Good food (all the recognizable favorites), Asian ambiance (a little Thai silk and a lot of air-con) and friendly service are some of the virtues of this cute eatery in the very swanky Grand Hyatt Erawan. More than just a tea room, they also have delicious main courses worth trying. The comfy seats, tranquil atmosphere and free board games are just a few of the details that make this tea room stand apart from others.
Good food (all the recognizable favorites), Asian ambiance (a little Thai silk and a lot of air-con) and friendly service are some of the virtues of this cute eatery in the very swanky Grand Hyatt Erawan. More than just a tea room, they also have delicious main courses worth trying. The comfy seats, tranquil atmosphere and free board games are just a few of the details that make this tea room stand apart from others.
With a classy oriental décor, five-star service and a fine tea selection, Erawan Tea Room also impresses with its authentic Thai dishes and monthly-themed menus.
Setting: The elegant and austere setting, replete with wood-and-paper interiors, kimonoed waitresses and Zen window garden, belie a real heart of gold when it comes to lunch sets.
The Pan Pacific’s 22nd floor Japanese outlet really feels like Japan. Not only is the decor reminiscent of some 1980s luxury Tokyo hotel, the kaiseki-ryori also has a real Japanese taste. Keyaki doesn’t try to be stylish or hip—no models’ nights—which is just the way we like it. It’s a great business lunch venue, with its solid sets and bento boxes, downtown views, and diligent waitresses in kimonos.
A contender for Bangkok’s best Italian restaurant, Zanotti’s dining room certainly has the best buzz. Authentic Piedmontese cuisine is whipped up from top-quality ingredients. A favorite haunt among power brokers and visitors from Hong Kong and Singapore.
A contender for Bangkok’s best Italian restaurant, Zanotti’s dining room certainly has the best buzz. Authentic Piedmontese cuisine is whipped up from top-quality ingredients. A favorite haunt among power brokers and visitors from Hong Kong and Singapore.
This club has reached legendary status: in the guidebooks it comes right after the Oriental Hotel as one of Bangkok’s “must see” institutions. The space age nightclub is divided into two sides—the restaurant, which serves delicious and creative fusion food, and the club side, which gets people shaking their booties with everything from pumping house to hip hop and d’n’b beats, depending on the theme of the night. Should you suddenly be overcome by fatigue, just plop down on the spacious beds lining the walls before partying on freshly invigorated.
This all-white, loft-like, futuristic hangar maintains its status as the grande dame of clubbing and trendy dining despite the years. The menu always surfs the latest trends, from sourcing local products to comfort food. With those decadent white beds you’re dining on, and a crowd of moneyed visitors and jet-set Bangkokians sprawled all over them, the joy of dining here is also to see and be seen. Enjoy the innovative shows and then head to the bar section next door to party later on.
Don’t bother looking up “contrazi” in the dictionary because you won’t find it there. The word was created by Umaporn Tantivivathanapan, the owner of the white two-story modern restaurant Contrazi, who combines her two favorite cuisines—authentic Thai and modern Italian—together. According to her personal definition, Contrazi is a combination of “different” and “comfort.”
The buzz: Le Café Siam gets a fresh lick of paint and a new chef. The 1920s building is elegant yet homely, and Chef Paul Anthony Quarchioni’s food is unpretentious French favorites at reasonable prices, along with a few creations for the more adventurous.
The elegant yet homely 1920s building, set in an adorable tropical garden, got a makeover and a new chef. Apart from a few Asian touches, Chef Paul Anthony Quarchioni offers up unpretentious French favorites at reasonable prices (thanks to an emphasis on local ingredients) along with a few creations for the more adventurous. There are good set dinner options or, if you can’t make up your own mind, try the surprise menu where Chef Paul whips up six courses.
Vatel has taken a remote and unlikely location for a French restaurant—the Talingchan strip on the outskirts of Bangkok—and made it a homey alternative for unfussy diners looking for an affordable French meal. Its inconspicuous spot on a narrow alleyway before a U-turn means that Vatel is never busy. Stepping in, you might think you are in a tacky Chinese restaurant as the dimly lit space is filled with large round tables, bishop’s hat napkins and faux-Louis XV chairs with garish upholstery.
What are our expectations when dining in a mall? None, whatsoever. And Yura An hasn’t raised the bar. You might want to be seen there: the setting is as sleek as it gets (considering the environment) with the requisite blend of modern and exotic (in this case, Japanese) and the bright, airy and freezingly cold (another sign you’re in a mall) space. But the food is more problematic. The elongated menu offers 40-something dishes, none of which will work on their own to kill even a light lunchtime hunger.
“L’Osteria No.1” could mean one of two things: that Pan Pan is the first Italian restaurant in the city or that it is simply the best. The truth: They’ve been around for long, and they are a good restaurant. Close enough. Back in the old days when Bangkok didn’t have this many osteria, it’s true that Pan Pan was synonymous with Italian. We must admit to fond childhood memories of tagging along with our parents and snappily dressed friends for a dinner in town.
We’re certain that the restaurant’s self-description as a (Taiwanese and) specifically vegetarian restaurant has caused some potential customers to skip Demi. It’s also easy to overlook, not being stylish nor in a particularly good location. But this is all fine with us, because it’s hard enough to get a table some evenings without the whole world knowing what a great place it is. So here’s the little secret.
The restaurant’s describes itself as a Taiwanese and, specifically, vegetarian restaurant. Despite tasty meatless dishes, such as bitter mustard greens paired with toothsome milky bean curd skin, vegetarian cuisine is by no means the focus, as a quick glance around at other tables will reveal mouthwatering plates of tender beef or mutton, crispy duck, succulent shellfish, and fatty moo sam chan (pork belly). For such a small place, Demi’s menu really is huge. Still, we’ve yet to find a dish we didn’t like or felt wasn’t worth the money.
