Silk Road

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As smooth as silk

Food wise, not outstanding, not bad either, average. Service, Plaza Athenee standard, impeccable. This is Silk Road Chinese Restaurant.


roasted duck (portion); and stir-fried tiger prawn in x.o. sauce

live whole grouper, two way cooking, as steamed and boiled in soup

ingredients to do the soup; and the hearty soup (with fish, and vegetables only)

steamed live grouper, warm soy sauce dressing

stir-fried glass noodles, and fried pork fillet in HK sauce

Silk Road Chinese Restaurant ***1/2
Plaza Athenee Hotel Bangkok
(a Royal Meridien hotel)
61 Wireless Road
Lumpini, Bangkok 10330
Tel.: 02.650.8800
Silk Road

Open daily : lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, dinner 6 - 10:30 pm
Pay (food only for two): around THB 2,000
(+ THB 2,000 for live grouper)

Marvelous Cream

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Marvelous creations

A Japanese native import, use of Kokkaido dairy products to make its gelato style ice cream, hand tossed on a -16 Celsius marble teppanyaki-style plate to create every scope of "happy" ice cream is: the 'Marvelous Cream'. Its first branch in Bangkok, at Siam Paragon Mall, also offers French-Japanese fusion, ready-to-serve, dessert cup (Patiscream ice cream cake) and ice cream sandwich (Heavenly Compote Waffle).

Taste? The Patiscream dessert cup is too sweet, while the Heavenly Compote ice cream sandwich is marvelous yummy, and the tossed gelato (I sampled mango, chocolate, and strawberry in separate visit) is flavorsome and not overly sweet.





Marvelous Cream Japanese Sweets Parfait ***1/4
G/F North Wing, Siam Paragon Mall
991 Rama I Road
Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
Tel.: 02.610.7511
Marvelous Cream

Open daily : 11 am - 10 pm
Pay (food only for two): around THB 350



*(updated, Oct-2011, Marvelous Cream has branched out to the Terminal 21 (4/F) at Asok Intersection, and will open its 3rd branch at Central Rama 9 Shopping Complex)

Raan Khao Tom Polo

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Musical chair cuisine

I revisited this no-frills local eatery few days ago. The place is still as packed as it was. The food is still as solid as it used to be.


yum sam-krob; tord mun pla sai goong

pla kapong tord rad sauce

poo phad pong kari; gaeng som cha-om

Raan Khao Tom Polo ***1/2
137/14 Wireless Road
Lumpini, Bangkok 10330
Tel.: 02.252.6887

Open daily : 4 - 10 pm
Pay (food only for two): around THB 500

Hoy Tord Chao Lay

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Oyster fried job

Hoy tord, fried oyster (or mussel) with battered omelet. One of my favorite hoy tord vendors is - Hoy Tord Chao Lay.


above, hoy tord; below, phad Thai


Hoy Tord Chao Lay ****
22/1 Soi Thonglo
Sukhumvit 55 Road
Wattana, Bangkok 10110
Tel.: 085.128.3996

Open daily : 10 am - 8 pm
Pay (food only for two): around THB 150

Maturos

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Not all Yaowaraj eateries shine

I was brought to Maturos, a Thai-Chinese seafood eatery tucked into a shabby lane in the shoddy Yaowaraj, Bangkok's China Town. This non-air conditioned eatery is pretty run-down and the owner doesn't care about restaurant hygiene. Taste of food was just at average, though seafood was fresh, and lacking of some glory that might justify the relatively expensive bill at such no-frills eatery.





Maturos Pochana ***
2-8 Soi Texas
Phadungdao Road
Yaowaraj, Bangkok 10110
Tel.: 086.000.0670

Open daily : 4 - 11 pm
Pay (food only for two): around THB 1,800 (with steamed crab)

Kuay Tiew Reua Phra Nakhon

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Miniature soup noodle feast

My friend brought me to a raan kuay tiew reua (boat noodle eatery) near the Victory Monument to sample bite-size boat noodles. There I noticed there is a row of four of such eateries serving bite-size boat noodles. We went to Kuay Tiew Reua Phra Nakhon, the first one by the main road.

Bite-size? Yes, I mean one bite to finish it. Here is what I ate.





Kuay Tiew Reua Phra Nakhon ***1/2
at Victory Monument
Phahonyothin Road
Phayathai, Bangkok 10400

Open daily : 10 am - 10 pm
Pay (food only for two): around THB 150

Something Sweet

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Sweet tooth pleasure

Something Sweet is a fast growing cafe cum cake shop, with four branches in Bangkok and counting. By perception I guessed that this kind of locally owned cake shop is just another high-so hobby, and she bakes her cakes from recipes found in cook books with a taste of ultra sweetness with no merit. I confess. I am wrong, again!

Unexpectedly, cakes of Something Sweet have a very good texture and full flavor but not overly sweet, with the hints of the use of quality ingredients. I would say her cakes are light and easy, a pretty nice dessert place with charm.


chocolate hazelnut THB 120; lemon poppy seed THB 90

mont blanc THB 100

soda lemon THB 40, soda roselle THB 40

Something Sweet ***1/4
7/F Central World Plaza
4 Rajdamri Road
Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330

Open daily : 10 am - 10 pm
Pay (food only for two): around THB 300