All 9 of BK’s restaurant reviews for March 2018
The restaurants we ranked out of ★★★★★ this month.
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This month's batch of reviews (ranked from from high to low, and alphabetically, below) took us to hip Vietnamese bar Happy Endings; fine-dining mainstay Il Fumo, which adds Portuguese flavors to its classic Italian steakhouse offerings; Silom late-night favorite Liaoning Restaurant; Sala Daeng's laid-back steakhouse The Meatchop; colorful Mediterranean bistro Via Maris; under-the-radar Malaysian spot Uncle Jeff Kitchen; American fast-food giant IHOP; Sukhumvit brunch player Gismo; and Rama 4's meat-heavy hideaway Wild & Co. Read on.
Happy Endings ★★★
"Vietnamese food’s having a hip moment."
Il Fumo ★★★
"This grand old villa tucked just off Rama 4 Road [...] began life as an Italian steakhouse, but with new Portuguese head chef Nelson Amorim, its offerings have evolved to reflect his home influences."
Liaoning Restaurant ★★★
"This dumpling restaurant is the answer to your drunken Silom prayers."
The Meatchop Butcher and Spirits ★★★
"Its combination of retro cool and quality food make it a great addition to the Sala Daeng’s poshest street."
Uncle Jeff Kitchen ★★★
"You can count Bangkok’s dedicated Malaysian restaurants on one hand (and good ones on a couple of digits), which makes the discovery of this humble restaurant all the more exciting."
Via Maris ★★★
"Good Mediterranean food is simple and produce-focused. Just like Vesper, the ingredients here are top notch."
IHOP ★★
"Bangkok’s IHOP holds too true to the American originals: neatly-executed junk food that’s saved only by a serious pancake hankering or your desire to experience a genuine post-American-diner grease coma."
Gismo ★★
The food falls into the well-traveled territory of Western all-day-dining (synonymous nowadays with brunch fare and pasta) that’s also already well-executed by other Bangkok favorites, like Roast. But Gismo doesn’t meet the city’s standard.
Wild & Co. ★★
"This house on Rama 4 Road teeming with taxidermy and plantlife serves hefty meat dishes, with a particular fondness for game. Unfortunately, it’s kind of too cool to be true."
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