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naise to the 'pimp my fries' option. Next door is a wine bar and a sushi restaurant should
you want to migrate to another trough.
I-Berry
(off Soi 17, Th Nimmanhaemin; mains from 60B; 11am-9pm; )
An ice-cream shop with star
power, I-Berry is owned by Thai comedian Udom Taepanich (nicknamed 'Nose' for his
signature feature). If he's not around, celebrity hunters settle for the huge yellow sculpture
out front, said to resemble the star.
DESSERTS
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Why Not? Mediterranean Restaurant
(14 Soi 11, Th Nimmanhaemin; mains 180-300B; 5-11pm)
Why not? 'Of course yes' is the answer at
this al fresco restaurant serving authentic pizzas, pastas and imported seafood. Keep an
eye out for their weekend wine buffets.
MEDITERRANEAN
$$
100% Isan Restaurant
(Th Huay Kaew; mains 60-200B; 11am-9pm)
Directly in front of CMU's main gate, this
fluorescent-lit shop does a bumping business of northeastern standards:
sôm·đam, kôw
nĕe·o
and
gài yâhng
. From the looks of it, everyone who leaves the university gets
hungry when they hear the mortar-and-pestle music of
sôm·đam
.
NORTHERN THAI
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Salad Concept
(Th Nimmanhaemin; mains 50-160B; 11am-9pm; )
Watch Thais eat like rabbits at this salad
buffet, which consists of chemical-free greens, toppings and dressings. The restaurant was
born out of the owners' interest in healing foods during their father's battle with cancer.
INTERNATIONAL
$
Lemontree
(Th Huay Kaew; mains 70-110B; 11am-10pm; )
The well-worn dining room tells you it's been
around for a long time and it still garners praise for its cheap, quick and generous portions
of Thai standards.
THAI
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