Joel Bruner, Author at Thai Street Food, Restaurants, and Recipes

Find yourself happy for hours amidst a nearly endless buffet of healthy, tasty Thai vegan food at Ming Kwan Vegetarian Restaurant

Thai Vegan Festival and Delicious ‘Jae’ Food (อาหารเจ) at “Ming Kwan Vegetarian”

Ming Kwan Vegetarian Restaurant is a place so full of authentic Thai Vegan food recipes, I can almost guarantee you’ll be wanting to come back the next day – no matter if you follow a Vegan diet or not! In…

There are two signs, but its the same Thai-Burmese restaurant

Burmese Food at Nong Bee’s – Authentic Recipes from Myanmar (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Of all the delicious local Thai food to be found in the wonderful city of Chiang Mai, you’ll also find incredible variety in the options of ‘foreign’ cuisine here as well. I don’t mean pizzas or pasta (although there is…

Southern Thai style authentic recipe for Thai shrimp chili dip

Authentic Thai Recipe – Shrimp Chili Dip and Morning Glory with Fresh Coconut Cream

1. Shrimp Chili Dip (นำ้พริกกุ้งสด) “Nam Prik Goong Sot” Nam prik goong, or “Shrimp Chili Dip” is very similar to the Central Thai-style dish of nam prik ga-pi, but here we are making a recipe that can be useful as…

Ox-tail Soup is Incredible at this restaurant in Khon Kaen, Thailand

Oxtail Soup – Amazing Food at ‘Raan Soop Hang Wua’ (Khon Kaen)

A feast of Thailand’s best local food awaits in Khon Kaen – this is ‘Raan Soop Hang Wua’ (ร้านซุปหางวัว), and Grandma’s oxtail soup cooking mastery here is astounding. This recipe for oxtail soup is enough to make any lover of…

Surprisingly Fresh Seafood in Chiang Mai

Surprising Sea Food in Chiang Mai, at Lerd Rote Tai Rom Ma Feuang

Lerd Rote Tai Rom Ma-Feuang Restaurant (เลิศรสใต้ร่มมะเฟือง), or just “Lerd Rote” for short, serves some of the best food in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and some of the best Thai-Chinese food I’ve ever had anywhere! Although the town of Chiang Mai…

The chef at a local restaurant uses chicken feet in her recipe for papaya salad

Chicken Feet in Laos-Style Papaya Salad (ตำตีนไก่) at Som Tam Pann

Papaya Salad ส้มตำ (“som tam”) is easily the most well-known food in all of North-Eastern Thailand. You’ll find incredible variety and often very unique local flavors by trying all the versions you can find of this one, freshly made food!…

Saiyut and Doctor Sai Kitchen, “Food is Art of Life,” in Chiang Mai

Saiyut and Doctor Sai Kitchen serves one of the more beautifully presented meals I think I’ve ever seen. Their motto is “Food is Art of Life,” but I won’t recommend it just for the art aspect though, this food is…

Jungle Food at Ba Chao Restaurant ป๋าเชาว์อาหารป่า (Lat Phrao, Bangkok)

Ba Chao Jungle Food Restaurant is in the area of Lat Phrao, just north of downtown Bangkok. The curries they serve here are incredibly spicy, and every single dish on the menu is full of only the most local ingredients…

Best Khao Soi in Chiang Mai: 5 Restaurants to Try

This article describes 5 of the all-time great places to have khao soi in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and the story of a day where I set out to do the impossible – eat at all 5 of them, back to…

Incredible grilled chicken and som tam, for a classic lunchtime feast of North East Thailand (Esaan) best food.

Gai Yang Preecha (Grilled Chicken) – Khon Kaen University’s Best Food

One of the most ultimate lunchtime feasts in Thailand is the combination of Thai grilled chicken, papaya salad, and white sticky rice. In this article I want to show you Khon Kaen University’s best restaurant, serving some of the best…

Sai Oua – Best Northern Thai Sausage at Mae Hia Market in Chiang Mai

Sai Oua (ไส้อั่ว), Northern Thai herb sausage, has to be one of the best sausages in the entire world. Its one of the best local foods from the Northern Region of Thailand, and I would say its even worth a…

How to Make Coconut Milk – Authentic Thai Recipes

Learning how to make coconut milk, freshly squeezed, is one of the top ways to make better Thai food. Making your own coconut milk assures that for any Thai dishes using coconut milk or cream, you will have the best…

near the Tewet Pier river market, Mongkol Chai Hainanese Chicken Rice

Hainanese Chicken Rice (ข้าวมันไก่) at Mongkol Chai in Bangkok

Hainanese Chicken Rice is an iconic South-East Asian street food. Enjoyed in Bankok, Thailand for generations, this is one classically BKK street food that any visitor absolutely must try. For Thai style Hainanese chicken rice (ข้าวมันไก่) “khao man gai,” and high quality…

Amazing amounts of grilled pork at Kum Sang Dao

Kum Sang Dao (คุ้มแสงดาวหมูย่าง) – Delicious Northern Thai BBQ in Chiang Mai

Kum Sang Dao Moo Yang Restaurant (คุ้มแสงดาวหมูย่าง) is a perfect place to go to experience a feast of great local Northern Thai food. The laid back atmosphere here makes it ideal for a day with your family and friends, or…

Amazing Northern Thai Laap (Meat Salad) at Laap Ton Yang in Chiang Mai

Laap Ton Yang Restaurant (ร้านลาบต้นยาง) is a Northern Thai restaurant in Chiang Mai that specializes in chopped meat salad, known as laap (ลาบ). There’s no need to brag about the masterful Northern-Thai style chopped meat salad recipes they’re perfecting inside. They’re happy just…

Mae Manee serves amazing Khao Soi in Chiang Mai

Khao Soi Mae Manee – Most Delicious Curry Noodles in Chiang Mai (ข้าวซอยเเม่มฌี)

Khao soi (ข้าวซอย), or curry noodles, is easily the most well known dishes of all Northern Thai food. Dear to the hearts of locals as well as a popular dish among expats and travelers (because it’s so delicious), many would…