Bangkok Restaurant Tips by machomikemd

Restaurant Name: Kinnaree Gourmet Thai and Restaurant Bar

Kinnaree is a new fine dining experience of authentic Thai cuisine in the heart of Bangkok . The restaurant is hidden in a romantic charming garden in Sukhumvit Soi 8. Customers are offered a choice of equally comfortable indoor or alfresco dining. The decoration presents a cozy and intimate ambience with eye soothing table setting of “lotus leaf” plates with lotus napkin-rings imitating the “Anodard Pond” from the story of “Pra Suthon & Mahnorah”, An ancient romantic story between human and kinnaree--a half human half bird, lives in the forest of heaven. The Staff are very friendly and have a fairly good grasp of english, the place is very plush and combines traditional thai with modern architecture. They treat you as royalty here!

Favorite Dish: Soft Shell Crabs in Chili Sauce! (The Best!!), Yellow Curry with Shrimp, Foie Gras with Tamarind Source, “Light of kinnaree”--House-signature cocktail, and finish your meal with Kinnaree Fresh Young Coconut Cake.

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Phone: Tel: 0-2256-0328 Fax: 0-2256-034
Address: 43 Sukhumvit Rd. , Soi 8 Klongtoey, Bangkok 10110
Directions: From BTS Nana Station, turn Right to Sukhumvit Soi 8 and walk about 400 meters then you will see a large gate with open parking in Left side. A maroon house with the Kinnaree sign.Open from Monday–Sunday.Lunch:11 am-3 pm Dinner:6 pm-12 pm.Bar: Full Bar
Website: www.kinnaregourmet.com

Restaurant Name: Took Lae Dee Restaurant

Took Lae Dee began on May 8, 1985. The first restaurant was in Foodland Ploenchit.
Foodland has 9 restaurants out of its 11 stores.The menu offers well known Thai , Chinese and European style dishes. Took Lae Dee is open 24 hours daily. The menu offers well known Thai , Chinese and European style dishes.They also offer a “Weekend Special Set Menu”, at a fixed price. The Menu is usually changed every week but is usually more expensive than the regular meals. A popular menu item is the “American Breakfast” that offers Butcher’s Choice products like bacon, sausages and ham, Oven Fresh toast, with eggs, fruit juice, tea or coffee at a special low price from 5.30a.m.-9.00a.m. After 9.00 a.m., the daily printed menu price is charged .

Favorite Dish: Cheapest are local thai meals such as pad thai at 50 baht, thai fried rice at 50 baht (if seafood is used then it's 90 baht), thai green curry chicken at 80 baht, weekend set menu starts at 100 baht and up if you order exotic thai meals using tiger prawns or squid or lobster. Asian cuisine like chinese stir fried noodles at 55 baht, chicken teriyaki at 60 baht, Australian steak starts at 250 baht.

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Phone: 02-5300220
Address: Soi 5 Sukhumvit Road
Directions: Foodland Supermarket Co., Ltd.
87 Nai Lert Building
Soi 5, Sukhumvit Road,
Khwang Klongtoey Nua, Khet Klongtoey
Bangkok 10110
Website: www.foodland.co.th

Restaurant Name: the best selections!


Favorite Dish: Opening hour:Daily 10.00am. -10.00 pm.Restaurant on Gf open until 11.00pm

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Phone: 0-2610-9000
Address: Bangkok Skytrain – Siam station
Directions: Siam Paragon is on Rama I Road in Pathum Wan district,next door to Siam Center and Siam Discovery Center and opposite Siam Square. MBK Center is nearby.
Website: www.siamparagon.co.th/
Other Contact: email:contactus@siamparagon.co.t

Restaurant Name: the best selections!

Like what is said in my siam paragon tips, the food court here is HUGE! and offers International and Thai Dishes and they are really Cheap and If you don't like to eat street foods in Pratunam, Chatuchak, Suan Lum, patpong, Sukhumvit etc, the street foods here are CLEAN! only a little bit expensive. Thai Wet Noodles cost around 25 to 80 baht , depending on the toppings whether it is squidballs, beef balls, pork dumplings, pork intestines, beef strips, etc. Dry noodles like Pad Thai start at about 40 baht. Thai Rice toppings starts at around 45 baht. Drinks start at 15 baht and there are lots to choose from like lemon iced tea, thai iced tea, peach iced tea, strawberry iced tea, etc. Desserts start at 20 baht and include the one in the picture, A Thai Iced Sweet similar to Chendol of Singapore, Halo-Halo of Philippines and Kacang of Indonesia. Toppings include water chestnuts, grass jelly, tapioca, lotus seeds, jack fruit, mango bits, durian, coconut gel. Prices starts at 25 baht.

Favorite Dish: Khao Niaw Ma Muang (Puto-Maya or Mango With Sticky Rice), pad thai, Khad Pao Gung or Khad Pao Muh(thai fried rice), Gang Gai (chicken curry), Plaah Muk Guai Thiau (Squid w/ Fried Noodles).

Opening hour:Daily 10.00am. -10.00 pm.Restaurant on Gf open until 11.00pm

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Phone: 0-2610-9000
Address: Bangkok Skytrain – Siam station
Directions: Siam Paragon is on Rama I Road in Pathum Wan district,next door to Siam Center and Siam Discovery Center and opposite Siam Square. MBK Center is nearby.
Website: www.siamparagon.co.th/
Other Contact: email:contactus@siamparagon.co.t

Restaurant Name: the best selections of Fast Food!

Like what is said in my siam paragon tips, the food court here is HUGE! and offers International and Thai Dishes and they are really Cheap and If you don't like to eat street foods in Pratunam, Chatuchak, Suan Lum, patpong, Sukhumvit etc, the street foods here are CLEAN! only a little bit expensive. Thai Wet Noodles cost around 25 to 80 baht , depending on the toppings whether it is squidballs, beef balls, pork dumplings, pork intestines, beef strips, etc. Dry noodles like Pad Thai start at about 40 baht. Thai Rice toppings starts at around 45 baht. Drinks start at 15 baht and there are lots to choose from like lemon iced tea, thai iced tea, peach iced tea, strawberry iced tea, etc. Desserts start at 20 baht and include the one in the picture, A Thai Iced Sweet similar to Chendol of Singapore, Halo-Halo of Philippines and Kacang of Indonesia. Toppings include water chestnuts, grass jelly, tapioca, lotus seeds, jack fruit, mango bits, durian, coconut gel. Prices starts at 25 baht.

Favorite Dish: Khao Niaw Ma Muang (Puto-Maya or Mango With Sticky Rice), pad thai, Khad Pao Gung or Khad Pao Muh(thai fried rice), Gang Gai (chicken curry), Plaah Muk Guai Thiau (Squid w/ Fried Noodles).

Opening hour:Daily 10.00am. -10.00 pm.Restaurant on Gf open until 11.00pm

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Phone: 0-2610-9000
Address: Bangkok Skytrain – Siam station
Directions: Siam Paragon is on Rama I Road in Pathum Wan district,next door to Siam Center and Siam Discovery Center and opposite Siam Square. MBK Center is nearby.
Website: www.siamparagon.co.th/
Other Contact: email:contactus@siamparagon.co.t

Restaurant Name: sweetest Lansuim fruit in Asia!

I am a long kong ( a variety of lansium fruit) lover since we grow lansium fruit in the philippines and harvest it at september-october. We have a 5 hectare plantation there that I missed eating lansium fruit since i'ved moved to the states. I would be first to admit that the thai longkong are sweeter than philippine duku variety of lansium fruit (called lansones in the philippines).

Lansium or Long kong fruits have orbs around five centimeters in diameter, usually found in clusters of two to thirty fruits. Each round fruit is covered by yellowish, thick, leathery skin. Underneath the skin, the fruit is divided into five or six slices of translucent, juicy flesh. The flesh is slightly acidic in taste, although ripe specimens are sweeter. Green, seeds are present in around half of the segments, usually taking up a small portion of the segment although some seeds take up the entire segment's volume. In contrast with the sweet-sour flavor of the fruit's flesh, the seeds are extremely bitter.

Favorite Dish: it costs 80 to 100 Baht a kilogram.

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Address: Available everywhere!

Restaurant Name: Cha Yen "Thai Iced Tea"

Cha Yen or Cold tea in Thai is their version of Iced Tea since Iced teas are popular around asia (tarik tea of malaysia, pearl milk tea of hong kong, pandanus tea of the philippines, bubble tea of Singapore, etc). It is made from strongly-brewed powdered black tea.

Other ingredients in the powder vary, but may include added star anise, tamarind or red and yellow food coloring, and sometimes other spices as well. This tea is sweetened with sugar and condensed milk and served chilled. Evaporated or whole milk is generally poured over the tea and ice before serving--it is never mixed prior to serving--to add taste and creamy appearance. Locally, it is served in a traditional tall glass and when ordered take-out, it is poured over the crushed ice in a clear (or translucent) plastic bag. It can also be made into a frappé at more westernised vendors.

Favorite Dish: it is available everywhere and is even peddled by street vendors wherein they put in it big 500 ml plastic glass containers with lots of ice. it cost about 17 Baht a glass but in restaurants, it cost 30-50 baht!

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Restaurant Name: Spicy Thai Noodle Soup

Noodle soup, chicken with yellow rice and fried garlic (Khao Mok Gai), very spicy and it costs 25 Baht a big bowl of this soup!


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Address: Chatuchak Market, Mo Chit BTS Station, Bangkok

Restaurant Name: Pad Thai!

There have evolved two different styles of Pad Thai: the version most often found in the streets of Thailand, which is relatively dry and light; and the version that seems dominant in many restaurants in the West, which may be covered in a red oil and can be heavy tasting.

This dish was introduced and made popular as a national dish by Thai Prime Minister Luang Phibunsongkhram during World War II. Pad Thai is one of the best-known Thai dishes.

Pad Thai Cost 30 Baht at Street Stalls, 45-50 Baht at Pratunam Market, 55-60 Baht at Tuk Lae Dee foodland and 100 Baht at Kinnaree Gourmet Thai Restaurant.


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Restaurant Name: Street Food

Sold on the streets of Thailand, this all-time favourite Thai fish cake (made from mud fish) is irresistible when served spiced with Thai curry and kaffir lime leaves. They can be eaten as appetizer or as a filling meal with rice. (Gullivers Tavern also makes good fish cakes! but it cost 90 Baht there). Cost about 40-50 Baht per order in street stalls and hawker stalls.


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Address: Street Vendors!
Directions: All over Bangkok