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air-con and trendy surroundings, this is a good place to sample northeastern Thai specialit-
ies.
Sanguan Sri
(59/1 Th Witthayu (Wireless Rd); mains 40-150B; 10am-3pm Mon-Sat; ; Phloen Chit exit 5)
There's a
limited English-language menu at this old-school Thai eatery, but simply pointing to the
delicious dishes being consumed around you is probably a better strategy.
THAI
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New Light Coffee House
(426/1-4 Soi Chulalongkorn 64; mains 60-200B; 8am-midnight; ; Siam exit 2)
Travel back in time
to 1960s-era Bangkok at this vintage diner popular with students from nearby Chu-
lalongkorn University for its international and Thai dishes.
INTERNATIONAL
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Food Plus
THAI
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(btwn Soi 5 & Soi 6, Siam Sq; mains 30-70B; 9am-3pm; Siam exit 2)
This claustrophobic alleyway
is bursting with the wares of several
ráhn kôw gaang
(rice and curry stalls). Everything is
made ahead of time, so simply point to what looks tasty.
Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao
Long Bao
CHINESE
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(basement, Erawan Bangkok, 494 Th Ploenchit; mains 115-450B; 11am-10pm; ; Chit Lom exit 8)
The tongue-twistingly long name of this excellent Singaporean chain refers to the restaur-
ant's signature wheat noodles
(la mian)
and the famous Shanghainese steamed dumplings
(xiao long pao).
If you order the hand-pulled noodles, allow the staff to cut them with kit-
chen shears, otherwise you'll end up with evidence of your meal on your shirt.
Coca Suki
(416/3-8 Th Henri Dunant; mains 78-488B; 11am-11pm; ; Siam exit 6)
Immensely popular
with Thai families,
sù·gêe
takes the form of a bubbling hotpot of broth and the raw in-
CHINESE, THAI
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