B75 for mixed greens with a choice of salad dressing
We know your type. You like it fresh. You like to stick with the basics. And so we’d like to set you up with this café.
Toppings: More than 30 items available with prices ranging from B15-B55. Smoked salmon, smoked turkey, smoked duck, blue cheese, anchovy, walnuts and more.
Varieties: Not in the creative mood? Try their Salade Nicoise (tuna, eggs, tomatoes and black olive with mixed vegetables, B220) or see if their “Today’s Special” is your thing.
Athenee Residence, 65/2 Witthayu (Wireless) Rd., 02-168-5464. Open Mon-Fri 8am-8pm, Sat-Sun 9am-8p
B44 for mixed greens with five toppings and one dressing.
The new Rain Hill mall on Sukhumvit Road houses this salad spot, with a long list of meat options and ten salad dressings from which to choose.
Toppings: Free toppings include grilled sweet pepper, grilled Japanese pumpkin, eryngii mushroom, pasta and many kinds of beans. There are also more than 30 extra toppings, mostly meat. Prices range from B69-B320, and choices include bacon, grilled duck breast, New Zealand mussels, grilled scallop with herbs—even foie gras.
Varieties: Other options include pasta, pizza and steaks.
2/F Rain Hill, Sukhumvit Rd., 084-931-7711. Open daily 10am-10pm
B79 for greens, one dressing and three toppings
Tucked away in Baan Silom, this place offers you the whole salad bar to choose from. The vegetable options are not that enticing, but you can pick up one of their eight salad dressings at wholesale prices (B200/kg).
Toppings: Grilled salmon, grilled beef, chicken teriyaki and tuna.
Varieties: Teriyaki salad (B109) is the popular pick here, if you want an a la carte dish.
Baan Silom Shopping and Dining Arcade, Silom Soi 19, 082-074-7171. Open Mon-Fri 8am-8pm
B99 for mixed vegetables with five toppings and one dressing.
This option is one of The Salad Gallery’s other ventures. Their big selling point is the use of the extra virgin olive oil in all of their eight dressings.
Toppings: There are more than 20 veggie toppings you can add to your green leaves, such as black olive, celery, radish and Job’s Tears. Not enough? Go for their special B30 toppings: 10 meat options like ham, crispy fish, dried shredded pork and grilled chicken. A word of warning, though, low prices mean small portions.
Varieties: Check their special of the day or try their dessert, tofu ice cream (B45 for one scoop).
E104 The Nine Center, 999 Rama 9 Rd., 02-716-7814. Open daily 11:30am-9:30pm
B55 for five vegetables with salad dressing
The Khao San/Banglumphu area may have loads of places to drink and grab some greasy pub grub, but they sure don’t have much choice when it comes to a healthy meal. But located amid the slew of bars on Phra Arthit Road, you’ll spot a bike in front of a small, white shop that offers low-fat dishes. All of the salad dressings here are oil-free because they only use vegetable stock. Our recommendation is the sesame sauce.
Veggies: Grilled eggplant, zucchini, olive, asparagus, Japanese seaweed, grilled pumpkin and more.
Toppings: Grilled chicken, bacon, tuna, smoked salmon and parmesan cheese.
Varieties: Try their pad thai rai nam mun (fettuccine pad thai without oil, B75). What’s special about it is that their pad thai is, again, cooked with vegetable stock. Also, try the nam fak khao or gac fruit juice (B25), one of the fruits that has the highest concentration of beta-carotene and ranks first as a source of lycopene, 20-times more than tomato juice.
60 Phra Arthit Rd., 02-629-3982. Open daily 8am-9pm
B100 for mixed greens and a choice of salad dressing
The Salad Gallery is quite popular for its Moroccan-style décor—patterned floor tiles and some Arabian lanterns. But moreover, their meat toppings are also generous in size. You can have fun choosing more than 12 homemade salad dressings, including the popular honey mustard, pepper blend or Persian nutty.
Toppings: Roast chicken, tuna, egg, ham, cheese and sirloin steak (B150).
Varieties: The owner is working on the food copyright of her Samantha Salad or salad pla ra (Northeastern style fermented fish in salad served with crispy fish and boiled egg, B150). Their pastas and soups also go well with salads.
Tower A, Room A103 The Nine Center, 999 Rama 9 Rd., 02-716-7858, 082-323-2240. Open daily 11am-10pm
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