As the name suggests, Chalawan Khao Man Gai – จารุวรรณข้าวมันไก่ is known locally for their excellent Hainanese chicken rice but today I’m here to try their duck noodle soup. Duck noodle soup definitely isn’t a rare dish in Bangkok,…
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Pad Thai is without a doubt the most well known and most eaten Thai dish in the world outside of Thailand. You won’t find a Thai menu in any restaurant in the UK or Europe that doesn’t include this famous…
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Khao kha moo – Thai pork leg stew on rice is one of my all time favourite Thai comfort dishes. I’d say it’s one of Thailand’s most eaten and well loved meals, in fact, you’d be hard pushed to find…
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Guay Teow Kua Gai wasn’t always my favourite fried Thai noodle dish. In fact, I didn’t even know what they were until I came to Bangkok. I, like most people, only knew about pad Thai and pad see-ew. Both of…
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Rot Dee Det, Siam square’s five-decade-old shophouse famous for its beef noodle soup and Thai chicken stews, has closed down after all these years (gasps). Fear not, though, they’ve just moved around the corner, stuck a ‘Jeib’ at the start…
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This week I took my friend and fellow Bangkok blogger, Paul Moore to my favourite roasted duck restaurant in the city, Prachak Roasted duck in Bang Rak. You can read Paul’s review of Prachak below, and if you have time,…
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If you ask where to go for khao mun gai in the Pratunam area, people will automatically point you in the direction of one of two places; either they will tell you that you have to go to the ‘pink…
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Bangkok’s Chinatown is bursting with street food day and night, so if you don’t have an idea of where you’re going to eat, it can all get a bit overwhelming. Luckily while you’re trying to figure it all out, you…
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My wife, Helen, keeps telling me that I don’t post enough sweet things on my blog and social media. Since I now live by the motto ‘happy wife, happy life’ I thought I’d better listen. The reason I don’t write…
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Seemingly unbeknown to anyone living from On Nut to Siam, there is a lot more to Bangkok than the good old Sukhumvit road. In fact, if you want to sample some traditional Thai food in a local area, while watching locals…
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