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gredients to dip therein. Coca is one of the oldest purveyors of the dish, and the Siam Sq
branch reflects the brand's efforts to appear more modern.
Sra Bua
THAI
$$$
( 0 2162 9000;
www.kempinskibangkok.com
; ground fl, Siam Kempinski Hotel, 991/9 off Th Phra Ram I; set meal
2700B; noon-3pm & 6-11pm; ; Siam exits 3 & 5)
Helmed by a Thai and a Dane whose
Copenhagen restaurant, Kiin Kiin, snagged a Michelin star, Sra Bua takes a correspond-
ingly international approach to Thai food. Putting Thai dishes and ingredients through the
wringer of molecular gastronomy, the couple have created dishes with exotic descriptions
such as 'frozen red curry with lobster and lychee' and 'snow flaked coconut milk with
pickled mushrooms and coriander'.
Sukhumvit
This seemingly endless ribbon of a road is where to go if, for the duration of a meal, you
wish to forget that you're in Thailand.
Imoya
JAPANESE
$
(3rd fl, Terminal Shop Cabin, 2/17-19 Soi 24, Th Sukhumvit; mains 40-400B; 6pm-midnight; ; Phrom
Phong exit 4)
A visit to this well-hidden Japanese restaurant, with its antique ads, wood pan-
elling, wall of sake bottles and stuck-in-time prices, is like taking a trip in a time machine.
Boon Tong Kiat Singapore Hainanese Chicken Rice
SINGAPOREAN
$
(440/5 Soi 55 (Thong Lor), Th Sukhumvit; mains 60-150B; 10am-10pm; ; Thong Lo exit 3 & taxi)
Order a plate of the restaurant's namesake and experience how a dish can be simultan-
eously simple and profound.
Soi 38 Night Market
THAI
$
(cnr Soi 38 & Th Sukhumvit; mains 30-60B; 8pm-3am; Thong Lo exit 4)
After a hard night of club-
bing, this strip of basic Thai-Chinese stalls will look like a shimmering oasis. If you're go-
