Mid-Range Archives - Page 3 of 8 - Thai Street Food, Restaurants, and Recipes

In Chiang Rai, Don’t Miss a Meal at Ja Jaroenchai (ร้าน จ.เจริญชัย)

There are some restaurant you eat at, that, as soon as you take your first bite, you know everything they cook is going to be marvelous – one of those restaurants that just makes good all around food. Ja Jaroenchai…

Northern Thai Food at Lu Lam Restaurant (ร้านหลู้ลำ) in Chiang Rai

In 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…

These Giant River Prawns in Ayutthaya, Will Make Your Jaw Drop!

Few things in the world are as beautiful as prawns the size of your forearm. Ayutthaya, the ancient capital city of Thailand, is one of the most famous places in the country for devouring jumbo sized freshwater river prawns… and…

Yunnanese Restaurant in Mae Salong, Chiang Rai (ร้านอิ่มโภชนา)

Along with the beautiful scenery, and the fresh mountain air, one of the main reasons I wanted to take a day trip from Chiang Rai to the small village of Mae Salong (แม่สลอง), was to eat. Mae Salong (แม่สลอง) is a…

deep fried vegetarian thai corn fritters

Revisiting Baan Suan Pai and The Spring Epicurean Market During the Thai Vegetarian Festival

The street I live on has donned the yellow flags and restaurants have put out special menus for this week’s Thai Vegetarian Festival which lasts from September 23rd until October 3rd. One of my favorite restaurants has signs on the…

Yee San (ร้านยี่สาร) – Traditional Thai Food, Lovely Atmosphere

Krua Baan Yee San (ครัวบ้านยี่สาร) is a restaurant, located in Nakhon Pathom (about an hour outside of central Bangkok), that serves traditional Thai food. I actually had a chance to eat here during a scene when we were filming a Thai food show, where…

Thai Beef Noodles at Wattana Panich, Ekkamai (วัฒนาพานิช-ก๋วยเตี๋ยวเนื้อ)

No words are necessary here… I’m just going to give you a moment to dwell upon one of the most beautiful swimming pools of slow bubbling cubes of beef you may have ever seen… It was one of the most amazing I…

Soei (ร้านเส่ย) – One of My Ultimate Favorite Restaurants in Bangkok

NOTE (October 2016): The location of Soei has changed. Please see updated details below. There are countless outstanding restaurants in Bangkok, but I kid you not, when I say Soei (ร้านเส่ย) is one of the absolute BEST restaurants I’ve ever eaten…

Yuutaro Restaurant – Japanese Lunch Specials at Central Embassy

I’ve probably mentioned this numerous times, but when I’m not eating Thai food, my wife and I like to go out for Japanese food in Bangkok. My latest venture was to Central Embassy, the brand new high end shopping mall…

Huen Phen (ร้านเฮือนเพ็ญ) for Northern Thai Food in Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai is a great city to eat through. You’ll find all sorts of genres of Thai food available, from international restaurants, to Isan food, to ahan dtam song (stir fry food), and something I love to seek out, northern…

Duck Deliciousness in Bangkok at Zong Pet Paloe (ซ้งเป็ดพะโล้)

Zong Pet Paloe (ซ้งเป็ดพะโล้) is one of the many well known restaurants located in the northern part of Bangkok, in Lat Phrao (but I’m talking deep into Lat Phrao – no access by MRT or BTS). In my years of living in Bangkok, I…

Isan Food at Gai Yang Klang Bueng (ไก่ย่างกลางบึง) in Bangkok

The other day we headed over to Gai Yang Klang Bueng (ไก่ย่างกลางบึง), a lovely restaurant adjacent to Bangkok’s Seacon Square shopping mall, and right next to the weekend Rot Fai Market (so you could have dinner here before going to the…

SP Chicken (SP ไก่ย่าง) – Small Birds, But Flavors You’ll Love

Greeting you as you enter is the unique SP Chicken (SP ไก่ย่าง) grill, a modified stand up charcoal rotisserie that has been engineered to roast a chicken to perfection. As the birds go round and round, they get heat from the…

Tasty Fire Pots of Soup at Nai Kwan Maw Fai (นายขวัญ หม้อไฟ)

One of the most awesome ways, ever, to serve a soup, is in an elevated circular vessel, sort of in the shape of a volcano, with hot charcoal burning in the middle. In Thailand this is known as a maw fai…

Sompong Seafood Restaurant (ร้านสมพงศ์) in Samut Prakan

Samut Prakan (สมุทรปราการ) town, located about 29 kilometers south of Bangkok, is also known as Pak Nam (ปากน้ำ) or the mouth of the ocean. Being closer to the sea, they are known for Talad Pak Nam (ตลาดปากน้ำ), one of the larger seafood…

New Peng Chieng (นิวเปงเชียง), for Authentic Teochew Food in Bangkok

A while back I wrote about one of my favorite Chinese restaurants in Silom, and Tara, a reader, commented on the article suggesting I try a famous Teochew restaurant in town. She mentioned that her father was Teochew from Singapore…