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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]

Chong Kee is the place for your pork satay

September 16, 2015 // 1 Comment

Satay’s along the streets of Bangkok are not among my prime interests. But there are exceptions, as always, and Chong Kee on the border of Bangkok’s Chinatown is a true master in the art of barbequed pork satay. Which of course could be the answer to why the owner Vichai Lumlerokit [Read more]

Si Morakot is a gem for crispy pork belly

August 31, 2015 // 1 Comment

Rice topped with red roasted pork (khao moo daeng) and crispy pork belly (khao moo krob) can be a truly delicious plate when the sweetness of the sauce is made with a careful approach as it otherwise can be to dominating. At Si Morakot, between Hua Lamphong station and Chinatown, you get the real [Read more]

Bangkok’s best Pad Thai at Orawan

August 25, 2015 // 6 Comments

I love Pad Thai when well made, just as much as I hate a blend version of what it can be. Unfortunately the latter version is the norm. But Orawan in the Sri Yan area is a true master in making this famous dish, a dish that was a result of Marshal Phibin’s idea of incorporating noodles into [Read more]

Rawanstar Roasted Duck – a visit you wont forget

July 24, 2015 // 0 Comments

Roasted ducks is flying in and out of Rawanstar rapidly. But this is not the place to duck, but to open your mouth for some incredible flavors. Rawanstar Roasted Duck is packed with fans during breakfast and lunchtime hours. You’ll soon enough understand when you put the first spoon to your [Read more]

Best noodles – charming old style at Lim Yuu Hong

June 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

I’m neither a rice man or a noodle man. I’m both. I choose the bowl over the plate at lunch time, the plate over the bowl for my dinner treat. In the warmer parts of the year I prefer the broth as it feels like a lighter meal in the heat of the day. And since Lim Yuu Hong is [Read more]

Hai Som Tam in Convent Road deliver once again

May 30, 2015 // 2 Comments

Hai Som Tam is a very good and centrally located option in Bangkok for som tam (papaya salad), served with juicy pieces of grilled chicken and sticky rice. It’s situated in Convent Road, close to BTS Sala Daeng. Hai Som Tam is a well known country style Isaan food restaurant, meaning food [Read more]

Chicken rice – Jae Wa is the short answer

May 2, 2015 // 1 Comment

Jae Wa has been around for less than 20 years, but is certainly a contender to serving the best khao man gai (oily rice with chicken) in Bangkok. A lovely dish at it’s best, but terrible boring most places, due to a number of possible pitfalls. In 2011 CNN listed it as number 45 on the [Read more]

Bangkok Baking Company keeps it’s supremacy

April 3, 2015 // 0 Comments

I love Thai food, but when it comes to my patisserie fix I prefer the western way. There are plenty of places to choose from in Bangkok, but not that many who give value to the money spent. Bangkok Baking Company is one of those who does, in a city where you sometimes feel there are more coffee [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]

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