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Great street food around Sao Ching Cha (Giant Swing)

June 5, 2016 // 1 Comment

The Giant Swing (or Sao Ching Cha) is not only a marker on the map when it comes to delicious food. It’s also a religious structure were teams of young men was swung 15 meters up in the air to catch a bag filled with gold or coins with their teeth. Due to the high number of fatal accidents, [Read more]

Boon Sap Thai and delicious mango sticky rice

March 29, 2016 // 2 Comments

Boon Sap Thai at 1478 Charoen Krung Road is one of the more established dessert shops in the area. If you only have room for one, this should be your first priority in Bang Rak. Mango sticky rice (Khao Niew Ma Muang) is of course on the menu. They also have the prestigious Shell Shuan Shim award. [Read more]

Excellent noodles and pork dumlings in Sri Yan

October 3, 2015 // 1 Comment

Sometimes you’re in for a bigger surprise than you expect when sitting down. I wasn’t expecting to much at Look Chin Moo Nai Hang, but I was wrong. The market area in Sri Yan certainly has something to offer everybody. And if you have some kids crawling around your legs, [Read more]

Jakkee close to Victory Monument is about excellence

September 20, 2015 // 2 Comments

Jakkee, close to Victory Monument has long traditions, has Chinese roots and is filled with regulars and few others. Some of them living hours away, running their own restaurant and eat here at least once when going to Bangkok for the monthly shopping. There is of course a reason to it, Jakkee [Read more]

Pork knuckles at Mae Tuk in the Sri Yan area

August 15, 2015 // 1 Comment

It’s not often that you see a restaurant having the Shell Shuan Shim award for Khao Kha Moo (pork knuckles on rice). It’s a dish that is more often associated with basic street stalls that you find all over the city. It’s also a very popular dish, and lovers of pork [Read more]

Nai Mong Hoi Tod – The feminine version please

April 17, 2015 // 2 Comments

Real men like their oyster omelette soft and sloppy, a good friend of mine said. The feminine treat is the super crispy version. I have to give the girls right on this one. And Nai Mong serve one of the better oyster omelets in town, placed at the edge of Chinatown. Cocked on a hot griddle. [Read more]

Rules of thumb to locate the best street food

March 12, 2015 // 0 Comments

There are a few rule of thumbs out there to help you locate the best street food in Bangkok. And they are valid about everywhere in this hectic and entertaining city. They are rather general and therefore easy to follow. As always, it’s mostly down to pure common sense and logic, but a [Read more]

Wattana Panich – beef noodles with a miraculous touch

February 21, 2015 // 1 Comment

Well known among locals and the more experienced expats in the Ekamai area, Wattana Panich dish up some absolutely fantastic soups and stews. And they take the knowledge of cocking the broth for hours a step further. Flavors so delicate and out of what you expect to be served when entering this [Read more]

The Michelin Stars of Street Side Bangkok

December 12, 2014 // 9 Comments

The Europeans have their Michelin guide originating in France, awarding a number of stars or other distinctions to top notch restaurants in all continents. In the US they have their Zagat. Thailand makes it pure simple. They use the principle of crediting good eateries, but that´s about were the [Read more]

Nothing like an oyster omelet at hangover hour in Bangkok

December 11, 2014 // 0 Comments

This little hole in the wall serves up one of the better hoy tod to be found in Chinatown. The lady running this joint, having the prestigious Shell Shuan Shim award, whips up good plates of fried oyster or mussel crepes/omelets with plenty of locals coming to get their fix. The oyster omelet [Read more]
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