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Restaurant Guide - Personal Favorites |
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| Cabbages
& Condoms |
Price:
B600. Wine: B600 (inc. VAT) |
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This restaurant is about as strange as its name since a wide variety of condoms of all shapes, sizes and colours
and a tableau of vasectomy equipment are on show here.
It goes from strength to strength and combines
its work to improve life for rural Thailand through
contraception, hygiene programmes and AIDS education
with great Thai cuisine. Situated just off the lively Sukhumvit
Road, it is a very restful place with a lush garden
and
tasty
food, and the addition of a deserving
cause make it an ideal place to visit. A very delicious dish
is the hot and sour salad of Shanghai noodle with shrimp
and chicken. |
10
Soi 12 Sukhumvit Road
Telephone: (02) 229 4610/11. Fax: (02) 229 4632. |
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| Harmonique |
Price:
B650. Wine: B660 (inc. VAT) |
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Situated close to the river and the famed hotel The
Oriental, the family-run Harmonique is incredibly welcoming.
The restaurant is an old house, dating back more than
100 years, with a lush garden, Thai antiques and fans.
The fantastic appetisers are recommended, including
the steamed shrimp in coconut. A selection of appetisers
available for B250 for 2 people. Closed Sunday. |
22
Charoenkrung 34
Telephone: (02) 237 8175. Fax: (02) 630 6269. |
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| Ma
Be Ba |
Price: B1,000. Wine: B1,000 |
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The Ma Be Ba is an ideal place to escape from the hot, steamy streets and
it feels like it could be Italy. The smell of the bakery
and the tiled mosaic floor, plants and an open kitchen
are
wonderfully evocative of southern Italy. It has a friendly atmosphere and is popular among ex-pats as well as local people.
A set lunch for 3 courses is available at B329.
Seafood is a speciality, such as the pan-fried crispy
seabass filet. |
93
Lung Suan Road, Phloenjit, Lumpinee
Telephone: (02) 253 9426. |
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| Manorah
Cruise |
Price:
B1,200. Wine: B1,750 |
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There is no better way to explore the Chao Phraya
River than on this stunning cruise on a superbly restored
rice barge. The Manorah Cruise is owned by the Marriott Resort &
Spa Hotel, and provides visitors
with daily lunch and dinner cruises passing waterside
temples and riverfront homes, and offers the opportunity
to see riverside lifestyle. There is a choice of three
set menus of Thai food, including tasty river prawns
in hot curry sauce. The cruise leaves from the Marriott
Hotel listed below but can be boarded from different
piers: Sathorn Bridge, River City or Oriental Public.
Reservations are recommended. |
Marriott Resort & Spa Hotel, 257 Charoennakorn Road
Telephone: (02) 476 0022. Fax: (02) 476 1120.
Web site: www.marriottdining.com |
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Senor Pico |
Price: B650. Wine: B1,190 |
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The Senor Poco is one of
the best Mexican restaurants in the city, situated in the Rembrandt Hotel (see Hotels). It is built in a cantina style, and decorated with terra cotta pots, Mexican bric-a-brac
around the walls and low lighting. A resident band adds
to the lively atmosphere. The subtle
mixture
of spices
is evident in the charcoal-grilled prawns marinated
in lime juice and herbs. Combination meals of chicken
enchiladas and beef fajitas with refried beans and rice
are a good value at B380. Lunch is not available. |
Rembrandt Hotel, 19 Soi 18 Sukhumvit Road
Telephone: (02) 261 7100. Fax: (02) 261 7016.
Email: catering@rembrandtbkk.com
Web site: www.rembrandtbkk.com |
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