Mr. Shake

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Shake the groovy cooler

Mr. Shake serves the original iced bubble milk tea with tapioca pearl, which is a native drink of Taiwan. After its two-decade old debut in Bangkok, with lots of 'cover versions' available these days, Mr. Shake still serves the best native Taiwanese pearl bubble milk tea in Bangkok.

For people prefer that their drinks done with a less sugary level, always exercise a 'non-sweet' option.



Mr. Shake ****
7/F Central World Plaza
4 Rajdamri Road
Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
*and at major shopping centers across Thailand

Open daily : 10 am - 10 pm
Pay (drinks only for one): around THB 40



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Yes Tubtim

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Follow the bait

Yes Tubtim is a newcomer to the Silom restaurant scene, serving tourist-palate-friendly Thai cuisine without the lack of authentic Thai, that is good for both tourists and locals.








Yes Tubtim Thai and Seafood Restaurant ***
2/3 Soi Convent
off Silom Road
Bangrak, Bangkok 10500
Tel.: 02.635.5445

Open daily : 11 am - 11 pm
Pay (food only for one): around THB 400




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Marugame Seimen

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The yummy white thread

Marugame Seimen is a Japanese salaryman canteen for all day dining and to ease their homesickness. It serves only Japanese udon dishes, with choices of broth and condiments. If you are a fan of Japanese udon noodles, this place shall be one of your must visit restaurants in Bangkok.




Marugame Seimen Sanuki Udon ****
2/F the Rain Hills
777 Sukhumvit Road
Wattana, Bangkok 10110
Tel.: 02.620.6777

Open daily : 11 am - 10 pm
Pay (food only for one): around THB 300




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Fifth Dragon

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Fly high and humble

This Chinese dumplings joint, the Fifth Dragon, serves real xialongbao and hand-pull noddles in a downtown low cost mall. Although its food is far from a 'wow', but with its unbelievably friendly price for the locals, and the offer of real Chinese Northern bao (bun) and la-mian (noodle), the Fifth Dragon is an unpretentious restaurant that serves solid food but not a story or 'strawberry*'. So it is unlike the one in the opposite shopping mall (CWP); in here every penny a customer paid goes to the food, not to a PR cost or franchise fee.





The Fifth Dragon Chinese Restaurant ***1/4
4/F BigC Supercenter Rajdamri
97/11 Rajdamri Road
Prathumwan, Bangkok 10330

Open daily : 11 am - 10 pm
Food (only for one): around THB 200




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Suan Kularb

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Not rosy at all

There are a lot of restaurants; they do well at the beginning, then go loose after they have gained a certain level of success, and take customers support for granted.

My first time to visit Suan Kularb Thai Restaurant was around twenty years ago, and the food was quite good; a few years ago I revisited there, the food was so-so; and a few weeks ago I ate there with friends; it was mediocre food at best. Its unhelpful service is not any better than their food.






Suan Kularb Thai Restaurant ***
162 Soi Ari Sampang
Phayathai, Bangkok 10400
Tel.: 02.617.0425

Open daily : 11 am - 11 pm
Pay (food only for one): around THB 300




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Kopitiam

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A meal with a glass of kopi

Kopitiam, that borrows from the combination of Malay and Chinese Hokkien word - coffee shop, is a dine-in fast food chain serving Thai-Chinese cuisine in Bangkok. It is not particularly impressive, but at least that it is something better than the Lee Cafe, and they easily fix us a meal in a hurry.


all day dining - breakfast (congee with century eggs; lava eggs Malay style)


all day dining - lunch (stir-fried iceberg lettuce; baked rice with meats in clay pot)


all day dining - dinner (stir-fried crab meats in yellow curry sauce; stir-fried CN kale)

Kopitiam ***
7/F Central Plaza Grand Rama 9
Ratchapisek Road
Huaykhwang, Bangkok 10310
Tel.: 02.103.4545

Open daily : 10 am - 10 pm
Pay (food only for one): around THB 200



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