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Che Pui in Chinatown serves Bangkok’s best fish ball noodles

September 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

Che Pui Noodles is a great spot for fish ball noodles. The fish balls and wontons are home made and absolutely out of this world delicious. Even the biggest fish hater will love eating at Che Pui Noodles. But of course there’s some pork involved. It just don’t get better than this. A [Read more]

Porn Lamai – Legendary street stall continues to deliver

May 8, 2018 // 0 Comments

Porn Lamai is a legendary street food vendor. A volcanic hot plate is put in front of you before they start pouring the gravy over a stir-fried egg where it all continues to cook. It’s fancy, it looks good and the rad na phu khao fai tastes great. In addition, Porn Lamai is a rather [Read more]

Xia Hu Chalam in Chinatown is great fish maw and Hong Kong Noodles

April 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

Xia Hu Chalam (or Xie Shark Fin) along Yaowarat road, just outside Haki Lim Hieng and close to the old market, is my first stop this evening after returning to Bangkok’s Chinatown. A centrally located street stall reputed for it’s fish maw, and they deliver. For a good number of seconds [Read more]

Eiah-Sae – an atmospheric tribute to the Yaowaratians

April 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

Eiah-Sae is a legendary family-run coffee spot in Bangkok’s Chinatown, having served it’s usual suspects since 1927. In short, Eiah-Sae is a symbol of the former Yaowaratians, a local gathering spot for the elderly Thai-Chinese people, and also a tribute to the local community. And they [Read more]

Chinatown street food – a paradise for foodies part I

November 25, 2016 // 2 Comments

King Rama I made Chinatown a center already in 1782. Today as before, a beautiful continuous line, bustling with activity, crowded with people, a colorful commercial hub, and of course, a foodies paradise. This is where you want to squeeze down just one more serving, after your stomach reached full [Read more]

Thai Charoen in Chinatown serves delicious home made food

September 12, 2016 // 0 Comments

Thai Charoen was another one of those coincidences. I walked around in Chinatown, along Charoen Krung Road, and spotted some colorful squids on display. Of course I got curious, as I love squid, but the strange thing is that I have walked the road plenty of times. I have no idea why I [Read more]

Odean – a story of misspelling and crab meat

May 21, 2016 // 1 Comment

Thailand is famous for their many ways of writing the same word. Of course when using the latin alphabet (modern english). Chicken becomes both gai and kai or some other personal choice. Odean restaurant was meant to be Odeon and named after the more famous Odeon circle, a roundabout with [Read more]

Laap Paak – cheating on your diet

May 1, 2016 // 0 Comments

A hearty hour or cheating on your diet regime. Both options are available at Laap Paak. And they have a backyard on the doorstep to MRT station Hua Lamphong. In other words last stop before Chinatown and Yaowarat Road, a 10 minute walk away. Interior of Laap Paak The backyard isn’t huge, but [Read more]
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