Thailand - Food recos
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Thailand - Food recos
I am going to Thailand for my honeymoon. We are doing Bangkok, Chaing Mai, Phuket and Krabi. I think we are good on where to eat in the beaches, do not think we are leaving our properties much unless a good reco. But for the other two, especially Chaing Mai, any suggestions? My husband is worried about spices....
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What sort of food do you like? There are literaly thousands of restaurants in Bangkok.
Now I LOVE Gaggan in BKK, excellent Indian Fusion restaurant ( not overly spicy)
Tell s what you like, it will help us recommend places to you.......
Now I LOVE Gaggan in BKK, excellent Indian Fusion restaurant ( not overly spicy)
Tell s what you like, it will help us recommend places to you.......
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My husband is a wimp when it comes to spice. And he is worried there is nothing to eat other than Pad Tai so if there are any other types of food places (doesnt have to be pricy). Even a good street food truck he would eat at
We did see something on Nahm and made a reservation there for a pricier place in BKK.
We did see something on Nahm and made a reservation there for a pricier place in BKK.
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Lots of good restaurants in Bangkok; it's a world class city, with every type of food imaginable. Here are 2 threads with recommendations of restaurants; do a search on "Bangkok restaurants" and you'll find many more:
http://www.fodors.com/community/asia...ngkok-trip.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/asia...-sukhumvit.cfm
You might want to try a food tour - we took the Historic Bangrak tour with Bangkok food tours last year and loved it!
http://bangkokfoodtours.com/
Paule
http://www.fodors.com/community/asia...ngkok-trip.cfm
http://www.fodors.com/community/asia...-sukhumvit.cfm
You might want to try a food tour - we took the Historic Bangrak tour with Bangkok food tours last year and loved it!
http://bangkokfoodtours.com/
Paule
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several of my bkk favorites:
L'Opera, Harmonique, Tongue Thai, Biscotti, Liu at the Conrad Hotel (dim sum lunch), lord jim at the Oriental (lunch buffet), Bangkok Café bakery at the JW Marriott hotel), rang Mahal at the Rembrandt hotel, any of the jim thompason restaurants (especially the one at JT House and the main store), Gaggan for a truly unique but expensive meal, sunday brunch at the Kempenski hotel, and many many more....spice can easily be avoided by eating in non-thai places of which there are many
L'Opera, Harmonique, Tongue Thai, Biscotti, Liu at the Conrad Hotel (dim sum lunch), lord jim at the Oriental (lunch buffet), Bangkok Café bakery at the JW Marriott hotel), rang Mahal at the Rembrandt hotel, any of the jim thompason restaurants (especially the one at JT House and the main store), Gaggan for a truly unique but expensive meal, sunday brunch at the Kempenski hotel, and many many more....spice can easily be avoided by eating in non-thai places of which there are many
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Many Thai people don't like food with a lot of chillies.......
They say "Mai Sai prik" - don't put in chillies
or
"Mai phet" - not hot.
PS - Do NOT leave Thailand without eating your own weight in street food.
They say "Mai Sai prik" - don't put in chillies
or
"Mai phet" - not hot.
PS - Do NOT leave Thailand without eating your own weight in street food.
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I would estimate khunwilko's "own weight in street food" at roughly 75% of all food travelling in Thailand to be a fair deserved share, if not more. It's natural, fresh, it's local, most of it is simply delicious and for the prices offered, you won't find any better. Tons of variations and once you might get bored, mix in something else or simply choose some high end Thai food, giving you a totally different perspective on how Thai food can be prepared.
Personally, I have a hard time understanding why ppl end up visiting Indian, Chinese and European cuisine on vacations in Thailand, all of which you can enjoy at home someplace near. If there's something that is consistantly great about the country, it's its steadiness in great (street kitchen) food.
Personally, I have a hard time understanding why ppl end up visiting Indian, Chinese and European cuisine on vacations in Thailand, all of which you can enjoy at home someplace near. If there's something that is consistantly great about the country, it's its steadiness in great (street kitchen) food.
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I found this blog quite useful for Bangkok food
http://www.eatingthaifood.com
Smeagol - I like the look of the Thai Tapas place you posted. May have to pay a visit in March!
http://www.eatingthaifood.com
Smeagol - I like the look of the Thai Tapas place you posted. May have to pay a visit in March!
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Crelleston, it was really good, ( caveat I went a couple of years ago not had the chance to go since but will probably try and go in November...) food was really really good ( it IS full of ex-pats/ tourists etc but hey if the foods good who cares )
Malobao - because sometimes 2 weeks of Thai food can be tiresome and people fancy a change....
Malobao - because sometimes 2 weeks of Thai food can be tiresome and people fancy a change....