Noodles

Nai Meng Noodles in 183 Silom road is good comfort food

June 23, 2018 // 0 Comments

Some say Nai Meng Noodles next to the Silom Complex Shopping Mall serves the best ba mee (egg noodles) in town. I don’t agree with that, but they certainly serve you a very good bowl. The noodles are home made and they know how to cook it. The add-ons comes in numerous alternative. aIf [Read more]

Thonglor Pochana serves good noodles with duck plus a range of other dishes worth trying

April 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

I’ve dropped in at Thonglor Pochana for many years when in the area, deep down into Soi Thong Lor. They have a good noodle soup with duck. The success behind the goodness is that most parts of what a duck has to offer is used to make the broth. The boneless duck meat itself is tasty and [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]

Baan Phadthai in Bangrak is loaded with atmosphere

March 25, 2018 // 0 Comments

Baan Phadthai (The House of Phad Thai) in Soi 44 in Bang Rak has a charming, almost colonial style to it. Colors and interior makes a very pleasant harmony with a lovely atmosphere, especially when it is dark outside. The plates of Pad Thai is both good and bad, depending on your choice of [Read more]

Khao Soi Silom Soi 3 – unprecedented potential

March 17, 2018 // 0 Comments

Khao Soi is a northern Thai dish with a strong Burmese influence. Good northern style Khao Soi isn’t an easy find in Bangkok, as most bowls are a bland copy of the Chiang Mai vendors. Khao Soi Silom Soi 3 has been mentioned by Guardian under the heading “Bangkok’s best street [Read more]

Heng Choon Seng close to Khlong Toei market serves great beef noodles

January 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

Beef noodles can be extremely satisfying and terrible disappointing. As always, it’s about the recipe, good ingredients and a good Chef. Heng Choon Seng is delivering on all aspects. Just one great bowl of beef noodles. Heng Choon Seng is now run by the third generation and have had the Shell [Read more]

Knock out from Pad Thai Sala Daeng

January 21, 2018 // 3 Comments

It’s not difficult to point to Pad Thai Sala Daeng in the Silom ara as one of the absolute best plates of Pad Thai in the city of angels. It’s also a personal favorite. They only serve pad thai and the chef Pranee Thanee have been consistant as long as I have visited her, meaning about [Read more]

Michelin Guide Bangkok 2018 – Jay Fai the Big Star

December 7, 2017 // 4 Comments

The most important aspect in the Michelin Guide Bangkok 2018 is that the 73 year old street food vendor Jay Fai in Maha Chai Road is awarded a star. I wrote in my 4 May article that it “would be a crime not to recognize (Raan) Jay Fai at 327 Maha Chai road a star“, and they did. The [Read more]

Stunningly good Tom Yam Pork Noodle at Zaew in Sukhumvit Soi 49

November 18, 2017 // 1 Comment

Sometimes, when visiting a new stall or hole in the wall, I just have to close my eyes after the first spoonful, realizing the old school superiority to most new slurps or bites in town. And Zaew in 1/5 Sukhumvit Soi 49 is one of those odd spots delivering far beyond expectations. I just need to [Read more]

Hann Khao Soi in Ari area will be a favorite by many khao soi lovers

October 21, 2017 // 1 Comment

Hann Khao Soi serves a bowl of Khao Soi that will be loved by many. Especially by those searching for a creamy bowl. It is one of the best spots in Bangkok, even if it is a tad to creamy for those searching the authentic version. A bowl of Khao Soi, the mustard greens and charlotte onion It’s [Read more]