Arirang is one of the more highly regarded restaurants among the
Korean community in Bangkok and offers a wide variety of traditional
and modern dishes from its large menu. It also has the traditional cookat-
the-table grill setup for grilling meats and vegetables.
Suda
Lunch/Monday
Thai
Suda is an old-style neighborhood restaurant that would be almost
impossible for the casual tourist to find. Located in the same place for
about 30 years, it is run by a Thai-Chinese family and offers home-style
Thai cooking that is delicious and authentic. One of my favorites for
years.
Red
Dinner/Monday
No. Indian
Red is a relative newcomer to the Bangkok dining scene, having opened
in 2007. It made an immediate splash, however, because of its innovative
way of presenting updated Indian recipes that come from primarily
the north of India but also represent other regions as well. I found many
really good dishes that I had never seen at other Indian restaurants and
really enjoy the food here.
Xing Fu
Lunch/Tuesday
Chinese
Xing Fu is one of the most interesting Chinese restaurants in town and
I’ve been coming here for about 12 years. The chefs do very inventive
things with their dishes here so you don’t get the same old thing that
most Chinese places in Bangkok have to offer. This is definitely updated
cuisine that’s Chinese but unique.
Thien Duong
Dinner/Tuesday
Vietnamese
Thien Duong Vietnamese restaurant is located in one of the more prestigious
five-star hotels in the city and this small, intimate space is a great
place to enjoy modern Vietnamese cuisine. The food here is traditional
as well as updated and provides diners with a really wide range of
flavors and interpretations of classic Vietnamese dishes.
Lok Wah Hin
Lunch/Wednesday
Chinese Dim Sum
Lok Wah Hin is very much like its counterpart Xing Fu (and, coincidentally
they are both in Novotel Hotels here) in that it is quite different
than most Chinese restaurants here. We’ll be trying the dim sum lunch
here and the main reason is that the chefs recently launched a whole
new dim sum menu with many unique items you won’t find anywhere
else.
Blue Elephant
Dinner/Wednesday
Royal Thai
The chef at Blue Elephant could be the most talented Thai chef in
Bangkok. She cooks three distinct styles of food: recipes from the past,
traditional contemporary Thai dishes and Thai fusion dishes. Located in
a beautifully restored colonial-era building, Blue Elephant is the perfect
place to experience the royal version of Thai cuisine.
Sri Ganesha
Lunch/Thursday
So. Indian
Sri Ganesha is run by a chef from India who grew up as a vegetarian
and ran a large restaurant in the southern part of India. The food here is
100% authentic southern Indian vegetarian and is really flavorful. I’m
not a vegetarian, of course, but I really like this food because of the
unique flavors and great variety of tastes that are presented.
Ten Sui
Dinner/Thursday
Japanese
Ten Sui is a highly recommended restaurant amongst the Japanese
community here and has very exacting standards. There are two menus
that are available here — one with sushi and one without out so you can
specify which one you want after you sign up. The menu here is an
elegant and very high-end example of Japanese cuisine.
Kalpapruek
Lunch/Friday
Modern Thai
Kalpapruek has been in Bangkok for many years and has always been
favored by the society set. Its interesting and unique variations of Thai
cuisine mixed with western ingredients and influences makes for some
very tasty dishes and gives you a good idea of what is on the cutting
edge of Thai fusion cuisine here.
