Bangkok is obviously one of the world’s best place to eat tasty Thai food.
There are so many restaurants and street vendors selling Thai food that
it can sometimes be difficult to spot the really good ones. Also some
restaurants cater mostly to tourists, and the food might not be top
quality, since tourists are usually easier to satisfy than the locals.
What we want are places that serve authentic and delicious Thai food,
where the Thais themselves love to eat.
Here we will give you some
favorite places to eat authentic Thai food. These are places that not
many tourists visit, mostly Thais and expats living in Bangkok.
1. Bangrak
Bangrak
is a cool and hip little place with excellent Thai food. It’s an
absolute food gem in Bangkok. The place has a nice and cool atmosphere,
with live music and art exhibitions now and then.
Bangrak
cafe is very popular among Thais as
well as western living in Bangkok. Apart
from super delicious and fresh Thai food, they also serve great
smoothies and drinks (with alcohol). We particularly like the shrimps
wrapped in crispy bacon, chicken wings, red curry chicken and chicken
cashew nuts.
Crispy Chicken Wings at Bangrak cafe.
The red curry chicken at Bangrak is the best!
Shrimps wrapped in crispy bacon at Bangrak cafe.
- Address: 4-6 Soi Saladang, Silom Road
- How to get there: Take the sky train to Silom station, and walk from there (very short).
- Opening hours: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Closed on Sundays.
- Bangrak’s Webpage
2. Bangkoks Best Street Food on Sukhumvit Soi 38
All
over Bangkok you will find cheap and delicious Thai food on the street.
Some places are pop-up food stalls that move around on trolleys, while
others are more or less permanent, serving fresh and tasty Thai food at
small tables on the street pavement. Some of the very best Thai street
food is found at the food market on Sukhumvit Soi 38.
Street food in Bangkok, at Soi 38.
Chicken Massaman Curry at Soi 38. Yummy~
The
food here is tasty, quickly delivered and super cheap. You can have a
feast for under 150 Baht! The menus are in English. They uses fresh
ingredients and make the food right there and then in front of your
eyes. It is a favorite not only among tourists, but also local Thais,
and they do have take-away.
The
street food market at Soi 38 is very popular, both among Thais, expats
and tourists. And with a good reason – they serve perhaps the best
street food in Bangkok.
Here you will find all sorts of Thai
food, from satay, pad Thai, barbecue spears with peanut butter, chicken
in different variations, fried rice, noodles and different soups,
crispy duck and curries of all kinds.
Egg noodle soup with chicken to the left, and Pad Thai to the right.
They also serve delicious and cheap juices and smoothies, all freshly made white you are waiting.
Delicious juices and smoothies, all freshly made!
And my favorite dessert, sticky rice and coconut milk with mango.
Sticky rice with mango and coconut milk. Yummy!!!
My favorite, sticky rice with mango, at Soi 38.
Close
by you can also eat Bangkok’s best Mango with sticky rice. People from
all over come to have
the famous and tasty mango with sticky rice. Yummy~ Yummy~
- Address: Sukhumvit Soi 38
- How to get there: Take the sky train to Thong Lo station. The market is just next to the station.
- Opening hours: 6 p.m. – early morning
3. La Table de Tee
This
restaurant is a real gourmet treasure in Bangkok. The food is
absolutely stunning, both in its presentation and taste. Each evening
the chef have a set menu where you can choose between two starters, two
main dishes and two desserts. In between you also get two small dishes,
so all together five dishes. All dishes are very well composed to fit
together as a whole set dinner. It all cost 1100 Baht per person, not
including drinks. Very expensive by Thai standards, but so much value
for your money compared to what you would have to pay for this kind of
gourmet dinner in the western countries. It is an absolutely gourmet
restaurant. If you are looking for a place to cater for a special
occasion, like birthday or anniversary, then this
is the perfect place.
- Address: 69/5 Saladaeng Road, Silom. Take the sky train to Silom station
- How to get there: Take the sky train to Silom station, and walk from there.
- Opening hours: Only open in the evenings, from around 6 p.m. Pre-book a table, as this place is small and very popular!
- La Table de Tee’s webpage
4. Kalpapruek
Almost
all of the big and posh shopping centers in Bangkok have food courts
with food from all around the world. Many of them are in a big open
area, which is very crowded and noisy. Kalpapruek on 7th floor of
Central World is a lovely exception.
Kalpapruek restaurant is very popular among local Thais. With
its nice and relaxed atmosphere, excellent and cheap Thai food,
delicious smoothies, super tasty cakes and good service, it is the
perfect place to recharge yourself before another round of shopping. You must
try the Mango Bingo smoothie, it`s really good!
If you are not that hungry, and more up for something sweet, then you must try one of their super tasty cakes.
Tasty chicken with cashew nuts at Kalpapruek restaurant. Our favourite!
Delicious red curry chicken at Kalpapruek restaurant.
Kalpapruek
restaurant also has a bakery, and makes super tasty cakes as the lovely
chocolate cake on their poster to the left. On the right is a waiter
with our Mango Bingo smoothies.
- Address:Kalpapruek has three restaurants in Bangkok
- Central World shopping center, 7th floor (take the BTS Skytrain to Siam station)
- Pramuan Road Silom (take the BTS Skytrain to Surasak station)
- The Mercury Ville shopping center, 1st floor (take the BTS Skytrain to Chidlom station)
- Opening hours: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
5. Somtum Der – Bangkoks Best Som Tam (Papaya Salad)
Somtum
Der is a small cozy restaurant serving delicious northeast Isaan Thai
food. The restaurant has a great outside area where you can sit, eat
and drink their tasty martinis of vodka and lemongrass or Rosella. Their specialty is the Som Tam (Papaya Salad), of which they have eight versions at the menu.
Som Tam/ Papaya Salad with shrimps.
The
easiest for beginners is the Tum Thai, the base papaya salad made with
papaya, limes, tomato, chilies, peanuts and palm sugar. The Tum Thai Kai
Kem with salted boiled egg, and the Tum Kor Moo Yang with savory
grilled pork neck are also delicious.
All of the Som Tams are
however quite spicy, even the one-chili versions are hot, but you can
ask for a non-spicy version. Whatever Som Tam you try, order the black or regular sticky rice and dip it into the leftover sauce. Yummy~
The
real star on the Somtum Der`s menu is the Moo Ping Kati Sod,
thin-sliced pork (or beef) skewers marinated in coconut milk, and then
grilled until the marinade caramelizes and chars. It is served with
nests of coconut-scented rice noodle. It is so tasty! You may also try the house special
grilled marinated Pork.
Somtum Der also have desserts
on the menu, like the Thai-styled Ice Kajang, a dish that looks
intimidating and impressive but is mostly air. Harder to get past is its
flavor. Let’s just say that if you’re a true fan of white bread and
pink bubble gum, this is probably the desert for you.
Cozy outside sitting area at Somtum Der.
Somtum
Der is an affordable, friendly place with delicious and authentic north
Isaan Thai food. The atmosphere is great. They also have a restaurant
in New York with the same name.
- Address: 5/5 Sala Daeng Road, Silom
- How to get there: Take the sky train to Silom station, and walk from there (very short).
- Opening hours: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Closed on Sundays.
- Somtum Der’s Webpage
6. Bamee Sawang – Bangkoks best Noodle Soup
The noodle cafe Bamee Sawang, close to the train station, has Bangkok’s best noodle soup!
The popular noodle place Bamee Sawang has tables both outside on the pavement, as well as inside.
The noodles at Bamee Sawang are made from the famous and unique Hgaojuei Sae-Shuri`s family receipt.
It
is the king of noodle soup. People from all over the world, as well as
Thais, come here for the famous and unique Hgaojuei Sae-Shuri’s family
receipt of egg noodle soup.
The
egg noodles are hand-made in the restaurants, the barbecued pork is
delicious and honey sweet and the crab is salty and tasty. They use wood
instead of gas, so this is the real and authentic place to have the
perfect noodle soup.
The delicious egg noodle soup with pork at Bamee Sawang.Yummiiiii!!
- Address: 336/3-4 Thanon Rama IV
- How to get there: Take the sky train to Hua Lamphong train station. The restaurant is located only a few hundred meters east of the train station Hua Lamphong.
- Opening hours: 5 p.m. – 11 p.m. Closed on Mondays.
7. Thip Samai – Bangkok's Best Pad Thai
The
small restaurant Thip Samai apparently has the one of the best Pad Thais in
Bangkok. We have
eaten a lot of Pad Thais over the years, and this one was really
delicious. Thip Samai also has the most amazing orange juice I
have ever tasted. It was so fresh and full of flavor. I could just feel
it`s healthfulness as I was drinking it.
So if you go here, make sure to order the orange juice and not just
another Singha (which you can buy basically everywhere in Thailand).
Pad Thai at Thip Samai. Yummy!!!
- Address: 313 Th Maha Chai, Banglamphu
- How to get there: It is best to take a taxi or tuk-tuk here.
- Opening hours: 5 pm. – midnight
We
simply LOVE Thai food, and we highly recommend these seven places to
eat tasty and authentic Thai food. They all have delicious and freshly
made Thai food, although at different price ranges and in different
“settings”. These places are not typically tourist places, so you are
sure to get authentic delicious Thai food, where also the local Thais
eat.
Where To Stay In Bangkok
Bangkok
offers a wide selection of accommodation for all budgets, and you will
have plenty of choice when it comes to finding the right place to stay.
Bangkok is pretty cheap when it comes to accommodation, so you can do
some really good deals and get five stars hotels dirt cheap compared to
other places in the world.
Below are some of the best accommodation options in Bangkok, including the address and price. We have stayed at all of these four hotels.
1. Dusit Thani Hotel Bangkok
We love this hotel, and will highly recommend it. Dusit Thani is one of
the classic and legend hotels in Bangkok, being the first five start
hotel in the city. So everybody knows where it is, especially all taxi
drivers and tuk-tuk drivers, so it is easy to find.
- Address: 946 Rama IV Road, Silom, Bangrak, Bang Rak, 10500 Bangkok, Thailand
- Price Range: From about $100
2. Hotel Muse Bangkok
It is a great and unique boutique hotel, perfectly located in the center of Bangkok.
- Address: 55/555 Soi Langsuan, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Price Range: From about $110
3. Lohas Suites Sukhumvit
The
Lohas Suites Sukhumvit is an apartment hotel with small and large
apartments with fully equipped kitchen and bathroom. It
is a great hotel if you want to have a bigger room, and have kids. We
particularly loved the roof top swimming pool and gym. The location is great with lots of restaurants, shops and shopping malls close by.
- Address: 75, Sukhumvit Soi 2, Klongtoey, Sukhumvit, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
- Price Range: From $45
4. Hotel Icon
Hotel
Icon is a brand new hotel which opened on July 2014. It is very modern and
have big comfortable rooms. The roof top swimming pool is great. It is
located in the same street as Lohas Suites.
- Address: No.49 Sukhumvit Road Soi 2, Sukhumvit, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
- Price Range: From $40
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