Chocolab

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Serious cocoa job

chocolab is a charming chocolate boutique for the finest indulgence; thus, finally there is a serious hand-made chocolate specialty cafe that fires the right chemistry with chocolate lovers in Bangkok!

Chocolab ****
Sofitel So Bangkok Hotel
2 North Sathorn Road
Bangrak, Bangkok 10500
Tel.: 02.624.0000

Open daily : 7:30 am - 7:30 pm
Pay (food only for one): around THB 350

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Annam Viet Cuisine

491
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Madame Saigon

Annam opened almost a year ago, after Central renovated part of the sixth floor to become an additional restaurant zone other than the existing fifth floor; including Annam, I never had a chance to try those additions on sixth (anyway no need, as most of them are just chain restaurants), until last week, I ran an errand at Central Plaza Rama 3 and my stomach protested while my business was done, so I was brave enough to do my late lunch at Annam (well, at least Annam is not from chain restaurants, I suppose), and it turned out that the food was better than expectations.


Annam is arguably one of the best Vietnamese restaurants in a shopping mall in Bangkok.

Annam Vietnamese Cusine ***1/2
6/F Central Plaza Rama 3
Ratchada Road
Yannawa, Bangkok 10120
Tel.: 02.673.6387

Open daily : 11 am - 9 pm
Pay (food only for one): around THB 200

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Krua Or

482
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The Prawn kingdom

Krua Or Pochana served tomyum goong (spicy and sour soup with prawn) noodle and tomyum Sukhothai noodle in decent portions and at a very affordable price.  Normally I don't review a restaurant that allows a cockroach to spy on my eating, but for Krua Or, I can make an exception, for once.

 












Krua Or Pochana ***
68/51 Soi Surao
Petchburi Soi 5
Phayathai, Bangkok
Tel.: 02.612.9013

Open daily : 11 am - 9 pm
Pay (food only for one): around THB 100

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Marugame Seimen

469
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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

468
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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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Kopitiam

466
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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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Gastro 1/6

465
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Shadow of Jamie Oliver

Gastro 1/6 is about (true) European style all day (though only until 3 pm) countryside brunch dining in downtown Bangkok (almost at your backyard if Sukhumvit area is where you lodge); it is in a pretty laid-back mode - both the servers and the customers. If we are not rushed to do the eating, we will enjoy it, and I do. And to enjoy the pleasure of an utmost laid-back excursion, do bring a novel, or your 3G compatible smartphone that can 'line' with your friends, or a tablet with you to kill time while waiting for your order and the food to be prepared.


chilled milk; iced choco drinks (both norm brand from any supermarket)

poached eggs, sauteed mushroom, Parmesan cheese, with truffle oil, THB 320

French toast, seasonal fruits, honey (i wish if it was maple syrup), THB 195

nice cappuccino; an excellent starter - potato salad THB 150

Gastro 1/6 @ RMA Institute ***1/2
238 Soi Sai-nam-thip 2
Sukhumvit 22 Road
Klongtoey-nua, Bangkok 10110
Tel.: 080. 603.6421

Open daily (except Monday) : 10 am - 3 pm (opening hours may change, it depends)
Pay (food only for one): around THB 600




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vistacafe

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The healthy way to tea

The country's first spelt flour specialty bakery, vistacafe by Verasu, offers trans-fat free pastries to Bangkokians; of course, available in C.B.D.




vistacafe by Verasu ***

United Center branch
Basement, B1, United Center
323 Silom Road
Bangrak, Bangkok 10500
Tel.: 02.631.1001

Empire Tower branch
1/F, the Empire Tower
195 South Sathorn Road
Sathorn, Bangkok 10120
Tel.: 02.670.4084

Open daily : 9 am - 7 pm
Pay (food only for one): around THB 350




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