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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103+ Factory

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1+1+1+1 = 103+

Four closest girl friends opened an eatery that offers their favorite fusion dishes and desserts; it is the 103+ Factory. I am not a fan of fusion food, even though my Soi Ari resident friends told me that their cooked food is wonderful, so I would just stick to their pastries and desserts, of which they are the best that I can find in Ari area. (Oops do I forget the other cake shop on Ari Soi 5? That pretentious one - cheap cakes sold at an expensive price in a haunted house ambiance. I don't pay any attention to it after the first and also the last visit; let them serve those cakes to their ancestors!)

103+ Factory ***1/2
24/4 Ari Soi 4 (North)
Soi 7 Phaholyothin Road
Phayathai, Bangkok 10400
Tel.: 081.495.1555

Open daily : 11 am - 11 pm
Pay (dessert only for one): around THB 150

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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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Krua Chumsai

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Nostalgic palace cuisine

A few (Thai) restaurants named after the noble surname Chumsai (of Chumsai na Ayudhya), tend to classify themselves as palace cuisine. One remarkable "Chumsai" is the Krua Chumsai on Soi Ratchakru. The decor, the menu and even the clienteles are nostalgic (yes there we share joyful ambiance with big-hair noble ladies in groups chatting with friends of the same, and singing live band karaoke, songs from the 40's - 70's).

Thanks to the inherited palace recipes, food at Krua Chumsai is unparalleled delicious, some dishes serve at Krua Chumsai are (quite) exclusive.


1. spicy sausage; 2. dips of preserved crab in coconut milk

3. Thai hors d'oeuvres (they are good!)

4. wok-fried eggplants and crispy pork fat (so good very good!)

5. deep-fried sea bass in spicy and sweet mango dressing

6. spicy and sour chicken soup in blackened broth (pungent hot, yummy!)

7. four-color flour balls with hot-spring egg in coconut milk

Krua Chumsai ****
31 Phahonyothin Soi 5
(Soi Ratchakru)
Samsen Nai, Bangkok 10400
Tel.: 02.278.5212

Open daily : 11 am - 11 pm
Pay (food only for two): around THB 800

Baan Mae Yui

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Warm and colorful dining

Cuisine is part of a culture, and cooking is a form of art.

Mae Yui (mother Yui) doesn't have to collect ancient recipes, non spend money on antique cookbooks to cook her dish shines. Simply she has been brought up with the culture where she is belonged to, as she is Thai; so does her chef. Thus they understand the balance of five basic taste in Thai cuisine, having them stay in harmony in a dish without one overwhelming. Dine at Baan Mae Yui is like eating at any Thai auntie's house.


garlic chicken with rice THB 95 (nice fried chicken with aromatic garlic)
garlic river prawn with rice THB 140 (seasoned rice ultra good, must try)

pork satay THB 95

tomyumgoong THB 145 (spicy soup with fresh river prawns at this price, a steal)

phad cha talay stir-fried seafood (squid, river prawn and sea bass fillet) THB 140

apple crumble THB 95, blueberry pie THB 95 (very sweet)

Baan Mae Yui Restaurant ***3/4
53/1 Soi Ari Sampan 1
Phahonyothin Road
Phayathai, Bangkok 10400
Tel.: 02.619.9952

Open daily : lunch 11 am - 2 pm, 5 - 10 pm
Pay (food only for two): around THB 400

Lhao Lhao

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Midnight comfort

Friends told me Lhao Lhao is a renowned high-so khao tom restaurant in Bangkok. On a Friday evening around 8pm, I visited. The restaurant is pretty full. My khao tom adventure begins.


hoy waan (eastern conch) THB 200; vegetables with sea asparagus THB 400

poo don (raw pickled crab with spicy dressing) THB 250

grilled Thai sea bass THB 350; tomyum goong (spicy and sour prawn soup) THB 600

Lhao Lhao Restaurant ***
1271/4 Phahonyothin Road
Samsen Nai, Bangkok 10400
Tel.: 02.271.2256

Open daily : 4 pm - 4 am
Pay (food only for two): around THB 1,000