Friday 20 September 2013

5 awesome food places in Bangkok

A continuation on my bkk trip from my previous post on Siam Square

"Growwwwl!" Your rumbling stomach starts to make noises. Your mouth is tired from all that bargaining. And your legs are wobbly from all the walking. Your nerve cells send bursts of signals to your brain, telling you that you are hungry and you need to rest your tired muscles quick! Where should you go? What should you eat? And more importantly, where are all the good food?

I had previously recommended some food places at Siam Square, and today, I'll be sharing with you 5 more awesome food places around Bangkok!

Or thinking of a place to tempt your wife/girlfriend to go to if you are too tired from carrying her shopping bags? Petite Audrey is an elegant cafe that is tastefully decorated with extremely pretty furniture. The desserts served to us were also presented in a fashionable manner. This place certainly reminded me of the Antoinette we have back in Singapore. Hence if you're one who is a sucker for pretty ambiences, this is one pretty dessert cafe you definitely have to check out in Bangkok.

Petite Audrey
4th floor
Siam Centre
BTS: Siam
Reservation: +66 26581545



Thinking of where to head to for dinner? Check out Greyhound which serves both Thai and Western food. An extremely popular restaurant, reservations are thus a must at this place. We missed our reservation timing and the queue was 1 hour long! The food prices were reasonable and the mains were below SGD20. This place reminded me of PS. cafe back in Singapore. It follows the similar concept where the owners operate both a clothes shop and food cafes. 

Greyhound
3rd floor
Siam Centre
BTS: Siam
Reservations: +66 26581129



Next to the Erawan shrine, Erawan tea room at the Grand Hyatt serves authentic Thai food in a well furnished setting. Again, I had to wait for about 30 minutes before I could be seated. Lesson learnt, always reserve a table before heading out of the hotel! Anyhow, we ordered 2 lunch sets. I really like how the sets offered a huge variety of food, allowing us to savour a myriad of Thai dishes. There was duck curry, tom yam soup, papaya salad etc. For dessert I was served coconut ice cream. An ice cream flavour which my friends have been raving about. So glad I finally got to try it. (:

Erawan Tearoom by Grand Hyatt
494 Ploenchit Road
BTS: Chit Lom
Reseravation: +66 2540 7777



MK restaurant is place to go to satisfy your steamboat craving. This popular restaurant has numerous outlets around Bangkok and we tried the one at Union Mall. Shopping tip for all the women out there;  if Union Mall is in your shopping itinerary, you may wish to consider this place as part of your lunch or dinner itinerary. The steamboat is served ala carte style and you pay for what you order. Prices are reasonable and cheaper than that in Singapore. There is also a higher end version called MK gold restaurant for those willing to splurge a little more. 

MK restaurant
Union Mall
54 Lat Phrao Road
BTS: Phahon Yothin 




Another popular restaurant, Zen Japanese restaurant serves quality Japanese food at wallet friendly price. The style and ambience is similar to that of Sushi Tei in Singapore but prices are cheaper here. We dined here for lunch and thoroughly enjoyed our fresh sashimi and cooked food. Service was good and the food was served fast. If you're in hurry to shop around the Siam area, this is a place for a quick restaurant meal. 

Zen Japanese restaurant
Siam Centre
Nearest BTS: Siam
  

For other restaurant recommendations, you may refer to my previous Bangkok post