One of the most loved dishes in southern Thailand is khanom jeen nam ya (ขนมจีนน้ำยา), a coconut milk minced fish curry. I’ve eaten khanom jeen nam ya (ขนมจีนน้ำยา) at many restaurants and street food stalls in the south of Thailand, but I…
Read moreWouldn’t you love to get full on delicious? Throughout Thailand a popular name for restaurants is Im Aroy (อิ่มอร่อย), which would directly translate to “full on delicious.” In Lampang, Khao Gaeng Im Aroy (ข้าวแกงอิ่มอร่อย) is a street food rice and curry…
Read moreKhua kling (คั่วกลิ้ง) is one of the pillars of southern Thai cuisine, a dish that you’ll find throughout the south of Thailand, and in every restaurant serving southern Thai food within Thailand. It’s basically a dry meat curry, and though I’ll be…
Read moreIn a beautiful location, with a river-view, Lu Lam (ร้านหลู้ลำ) is one of the more well known restaurants in Chiang Rai. It’s located on the quieter side of the city, the same general area as many other good restaurants. The hotel…
Read moreLoong Thai Khao Gaeng (ลุงไทยข้าวแกง (เพชรบุรี) is a fine restaurant in Chiang Mai and serves northern Thai style rice and curry. Their dishes are insanely spiced with chilies, and my meal made me cry tears of joy, but it was…
Read moreThroughout Bangkok you’ll find tons and tons of local khao gaeng (rice and curry ข้าวแกง) restaurants. While I like to eat noodles occasionally, I’m more of a rice and curry kind of guy most of the time – so I’m…
Read moreIn Chiang Mai there are a number of well known restaurants that specialize in northern Thai food (Lanna cuisine). Tong Tem Toh (ต๋อง เต็ม โต๊ะ) is sort of a trendy type of Thai restaurant. They’ve upgraded from normal Thai street food…
Read moreWhile Terminal 21 food court offers some decent food for great prices in Bangkok, there are many other dining options in the Asoke area. Just a 10 minute walk from Terminal 21, and across the street is Ran Krua Tong Mai (ร้านครัวทองใหม่),…
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