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chai's first effort at a domestic outpost serving the food of his homeland. Dishes alternate
between somewhat saucy, meaty items and lighter dishes using produce from the restaur-
ant's organic garden (including lots of vegie options). The restaurant can be a bit tricky to
find, and is best approached in a taxi via Soi Ngam Duphli.
Ngwanlee Lung Suan
CHINESE, THAI
$$
(cnr Soi Lang Suan & Th Sarasin; mains 50-900B; 7am-3am; Ratchadamri exit 2)
This cavernous food
hall is centrally located and open late, making it a perfect post-clubbing destination. It's
also a great place to try those dishes you never dare to order elsewhere such as
jàp chài
(Chinese-style stewed vegies) or delicious
Ъèt đŭn
(duck braised in Chinese spices).
nahm
THAI
$$$
(
0 2625 3388;
www.comohotels.com/metropolitanbangkok/dining/nahm
;
ground fl, Metropolitan Hotel, 27 Th Sa-
thon Tai (South); set lunch 800-1100B, set dinner 1700B; noon-2pm Mon-Fri, 7-10.30pm Mon-Sun; ;
Lumphini exit 2)
Australian chef/author David Thompson is behind what is quite possibly the
best Thai restaurant in Bangkok. Using ancient cookbooks as his inspiration, Thompson
has given new life to previously extinct and exotic-sounding dishes such as 'smoked fish
curry with prawns, chicken livers, cockles and black pepper'. Dinner takes the form of a
multicourse set meal, while lunch spans
kà·nŏm jeen,
thin rice noodles served with cur-
ries.
If you're expecting bland, gentrified Thai food meant for non-Thais, prepare to be dis-
appointed. Reservations recommended.
Siam Square & Pratunam
If you find yourself hungry in this part of central Bangkok, you're largely at the mercy of
shopping-mall food courts and chain restaurants. However, this is still Thailand, and if
you can ignore the prefabricated atmosphere, the food can often be quite good.
Som Tam Nua
(392/14 Soi 5, Siam Sq; mains 59-130B; 10.45am-9.30pm; ; Siam exit 4)
It can't compete with the
street stalls for flavour and authenticity, but if you need to be seen, particularly while in
NORTHEASTERN THAI
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