Khao Tom Pla Ha-Dao

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Five-star rice soup

Charoenkung belt, where foodies found their fond delis.

At two ends of Charoenkrung Road (a.k.a. New Road) there found the country most delicious khao-tom pla (rice soup with fish) - Sieng Kee in China Town area of Charoenkrung Road, while Ha-Dao (5-Star) in Yannawa district (near C.B.D. Bangkok) of Charoenkrung Road.

What made Ha-Dao's fish rice soup shine? It is about her freshness of fish fillet (and seafood) and the multi-hour simmered broth served. No MSG. A bowl of Ha-Dao's fish rice soup is truly a treat.


mixed seafood khao-tom THB 100

dipping sauce for fish - fermented soy bean sauce, sinfully aromatic

pomfret khao-tom THB 200

Khao Tom Pla Ha-Dao ****
Charoenkrung Road, at Chan intersection
Yannawa, Bangkok 10120
Tel.: 02.675.2598

Open daily : 4 pm - 3 am
Pay (food only for two): around THB 300

yumcha @ Ah Yat Forum

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Surf on Chaophraya River

While a legendary hotel's Chinese restaurant on Charoenkrung Road having its dimsum quality dives in the river, on the other side of the same road, a renowned Hong Kong celebrities canteen presents in Bangkok - Ah Yat Abalone Forum Seafood Restaurant, her dimsum quality enjoys flying high.


half Peking duck to start my yumcha feast at Ah Yat

Peking duck meat soup with preserved vegetable

har-gau (dumpling of shrimp wrapped in a thin wheat starch sheet)
siu-mai (dumpling of shrimp and pork fillings wrapped in a thin wheat flour wrapper)

cheong-fun (rice roll filled with BBQ pork, and rice roll filled with shrimp)
glutinous rice with chicken

all dimsum quality are of highest standard

lo-bak-go (pan-fried daikon radish cakes)
foo-pae-gheun (deep-fried bean curd sheet wrapped in shrimp fillings)

dan-ta, ham-sui-kok and taro puff; Ah Yat almond tea

Ah Yat Abalone Forum Seafood Restaurant 富臨酒家
(weekdays dimsum ****1/2) (weekends dimsum ****)
Ramada Plaza Menam Riverside Hotel
2074 Charoenkrung Road
Bangkholaem, Bangkok 10120
Tel.: 02.291.7781

Open daily : 11:00 am - 2:30pm, 6 pm - 10:30 pm
Pay (yumcha lunch for two): weekdays- around THB 800*, weekends- around THB 1,200
* 50% discount off dimsum items during weekdays, until further notice


friends asked how did Ah Yat Forum look like before the renovation?
left picture, before renovation; right picture, new look as we see today

Ah Yat Forum

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Ah Yat's abalone available here

Hong Kong celebrities canteen Ah Yat Abalone (阿一鮑魚) Forum Restaurant (富臨酒家) has a branch in Bangkok.



Ah Yat Abalone Forum Seafood Restaurant ****
2/F, Ramada Maenam Riverside Hotel
2074 Charoen Road
Yanawa, Bangkok 10120
Tel.: 02.291.7738

Open daily: Lunch 11:30am - 2:30pm; Dinner 6 - 10:30pm
Pay (food only for two): expect THB 3,000 with seafood