1. The Moom Aroi zone brings some of Bangkok's best restaurants to the mall
At this new section of Eathai, they bring in the city's best-loved shop-house restaurants and other foodie favorites on a rotating basis. Up first is the delicious dishes of Yaowarat's Jok Toh Diao (aka Jok’s Kitchen), known for having just one highly in-demand table. Head over to try the likes of fried gingko nuts (B80), braised pork belly (B130), fried snow fish (B520), smoked duck breast (B300), shrimp spring rolls (B120), shrimp wontons (B120) and fried taro (B100).
2. There are some new street food faces
Eathai's street-food zone rounds up the best-loved street food from around the city and puts it a in one place. New eats include mantis shrimp noodles from Kang Baan Phe in Rayong, pad Thai from Pad Thai Savoey on Ladprao 71, pad mee krached (stir-fried noodles with water mimosa) from Je Aoy in Talad Plu, grilled squid from Ang Sila, and rice soup with pork ribs from Jok’s Table (see above).
3. You can now go grocery shopping at Central Embassy
There's now also two market zones called Talad Eathai and Grocery 4 Pak that offer a full range of supermarket food items with a focus on Thai ingredients. The produce covers everything from fresh fruits and vegetables and kitchen essentials like oils and seasonings to pre-packaged food and snacks. The highlight rice zone, Eat Thai Rice, boasts more than 23 varieties, while the booze shelves are heavily stocked with Thai bottles that go beyond Mekhong and Sangsom to cover the likes of Maa Jai Dum, Chalong Bay and Lamoon Lamai.
4. They also have an array of cookbooks
The new Thai Cookbook & Souvenir zone stores more than 200 covers of Thai and international cookbooks. From How to Boil an Egg, the Phaidon classic from Paris's Rose Bakery, to Gaston Acurio’s Peru and Ferran Adria’s A Day at El Bulli, we can honestly say we've never seen a better colleciton of foodie titles in Bangkok. On top of cookbooks, you'll also find some neat souvenirs like classic Thai enamel and porcelain plates, tote bags and postcards.
5. Eathai Cafe provides polished, Plearnwan-evoking full-table service
This nostalgic cafe decked out like a food market offers delicious Thai-style teatime treats like kai krata (Isaan-style fried eggs, B160) with toast, Thai-style steamed bread with pandan custard (B110) and other classics. But the menu contains enough for a full meal, too, from appetizers and main course to one-dish specialties.
6. You don’t have to go all the way to Chinatown for Chinese medicines and herbs
Chinese pharmacy Vejpong Osot has branched out of Yaowarat for the first time in its century-long history. Evoking an old-school pharmacy counter, the store offers Thai and Chinese herb products, including powdered turmeric and kariyat, dried safflower, chrysanthemum, stevia and more—all offered in modernized packaging.
7. The desserts here now get the recognition they deserve
There are now two separate zones just for dessert. Baan Kanom Thai serves delectable Thai hot desserts like kanom krok (Thai coconut milk pancakes), syruped fruits and root vegetables along with other seasonal desserts, including the delicious, mellowing durian sticky rice. Popsicles and iced dessert have their own counter, sweetly called Wan Yen, too!
Eathai, LG/F, Central Embassy, 1031 Phloen Chit Rd. Open daily 10am-10pm. BTS Phloen Chit
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