Ran Krua Tong Mai (ร้านครัวทองใหม่)

While Terminal 21 food court offers some decent food for great prices in Bangkok, there are many other dining options in the Asoke area.

Just a 10 minute walk from Terminal 21, and across the street is Ran Krua Tong Mai (ร้านครัวทองใหม่), a Thai restaurant that serves both khao gaeng (ข้าวแกง) and chicken soup noodles.

At lunch, Ran Krua Tong Mai is always packed with customers, giving hope and energy to all the office workers!

There’s inside and outside seating at Ran Krua Tong Mai (ร้านครัวทองใหม่)

The khao gaeng (ข้าวแกง) is similar in quality to the dishes served at Krua OV, but a little less specialized – meaning the curries are all very good!

My plate of rice and khao gaeng

Given a choice between rice and noodles, I’ll have noodles 19 times out of 20, that’s just me (but don’t get me wrong, I do love noodles too, just not as much as rice).

I love khao gaeng (ข้าวแกง) so much because it’s such a joy to choose exactly what I want from the pans of prepared dishes.

This time I ordered yam pla too, panang moo, and a scoop of mixed vegetables on the side.

Yam pla too, or  mackerel salad, was deboned mackerel mixed with red onions, chilies, basil and garlic, and nicely seasoned with lots of lime juice. It was wonderful.

The panang pork curry was marvelous, not sweet like it sometimes is, but rather more spicy with both chili and spices. It was one of the better panang curries I’ve had at any Bangkok street food khao gaeng (ข้าวแกง) stall.

Price – 40 THB

kuay teow gai (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวไก่)

My wife on the other hand often prefers noodles over rice, so it works out well for us to sample more dishes that way. She had their famous kuay teow gai (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวไก่), or chicken noodles.

It came fully loaded!

Chicken feet, chicken blood jelly, an insanely tender drumstick, and the wonderful melt in your mouth chunks of bitter melon and turnip cooked in the soup broth.

I’m always a fan of garnishing my noodles, and even my rice in this case, with fresh slivers of bitter melon!

Price – 40 THB

Here’s what you’ll see outside of Ran Krua Tong Mai (ร้านครัวทองใหม่)

The Bottom Line

Ran Krua Tong Mai (ร้านครัวทองใหม่) serves delicious simple Thai dishes, with a setting somewhere in the middle of street food and sit-down dining; It’s like a food court, but a single restaurant.

I particularly loved the panang moo curry and the chicken noodles were also excellent, and portion size was large.

Ran Krua Tong Mai (ร้านครัวทองใหม่)

Address: 44/33 Thanon Sukhumvit 21 (Asoke), Khlong Toey Neua Wattana, Bangkok 10110
Phone: 02-6643098
Open hours: Monday – Friday from 6 am – 7 pm

ร้านครัวทองใหม่
44/33 ถนนสุขุมวิท 21(อโศก) แขวงคลองเตยเหนือ เขตวัฒนา กรุงเทพฯ 10110
โทร : 02-6643098
เปิด วันจันทร์ – ศุกร์
เวลา 6.00 – 19.00 น.

How to get there:

Ran Krua Tong Mai (ร้านครัวทองใหม่) is located about a 10 minute walk from the Asoke and Sukhumvit intersection. From Sukhumvit, walk north on Asoke road until you see the restaurant on the right side. It’s directly across the street from “Pro Point.”

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A very happy Mark!

While oftentimes Thai street food comes at very affordable prices, other rare times it can be expensive (relatively).

But let me tell you, if you’re paying top prices for Thai street food, your money isn’t going towards the nice ambiance or the perfect service, you’re paying for high quality ingredients.

People begin to wait in line

Located just a 5 minute walk from Bangkok’s Wong Wian Yai, on Charoen Rat Soi 1, is a street stall that lives up to its reputation of having the BEST goong (shrimp) and pu (crab) ob woon sen (with vermicelle, baked in a small pan) in the city (at least by far the best I’ve ever had).

The master and his kitchen

Starting at 5 pm each evening Somsak Pu Ob (สมศักดิ์ ปูอบ) takes position along the sidewalk.

This is the type of Bangkok street food stall where Mercedes driving CEO’s share the same tables with those like myself who scraped up our final 1 Baht coins to claim a seat.

Reaching out their claws and begging to be devoured!

The recipes used at Somsak Pu Ob (สมศักดิ์ ปูอบ) are simple, but it’s the superb quality of ingredients and the pinpoint timing of the cooking that makes it so extraordinary.

Working the pots like a wizard

Unlike places like Pad Thai Thip Samai where the fame of their pad Thai made them expand into hiring 10 chefs to produce quantity, one thing I admire is at Somsak Pu Ob (สมศักดิ์ ปูอบ) it’s just a single chef, and he only cooks four pans of goong ob woon sen (กุ้งอบวุ้นเส้น) at a time – keeping quality and precision at its highest.

Part of the cooking process

The shrimp, or crab, are first added to the skillet along with a few seasonings, and placed over the flames which are so hot they could probably be used as a welding torch.

Goong Ob Woon Sen (กุ้งอบวุ้นเส้น)

A mixture of glass noodles and soy sauce is then added to the top of the shrimp before a handful of green onions is placed on top.

I’ve had goong ob woon sen before, at places like Kuang Seafood, but after eating this goong ob woon sen, I can tell you that I’ll never be ordering this dish again anywhere but here. I would probably be disappointed with any other version.

Our irresistible meal at Somsak Pu Ob (สมศักดิ์ ปูอบ)

Depending on how many orders are before yours, which can be quite a few, will determine how long it takes for you to get your food. And while Thai street food often comes within 5 minutes, you can easily wait 10 – 20 minutes, or even much longer (sometimes to even get a seat) at Somsak Pu Ob (สมศักดิ์ ปูอบ).

Quality won’t be sacrificed.

Just begging to be devoured!

Within the Goong Ob Woon Sen (กุ้งอบวุ้นเส้น) were four jumbo prawns (even larger than those beauties in P’Aor’s tom yum goong), a handful of glass noodles, and green onions.

The prawns were so meaty and had a brilliant muscular texture; They were also cooked perfectly so they weren’t rubbery and remained juicy. The glass noodles were spectacular, coated in a little pork oil and flavored with just the right amount of soy sauce, black pepper, and fresh coriander root.

Price – 220 THB

Hoy Kraeng (หอยแครงลวก) – blood cockles

They may be notorious for their potential diarrhea causing properties (like any street food shellfish), but if you love shellfish, you’ll enjoy Hoy Kraeng (หอยแครงลวก), or blood cockles. I’ve had some that are fully cooked, others that taste almost raw, and these were somewhere in between.

The key to eating hoy kraeng (หอยแครงลวก) is the dipping sauce, and at Somsak Pu Ob (สมศักดิ์ ปูอบ) they make no mistakes; It’s perfectly spicy and sour.

Price – 50 THB

Pu Ob Woon Sen (ปูเนื้ออบวุ้นเส้น)

The crab version, Pu Ob Woon Sen (ปูเนื้ออบวุ้นเส้น), also arrived to our table, looking like pure glory.

The noodles were a little drier, so I think there wasn’t as much pork fat used in the preparation, but they were still unbelievably flavorful. The chunks of crab were sweet and I loved the smoky flavor embedded within them from the high fire torture they received.

Price – 250 THB

The sign of a satisfying meal

The Bottom Line

If you love juicy jumbo prawns and sweet crab claws, there’s nothing negative about this place, you’re going to love it. I personally found everything we ordered extremely delicious, and worth the cost!

Somsak Pu Ob (สมศักดิ์ ปูอบ)

Address: Thanon Charoen Rat Soi 1, Khlong San, Bangkok
Open hours: Monday – Saturday from 5 pm – 10 pm, Sunday from 4 pm – 10 pm (but they often sell out early)
Prices – 300 – 500 THB per person

เจริญรัถ เขตคลองสาน ถ.เจริญรัูถ ซอย1 กรุงเ่ทพ
โทร. 081-823-9706
จันทร์ – เสาร์ เปิด. 17.00 – 22.00
อาทิตย์ เปิด 16.00 – 22.00

How to get there:

You can take the BTS to Wongwian Yai station. Exit towards Saraphi 3, walk straight up the road and once you get to the Charoen Rat intersection, you’ll see Charoen Rat Soi 1. It’s very close to the Wong Wian Yai roundabout.

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Chinese food in Bangkok

You don’t have to worry, these mini steamed soup dumplings won’t poke you (like the menu may suggest)!

But rather they will explode with delicious porky juices and the prefect ratio of ingredients. When you’re looking for delicious Chinese soup dumplings (xiao long bao) in Bangkok, there’s one place to come: Yong He Dou Jiang.

The Silom restaurant serves quite authentic Taiwanese style Chinese cuisine, and if you’re craving some Chinese food, this is a good place in Bangkok to dine.

Steamer of delight!

It’s (almost) a requirement to order the pork filled soup dumplings (xiao long bao). They are served piping hot, and I mean smoldering on the inside like hot oil.

Chinese soup dumplings (xiao long bao) in Bangkok

As soon as you pick up a dumpling you can feel the soup sloshing around the interior, it’s a wonderful sound.

Be careful eating these dumpling, a wrong bite and hot pork soup could splatter across the table – for real –  I shot pork juice out of my dumpling on my first attempt!

The key is to bite off the top, suck out the juice, and then go for the bulk of the dumpling.

They are amazing! I’d really be happy to walk into Yong He Dou Jiang by myself and devour a few steamers solo.

Price – 170 THB

Mapo tofu

We also tried the mapo tofu, usually one of my favorite dishes, but it was surprisingly not very good. It was much too soupy and not spicy enough.

Normally mapo tofu comes with that signature layer of red chili oil on the bottom, but this was more of a gravy. It wasn’t bad, but not what I was expecting as mapo tofu.

Pad yord mara (ผัดยอดมะระ)

The stir fried melon leaves (ผัดยอดมะระ) was excellent, fried to perfection, and including a generous amount of lightly cooked garlic.

Fried fresh noodles

The last dish we ordered was a plate of stir fried hand made noodles. The noodles were marvelous and reminded me of those incredibly tasty hand pulled lamien noodles I feasted upon in China.

The noodles were also vegetarian, including hard tofu and cabbage in the fry. The menu includes quite a few vegetarian options.

Along with fried noodles, you’ll also find a number of soups utilizing the same noodles and some that include beef. I highly recommend the noodles!

Price – 90 THB

Eating at Yong He Dou Jiang

Chinese soup dumplings, a plate of fried fresh noodles, and many scoops of roasted chili suace and its oil, and I was very happy at Yong He Dou Jiang!

Yong He Dou Jiang – Bangkok

The Bottom Line

For soup dumplings (xiao long bao) and fresh noodle soup and fried noodles, Yong He Dou Jiang serves marvelous food! I didn’t have a chance to try their house made soy milk, but that seemed to be the standard beverage that everyone else was drinking when I was there. Next time I go, I’ll be drinking a soy milk as well.

Yong He Dou Jiang

Address: Naradhiwat Rajanagarindra Rd. (near BTS Chong Nonsi) Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500
Open Hours: 11 am – 10 pm daily
Prices: 100 – 200 THB per person
Phone: 02 635 0003

How to get there:

Go to Chong Nonsi BTS station, take Exit #3, walk down the steps, go straight for just a minute and the restaurant is on your left hand side in the shophouse. It’s just a 1 minute walk from Chong Nonsi BTS station, and on your way to or from, you can conveniently grab a coffee at HelpLive coffee kiosk!

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Peeking into the kitchen at 55 Pochana (ห้าสิบห้าโภชนา)

55 Pochana (ห้าสิบห้าโภชนา), located just a short distance from Thong Lo BTS station, is a long standing Thai Chinese restaurant with a great reputation.

Similar to Yong Lee, one of the best Thai restaurants we chose for 2012, 55 Pochana serves rich and dangerously flavorful dishes – and I’m quite sure there’s a lot of pork oil in the cooking – not quite the healthiest, but wow is it tasty!

Menu

One of the signature dishes at 55 Pochana (ห้าสิบห้าโภชนา) are the little cowslip creeper flowers fried with egg and clear vermicelli noodles (dok kajon pad kai ดอกขจรนผัดไข่).

Heading back in the kitchen, I observed them using monster flames to cook, just like the high pressure cooking at many Thai Chinese restaurants such as Somsak Pu Ob; it’s like cooking over a welding torch.

dok kajon pad kai ดอกขจรนผัดไข่

The stir fried cowslip creeper flowers (dok kajon pad kai ดอกขจรนผัดไข่) were outstanding, smoky flavored and the egg was nicely charred in the hot oil.

Apparently eating a large dose of these flowers can work as a laxative, but I downed the entire plate and didn’t suffer any consequences (just to let you know) – but this dish would be worth consequences!

Price – 80 THB

pad kuey chai dtao hoo (ผัดกุยช่ายขาวเต้าหู้)

We also ordered pad kuey chai dtao hoo (ผัดกุยช่ายขาวเต้าหู้), which is stir fried garlic chives with tofu. It was delicious, and again, I could nearly taste the flame it was cooked on.

Price – 80 THB

Seafood salad

I wasn’t all that impressed with the yam talay (ยำทะเล), seafood salad. The seafood was a little on the rubbery side and the flavor wasn’t quite there.

Perhaps it’s best to stick with the stir fried hot dishes and leave the cold salads to Isaan restaurants like Rod Ded.

Price – 120 THB

bpet krob pad kra pao (เป็ดกรอบผัดกระเพรา)

One of the greatest hits to order at 55 Pochana (ห้าสิบห้าโภชนา) is the bpet krob pad kra pao (เป็ดกรอบผัดกระเพรา).

The photo doesn’t at all do justice to this spectacularly greasy signature dish, but I can assure you it was marvelous.

Bite sized pieces of crispy (likely deep fried) duck were stir fried with tons of crushed garlic, chilies, and sweet chili sauce and then topped with a heaping mound of deep fried holy basil leaves.

The duck literally melted in my mouth with a slight crunch from the skin and exploded with sweet garlicky basil flavor. It was leaking grease, but dangerously tasty!

Price – 120 THB

pla pad prik tai dam (ปลาผัดพริกไทยดำ)

Our final dish at 55 Pochana (ห้าสิบห้าโภชนา) was pla pad prik tai dam (ปลาผัดพริกไทยดำ), a sizzling skillet full of fish, green bell peppers, onions, and carrots. The fish was first fried and then sizzled into the thick peppery gravy.

The sauce was a little sweet, but still very good.

Price – 150 THB

55 Pochana (ห้าสิบห้าโภชนา)

The Bottom Line

The food at 55 Pochana (ห้าสิบห้าโภชนา) is a little on the greasy side, but it’s dangerously tasty.

Definitely try the dok kajon pad kai (ดอกขจรนผัดไข่) and the bpet krob pad kra pao (เป็ดกรอบผัดกระเพรา), and other than that, I’m sure the majority of the dishes on the menu are delicious.

Also 55 Pochana (ห้าสิบห้าโภชนา) is open until 4 am, catering particularly to the nightlife crowd, so if you happen to be awake late at night and need a salty delicious meal, they’ve got you covered.

55 Pochana (ห้าสิบห้าโภชนา)

Address: 1089 Sukhumvit Soi 55
Phone: 023912021
Open hours: 18:30 – 4 am daily
Price: Expect to pay around 200 – 300 THB per person for food

ที่อยู่ : 1089 ซอยสุขุมวิท 55 (ทองหล่อ) อาคาร ปากซอยทองหล่อ ถนนสุขุมวิท แขวงคลองตันเหนือ เขตวัฒนา กรุงเทพฯ
โทร. 023912021
เปิดทุกวัน เวลา 18.30 – 04.00 น

How to get there

The restaurant is located very near Thong Lo BTS Skytrain station. Exit # 3, and walk across Thong Lo road, and in just a few meters you’ll come to the restaurant on your left hand side.

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Marvelous plate of Khao kluk kapi (ข้าวคลุกกะปิ)

Khao kluk kapi (ข้าวคลุกกะปิ) is one of the finest and freshest single plate Thai dishes available.

But unlike khao moo daeng or khao man gai that are available at countless restaurants throughout Bangkok, khao kluk kapi (ข้าวคลุกกะปิ) remains a little harder to find, often being sold in markets for takeaway consumption (rather than at sit down street stalls).

Glistening with beauty!

A plate of khao kluk kapi (ข้าวคลุกกะปิ) begins with rice, and it’s not just steamed rice, but the rice is stir fried with shrimp paste to give it a slightly, yet not overpowering, shrimp aroma – that’s what gives the dish its signature flavor.

On top of the shrimp flavored rice are a variety of toppings which normally includes green mango, omelet, red onions, dried shrimp, sweet pork, Chinese sausage, chillies, cucumbers, long beans, and some cilantro and green onions on top. The diversity of the ingredients gives khao kluk kapi (ข้าวคลุกกะปิ) an incredible spectrum of flavors that all work harmoniously together.

khao kluk kapi (ข้าวคลุกกะปิ) – such an incredible mixture!

Now like I mentioned above, khao kluk kapi (ข้าวคลุกกะปิ) is not easy to find at street stalls where you can sit down. But after seeing this street stall on a Thai TV show and then reading about it on Austin Bush’s food blog, I went to check out Khao Kluk Kapi Niyngow (ข้าวคลุกกะปินายหง่าว) for myself.

Just like the amazing khao mok gai that’s near Khao San Road yet hidden from tourism, this street stall is located extremely close to the tourist backpacker street, yet it serves very local and very wonderful Bangkok street food.

Getting a bite that includes a bit of everything

Their khao kluk kapi (ข้าวคลุกกะปิ) was one of the best I’ve ever had in Bangkok, the rice was just the right shrimpi-ness and it was a perfect mixture of ingredients.

While some places that serve this dish skimp on the ingredients, or they somehow use wilted, not fresh ingredients, all the components of khao kluk kapi (ข้าวคลุกกะปิ)  here were flawless.

It was fresh, contrasting, flavorful, and exceptionally wonderful!

Khao Kluk Kapi Niyngow (ข้าวคลุกกะปินายหง่าว)

The Bottom Line

If you want to have an awesome plate of khao kluk kapi (ข้าวคลุกกะปิ) that will excite your taste buds every single time, Khao Kluk Kapi Niyngow (ข้าวคลุกกะปินายหง่าว) is a wonderful little stall.

Khao Kluk Kapi Niyngow (ข้าวคลุกกะปินายหง่าว)

Open – 8 am – 2 pm daily, except Sunday and Monday
Price – 40 THB

ข้าวคลุกกะปินายหง่าว
ถ.พระอาทิตย์ เยื้องสวนสาธารณะสันติชัยปราการ
โทร. 08-4696-8797,08-7021-0213
เปิด อังคาร – เสาร์ 8.00 – 14.00 น.
ข้าวคลุกกะปิ 40 บาท

How to get there

The street stalls runs in the morning right along Phra Athit road, and I didn’t notice until finishing my meal, but they set up right outside Escapade Burgers and Shakes. It’s right across the street from Santichai Prakan park.

Here’s the map:

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Musical performances, dinner theatre, art shows and even a scene from the X-Files.

That’s it, no more dining and partying in bed!

I was recently interviewed about Bangkok’s most bizarre restaurants and it reminded me that one of the city’s original bizarre dining institutions, Bed Supperclub, closed it’s doors this past weekend.

Amuse bouches and sparkling wine to prepare the palate for dining in bed.

Gourmet Italian honey and test dishes for the Savour the Honey dinner theme.

For over 10 years the club was an infamous partying destination, mostly known for it’s spaceship like design, elaborate shows and bashes enjoyed from giant beds.

From the raw food theme: red grapefruit, avocado, and fennel salad.

A swipe of the grapefruit salad on a plate.

I spent some time there over the past year and realized I had accumulated a ton of photos from tastings and special events.

So here’s some eye candy for you to give you an idea of what eating at Bed Supperclub was like if you had never visited.

Raw quinoa tabulee, which was later plated in the jar container used for the grapefruit salad above.

Now it wasn’t in my regular duties, but I had a few chances to pop behind the scenes for food tastings. This usually happened before a new menu was released. The menu changed monthly to cover different dinner themes and dining phenomenons, for example, raw food or their interpretation of the French verrine trend of presenting food in a glass.

Since their dinner shows also changed each month, depending on when you visited you could have had very different experiences in the same place.

Guilty Sidenote: One constant was the Wat Po trained masseurs in karate outfits whose job was to crawl up into the beds and give you an awesome massage before or during dinner. I enjoyed those massages so much, I usually felt guilty afterwards.

Erotic looking honey drizzles in warm carrot ginger soup with lime.

Tastings usually happened with a few of the staff and the chef would take the feedback on the taste, presentation, and concept and tweak the dishes before the special menus launched.

I only had a chance to join a handful of these, but glad I got a seat at the table when I did.

A rich raw chocolate ganache tart with vanilla cream that’s been splashed with honey.

Dessert threesome and a collection of other smartphone snaps from the past year.

I was impressed at how much effort and experimentation went into creating new dishes which were changing all the time.

And it was fascinating to be in briefly to experience their regular, ritual process of critiquing a dish until it’s as close to perfection as possible before guests had a chance to taste.

Some of the dishes I’ve included photos of here, may have never made it to dinner tables.

The last wine dinner at Bed Supperclub.

As a rule, management was super strict about sharing photos and usually hired a professional photographer for their teaser posters and advertisements.

Still, I showed up to tastings with my camera.

It came in handy too, especially after I was scolded once for face diving into a bowl of mango gazpacho haha— so I guess carrying the camera and shooting the food helped me to (momentarily) pace myself and gave the others a chance to taste the food too.

Dinner starts with chicken giblets fricassée with roasted bread and the first glass of wine.

In hindsight, I’m glad I did because you won’t find many blogs with good photos from Bed Supperclub. I think that’s largely because during dinner there’s was always a performance where the middle of the room became the stage.

While lighting was fixed center stage, your table in the middle of the bed was usually only illuminated by candles.

Pasta filled with spinach and ricotta and covered in a rich meat ragout and a final course of braised, stuffed free range rabbit served au jus with white polenta.

Of course, since the normal price of dinner is more than my typical meal out on the city, I definitely wouldn’t have tasted so many things on my own.

For example, the last dinner I had there was a special wine event with Tuscan food and a series of Fattoria di Felsina wines (tasty and expensive Italian wines) and cost about $100 including everything.

I know some people will hear that and quip, “Dude you’re nuts.”

And others will go, “Ooh, that’s a deal.”

For your sweet sipping tooth.

Merengue cake in 1950′s Florentine style

To me those responses typify people’s polarized experiences of Bed Supperclub.

People I spoke with also usually, for better or worse, had a tough time differentiating their dinner and their nightclub experiences here.

I won’t try here, but it’s worth evoking that narrow island between WTF and AWESOME, right?

Well, that once lonely strip was Bed Supperclub territory. And ten years on, that narrow island has expanded and ceased to be so scarcely populated. From plush to gimmicky, minimalist and outlandish, the Bangkok restaurant scene is anything, but boring. And for that, I’m appreciative of my time in Bed.

Hai Som Tam Convent (ไฮส้มตำคอนแวนต์)

Lately I’ve been running around central Bangkok, so I’ve had a chance to eat at some of the more well-known Thai restaurants in Bangkok.

Hai Som Tam Convent (ไฮส้มตำคอนแวนต์) is a long standing Isaan restaurant located on the famous Thanon Convent in the heart of Silom.

Throughout years of walking through Silom, I just had never gotten around to eating there, kind of like Som Tam Nua in Siam.

som tam (ส้มตำไทย)

There’s no way to visit an Isaan restaurant without ordering a dish of som tam, green papaya salad.

The version at Hai Som Tam Convent (ไฮส้มตำคอนแวนต์) was definitely good, not the best I’ve ever had, but the ingredients were fresh and of good quality.

Asking for my som tam (ส้มตำไทย) very spicy, I at first thought it wasn’t going to make the cut, but it was decently spicy, but they used mostly green chilies instead of red.

Price – 40 THB

tom saap seekong moo (ต้มแซบซี่โครงหมู)

The tom saap seekong moo (ต้มแซบซี่โครงหมู), sour Isaan soup with pork ribs, was great.

The soup was sour and hot and the meat was nice and tender. You can see all those chili flakes and the green onions floating on top – that’s what made it so flavorful!

Price – 65 THB

gai yang (ไก่ย่าง)

We also ordered the half gai yang (ไก่ย่าง).

Their grilled chicken is excellent, not overcooked, but juicy. The skin could have been a little crispier, but the meat was succulent and meaty.

Price – big plate 120 THB

yam woon sen (ยำวุ้นเส้น)

To wrap up our meal at Hai Som Tam Convent (ไฮส้มตำคอนแวนต์) restaurant we ordered a plate of yam woon sen (ยำวุ้นเส้น).

Unfortunately, it wasn’t great. It was the type that includes rubbery seafood and a pile of glass noodles that were all lumped together. It was soured nicely by lime juice, but overall, I wasn’t impressed at all by the yam woon sen. I’ll stick to the version at Rod Ded Isaan restaurant.

Price – 70 THB

Hai Som Tam Convent (ไฮส้มตำคอนแวนต์) in Silom

The Bottom Line

Hai Som Tam Convent is all about location, and they have a great central location in the heart of Silom. The food is decent, and if you’re in Silom and looking for a good local Isaan feast, Hai Som Tam Convent will satisfactorily deliver.

Hai Som Tam Convent (ไฮส้มตำคอนแวนต์)

Address: 2/4-5 Soi Convent, Silom Road, Bangrak, Bangkok
Phone: 02-6310216
Open Hours: 10 am – 9 pm on Monday through Saturday

ที่อยู่ : 2/4-5 ซอยคอนแวนต์ อาคาร ติดกับศูนย์ฟิตเนตสีลม ถนนสีลม แขวงสีลม เขตบางรัก กรุงเทพ
โทร. 02-6310216
เปิดทุกวัน เวลา 10.00 – 21.00 น. หยุดทุกวันอาทิตย์

How to get there:

You can get to Silom either by MRT or by BTS, then navigate your way to Thanon Convent, walk down just a short distance and you’ll see the restaurant on your right hand side.

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Gyoza

From the reviews and from the photos I had seen before eating at ISAO Fusion Japanese Sushi Bar, I had high expectations.

Too high of expectations going into any restaurant is not a great thing, because sometimes we are let down. But at ISAO Japanese restaurant in Bangkok, I was not disappointed at all.

ISAO is a fusion Japanese California sushi bar and restaurant in Bangkok. It’s a trendy mid-ranged kind of place that attracts a young and stylish crowd.

We sat in the upstairs section, beginning our meal with the gyoza, which were as excellent as gyoza can be. They were crispy on the outside and warm in inside.

Jackie roll at ISAO

One of ISAO’s most signature rolls is named the Jackie.

This caterpillar  shaped beauty is for those that enjoy shrimp, such as myself. Filled with tempura, flying fish roe, a slice of avocado, and wrapped with rice, seaweed, and finally a layer of shrimp, Jackie was more than delightful.

Inside of the delicious roll

Here’s an interior shot of Jackie herself so you can see the ingredients that she included. Every bite of this roll included a contrast of crunchy and an explosion of flavor.

Price – 350 THB

Sushi sandwich

Another highly praised specialty at ISAO restaurant in Bangkok is their sushi sandwich, molded into the shape of a half of a grilled cheese.

One of the best things to eat at ISAO restaurant, Bangkok, Thailand

We ordered the sushi sandwich, mainly because of all the great reviews of it, and again, it proved amazing. Chunks of raw spicy tuna and salmon mingled with the extra tempura crunchies and filled between two slices of rice bread, then sprinkled with flying fish roe… in any shape is delicious.

Dipped into my dish of strong wasabi watered down with soy sauce, I was rejoicing!

Price - 300 THB

Spicy tuna roll

Every time I walk into a sushi bar, no matter if I’m in Hawaii or in Bangkok, I’m tempted by the spicy tuna roll, one of my personal favorites.

The spicy tuna roll at ISAO restaurant wasn’t quite as glamourous in appearance as some of the other signature rolls, but it was wonderfully flavorful and the spicy tuna was done just right.

Mourning my last bite

I savored every single bite, until it disappeared into my stomach.

Price – 220 THB

California crab roll

Finally, the last roll we tried was the California crab roll. This roll was good, but perhaps could have been a little better. Maybe it was because the others were all so exciting that my tongue needed something with a little more flavor.

Don’t get me wrong, this crab filled roll was good, but overall, I liked the others better.

Katsu don

In order to fill my stomach, I decided to order a side of katsu don, a fillet of deep fried breaded pork over rice with an egg spilled on top. A sprinkle of soy sauce, and it was marvelous too.

Unlike a sushi buffet, such as Oishi Grand, ISAO serves a la carte, so each sushi roll is crafted to perfection – ultimate care is put into the details of each order.

ISAO Japanese Restaurant, Bangkok, Thailand

The Bottom Line

ISAO serves amazing fusion Japanese rolls and dishes, both my tongue and stomach were impressed. It’s the type of restaurant that, as I was walking out the door, I was already dreaming about my next visit.

For those that enjoy neatly decorated food thats highly fresh, and finest quality, don’t miss ISAO Bangkok.

ISAO Japanese Restaurant Bangkok

Address: 5 Sukhymvit 31 Klongtoey-nua, Wattana, Bangkok 10110
Open hours: Monday – Sunday from 11 am – 2:30 pm, and 5:30 pm – 10 pm
Phone: 0-2258-0645-6
Website: http://www.isaotaste.com/

Prices – It all depends on how much you eat here. Simple rolls are around 200 THB, while more complex rolls are 300 – 400 THB. They also have a selection of larger main dishes (like the katsu don and teriyaki chicken) which run around 200 – 300 THB. You’re likely to spend anywhere from 500 – 1000 THB per person at ISAO, and it’s well worth it!

How to get there:

ISAO is located about 150 meters down Sukhumvit Soi 31 on your left hand side. If you take the BTS, get off at Phrom Phong station, walk to Soi 31, make a right, and you’ll see the small restaurant on your left hand side.

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Ruamsaeb Yokkhok (รวมแซบ ส้มตำยกครก) in Hua Hin, Thailand

Just the lunch before tackling that 1 kilo lobster at the Hua Hin night market, we had eaten a pretty decent lunch at Ruamsaeb Yokkhok (รวมแซบ ส้มตำยกครก).

During my most recent visit to Hua Hin, I actually went to this restaurant a few times, one because of the good location, and two, because the food was pretty decent.

Though mainly an Isaan restaurant, they really served a menu of Thai dishes that included just about everything.

So while I normally try to stick with Isaan food when it’s an Isaan restaurant, in our hunger we decided to try a variety of dishes – all of it sounding wonderful.

gai yang (ไก่ย่าง)

We began with the gai yang (ไก่ย่าง) – roasted in the rotisserie chicken style of Thailand, in a big clay vessel, like a tandoor.

If nothing else, come for the chicken, you won’t be dissapointed

It was the chicken that made me first fall in love with Ruamsaeb Yokkhok (รวมแซบ ส้มตำยกครก), it was perfection. The chicken was incredibly juicy, and it slipped off the bone.

The skin and meat underneath was oozing with flavor – overflowing with chicken juices.

Price – 120 THB – for 1/2 a chicken

som tam (ส้มตำไทย)

Their som tam (ส้มตำไทย) was average, nothing better than anywhere else, but very good.

Served in a clay “krok”

I did like that they served it in a krok, a nice touch that I’ve never seen anyone else do.

Price – 35 THB

Yam tua pu (ยำถั่วพู)

Yam tua pu (ยำถั่วพู), also known as winged bean salad, is a refreshing sweet and sour Thai salad. It’s flavored with minced pork, prik pao roasted chili sauce, and fried shallots.

Price – 85 THB

tom saap kraduk on (ต้มแซบกระดูกอ่อน)

Along with the chicken, another dish you must order is the tom saap kraduk on (ต้มแซบกระดูกอ่อน). It was spicy, sour, herbaceous and there were plenty of meaty chunks of pork inside. One of the better tom saap’s I’ve ever had.

pad kra pao gai (กระเพราไก่)

The next day we returned again for lunch, sitting at the same table.

Along with the chicken and tom saap moo, we ordered pad kra pao gai (กระเพราไก่), stir fried minced chicken with holy basil. A pile of pad kra pao emerged from the kitchen, laced with chillies, and full of flavor. It was a little too sweet, but it was still so good.

larb moo tod (ลาบหมูทอด)

Something I had never eaten before is larb moo tod (ลาบหมูทอด), or deep fried larb – so I couldn’t resist.

What is larb tod? Take a normal plate of larb moo (minced pork, onions, lime, fish sauce, chillies), form all the ingredients into small patties, and deep fry them to a crisp like bhajias.

It was crunchy larb, and along with fragrant fried kaffir lime leaves, it was very tasty.

Price – 70 THB

Ruamsaeb Yokkhok (รวมแซบ ส้มตำยกครก) in Hua Hin, Thailand

The Bottom Line

If you’re in Hua Hin and looking for a great overall Thai restaurant with a good atmosphere, Ruamsaeb Yokkhok (รวมแซบ ส้มตำยกครก) will hit the spot. The chicken and the tom saap moo are a must.

My only complaint is that a few of the dishes were on the sweet side, so it you don’t like too much sweetness in your dishes, tell them to go easy on the sugar.

Ruamsaeb Yokkhok (รวมแซบ ส้มตำยกครก)

Address: Soi. Hua Hin 88/2 Phet Kasem Rd, Prachuap Khiri Khan
Open hours: 10 am – 10 pm daily

ซอยหัวหิน 88/2 ถนนเพชรเกษม ต.หัวหิน จ.ประจวบคีรีขัน

How to get there:

The restaurant is located along the main road in Hua Hin, near Soi 88/2.

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Khao Gaeng Jake Puey ข้าวแกงเจ๊กปุ้ย (เจ้เฉี๋ย)

It’s 4 pm.

Down a side soi in Yaowarat, just off Charoen Krung, there are already a few hungry men waiting. They may have even brought their own chairs (I can’t verify this, but it looked like it).

Khao Gaeng Jake Puey ข้าวแกงเจ๊กปุ้ย (เจ้เฉี๋ย), a serious Bangkok street food stall, is beginning to unfold down the sidewalk.

They serve the branch of Thai food known as khao gaeng (rice and curry).

The curry, barely out of the kitchen and ready to be served

This is the Somsak Boo Op (สมศักดิ์ ปูอบ) of Thai curry; They use high quality ingredients, don’t skimp on anything, and deliver incredible Thai food. Not to mention, they just have skills in the kitchen, street kitchen that is.

Kaeng kari moo (แกงกะหรี่หมู)

One of the most famous Thai dishes at Khao Gaeng Jake Puey ข้าวแกงเจ๊กปุ้ย (เจ้เฉี๋ย) is kaeng kari moo (แกงกะหรี่หมู), a yellow creamy coconut-ty curry with pork.

Upon ordering, the staff ask if you’d like that garnished with slices of fatty roasted Chinese sausage, to which your reply should be an obvious “yes.”

I also got a few pieces of glazed seekong moo ob (pork ribs ซี่โครงหมูอบ) on top of the curry.

First plate was good, really good in fact. Kaeng kari moo (แกงกะหรี่หมู), prepared Bangkok style, is not a southern Thai food power of spice. Instead it’s quite mild, yet super rich, creamy, and spiced just enough to make it very tasty.

And those pork ribs… wow… those were something to rave about. So I had to order more, but a bit later.

Serious eating goes down

They call Khao Gaeng Jake Puey ข้าวแกงเจ๊กปุ้ย (เจ้เฉี๋ย) the curry musical chairs, because if you go at a peak hour, you have to pounce onto an empty plastic chair as soon as someone stands up.

Pad boo (stir fried crab ผัดปู) with a kai paloe (stewed egg ไข่พะโล้)

I couldn’t stop at one plate, so for the next plate I got pad boo (stir fried crab ผัดปู) with a kai paloe (stewed egg ไข่พะโล้) on the side.

A scoop of de-shelled crab meat stir fried with chili, soy sauce, and a bit of fungus, over a plate of rice is something to rejoice about, and it was equally marvelous.

Seekong moo ob (pork ribs ซี่โครงหมูอบ)

But I was still craving some more seekong moo ob (pork ribs ซี่โครงหมูอบ). So halfway through the crab, the owner kindly dished me out another helping, after I requested.

The ribs were stacked with juicy flavor, kind of a sweet and spicy tangy glaze. The kind that makes you want to lick the bone and then lick your fingers, and then lick the bottom of the plate.

Khao Gaeng Jake Puey ข้าวแกงเจ๊กปุ้ย (เจ้เฉี๋ย) – one of the best street food stalls in Bangkok

The next thing you should do, is watch the video (below) so you can see the atmosphere of the restaurant and the food (up close). Press play now…

Thank you for watching. You can also see it on YouTube here.

Khao Gaeng Jake Puey ข้าวแกงเจ๊กปุ้ย (เจ้เฉี๋ย)

Open hours: 4 pm – 9 pm everyday except Monday, but they might sell out before 9 pm, so it’s best to arrive just as they open when the food is fresh
Prices: 60 Thai Baht per plate, it’s a bit more expensive than many other curry stalls in Bangkok, partly becuase it’s in Chinatown, and partly because they use high quality ingredients and maintain good quality
How to get there: Located in Bangkok Chinatown (video), at the corner of Charoen Krung and Mangkon

ข้าวแกงเจ๊กปุ้ย (เจ้เฉี๋ย)
ซอยมังกร ถนนเจริญกรุง แขวงสัมพันธวงศ์ เขตสัมพันธวงศ์
โทร. 02-222-5229
เปิด อังคาร – อาทิตย์ เวลา 16.00 – 21.00 น.
ข้าวราดแกงกะหรี่หมู + ซี่โครงหมูอบ + กุนเชียง 60 บาท
ข้าวราดไข่พะโล้ + ผัดปู + ซี่โครงหมูอบ 60 บาท

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Metal canisters of different bird’s nest

The glitz, glamour, and shiny metal things, makes you feel more like you’re in a casino than a Bangkok restaurant. And with all the casing passing through the business, it might not be so different from a casino anyway.

Burapa Bird’s Nest (บูรพารังนก เยาวราช)

Let me make the birds nest story short for you:

Little birds, tiny swiftlets to be more precise, build nests high up in caves near the sea. The nests are crafted with swiftlet saliva (that sometimes comes with little extra goodies like sticks and feathers), that’s discharged into a lattice weave, and then dries.

It takes weeks, but finally the proud result is a little concave, sort of a quarter of a sphere, miniature dish of bird saliva, or birds nest.

Bird’s nest soup combo meal

The bird’s nest then goes on to sell for hundreds or even thousands of dollars for a few nests, depending on the many varieties and qualities.

Thailand, with its southern cliffs on the ocean, happens to be a pretty famous place for harvesting bird’s nest. So in that regard, Bangkok is one of the cheapest places to sample bird’s nest soup (at least a whole lot cheaper than in Hong Kong or New York City).

I won’t go into all the details, but eating bird’s nest is pretty much supposed to be a cure-all.

Burapa Bird’s Nest (บูรพารังนก เยาวราช) is a well known spot for a dose of bird’s nest soup (รังนก) in Chinatown Bangkok.

Candied gingko nuts

So I ordered the 2,000 THB per bowl of bird’s nest soup (รังนก). NOT. I got the second cheapest one available: 300 THB per bowl.

It came in a small white soup bowl, along with gingko nuts, a bit of high quality honey, and a soft boiled egg.

A fresh bowl of health

The bird’s nest soup (รังนก) is pretty much prepared just by adding hot water to the bird’s nest, bring it back to life from being hardened sticky saliva.

Bird’s nest soup (รังนก)

I’m hardly an expert at bird nesting, but I guess what you’re supposed to do is crack the egg into the soup before digging in.

How does it taste?

Actually it doesn’t really taste all that much, but if it’s alright for me to say, it does sort of taste, birdy.

The soup is sort of thick and a little slimy. And within the soup are little chunks of things that are gelatin like, but really don’t have much flavor. Occasionally you’ll get a little feather in your spoon!

Bird’s nest for sale

After slurping down your slimy bowl of bird’s nest soup (รังนก), you’ll then have the opportunity to spend your life savings on a jar or box to take home.

Prices vary greatly, but I do know that you might need to hit the casino jackpot before you purchase some of the prize stock at Burapa.

Here is Burapa Bird’s Nest, in Bangkok’s Chinatown, you can’t miss them

Here is Burapa Bird’s Nest, in Bangkok’s Chinatown, you can’t miss them

Burapa Bird’s nest (บูรพารังนก เยาวราช)

Address: 63 Plaeng Nam Rd, Samphanthawong Bangkok
Phone: 02-2217334
Open hours: 8.00 am – midnight daily
Price: 200 THB is the cheapest, I had the 300 THB bowl, but there are MUCH more expensive bowls

63 แปลงนาม แขวงสัมพันธวงศ์ เขตสัมพันธวงศ์ กทม
เปิด ทุกวัน 8.00 น. – 00.00 น.
รังนก 300 บาท

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Khao pad boo (crab fried rice ข้าวผัดปู) at Ran Ahan Pi (ร้านอาหาร ไผ่)

A couple days ago I met up with my friend Ramon for an expedition to Mahachai (มหาชัย) to search for seafood… what else could we want!?

Mahachai is a small town about an hour and a half from Bangkok, located in the province of Samut Sakhon. It’s positioned at the mouth of the Gulf of Thailand, and for this reason it’s one of the main seafood distribution centers of all things from the sea.

Anyway, you go to Mahachai to eat seafood, in fact, even the air in Mahachai smells fishy!

We met a local friend who directed us to a restaurant known as Ran Ahan Pi (ร้านอาหาร ไผ่).

Just from the location, the ambiance and the fact that the restaurant was located in the bottom of a small private apartment looking complex, I knew it was going to be good.

We started things off with a big platter of khao pad boo (crab fried rice ข้าวผัดปู), one of the better plates I’ve had. It was cooked on an extremely hot wok, leaving the rice scorched and dry. Plus there big chunks of sweet crab and egg tossed throughout.

Price – 170 THB

Moo pad sataw (pork withs stink beans หมูผัดสะตอ)

I’m addicted to stink beans, there’s nothing I can do about it.

I could eat them every meal for the rest of my life.

So I couldn’t resist ordering the moo pad sataw (pork withs stink beans หมูผัดสะตอ). It also had bits of chopped shrimp within it, and the dish was excellent as expected.

Price – 150 THB

Goong pad pongkari (shrimp in a Thai yellow egg curry กุ้งผัดผงกะหรี่)

Next up was goong pad pongkari (shrimp in a Thai yellow egg curry กุ้งผัดผงกะหรี่).

The shrimp were of utmost freshness, firm and cooked to perfection. The light curry was rich, oily, and perfectly coated on each curled up beauty.

Price – 250 THB

Meuk pad kai kem (salty egg with squid หมึกผัดไข่เค็ม)

I’m honestly not always the biggest fan of kai kem (salt cured egg), and I’ve had pla meuk pad kai kem (squid stir fried with kai kem) a number of times in Thailand, and I don’t always care for the sand texture of the salted egg yolk.

But we ordered a plate of meuk pad kai kem (salty egg with squid หมึกผัดไข่เค็ม) and it ended up being one of my favorites of the meal.

The egg yolk was somehow silky smooth, and it provided an intensely rich, salty, and creamy sauce for the high quality, non-rubbery rings of squid. Amazing!

Price - 150 THB

Brown-marbled grouper (ปลาเก๋าทอด 3 รส)

Next up, we couldn’t have a seafood meal without a number fish joining us.

The pla kow tod 3 rot – which I believe is a Brown-marbled grouper (ปลาเก๋าทอด 3 รส), was a nice fat fish that was basically dug out into strips, deep fried to a crisp on all surfaces, and coated in a sweet Thai chili sauce.

Price – 250 THB

Goong dten (กุ้งเต้น)

Far different from the normal goong dten, the Thai dancing shrimp (กุ้งเต้น) that are so famous, they do a different version (maybe a made-up version of genius) at Ran Ahan Pi (ร้านอาหาร ไผ่).

They were jumbo prawns, roasted over fire, butterfly cut, then lathered in a near life-changing delicious sauce of chunky garlic, fresh and dry chilies, and mint leaves.

Those chunks of garlic and chilies were incredible

Along with the squid, this speciality of Mahachai is worth the effort to eat here. I could hardly contain myself.

Price - 250 THB

Pla krapong tod nam pla (barramundi fish fried with sauce ปลากระพงทอดน้ำปลา)

Then we had another fish…

… this time around a pla krapong tod nam pla (barramundi fish fried with sauce ปลากระพงทอดน้ำปลา).

The trophy was deep-fried to a crispy, and served with lovely green mango and chili fish sauce.

Price – 350 THB

Goong ob woon sen (กุ้งอบวุ้นเส้น)

Lastly, by the time we were already patting our stomaches and rejoicing from the food, out came the final dish: goong ob woon sen (กุ้งอบวุ้นเส้น).

I won’t say it was as good as the version at Somsak Boo Op (สมศักดิ์ ปูอบ) – that’s my standard for the dish, but it was pretty good and the fresh jumbo prawns were marvelous.

Price – 200 THB

Pure enjoyment at Ran Ahan Pi (ร้านอาหาร ไผ่)

The Bottom Line

The bad news is Ran Ahan Pi (ร้านอาหาร ไผ่) is a ways outside of Bangkok, and nearly impossible to get there without a car. The good news is, the food is worth turning it into a Thai seafood meal pilgrimage.

It won’t let you down!

Ran Ahan Pi (ร้านอาหาร ไผ่)

Phone: 034-426646
Open hours: 10:30 – 20:00 daily
Prices: Dishes are about 150 – 250 each, and the seafood is amazing!

ที่อยู่ 197/13 อาคาร ติดวัดเจษฎาราม ถนนเจษฎาวิถี ตำบลมหาชัย อำเภอเมืองสมุทรสาคร สมุทรสาคร
โทร. 034-426646
เปิดบริการทุกวัน 10.30 – 20.00 น.

How to get there:

Ran Ahan Pi (ร้านอาหาร ไผ่) is located in Mahachai (มหาชัย), about 1.5 hours from central Bangkok. The best way to get there is to either have your own car or to rent a car for the day. It would be convenient to go if you take a day trip to Mahachai for some sightseeing and then eat here for lunch or dinner.

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