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Biryani and other Muslim dishes at Aisa Rot Dee

May 31, 2018 // 2 Comments

While Khao San Road is a stay away area if you want quality food, the area around the famous party street has something to offer for empty stomachs. The food court-style Aisa Rot Dee is one of the places to check out, a good place for Thai-Muslim food. Unpretentious and yummy flavors. Khao Mok [Read more]

A cool vibe and good beer at Good Story

February 26, 2017 // 0 Comments

Some places just have a cool vibe to it. Good Story close to Phra Sumen Fort is one of them. It’s a chameleon, with a changing attitude depending on when you show up. The typical daytime visitor come for a lunch time bite, jut a coffee and a chat, or a refreshing bottle from their [Read more]

Delicious Guay Jub at Khun Dang Guay Jub Yuan

August 18, 2016 // 2 Comments

The Phra Atit Road is just steps away from Khao San Road, but it’s still a genuine Thai neighborhood. The three or four minutes walk from the famous backpacker area is enough to keep the big masses of party goers away. And food wise that’s a good thing. Seen from the street Guay Jub [Read more]

Riverside meal at Jin Chieng Seng in the Wat Pho area

July 1, 2016 // 0 Comments

Jin Chieng Seng has a good reputation for their Pad Thai, so of course I had to try it as I was in Bangkok’s main temple area (Dusit). And it didn’t disappoint, the Pad Thai was tasty and well made with fresh prawns, one of the best I’ve had when talking about full-fledged [Read more]

Nai Soi with delicious beef noodles

June 20, 2016 // 1 Comment

Banglamphu is historic ground in Bangkok. The first palace in Banglamphu belonged to the former Princess Chakjesda. What’s left of it stands on Phra Sumen road, a short walk away from the backpacker area Khao San Road. The area is vibrant and has good number of quality eats. Nay Soi [Read more]

Somsong Pochana shows excellence in the old Bangkok

May 14, 2016 // 0 Comments

Somsong Pochana is situated in Banglamphu, the old part of Bangkok. It’s also not to far away from the famous Khao San Road, meaning you might bump into some of the usual clientele on the hunt for something else than the less than decent Pad Thai stalls along the party street. Anyway, [Read more]

Photo Essay on street food in Bangkok

December 24, 2015 // 0 Comments

During the project of eating my way true Bangkok, I have both been tipped and have stumbled over quite some noteworthy street food vendors. Sometimes the faces have been there for a lifetime, sometimes the face belong to the third generation, cooking the speciality of their grand parents. The same [Read more]

Roti Mataba – perfect roti on historic ground

December 14, 2015 // 0 Comments

Sometimes 70 years of practice can be tasted. Roti-Mataba is a small Muslim restaurant in Banglamphu district that opened their doors in 1943. They still make a difference on their good days. A blend of Indian, Thai and Malaysian tastes. An added bonus is the Phra Sumen Fort, built in 1783 to [Read more]

Some of Bangkok’s best burgers at Escapade

November 11, 2015 // 1 Comment

Sometimes the desire for a greasy afternoon has to be met. And great burgers and shakes are never wrong in that respect. Just as great burgers boosts your satisfaction level, mediocracy in the same field is devastating. Escapade Burgers & Shakes is never in danger of serving mediocre [Read more]

Kun Chiang – Thai tapas and Phra Sumen Fort

July 30, 2015 // 0 Comments

Phra Athit road in the Banglamphu area is just four, five minutes of legwork away from the famous backpacker district of Khao San Road. More importantly, you have genuine and good quality street food food to choose from as soon as you turn your back to Khao San Roads low quality Pad Thai stalls. [Read more]