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The buzz: Taking their cues from the hotpot boom that’s overwhelmed San Francisco’s Bay Area, chef-owners Randy Noprapa and Chalee Kader add to their burgeoning portfolios (together they’re responsible for Fillets, Surface and 100 Mahaseth) with this vibrant melting-pot of a restaurant.
The decor...
The buzz: Ms. Jigger, the Kimpton Maa-Lai hotel’s cosmopolitan cocktail bar and restaurant, is easily found tucked within the hotel’s gleaming lobby. Fans of the hotel’s always-packed Bar Yard—plus those with a soft spot for Italian cuisine and quirky yet classy cocktails—already have this place on...
After over two months of teasers, Gaggan Anand’s latest venture opened on Mar 6 in comparatively clandestine style. Taking over the former home of Meatilicious, the restaurant’s vibrant palette of orange and blue is at once familiar and unplaceable, reflecting the opening’s fictitious origin story...
With light filtering through a thin white curtain onto the stainless steel counter, Ari’s Contemporary Matcha Bar—AKA MTCH—strikes a cool contrast to traditional wood-dominated tea rooms. Run by a pair of matcha enthusiasts who studied the art of green tea and matcha ceremonies for five years prior...
Sushi, tempura, shabu-shabu, tonkatsu and steak restaurant Mugendai made a big splash when it opened in 2011, and was immediately considered one of the city’s top Japanese restaurants, both by those into more casual places like Honmono and by purists drawn to the refined delights of a classic like...
Ahead of the closure of its original branch at Grass Thonglor, Mugendai has launched a new outlet in Emquartier. Mugendai Penthouse spruiks itself as both a premium Japanese restaurant and a new lifestyle bar.
Claiming to import its fish from Tsukiji five days a week, the new spot takes most of...
The buzz: Known for its portfolio of Japanese restaurants, from the now-defunct Mugendai Honten to relative newcomers Muteki and Mugendai Penthouse, the Mugendai group now branches out ever so slightly with this new spot specializing in sizzling meats.
The decor: Situated on Siam Paragon’s...
A spin-off of the longstanding Vie Halong restaurant (near BTS Udom Suk), this chic space looks to take Vietnamese food in a younger, more playful direction. While the hipster wet-dream decor of red bricks, bare concrete and plants might set alarm bells ringing, Muine delivers some seriously...
Situated in the recently opened Japanese-themed community mall Taka Town, Mulatto is a café-cum-bistro all about Belgian chocolate.
The warmly-lit, leathery-brown interior is just the place for a steaming Mulatto Dark Choc (B249) or Choco waffle with chocolate sauce (B189).
To further line your...
Following the comeback of Mugendai Honten on Thonglor Soi 10, the Mugendai group has now also launched this new cafe located just downstairs of the same building.
The blue-white sport stadium-themed Munch provides a friendly space for all-day casual dining. Mugendai’s head chef dishes out easy...