Yummy, Yummy, Yum! and other Bangkok, Thailand Restaurant Reviews

Restaurant Name: Seafood Market and Restaurant

The slogan of Seafood Market is "If it swims we have it" and certainly the array of fresh fish, shellfish, lobsters, crabs and other seafood seems to bear this out.

It is more like a large food court that a restaurant, seating I would imagine into the hundreds. your A waiter helps you choose what you want - not just seafood but vegetables and other accompaniments - from what looks like a huge fresh fish/deli counter at a supermarket. Fun in itself as you try and decide whether you want another huge shrimp or that extra bit of cuttlefish. If you are unsure the waiter is there to advise and, later, advice will also come on how best to have the food cooked and served such as in a in a Thai Curry Sauce, a soup, deep fried, boiled etc..

The standard of cooking is excellent and the service speedy. Seeing your piece of fish return having been tuned into a delicious chilli based curry is like the food equivalent of "Stars in Their Eyes".

The cost is based on what you choose, its weight and the way it is cooked so you can either choose carefully and keep the price down or - especially if you go for the lobster - splash out and rack the price up. I would imagine a good average would be 30.00-40.00 sterling for two including drinks and a good amount of food. This is certainly not going to be the cheapest meal you can have in Bangkok but it will probably be one of the most memorable.

Favorite Dish: We had lobster, cuttlefish, huge shrimps, white fish and so much more I can't remember. It was all wonderful!

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Theme: Seafood
Comparison: more expensive than average
Prices: US$31-40  » Currency Converter
Phone: 02 661-1255-9
Address: 89 Sukhumvit Soi 24
Directions: Phrom Phong Skytrain stop
Website: http://www.seafood.co.th/

Restaurant Name: Foodland Supermarkets

There are a number of Foodland Supermarkets aground Bangkok but the one most local to our hotel was on Sukhumvit Soi 5. As well as being an excellent place to stock up on Thai spices, coconut milk and Chang beer there is also a food counter at the front of the store serving up cheap and tasty fare.

They do serve Western dishes - American Breakfast, Beefsteak and even Scotch Egg - but better still go for any number of Thai/Asian dishes - including a wide range of vegetarian options- cooked fresh in sizzling woks in the small kitchen area behind the counter.

Prices are very economic - a main course will set you back beween 50 and 90 baht (0.68 sterling to 1.20 sterling)

They are also open 24 hours so if you just have to have that extra hit of Yellow Curry or Pad Thai at 2.00 am Foodland is the place.

Favorite Dish: All the Thai dishes we tried were excellent

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Theme: Local
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Address: Sukhumvit Soi 5 and other places

Restaurant Name: Krisa Coffee House

Exhausted from your trip round the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew, well, rest and recuperation can be found just across the road at the Krisa Coffee House.

This fantastic little cafe serves excellent and reviving Thai food in a friendly atmosphere -all the staff are absolutely charming - and at great prices. Four dishes plus a couple of drinks should cost between 300 and 400 baht including a tip, about 4.20 to 5.60 sterling, 7.30 to 9.77 USD.

Being small it does get busy but if you don't mind waiting I would certainly recommend it. You'll leave feeling rejuvenated and ready to head back into the Bangkok bustle!

Cafe is open 10am-8pm

Favorite Dish: Chose from a menus that includes

Noodles with beef or chickenor seafood and egg
Rice with meat or fish and holy basil
Spicy chilli soup with chicken or seafood
Crab rolls with Spicy dip
Fried Cashew Nuts,
Seafood or Meat in omelette on rice

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Theme: Local
Comparison: about average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Phone: 0 2225 2680
Address: Tha Na Phra Lan
Directions: Juast across the road from the entrance to the Grand Palace