Phaka Krong

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On Narathiswas Road 

Phaka-krong is not just another Thai restaurant near Bangkok's C.B.D. for the after-work white collars, but it is also one of the few Thai restaurants on Narathiwas Road where its food doesn't hurt our taste buds.

Phaka-krong Thai Restaurant ***
100 Narathiwas-rajanakarindra Road
Sathorn, Bangkok 10120
Tel.: 02.676.1213 

Open daily : lunch 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, dinner 5:00 - 10:00 pm
Pay (food only for one): around THB 300

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Khrua Mali

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Fragrance of jasmine

Khrua Mali serves Thai food with a traditional twist; for non-Thai diners, this is the place for them to sample real (Thai) food, or to avoid if those are afraid that their tongue might get burnt.

For me, Khrua Mali is no doubt a paradise for my taste buds and a pleasure in the west side of the inner Bangkok.

Khrua Mali Thai Restaurant ****
96 Set Siri Road
Samsen-nai, Bangkok 10400
Tel.: 02.619.5359

Open daily : 11 am - 10 pm
Pay (food only for one): around THB 400

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Great Shanghai

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The great Hu cuisine

The three-decade old Great Shanghai is a longstanding Chinese Shanghai cuisine (a combination of Chinese Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine) specialty restaurant in Bangkok, though its food is far from outstanding, it is the only authentic and banquet-grade Shanghainese restaurant present in Bangkok.

Two decades ago, while her food quality was good, I ate at Great Shanghai quite often; and for now, I eat there only once every five years. A few weeks ago I went there to exercise my 'every-five-year' duty and I found that her wok-fried Chinese eel in garlic and dark gravy and the sour and spicy soup are so good not to be missed.

Great Shanghai Chinese Restaurant ***
648-652 Sukhumvit Road
Klongtoey, Bangkok 10110
Tel.: 02.258.7042

Open daily : lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, dinner 6 - 10 pm
Pay (food only for one): around THB 500



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Khan Ar'Sa House

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Dinner only!

Tucked away on a sub-soi off Phaholyothin Road, at the Ari residential area, the Khan Ar'Sa House is a home-style restaurant that serves grandma's recipes to diners who are craving for unique family (Thai) cuisine. The House offers both an air-conditioning dining room and al-fresco garden dining experience to diners. Service is prompt and freiendly. 

Khan Ar'Sa House Thai Restaurant ***1/2

34 Soi 9 Phaholyothin Road

Samsen-nai, Bangkok 10400

Tel.: 02.279.2545

Open daily : dinner 5 - 11 pm

Pay (food only for one): around THB 300

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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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Lieo Lieng Seng @ United Center

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Time honored hole-in-the-wall grows bigger!
A hole-in-the-wall, secret foodies joint, Lieo Lieng Seng recently opened a canteen-like branch at United Center, right at C.B.D.'s Silom Road; now everyone can have easy access to Lieo's Thai-Chinese time tested menu, though the ambiance is (still) not 'on the menu'.

Lieo also owns the Kingdom's oldest ice cream recipe. Lieo's 555 Ratchawong Ice Cream was the first ice cream vendor in Thailand (yes, more than a century ago); the recipe passes on to Lieo's third generation, with the use of the best ingredients, is also available at Lieo Lieng Seng @ United Center.
dried fish maw in supreme broth, THB 100

wok-burnt tofu with bean sprouts and preserved sour veggie, THB 100

stir-fried kale, THB 100; fish maw in supreme broth, THB 100

oysters casserole, in Lieo's secret sauce, THB 300

fried bamee boran (literally ancient egg noodle) with chicken, ham, or crab meats, THB 100

Lieo Lieng Seng @ United Center ****
Basement, B1 #103, United Center
323 Silom Road
Bangrak, Bangkok 10500
Tel.: 081.827.6512
Lieo Lieng Seng

Open daily : 11 am - 9 pm
Pay (food only for one): around THB 300 

** update: sadly this branch is now a history; its original branch at Galaxy Square (off Rama 4 Road) is still serving old-school Thai-Chinese at present.


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Madam T.

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A meal with the madame butterfly

Tucked in the maze-like Sukhumvit Soi 23 (Soi Prasanmit), there comes the Madam T. for Vietnamese cuisine; it is an alternative choice to the over populated bar and massage business in Asok's Soi Prasanmit.

Food wise, they are authentic and taste-bud friendly. Bun (a non-soup vermicelli dish, usually served cold, topped with chopped scallions, onion, chives and meat), which is a popular and a genuine Vietnamese one-dish meal that is hard to find in Bangkok, is surprisingly available at Madam T., and it tastes good.








Madam T. Vietnamese Cuisine ***1/2
128/46 Sukhumvit Soi 23
off Sukhumvit Road
Wattana, Bangkok 10110
Tel.: 02.259.1127

Open daily : lunch 11 am - 2:30 pm, dinner 5:30 - 10 pm
Pay (food only for two): around THB 700

Khun Ying

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Noble lobsters snobbish crabs

On Bangkok's bustling Ekamai Road, there is the decades old Khun Ying, serving seafood to the high-so(ciety) aunties and their families as well as the well paid expats. There are humors commenting that their service is sluggish and snobbish, but I found that it is attentive and enthusiastic, attached with their Siam smile throughout my dinner. Khun Ying's seafood is undoubtedly fresh and of good quality, thus they deserved us to dig into our pocket a bit deeper to summon for that.


spicy century-year eggs salad, THB 120+; squid in spicy lime juice, THB 120+

steamed curried souffle with seafood in whole coconut, THB 320+

steamed sea bass in spicy lime and Thai herb broth, THB 450+

ripe mango, sticky rice with kati sweet coconut cream, THB 120+
stir-fried bitter gourd stem and leaves, THB 120+

Khun Ying Seafood Restaurant ***1/2
55 Sukhumvit 63 Road (Soi Ekamai)
Wattana, Bangkok 10110
Tel.: 02.391.5769

Open daily : 11 am - 11 pm
Pay (food only for two, all seafood dining): around THB 1,800