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Review – Crêpes & Co., Bangkok, Thailand
As avid fans of crêpes for a long time, we accidentally came across this place a few years ago while researching restaurants in Bangkok. Philippe Bruttin, a Swiss-Bulgarian, introduced the crêperie to Bangkok in 1996. Sadly he passed away in 2000 and the restaurant is now run by his youngest brother Serge. It’s a bit off the beaten track, but once inside, you’ll feel like you just entered into their home. There’s a quaint small garden with a few tables for outdoor seating. At the waiting area, you’ll find plenty of magazines to read in case you need to wait for a table. Kids (and adults) can also share the owner’s love for Tintin comics as well as Asterix too. Ever since, it’s been on our must visit list every time we go to Bangkok.
This time, R tried the Crêpe Bourgignonne (with bacon, chicken, onion and tomato sauce). C on the other hand, not keen on crêpes as a main course, ordered the Eggs Benedictine and substituted the salmon for ham. Must have been really good as it was gone in an instant. The crêpes are very authentic – thin and slightly crispy at the edges. It was a tad dry at first, but once we got to the tomatoes and onions, it was perfect.
Then we ordered dessert – the main reason for coming. Crêpes Suzette was a must though it was a bit too sweet. Maybe should have asked for more liqueur. C ordered the Banane Chocolat – banana and chocolate sauce. It was huge and no wonder, they must have put three bananas inside or even more!
On the menu was a Banane Cognac – banana with honey and whipped cream flambéed with cognac…sounds very interesting. Well we’ll just have to come back again soon.
18/20
Crêpes & Co.
18/1, Sukhumvit Soi 12
Klongtoey 10110
Bangkok
Thailand
T: +66 (2) 653 3990
E: info@Crepes.co.th
W: www.crepes.co.th
091123 Crêpes & Co. - Off the beaten track
091123 Crêpes & Co. - Entrance to the garden
091123 Crêpes & Co. - Outdoor seating
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Review – Food Hall @ Siam Paragon, Bangkok, Thailand
Feeling hungry while shopping at Siam Paragon in Bangkok, Thailand? Don’t have time to sit down for a snack but need something on the run? Well head down to the Food Hall on the Ground Floor of the huge department store. There’s plenty of stalls offering almost everything under the sun. But we tried the ice push tea, which hit it right on the spot to quench that thirst. Very smooth.
Around the corner is a stall selling kanom krok swoei – Thai coconut milk pudding, a traditional Thai sweet. Sort of like the Hong Kong mini-eggs (雞蛋仔) but with a thinner crust and lots of coconut milk in the center. Very delicious.
18/20
Food Hall
G/F, Siam Paragon
991/1 Rama 1 Road
Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
Thailand
T: +66 (2) 690 1000
W: www.siamparagon.co.th
091122 Siam Paragon - Food Hall
091122 Siam Paragon - Push tea
091122 Siam Paragon - Push tea
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Review – Another Hound Café, Bangkok, Thailand
Situated inside the expansive Siam Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, this is a nice ‘half-way’ stop during a long day of shopping. We were told by friends to try the Greyhound famous fried chicken wings, which are deep fried mini wings marinated in fish sauce. They’re not your typical chicken wings and are much smaller so they make very good finger foods and are very tasty.
We ordered the ice lemon tea, but were told that they ran out of ice. The ice was supposed to be made from cane sugar, which would have complimented the ice tea very well. Instead, we ordered a lime soda…
Recharged, we headed back to the mall for more shopping.
– 16/20 (chicken wings only)
– 18/20 (with ice lemon tea)
Another Hound Café
1/F, Siam Paragon
991/1 Rama 1 Road
Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
Thailand
T: +66 (2) 129 4409
W: www.greyhoundcafe.co.th/anotherhound/
091122 Another Hound Café by Greyhound Café
091122 Another Hound Café - Fried chicken wings
Review – Red Sky, Bangkok, Thailand
This is the new ‘in’ place on the 55th floor of the Centara Grand at CentralWorld in Bangkok, Thailand. There’s an bistro style restaurant there too, but we didn’t go for dinner, just for drinks. On our way, we experienced Bangkok’s infamous traffic jam, even at 10pm. We were literally around the corner and could have walked there in less than five minutes, but were stuck for over 20!
Once there, we were seated outside at the bar, which has a spectacular view of the city. There seems to be more of these rooftop restaurant/bars springing up – after Banyan Tree and Sirocco.
Unexpectedly, it was rather cool and so we didn’t stay very long. The outdoor area was pretty plain – just a large open area filled with tables and a bar at one end. It was also rather dark so that one can enjoy the view, but it was rather hard to read the drinks list. Definitely not as interesting as the other two venues mentioned.
Might try the restaurant next time.
13/20
Red Sky
Centara Grand at CentralWorld
999/99 Rama 1 Road
Patumwan, Bangkok 10330
Thailand
T: +66 (2) 100 1234
E: cgcw@chr.co.th
W: www.centarahotelsresorts.com/cgcw/restaurant.asp
091121 Red Sky - Entrance
091121 Red Sky - City view
091121 Red Sky - Bar area
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