Restaurant Reviews

Wandee – a slurping lunch with noodles and meatballs

March 7, 2015 // 0 Comments

The small shophouse is packed with people, from young to old. They gather with the sole purpose of shuffling one nearly flour less meatball after the other on to their palate, chew and then swallow. It comes with noodles and a wonderful broth. Delicious. And it’s a pleasant place to eat as [Read more]

Red pork at Niyom Pochana – Street food not to be missed

February 28, 2015 // 0 Comments

You soon understand why there is a constant stream of locals gathering at Niyom Pochana to treat themselves with red pork, crispy pork or bbq-pork. It’s truly delicious. It’s one of those places you should make a stop for a quick treat, even if you’re already stuffed. The red [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]

Hua Seng Hong – a China in Chinatown experience

February 14, 2015 // 1 Comment

I’m a man with a few principles. One of them is to not eat food from endangered species. Another one is to stay away from food if only a small part of the animal is used for nutriotion and the rest is thrown away. At Hua Seng Hong they broke my heart twice. We are talking about Chinatown. [Read more]

It’s an angel in the city of Bangkok – circling above P’Aor

February 2, 2015 // 2 Comments

The Michelin guide offer three stars to restaurants worth a deviation of your route just to eat there. It’s normally a fantastic feast. And it cost you some hundred Euros. It’s the same with P’Aor, with one exception. It’s worth a deviation of your route, but it only costs [Read more]

Joke 38 is far from a joke

January 26, 2015 // 1 Comment

Joke 38 is far from a joke. It’s serious food. It’s rice porridge with a touch, with ginger, spring onions, mini Thai donuts, pork meat balls and an egg that comes with options. I prefer the fermented black egg (sai khai kem). Or a raw one (sai khai) that quickly gets cooked by the [Read more]

Pad Thai – A street food cook with a character out of the ordinary

January 2, 2015 // 2 Comments

The cook in the corner of an alley in Sukhumvit Soi 38 is a bit of a legend as he won a pad thai contest arranged by Thai TV 3 some years ago. Dressed in his caracteristic beanie (winter hat), thoroughly pulled down to cover the eyebrows, and his solid high quality wellies that you see far more [Read more]

High on spice – Kuay Jab at Nai Ek

December 28, 2014 // 1 Comment

It´s spicy, but not the way you think. No chili to be spotted in this delicious Kuay Jab. It´s white pepper, the crown of peppers. And it´s a lot of it. Actually they use big bags of pepper to make this very famous and tasteful dish, originating from Southern China. Small pieces of pork, [Read more]

Suki Haeng at Elvis or Maverick – A street food battle that never ends

December 21, 2014 // 0 Comments

The dish Suki Haeng is basically Sukiyaki (hotpot) without broth. In other words not a soup anymore. And in this competition, the two resto´s Elvis Suki and Maverick Suki stands out in Bangkok, with Elvis a birds head in front of its next-door neighbor Maverick. A performance that speaks for [Read more]

Samsara – Riverside retreat with a Japanese touch

December 17, 2014 // 0 Comments

Ok. I, admit, it´s of the streets. But looking for ambience, a reason to get away from the noisy traffic, to step over the line to a dreamy world you could expect to see in a movie scene at the Sundance film festival? Well, you found it. Samsara is atmosphere. It is just as perfect for a [Read more]