Crazy Fuze

2/F, 02-650-4566. Open daily 11am-11pm
This interestingly-named restaurant is offering all the crowd pleasers, serving Italian cuisine alongside the likes of khao krapao steak (sweet basil with grilled chicken, B120) or rad naa steak (noodles in gravy with steak, B120). As for the Italian menu, their popular dishes include baked sea bass in white wine sauce (B420) plus pastas and pizzas.

D’Orsay

3/F, 02-650-4747-8. Open Tue-Sun 5-10:30pm
Seems like French bistro food is de rigeur at the moment. D’Orsay is now serving a full dinner menu of classic Gallic favorites. Expect dishes like moules en persillade (steamed mussels with garlic, butter, parsley, shallot and Pernod, B870) and faux filet de boeuf grillée (grilled Australian grain-fed beef NY strip B195/100g).

Juize ETC

1/F, 02-652-1979. Open daily 11am-11pm
This colorful café is multi-tasking as a karaoke space, fruit juice bar and restaurant. The menu ranges from rad naa (noodles in gravy sauce, B120) and deep- fried pork ribs (B220) to desserts like chocolate fondue (B160).

Lemon Farm

1/F, 02-652-1971/73/75. Open daily 10:30am-8pm
The latest Lemon Farm is a welcome arrival as the chain is probably the only proper organic food store in Bangkok. Stock up on organic items like rice, eggs and teas and look out for the macrobiotic restaurant coming soon.

Wine Loft

2/F, 02-652-1965. Open daily 11am-midnight
The third branch of this growing chain has one of those fancy wine by-the-glass machines that allows tasting portions, up to full glasses, of some 24 different wines. A great opportunity to train your taste buds without having to get the whole bottle. Tasters range from B150-B450 and can be accompanied with tapas, pasta and steaks from the kitchen. They recommend the Australian lamb rack with peppermint sauce (B490) and tenderloin steak with gravy pepper sauce (B450).

Emperor Yakiniku Buffet

2/F, 02-652-1974. Open daily 11am-10pm
No community mall can escape having an all-you-can-eat yakiniku. Portico’s is Emperor, a Korean buffet going for B450 (special price until Jan 31). The menu is pretty similar to the ever-popular King Kong just up the street: sirloin, beef chuck, salmon and river prawns. Drinks (soda and Thai tea) are included as well as desserts like shaved ice or chao guay (black jelly in syrup).

Milk Solid Nitrogen Ice-cream

2/F, 081-810-1681. Open 11:30am-9pm
Forget Dippin’ Dots because this ice-cream of the future is even smoother! The laboratory-like shop uses liquid nitrogen to flash freeze their ice cream in just 30 seconds, so as to avoid any ice crystals forming in the texture. More than 50 flavors are available with milk and pink guava being the most popular. B99 for small and B149 for medium.

Masatomi Patisserie

3/F, 02-652-1977. Open daily 10am-7pm
Japanese influences and French techniques are combined here for subtler, more fragrant and often lighter variations of pastry classics. For example, the Mont Blanc (B90) is made with sweet potato instead of chestnut puree. And the carefully crafted macarons are jazzed up with touches like yuzu or real lavender extract (B30-B45).

Spoonful Zakka & Café

2/F, 02-652-2278. www.spoonfulzakka.com. Open daily 11:00am-7:00pm
A concept store selling products for daily household use with a mini-café decorated to blend in with the shop’s lovely atmosphere. Try their signature scones at B120 for two pieces or a piece of homemade Japanese cake at B125 with some fruit tea (B90 for hot/cold).

Pause 2 Play

2/F, 087-678-6996. Open Mon-Sat 12-7pm
This small café serves Australia Vittoria coffee ranging from B75-B125. Oriental influences are clear in desserts like the Twisted Far East (limey ginger jelly topped with soya-cotta and caramel ice cream, infused with bergamot leaves and fried, crispy dough, B185) or the Turkish-inspired baklava gaga (chopped fruits and nuts, wrapped in crispy pastry served with Mandarin sauce and a scoop of vanilla ice cream), B185.