Bangkok Restaurant Tips by WaRPer

Restaurant Name: Ban Khun Mae

A very nice Thai Food @ the heart of Siam Square......
The food here is traditional, but as most of the customers are foriegner, the food is mild and not too spicy. I once took my aunt and cousins (Americans) and they were really impressed and got back to eat here more than 4-5 time within their 3-week stay!!

Overall -- 4.5 Stars, and the price isn't that expensive.

Also live Thai classical music is available on Sats and Suns.

Favorite Dish: Recommend menus: Any Thai spicy salads (e.g. Grass noodle, fruits, seafood,...), Pad-Thai, Tom-Yum, and finish your meal with sticky rice with mango...yummmmm

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Theme: Local
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Address: 458/7-9 Siam Square, Soi 8
Directions: Siam Square

Restaurant Name: Eating out in Chinatown

One of the MUST things to do in Bangkok nights out. You'll find an endless street vendors all across the street and soi (lanes). If you're into Chinese food, try the fish maw soup (Kra-Poh-Pla) or shark fin soup (Hoo-Cha-Laam) and finish it up with Ginko in sweet syrup (Pa-Kuay) There's also a very good Pad-Thai in front of the Kikuya (ask the locals they know everything) (Tue-Sat only).

Here's the list of food you should try:
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Pad-Thai (kikuya)
Pork Rice Porridge (opposite kikuya)
Fishball Noodle -- Song Waad Lane
Chinese Dumpling (Kanom-Jeeb) -- Song Waad Lane, in front of 7/11
Grilled satay pork -- The largest food lane, I don't know it's name
Chinese Chestnut (Kao-Ludd)
Chinese Herbal Dessert (Tao-Tueng) in front of Verasu Tower

Favorite Dish: Everything here is good.....really

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Theme: Street Vendor
Comparison: least expensive
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Address: Yaowarat Road and Sampeng Lane

Restaurant Name: Food Loft

Whether you can't decide what to eat, or looking for something new -- this might be the answer for you.

The food loft has everything from Indian to Italian, with the price less than 7 bucks a dish (and of course, good quality.)
Rice noodle in Tom Yum spicy soup with king prawn is my all-time favourite.....nothing to describe...it's just soooo good!! The Vietnamese and Chinese sections are also thumbs up, the only section I don't recommend is Japanese.

Be there a little before 11:30, or there'd be no tables left.

Favorite Dish: Tom Yum soup + king prawn in Thai Section

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Theme: Eclectic/International
Comparison: more expensive than average
Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Address: Central Chidlom
Directions: Chit Lom Skytrain station
Website: http://www.central.co.th/web/html/foodloft.htm

Restaurant Name: Jae-Kee (Soi Polo)

Located around the city, not very far from Silom road.
Papaya Salad (Som-Tum) -- the most famous dish from the North-Western part of Thailand. This restaurant offers a nice, clean food (despite from most of Som-Tum street vendors) and also air-conditioned. The dishes are mild and not very hot (you can ask the waiters for more chilli or no spicy at all.) The fried-chicken here is the talk of the town.

Opens from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily

Favorite Dish: Fried-Chicken, Tom-Zaab

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Theme: Local
Comparison: less expensive than average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Address: Soi Polo, Wireless Road
Directions: Behind Lung-Suan Lumpini, 500 meters from All Seasons Place

Restaurant Name: Dairy Queen Seafood Restaurant

It's a little out of the city, but worth drivin'.

This is one of the largest seafood restaurant in Bangkok, and what's so special? You can take a good view of Chao Praya River or even have a dinner cruise along the one and only river in Bangkok. The food here is very nice; try Hor-Mok Ka-Nom-Krok, Kang-Som Cha-Om-Kai, Raw shrimp in fish sauce, Mi-Krob and many more!!

Resevation needed: Call 0 2921 8670-5
27/4 Rattanatibate Rd. , Sapan Pra-Nung-Kloa , Nontaburi

Favorite Dish: Please refer to the information above

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Theme: Seafood
Comparison: about average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Phone: 0 2921 8670-5
Address: 27/4 Rattanatibate Rd. , Sapan Pra-Nung-Kloa
Directions: Just take a taxi cab and show him the address.
Other Contact: 0 1211 3800

Restaurant Name: Bua Restaurant

Lots of foreign travellers love it here, almost 80% of it's customer are Westerners. They serve small portion of unique Thai food at quite a reasonable price (around 80-120 Baht a dish) Located in Soi Convent, Silom Road...just 200 meters from BTS Saladang Station.

Famous dishes including;
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Kang-Som Cha-Om-Kai (Sweet and sour soup with herbal omlette)
Kao-Ob-Supparod (Steamed rice with pineapple)
Yum-Pla-Dook-Foo (Fried fish spicy salad)
Yum-Puck-Bung-Koong-Krob (Fried veggie spicy salad)
Panang-Nua (Red curry with beef)


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Theme: Local
Comparison: about average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Address: Soi Convent, Silom Road
Directions: 200 meters from BTS Saladang
400 meters from MTRL Silom Station