After two-and-a-half years, Bangkok's hipster food-trend pioneer Opposite Mess Hall will close its doors on Sep 26. That means you have less than one month to load up on chef Jess Barnes's signature bone-marrow dumplings and duck waffles. (Too late, the bao buns are already off the menu.)

 

After leaving his post as head chef at Quince Eatery and Bar, Barnes moved to the petite second floor of a shophouse tucked in Sukhumvit Soi 51, where Opposite grew from a series of pop-ups into a full-fledged restaurant and bar, rolling out inventive dishes drawing on both Mediterranean and Asian influences while focusing on local produce.

 

With his new project Daisy Matthews, on Sathorn Soi 12, set to open this October, Barnes has decided it's time to take a short break from Opposite Mess Hall and close the current venue down. But that's not necessarily the end for Opposite. In his recent blog post, the chef writes, “Opposite Mess Hall will be back in 2016.” For updates, see here. 

 

In the meantime, Opposite will hold a Skillogalee Wine Dinner on Sep 7 (B2,000 for five courses and five wines).