Est. 33

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An edutainment microbrewery

Est. 33, the name coming from the Kingdom's oldest brewery debut in 1933, is a serious microbrewery, restaurant and mini beer museum in Bangkok. Though most of my friends are fans of beer gardens and wine bars, yes people love beer, but I am not particularly excited about this fermented malted wheat beverage; so when Est.33 opened at the posh CDC (Crystal Design Center), I didn't immediately share the joy. Later I found out that Est. 33 teamed up with one of my most favorite bistros (to handle the kitchen) to offer New York style Parisian minibar cuisine and fusion Thai fare; I now join my friends at the Est. 33 and have become a regular.

Of course Est. 33 serves (maybe the Kingdom's best) fresh home brewed beer (larger, copper, and dark) from its microbrewery, and other selections in a bottle; with the help of her kitchen partner, it also serves 'real' food and enticing mocktails.










Est. 33 ****
Crystal Design Center, Building E
1420/1 Praditmanutham Road
(Ekamai - Ramintra Highway)
Bangkapi, Bangkok 10240
Tel.: 02.102.2096

Open daily : 4 pm - midnight (Fri-Sun from 11 am)
Pay (food only for two): around THB 1,000

* Est. 33 also has a branch at the Nine, Rama IX Road

Sompong Seafood

BANGKOK AMAZING GOURMET
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Seafood to grill

A friend of mine always highly recommend Sompong Seafood to me, and once he even brought me there some time ago. Since then I have also brought my out-of-town guests there to sample fresh seafood, cooked in a tasty twist.




Sompong Seafood ****
135 Praditmanutham Road
Ladprao, Bangkok 10240
Tel.: 02.935.9547

Open daily : 2 - 10 pm (Sat & Sun 11 am - 10 pm)
Pay (seafood only for two): around THB 1,000

Leng Noodle & NYCC

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A legal robbery

Located in (almost) countryside Bangkok, with low cost decoration and cheap-look ambiance, Leng charges THB 120 for a bowl of regular fish ball noodle in clear broth, and her sister bakery NYCC charges THB 199 for a piece of rather bland non-aromatic rugelach cheesecake, are kind of ripoff under the sun.


1. fish ball noodle in tomyum broth THB 120, 2. fish ball noodle in clear broth THB 120

nicely present seasoning pack

3. Thai milk tea, 4. fish ball noodle and Thai tea

Leng Noodle and NYCC Bakery **
Z102, between Building B and D
Crystal Design Centre
1420/1 Praditmanutham Road
Klongjun, Bangkok 10240
Tel.: 02.102.2200
NYCC

Open daily : 10:30 am - 9 pm
Pay (food only for two): expect THB 300 for noodles, THB 400 for cheese cakes