Take a Food Tour
Another great way to explore Bangkok’s street food is to take a food tour. By going on a food tour with an expert English-speaking guide, you will get to sample a lot of food you might otherwise have missed. It is also an excellent way to learn more about Bangkok’s culture and food.
Our friends at Expique just started an Evening Food and Tuk Tuk Adventure tour! It looks absolutely awesome and we can’t wait to go back to Bangkok and try it out. What better way to spend an evening in Bangkok than whizzing around from one fabulous food experience to another in a Tuk Tuk!
It’s for the “adventurous” eater, so it goes beyond the normal green curry and Pad Thai dishes. Don’t worry, there are no bugs on the menu.
If you’d rather do a walking food tour during the day, then the Old Town Food Tour is a small group, half-day tour of five different locations, including more than eight food and drink samples. In between the food stops, it also explores several historic temples hidden inside this neighborhood.
3. La Table de Tee
This restaurant is a real gourmet treasure in Bangkok! The restaurant itself is small with a casual atmosphere but the food is stunning, both in its presentation and taste! Each evening the chef has a set menu where you can choose between two starters, two main dishes, and two desserts. There is no A la Carte menu. The food is a fusion of Thai and Western influences and changes daily.
In between the main dishes, you also get two small dishes, so altogether five dishes. All dishes are composed to fit together as a whole set dinner. It all cost 1100 Baht per person, not including drinks. Expensive by Thai standards, but so much value for your money compared to what you would have to pay for this kind of gourmet meal in Europe or USA!
- Address: 69/5 Saladaeng Road, Silom. Take the sky train to Silom station
- How to get there: Take the sky train to Silom station, and walk from there.
- Opening hours: Only open in the evenings, from around 6 p.m. Pre-book a table, as this place is small and very popular!
If you are looking for a relaxed and reasonably priced place to eat while shopping in Siam, then Kalpapruek on the 7th floor of Central World is a good choice. Almost all of the big and posh shopping centers in Bangkok have food courts with food from all around the world. Most of them are in big open areas, which can get very crowded and noisy.
Maria is entering Kalpapruek restaurant at Central World, 7th floor.
Kalpapruek restaurant is very popular among local Thais.
With its friendly and relaxed atmosphere, and reasonably priced tasty Thai food, delicious smoothies, yummy cakes and excellent service, it is the perfect place to get your energy back in between the shopping! You must try the Mango Bingo smoothie; it`s sooooo good!
If you are not that hungry, and more up for something sweet, try one of their super tasty cakes!
Tasty chicken with cashew nuts at Kalpapruek restaurant. Our favorite!
Delicious red curry chicken at Kalpapruek restaurant.
Kalpapruek restaurant also has a bakery and makes super tasty cakes as the lovely chocolate cake on their poster to the left. On the right is a waiter with our Mango Bingo smoothies. Mmmm!
- Address: Kalpapruek has three restaurants in Bangkok
- Central World shopping center, 7th floor (take the BTS Skytrain to Siam station)
- Pramuan Road Silom (take the BTS Skytrain to Surasak station)
- The Mercury Ville shopping center, 1st floor (take the BTS Skytrain to Chidlom Station)
- Opening hours: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
5. Rot Dee Det
If you’re looking to escape the shopping malls and have an authentic Thai meal in this area, you should head for Rot Dee Det at the edge of Siam Square. In an area mostly dominated by the larger food chains, Rot Dee Det is an institution.
Espen enjoying some beef noodle soup at Rot Dee Det Restaurant at Siam Square
Expect plastic chairs and plates in a simple nonair-conditioned locale. But also expect some fantastically tasty Thai dishes.
Rot Dee Det Thai Restaurant
Their beef noodle soup is so flavorful it is almost too much!
Beef Noodle Soup at Rot Dee Det Restaurant
And the Moo Wan (sweet pork) is mouth-wateringly delicious. Avoid lunch time as it gets extremely busy.
Sweet Pork
Chrysanthemum ice tea
- Address: Rot Dee Det, 420-420/1 Rama 1 Soi 7 (Siam Square), Bangkok, Thailand
- Opening hours: 11 am – 9 pm
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