Baan Chiang -"Tasty Thai food" "in a lovely old house" has made this "cosy" restaurant a favourite place to bring out-of-town visitors. "A bit touristy", but the "tasty foods" and "good atmosphere" make it "worth the trip."
Open: 11:30am - 2:00pm, 5:30pm - 10:30pm, Restaurant Features: Business Dining, Sky Train Access Station: Surasak, 14 Soi Sriwiang, Silom Rd.
phone 02 236-7045
Baan Khanitha -A quaint, old house with gardens in a quiet location. Royal (refined) Thai cuisine and regional dishes, including green curry with coconut tips. Daily 11:30 am-2 pm and 6:30-11 pm. Reservations recommended for dinner Saturday and Sunday. Major credit cards. On the east side of Bangkok, Sukhumvit Road, Soi 23, phone 02 258-4181.
Cabbages and Condoms -Great Thai food and a friendly atmosphere, despite the gimmicky decor and clientele that's exclusively tourists. It's run by the Population and Community Development Association, whose chief is known internationally for his innovative contraceptive and AIDS campaigns. The restaurant is decorated with condoms from all over the world. Dine inside or outdoors in a lovely garden. All profits go to population control and AIDS research. Reservations recommended in the evening. Daily 11 am-10 pm. Visa. Soi 12, off Sukhumvit, phone 02 252-7349.
Celadon -The Celadon is one of the Best Restaurants in Bangkok, serving authentic Thai cuisine in classically designed, air-conditioned salas. A lotus-pond surrounds the restaurant and an open-air terrace also provides guests with the choice of al fresco dining. The extensive
a la carte menu offers a selection of the finest dishes from all over Thailand. This year, The Celadon was named as the 'Best Restaurant in Bangkok' by Travel and Leisure magazine. Open Daily
Lunch: 11.30 - 14.30
Dinner: 18.30 - 22.30, 13/3 South Sathorn Road
Bangkok 10120 Telephone: (66 2) 287 0222
Methavalai Sorndaeng -The legend of Delicious Thai Cuisine Started More Than 30 Years Ago Under The Name "Sorndaeng" Famous Thai Food Restaurant where guests can dine and view the historical democracy monument. Offering the most luxurious atmosphere, superb services, and the best of traditional Thai-Chinese-Seafood Cuisine. The legend of delicious cuisine is still unchanged, incomparable, and forever. Live music from grand piano, violin, singers is daily performed during lunch and dinner. This is one of the Best Restaurants in Bangkok, we always recommended for lunch especially when guests are touring in the city.
Sala Rim Naam -Probably the best Thai restaurant in the whole country. Owned by the Oriental Hotel, this exquisitely furnished traditional Thai pavilion sits across the river from it. Diners arrive by private boat. The dinner show starts at 8:30 pm and features traditional dance and theater. Daily 1-2 pm and 7-11 pm. Reservations suggested. Major credit cards. 48 Oriental Ave., phone 02 236-0400.
Spice Market -In the Regent Hotel, informal, with a setting that looks like an old market scene. Renowned chefs serve up traditional Thai and regional fare. Daily 11:30 am-2:30 pm and 6:30-11 pm. Most major credit cards. 155 Ratchadamri Rd., phone 02 251-6127.
Supatra River House -This gracious old Thai home on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, opposite the Grand Palace, was formerly the home of Khunying Supatra Singholaga, today Khunying's remembered as a woman of great humanity, who achieved so much by personal example. In her memory, and to open up this beautiful property and its river frontage to the public, her daughter Supapan has converted the house into a first-class restaurant and dinner theatre. Here guests can relax in informal surroundings and enjoy the very best in Thai cuisine, particularly the fresh seafood dishes which Khunying Supatra her self loved so much. In the evening you can watch the sun set and the lights coming on across the water in the Grand Palace. It is so beautiful. There is a private museum, about Supatra's Family. Open Daily Lunch 11.30-14.30 Dinner : 18.00-23.00. Phone: 02 411-0305, 02 411-0874
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