little alley, that used to be the entrance to Prince Theater, a cinema. "The best rice congee with all the trimmings in this area for over 50 years", says Leela Punyaratabandhu on
cnngo.com.
Rice-congee
Somboon Seafood 169/7-11 Surawong Road. Frommer's writes: "This one's for those who would sacrifice atmosphere for excellent food."
BK Magazine Review
The China House: Charoen Krung Soi 38. Cantonese kitchen in a Fabergé-delicate heritage house, redone in sumptuous 1930s Shanghai Art Deco style with red leather, wood screens, chinese Lanterns and booths for intimate or secret dinners. Owned by the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Specialities are "a tasty sautéed chicken with Yang Jiang preserved black beans in a claypot, and a delicious hot and sour soup filled with fresh herbs and sweet lobster meat, all tastefully presented on white tableware decorated with figures depicted in black silhouette", notes
thefastguide.com.
China House in Shanghai Art Deco style
French
Le Normandie The Oriental Hotel, 48 New Road. On the sixth and top floor of the hotel, with panoramic view of Chao Phraya River and Thonburi. The HSBC-Dining Guide writes: "Impeccable service, scrumptious food, glamorous ambiance—there’s nothing average at this hi-end restaurant. If you don’t mind leaving with an empty wallet, this is the place to go for A-list French cuisine."
Sam Worthington Review
Italian
Six Degrees 42 Convent Road. Acid jazz and laid-back new age music is played fairly loudly and the trendy wood and metal chairs are not all-conducive to a relaxing meal, says
ThailandTatlers Review. Download for
Google Map/Google Earth.
Lao
Café de Laos: 16, Soi Silom 19, Silom Road. In a colonial teak house. Lao traditional as well as Isaan dishes. Mixed reviews on
tripadvisor.com. Good review by
Thailand Tatler. See photoset by
ricard67
Mediterranean
Sirocco 1055 Silom Road. On top of the city's second tallest building, the State Tower Building. Mediterranean kitchen.
Sam Worthington Review
Picture Sirocco
Muslim
Muslim Restaurant: 1354-56 Charoen Krung Road. +66 (0)2 234 1876. "Founded by Hajee Maidin Pakayawong, a well-known Bang Rak market goat butcher, as the culinary outlet for his fresh goat meat, this 70-year-old eatery still serves up exactly the same menu it did back in World War II era", describes
cnngo.com. Goat biryani is one of the bestloved dishes here. It's run by daughter Manee Pakayawong today, as
shesimmers.com knows. Open daily, 6 am till 6 pm. "Worth a visit, both for the fun old-world atmosphere and the good eats", comments
austinbushphotography.com. "Authentic, clean, and delicious", recommends
Having "Me" Time. See
video by linglingtube.
Islamic Restaurant: 196 Charoenkrung Soi 36 (opposite the French Embassy). Phone +66 (0) 2 234 7911. Open 11am to 10pm Monday to Saturday, 6pm to 10pm Sunday. Like homecooked Thai-Indian food. "The desserts are out of this world because Jongruk Vanich-Angkul, the owner herself, makes fresh yoghurt daily", notes
The Nation.
Green curry with Roti.
Naaz ร้านอาหาร: 24/9 Soi Phutta Osot (Charoen Krung Soi 45). Some of the best chicken biryani (khao mok kai) in Bangkok according to Lonely Planet. This is confermedf by
austinbushphotography.com, who tried it with goat. Good review also on
Tongue Thai-ed.
Thai
Boonsap Thai Desserts บุญทรัพย์: 1478 Charoen Krung Road. "Their sweet sticky rice topped with impossibly smooth and creamy steamed egg custard (sangkhaya) is simply extraordinary", comments
Leela Punyaratabandhu.
Motormouth from Impoh has pictures of the desserts.
Charoensang Silom 22 Charoen Krung Soi 49. Braised pork knuckles.
BK Magazine Review
Harmonique 22 Charoen Krung Soi 34 (between Oriental and Sheraton Hotel). The restaurant opens to a courtyard with tables amongst plants and greenery. The interior rooms are part of a charming century old townhouse, with beautiful woodwork and Chinese antiques and artwork.
Dininginthailand Review
Picture by Starbuck Powersurge
Naj Cuisine นาจเอ๊กเคว็สสิท ไทยคุยซีน: 42 Convent Road (opposite BNH Hospital). The old Thai house, filled with Thai ceramics, once belonged to an aristocratic family during the reign of Rama V. Elegant and charming, according to
ThailandTatlers Review, but also expensive. But "in a solid place like Naj, the attention to detail, the high standards of service, the lovely atmosphere and the top quality ingredients make it well worth the extra expense", notes
bk.asia-city.com. Very good reviews on
tripadvisor.com. Open daily for lunch from 11.30 am till 2.30 pm and dinner from 5.30 pm till 11.30 pm.
Prachak ประจักษ์เป็ดย่าง: 1415 Charoen Krung Road, diagonally across from Robinson Department store. The fourth generation has been serving noodles in a rich, aromatic soup since 1897. And also the roasted duck is well known and you have to be early for that befor it runs out. "The noodles are incredible", comments
tastythailand.com. From 7.30 am to 20.30 pm daily.
Queen of Curry: 49 Charoen Krung Soi 50. +66 2 234-4321. A small family owned restaurant with six tables. Many tourists come here, because it is mentioned in more and more guides. "It is good, but not exceptionally so", comments
Without Strings Tied.
Thip Hoi Thot Phu-khao Fai: 3 Soi Charoen Krung 50. Mussel- and oysterpancakes. "Served atop a bed of bean sprouts wilted to tender-crisp and accompanied by sweet and sour chili sauce, the flat cakes of battered, pan-fried fresh mussels, attain a hard-to-achieve ratio of gooey to crispy perfection", writes
Leela Punyaratabandhu.
Tongue Thai Restaurant: 18-20 Soi Charoen Krung 38. Curries and spicy salads are awaiting you in a 100-year-old converted shophouse. The reviews on
tripadvisor.com are a bit mixed, some very good, some disappointed. See pictures by
wcher. Open 11am-10.30pm daily.
Din Daeng ดินแดง
Chinese
Somboon Seafood 167/9-12 Ratchada Phisek Road, Ratchada Huay Kwang Cross. Frommer's writes: "This one's for those who would sacrifice atmosphere for excellent food."
BK Magazine Review
Talad Loong Perm 89 Wiphawadi Rangsit Road. The "New York Times" writes about these covered stalls in a shopping area: "Vendors stir crimson, orange and yellow curries floating with wisps of coconut milk."
NYT Review
Vegetarian
Anotai 976/17 Soi Rim Klong Sam Sen, Rama 9 Road (close to Rama 9 Hospital). Bangkok Best Tables writes: "This intimate eatery is heaven on earth for the health-conscious, thanks to organic vegetarian dishes that are packed with flavor."
BKMagazine Review and
dininginthailand.com
Dusit ดุสิต
Subdistricts: Wachiraphayaban วชิรพยาบาล, Suan Chittralada สวนจิตรลดา, Si Yaek Maha Nak สี่แยกมหานาค, Thanon Nakhon Chai Si ถนนนครไชยศรี
Thai
Krua Apsorn Samsen Soi 9, Samsen Road. Known for crab-meat omelet and curry.
Oh-Sirin Review. And see
pictures.
Picture Charles Haynes
Papaya Salad at Krua Apsorm
Khlong San คลองสาน
Subdistricts: Somdet Chao Phraya สมเด็จเจ้าพระยา, Bang Lamphu Lang บางลำภูล่าง, Khlong Ton Sai คลองต้นไทร
Thai
Sala Rim Naam Charoen-Nakorn Road. At Chao Phraya River.
DininginThailand Review
Pathumwan ปทุมวัน
Subdistricts: Rong Mueang รองเมือง, Wang Mai วังใหม่, Lumphini ลุมพินี
Chinese
Somboon Seafood 895/6-21 Chula 8 Banthad Thong Road. Frommer's writes: "This one's for those who would sacrifice atmosphere for excellent food."
BK Magazine Review Chinese-Thai
Nguan Lee Corner of Soi Lang Suan and Soi Sarasin, opposite to Lumpini Park. The "Nerw York Times" writes: "At this typical Chinese-Thai joint, waitresses bring out fresh local sea bass, plucked from tanks outside and steamed with chilies, chopped raw garlic and a broth of lime juice and rinds of kaffir lime."
NYT Review
Italian
Calderazzo 59 Soi Langsuan, Ploenchit road. Thailand Tatler writes: "Calderazzo offers a wide selection of Italian cuisine and, now established for over three years, ranks among Bangkok’s finest."
Thailand Tatlers Review
Gianni Ristorante 34/1 Soi Tonson, Phloen Chit Road.
Thailands Best Restaurants Review and
Sam Worthington Review
Air Plane It is a simple Italian eatery with plain but tasty fare.
Thailand Tatlers Review
Thai
Ae Seafood BK-Magazine writes: "Ae Seafood scores zero for ambiance, but if you are looking for fresh seafood at bargain-basement prices, this place does the trick."
BKMagazine Review
Thai/Indian
Whole Earth 93/3 Soi Lang Suan. Launched in 1978, The Whole Earth was the first fine vegetarian restaurant in Bangkok. Also non vegetarian Thai and Indian dishes.
Review Virtual Tourist
Vietnamese
Thang Long: 82/5 Soi Lang Suan. Critical reviews on
tripadvisor.com. "Food is good, service has to be improved", adds
Rya's Kitchen.
Phra Nakhon พระนคร
Subdistricts and historic places: Banglamphu บางลำพ, Rattanakosin รัตนโกสินทร์, Phra Borom Maharatcha Wang พระบรมมหาราชวัง, Wang Burapha Phirom วังบูรพาภิรมย์, Wat Ratchabophit วัดราชบพิธ, Samran Rat สำราญราษฎร์, San Chaopho Suea ศาลเจ้าพ่อเสือ, Sao Chingcha เสาชิงช้า, Bowonniwet บวรนิเวศ, Talat Yot ตลาดยอด, Chana Songkhram ชนะสงคราม, Ban Phan Thom บ้านพานถม, Bang Khun Phrom บางขุนพรหม, Wat Sam Phraya วัดสามพระยา
Bakery and Café
Nom Joe 441 Tanao Road. Hot milk, toast, also noodles, rice dishes and salads.
Aziacity Review. And read, what
Austin Bush writes.
Indian
Royal India 392/1 Chakrapet Road. ThailandTatler writes: "A handful of tables, a TV set and not much else keeps the focus on food, which thankfully makes up for the lack in ambience."
ThailandTatler Review
Chinese-Thai
Jae Wa-Jae Yong Hainanese Noodles ขนมจีนไหหลำ เจ้วา-เจ้หย่ง Luk Luang Soi 8 ซอยลูกหลวง. "Firm noodles, tender chunks of braised beef, pickled cabbage, braised bamboo shoots all drenched in a thick sauce loaded with peanuts and white sesame", notes
Nuttaporn Srisirirungsimakul. Read
BKMagazine Review. And read the story of the Hainanese people, who came to Thailand, amd what kind of kitchen they brought in
Bangkok Post
Picture ให้ทิปเจ้าของ
Thai
Aquatini: 45/1-2 Phra Athit Road. Restaurant at the Chao Phraya River, in front of Navalai Resort. Thai and European cuisine. "Pocket-friendly prices", says
BKmagazine.com
Chote Chitr 146 Phraeng Phuton, Tanao Road. The "New York Times" writes: "The restaurant has been around some 90 years, prides itself on cooking recipes developed by ancient Thai royal courts, and its wall menu lists hundreds of dishes. These often rely on traditional ingredients tough to find today, and Chote Chitr’s cooks say little about how they uncover them."
NYT Review
Chote Chitr, picture by
OGGtours.
Khinlom Chomsaphan. 11/6, Soi 3 Samsen Road. On the banks pf Chao Phraya River. "Best value on the river", means the blogger of
International Herald Tribune. Good reviews on
tripadvisor.com. See also video on
youtube.com. Pictures by
Christopher.
Picture marhas
Picture Navalai
Hemlock: 56 Pra Athit Road. Run by a group of former students. Good reviews on travelchannel.com and
tripadvisor.com. The dining area serves also a as gallery with rotating work by local artists, notes
BK Magazine
Picture isriya
Krua Noppharat: 130-132 Phra Athit Road. "The authentic Isan menu includes regional specialties like fried snakehead fish with spicy sauce, banana-flower salad, raw shrimp, fried morning glory, and Isan sausage", notes
Fodor's. The first restaurant on this road, some decades old, adds
Amazing Thailand Gourmet
Picture scottpartee
Marinated pork in Krua Noppharat
Old Phra Athit Pier 23 Phra Athit Road. Dining on a wooden deck. Read review by
BKMagazine Review 
Picture nuttaporn
Poonsin 460 Wisut Kasat Road. BK-Magazine writes: "Homestyle ped yang (roast duck) and ped palo (braised duck with Chinese herbs) make up for the otherwise monotonous setting by taking your mouth on an unforgettable journey."
BKMagazine Review
Raan Jay Fai 327 Maha Chai Road. Of the best noodle dishes. The "New York Times" writes: "Jay Fai noodles stir-fried with spicy Thai basil is a dish also called drunken noodles. Some Thais believe the dish got its name because street cooks serve it into the wee hours, when their clientele is the drunkest."
NYT Review
Roti Mataba 136 Phra Athit Road. Thai Muslim kitchen from Southern Thailand, popular by backpackers. Roti is flat bread filled with your choice of meat or fish.
BKMagazine Review And see, what this blogger writes:
Primitive Culture
Picture Erin&Justin
Rub Aroon: Also: Rub Ar Roon. 310-312 Maharat Road. Coffee, milkshakes, juices, sandwiches and curries in an old Chinese shophouse.
Picture marhas1 See another
picture.
Samsensoisam สามเสนซอย 3: 10 Samsen Soi 3. Phone 02 6288362. With great riverview towards Rama IIX Bridge. With DJ and live band. The house specialty is Goong SamSenSoiSam (fried prawns in spicy red sauce). "If you want to get dinner for two and impress your date with good food and an intimate riverside atmosphere, Samsensoisam is the place to go", comments
BK Magazine.
Teddy the Bake: Samsen Soi 5. Teddy bears everywhere in the restaurant. Thai food and bakery for dessert. See pictures on
bloggang.com. Read the review by
apexjojo.wordpress.com
The Deck เดอะ เดค At Arun Residence, 36-38 Soi Pratoo Nok Yoong, Maharat Road. Read the review of
International Herald Tribune. See more pictures by
fwdder.com
Ton Pho Riverside Openair-Restaurant. Read
Fodors's review.
International
Mr Pas: 140 Phra Athit Road. Only a few tables. Fusion kitchen, some dished showed by
Hungry in Bangkok. "The moment you walk in your hunger will already be stimulated by the smell of duck or seafood being pan-seared in butter and spices", writes Sittipon Chanarat on
gurubangkok.com.
See also this picture from
inside
Picture Rabbit Moon
Read also
Phra Athit Guide by bk.asia-city.com
Pom Prap Sattru Phai ป้อมปราบศัตรูพ่าย
Subdistricts: Pom Prap ป้อมปราบ, Wat Thepsirin วัดเทพศิรินทร์, Khlong Mahanak คลองมหานาค, Ban Bat บ้านบาตร, Wat Sommanat วัดโสมนัส
Chinese
The Empress Mainly Cantonese dishes.
Thailand Tatlers Review
Japanese
Chiw Boriphat Road. Kobe beef stew (B100) accompanied by a bowl of rice.
BKMagazine Review
Thai
Sor Roong Roj 141-3 Nakhon Sawan Road. The 45-year-old shop’s specialty: kuay tiew ped palo (noodles with duck braised in Chinese spices).
BKMagazine Review
Samphan Thawong สัมพันธวงศ์ (Chinatown)
Bakery and Café
Ie Sae On the corner of Pad Sai Road and Pha Dung Dao Rd. The oldest Café in this street.
BK Magazine Review and read
Austin Bush
F.V. เอฟวี: *I take what’s undesired and make people want it", Opas Chantkam, founder of FV (Fruits and Vegetables) told
Condé Nast Traveller. For decades he worked in the advertising industry as a creative director and studio owner. Now he works with natural farms and research groups, they re-grow Thai crops to prevent them dying out. Inside the 100 year old Chinese shop-house bold murals are decorated with all kinds of art. And there is a reconstructed original, stilted Isaan house, made by a traditional carpenter, who has no successors, because too many people are interested in this traditional living style. A black infinity steel staircase leads from the ground floor up to the ceiling, where an invisible and experimental air-conditioning unit keeps the scene breezy and cool but never cold. As you go up to the second floor you notice that the walls are braided with a blackened bamboo with hidden LEDs shining through, replicating the natural shine of a sunny day. Read more about this
concept.
See more pictures of
F.V. on instagram.
Tea:
Double Dogs Tea Room: 406, Yaowarat, Sampanthawong. Selections of tea from various regions/countries and home made sweets. "For 160 baht you get a Da Hong Pao tea, a well known blue tea from Fujian in China, with one Chinese baked tea cake from a selection of six", describes
bangkok.com.
Woodbrook BKK: Enjoy a cup of coffee on a balcony with a view of Chao Phraya River.
Bar
Samsara Bar: Set in wooden house at Chao Phraya river, behind Wat Pathumkongka. "Expect to find colorful vintage furnishings, all sorts of cat-related curios and paintings hanging on the wall", writes
BK. Reservations are a must for the best views. The Thai cuisine is augmented by Japanese flavours.
Shuu Shuu: Set atop the Heartbeat Restaurant at 393 Soi Saphan Yuan. Japanese umeshu bar, where you get plum wine in five varieties. Read
coconuts story.
Chinese
Urai’s Braised Goose Noodle and Rice อุไร ห่านพะโล้ ทรงวาด: The tender stewed goose, which comes soaked in herbal soup, usually runs out until midday, so you must come early. Read
more.
Khanom Jeeb a Liang:Near Ratchawong pier. Street car with steamed dumplings stuffed with pork or prawns or both. Review by
theroamingcock.com.
Fine Dining
Hybe Songwat: Trok Saphan Yuan. Vietnamese-inspired dishes with influences from other countries, where the owners travelled to, see review by
Timeout.
Noodlesoup
Nai Yong Fishball Noodle: Songwat road. Fishballs made from wolf-herring and yellowtail fish, made by the third generation of the street vendors. Read review by
coconuts.
Thai
Iam Pochana 215/2-3 Maitri Chit Road. Iam Pochana is famous for its kao lao nuea mor fai (beef hot pot).
BKMagazine Review
Si Morakot 80-82 Soi Sukhon 2. Roast pork with half-boiled egg and sauce.
BK Magazine Review
Song Kee 84-88 Soi Sukon, Tri Mit Road. BK-Magazine writes: "Tender pork and liver satay (B5 each) come escorted by a rich coconut sauce at this 65-year-old shop."
BKMagazine Review
Sathorn สาทร
Subdistricts: Thung Wat Don ทุ่งวัดดอน, Yan Nawa ยานนาวา, Thung Maha Mek ทุ่งมหาเมฆ
Italian
L'ulivo: Narathivat Soi 7. Chef Danilo Aiassa comes from Piemont in Italy and used to be the Italian chef at Four Seasons in Bangkok. The restaurant in a sixty year old restored house serves dishes from all regions of Italy.
Mediterranean
Cy'an Lobby/F, The Metropolitan Bangkok, 27 Sathorn Tai Road. Seafood.
ThailandTatlers Review
Thai
Issaya Siamese Club: 4 Soi Sri Aksorn, Chua Ploeng Road. Restaurant and club in an 90-years-old house with wooden verandah and an old staircase. Dining room and large outdoor terrace. In the garden guests can see aromatic Thai herbs grown year-round. Chef
Pongtawat “Ian” Chalermkittichai is a pioneer in farm-to-table dining in Thailand. The Siamese Club is a lounge-bar throughout the upper floors of the house, designed by Hans Bogetoft Christensen. Excellent reviews on
tripadvisor.com. "An outstanding restaurant" according to
Bangkok Magazine. "Can’t-miss dishes include spiced baby-back ribs, jasmine flower flan and wok-sauteed rice with Chiang Mai mushrooms and mixed grains served sizzling in a hot bowl", notes
travelandleisureasia.com. See pictures on
http://15000kms.wordpress.com. And: Pongtawat “Ian” Chalermkittichai has published the
Issaya Siamese Club: Cookbook right now.
Picture by Raj Taneja
Picture by Issaya Siamese Club
Je Ngor's Seafood Bangkok Ins.-YWCA Bldg, 11th Flr, South Sathorn Road. In the past 6 years Je Ngor's Seafood has grown from it's original location on Charoenkrung 39 to six branches in the Bangkok area.
Dininginthailand Review
Bar
Vertigo 21/100 South Sathon Rd. 61 floor above the city on the roof of Banyan Tree Hotel, barbecued seafood. Read reviews on
world's best's bars
Thonburi ธนบุรี
Subdistricts: Wat Kanlaya วัดกัลยาน์, Hiranruchi หิรัญรูจี, Bang Yi Rue บางยี่เรือ, Bukkhalo บุคคโล, Talat Phlu ตลาดพลู, Dao Khanong ดาวคะนอง, Samre สำเหร่
Chinese-Thai
Charoen Pochana 79/1 Soi Wat Bang Sakae Nok, Thoet Thai Road, Thon Buri. Make reservation and ask them to fax their map. BKMagazine writes: "A dingy room serving careful, almost perfectly turned-out Chinese dishes with a hint of Thai flair."
BK Magazine Review
Watthana วัฒนา
Subdistricts: Khlong Toei Nuea คลองเตยเหนือ, Khlong Tan Nuea คลองตันเหนือ, Phra Khanong Nuea พระโขนงเหนือ
American
Bourbon St. Restaurant 29/4-6 Sukhumvit Soi 22 Washington Square. Louisiana food - "a synthesis of the rich and spicy flavours of Cajun and Creole cooking", writes
wheretoeat-bangkok.com. Owner Doug Harrison is from Louisiana and has published his own cookbook "It's hot".
Australian
Hog's Breath Cafe: Thong Lo 8, Sukhumvit Soi 55, second floor. "Finding the right steak at the right price can be troublesome in Bangkok ... but not any more", writes
Bangkok Post. Hog's Breath Cafe is a steakhouse of an Australian chain with reasonable prices.
Chinese-Thai
New Srifa 33 Sukhumvit Soi 33. BKMagazine writes: "The menu is as heavy as the bowls of boiled rice themselves. The gub can range from simple pickled lettuce (B60) and fried sweet sliced pork (B80) to the elaborate spicy steamed sea bass (B350). The portions are generous, too, so don’t over order. Their “must try” items include minced pork with black olives (B80), and if you want to order the house special, which is deep-fried crab dumpling (B150 for a small dish), order it right away as they make it from scratch."
BK Magazine Review
55 Pochana Sukhumvit Soi 55. Well known for rice soup. The Nation writes: "Who would imagine an old, plainly decorated streetside restaurant could attract hundreds of customers everyday for the past almost two decades? Perhaps 55 Pochana’s classic khao tom shop hours are part of the answer, catering to the late night needs of the apres Johnny Walker set until 3am."
BK Magazine Review
Indian
Kashmir 419 Sukhumvit Rd, between Sukhumvit soi 21 (Asoke) and soi 23.
Dininginthailand Review
International
Extra Virgin: Sukhumvit Soi 53. A cuisine with ingredienst from all over the world: Thai-style fish, grilled salmon, seafood tapas, bkaed clams, pasta with spicy sausage in Northern Thai style...
Savourthisflavour shows pictures of dishes and comments: "Nice place all in all. The food could be better but is above average." Bangkok post titled:
"A place for everyone".
Italian
Basilico 8 Sukhumvit Soi 33. Pizzeria.
Wheretoeat-Bangkok Review
Govinda Vegetarian Restaurant 6/5-6/6 Sukhumvit Soi 22. Outside dining in a front courtyard. "Here one can explore how elaborate vegetarian cooking can be and the deliciousness gained from healthy fare", writes
Thailand Tatler.
Il Tartufo: 64 Sukhumvit Soi 51. In a white house with a romantic side garden. Special dishes of the day on a blackboard. Barbecue garden on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Good review by
BK Magazine.
Limoncello: 17 Sukhumvit Soi 11. The four dozen pizzas and calzones are the stars of this pizzeria according to
ThailandTatlers Review.
Vivaldi Amari Atrium Hotel, 1880 New Petchburi Road. Wonderful Italian food and other European dishes created with precise, delicious skill.
Thailand Tatlers Review
Opera Riserva Wine Bar 53/3-4 Soi 39, Sukhumvit Road 5. A complement to the L'Opera Restaurant. Seafood like oysters from France, gourmet food like truffle from Italy.
Thailand Tatlers Review. Download for
Google Map/Google Earth here.
Japanese
Akiyoshi Taisin Square Bldg., 1521/1 Sukhumvit Soi 67-69. BKMagazine writes: "Unlimited thinly-sliced marbled meat that practically melts in your mouth—how does that sound? Good? So good, in fact, that reservations are strongly recommended." People queue for shabu.
BKMagazine Review
Amapola 72/1 Sukhumvit Soi 51, off Sukhumvit Soi 49. Aziacity.com writes: "Having a meal at Amapola, you feel like you're at a party at the home of a wealthy person who has a taste for life's finer things." A steakhouse run by a japanese family, the offer also duck, chicken, pork and various seafood dishes, as well as traditional French starters like escargot and foie gras.
Aziacity Review
Sekitei Charn Issara Tower 2, 2922/35-36 New Petchaburi Road. BKMagazine writes: "The whole point of the place is the good-value buffet. Falling somewhere between street side muu krata and posh hotel buffets, here you can stuff yourself silly full of succulent meat."
BK Magazine Review
Shunbo Sumibiyaki 33/5 Sukhumvit Soi 11. Named after its specialty, charcoal-grilled food (Sumibiyaki). BKMagazine writes: "Japanese salarymen in the know head to this discreet eatery for its excellent food that is priced far lower than you might expect. With a combination of premium ingredients, skilled preparation and exquisite presentation, simple Japanese dishes are elevated above the cheap and common."
BK Magazine Review
Tsu & Nami JW Marriot Hotel, 4 Sukhumvit Soi 2. BKMagazine writes: "some of the best sushi you’ll eat anywhere. Bring your credit card: quality like this doesn't come cheap."
BKMagazine Review See
Tsu&Nami Homepage
Seafood
Seafood Market and Restaurant 89 Sukhumvit Soi 24 (Soi Kasame). A touristy place, but good cooks. It's like a combination of supermarket and restaurant. You first buy the ingredients for your meal, then you go to the table and a waiter will ask you, how you want to have it prepared. Read more in the blog of
The Travelling Hungry Boy.
Thai and Vietnamese
11 Gallery: 1/34 Soi Sukhumwit 11 Rd. (opposite Ambassdor Hotel). A Thai house with two floors. See their
homepage. See a
video.
Thai
Bo.lan: 42 Soi Pichai Ronnarong, Sukhumvit Soi 26. A ritual is researched, practisized and tought at Bo-lan: the ritual of Thai cooking, using fresh and seasonal wild an cultivated produces. Duangporn Bo Songvisava and her husband and partner Dylan Jones cook at Bo.lan (opened in 2009) and take their ingredients nearly daily at the market. The name Bo.lan not only represents both their names, it is also Thai for “antique”. At Bo.lan they revive and reinvent old-style Thai recipes for the modern century. "We use herbs and greens that aren't necessarily mainstream; you won't find them in the big Thai restaurants. Pak liang, purple beans, vegetables from the south and the north; all kinds of not-so-mainstream vegetables. They're part of our heritage", said Bo in an interview with
rdasia.com. And she continued: "Thai food is about balance. In one dish, you have all the flavours: spicy, salty, bitter. It's also a balance of texture. Something crunchy, something soft, all in the same plate." So she encourages guests to try lots of Thai dishes together. "With Thai food it's not about single dishes — something hot, something sour. You try to balance the whole meal and eat different things. Sharing is the key to Thai food, you have to eat with a lot of people, and eat a lot of food. And rice. You have to eat rice with Thai food! It doesn't come together properly otherwise. Rice is the part that makes everything tastier." So her restaurant promotes "Bo.lan Balance", a menu composed of five key components: Thai salad (yum), chilli relish (kreung jim), a stir-fried dish (jan phat), curry (keng) and also individually served soups (nahm keng) (see
menu). Now Duangporn Songvisava has been selected
as
Asia’s Best Female Chef 2013 by the award of Veuve Clicquot. Bo also hosts the television show "Eat, Am, Are" on Thai PBS, which encourages people to eat well and safeguard local food wisdom and also organises a monthly artisan and farmer's market in front of her restaurant. Have a look at this
video. See a lot of exzellent
reviews.
Picture by Bo.lan on Facebook
Chef Duangporn Songvisava
Picture by goodiesfirst
Coffee Beans by Dao 20/12-15 Ruamrudi Village, Soi Ruamrudi. Thailand Thatler writes: "With a mix of more than 250 Thai and western-style dishes to choose from this is a place to come with friends or family."
Thailand Tatlers Review
Face Bar / Hazara / Lan Na Thai: 29, Soi 38, Sukhumvit Rd. The Face is built with teak like a traditional Thai compound house. Face Bar is decorated with artifacts from China, including Chinese raised beds. Hazara is and indian restaurant. Lan Na Thai is a Thai restaurant, decorated with Burmese and Northern Thai artefacts. "Though the name refers to the ancient kingdom that now forms northern Thailand, the menu offers primarily traditional Thai favourites but with detectable influences of the north and of Burma", writes
ThailandTatler. There is a Thai traditional Spa too, that offers massages in different Thai massage techniques. See a
photo album
Jae Kee 137/1-2 Witthayu (Wireless) Road. Food from Isaan. BKMagazine writes: "One of the city’s best somtam parlors offers saap Isaan fare along with finger-licking fried chicken."
BKMagazine Review
Vientiane Kitchen 8 Sukhumvit Soi 36. Wheretoeat-Bangkok writes: "Vientiane Kitchen is fun and serves food appealing to the tourists who flock to the restaurant each night, but by no stretch of the imagination is the experience authentic. Making the Isaarn food universally palatable removes much of its spicy character."
Wheretoeat Bangkok Review
Vegetarian
Tamarind Cafe 27/1 Sukhumvit Soi 20.
ThailandTatler Review
Vietnamese
Le Dalat Indochine 47/1 Sukhumvit Soi 23. It is surrounded by beautiful tropical gardens and has a relaxing atmosphere inside, providing an escape from city’s noise.
Thailand Tatlers Review. "Food is extremely good", notes
Rya's Kitchen.
Xuan Mai First at 32 Sukhumvit Soi 13, now moved to Thong Lor (between Soi 17 and Soi 19), Sukhumvit Soi 55. BK-Magazine writes: "A ten-table space on Sukhumvit 13 claiming to serve the "best Vietnamese food in Bangkok" may very well be just that."
BK Magazine Review On her homepage owner Meyung Robsen reveals, that she used to be FBI-Agent.
Home Page. And read an interview with her in
Bangkok Post and the latest
review in Bangkok Post.
A book: Bangkok's Top 50 Street Food Stalls
Chawadee Nualkhair has released a new book, "Bangkok's Top 50 Street Food Stalls". Thai-born and raised in Pittsburgh (USA) the freelance journalist ate with her friend at around 150 food stalls in Bangkok and finally selected 50 of them. In an interview on
travelfish.org she says: "The best places are the oldest. Thai people are extraordinarily nice, but when it comes to their food, they don't hesitate to vote with their feet. The stands that have been around the longest must have something special." Some of the best food she located in Banglamphu, she mentions "particularly the loop from Tanao Road onto Mahachai Road". More abot the book and how to get it:
bangkokglutton.com/bkk-top-50
Vegan Bangkok
There is an amazing guide for friends of Vegan food:
Vegan Guide to Bangkok. On Facebook you find the Group
Vegans of Bangkok.
Bangkok's top 20 restaurants: A listing by Sirin P Wongpanit, food critic of The Nation.
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