Restaurants & Food stalls

[sulasno]

any recommendations for good and cheap food in Bangkok ?

[Scott]

Generally the vast variety of food found in Thailand are both delicious and economical. I used to live in Bangkok for over 3 years and enjoyed every minute of my time exploring the various food haunts at hotels, restaurants and roadside food stalls all over Thailand. However, one word of caution though. As a foreigner, our body immunity is not as high as the locals.....so do avoid those food vendors whose hygience is suspect eg. no fresh supply of water to wash plates etc.., food stalls next to construction sites, rubbish dumps. Rule of thumb for me is to eat where many of the local Thai people eat. Do be adventurious and you will enjoy every bit of your food hunt. Happy hunting !

[Rick Bradford]

My current favourite is the Sa Bai Jai Gep Dta Wan at Ekkamai Soi 1 (Ekkamai itself is Sukhumvit 63). Large, semi open-air, many Thais in there, some farangs from the local condos.

Menu fluent in English, wait staff rather less so, and you won't get sick or bust a path through your wallet. Many of the dishes are pretty spicy (I tried 'laap muu' without really knowing what it was and was weeping chili tears within seconds ) but they do good 'gai yaang' (grilled chicken) for 70Bt and most dishes are around that price. Large beers (Chang, Leo etc) are about 75Bt.

The dress code is set by the owner, who wanders around in an extremely ill-advised check pork-pie hat and a rather distracted air. A good, informal, pleasant place.

[alimac]

I cant believe what I read here

The cheapest food is brilliant

Try Duck rest top Convent rd on Silom Charuen I think

Emporium Food ct -Paragon; Central or Roninson malls

Street food in Sukhumvit around soi 11

so many small restaurants like Suda

when yo pay moreyou pay mostly for cheffy presentation and decor

also good value

best

alimac

[trojan]

A good place to eat is any of the food courts in all the major supermarkets and shopping centres.
Some are obviously better than others, for instance I find the one at Carrefour in Onnut mediocre
but the one at Tesco Lotus Onnut very good. And as someone said the one at Emporium is excellent
althoug slightly more expensive. Make sure you find the proper Thai food court though and not the
one selling branded cuisines from Bangkok restaurants. Not that there's anything wrong with that one.
Also Bangkok is a fantastic place to eat Japanese food, in London even on a brokers salary I could
rarely afford to eat Jap but in Bangkok it is as cheap as anything.
For a special treat try Sirocco at the State Tower, the food is excellent and the view incredible and
the prices are not as high as you might expect.
The food in Thailand is what keeps me here, I rarely ever have a bad meal and although the service
is often appalling I don't really care.
In my local Thai restaurant the other day we complained for the first time ever that a fish was not fresh,
so the owner comes and sits down and almost demanded we tried it again which we refused several times.
He then passed the fish to the table beside us and asks them to try it, and when they confirmed it was no
good he left. 10 mins later he comes back and says you were right it wasn't fresh, without an appology or
anything.
We weren't too happy and will boycott the place for a while, after all there are so many other places to go
its just not funny.
If Thailand didn't have such great nosh I think I would have left already.

[trojan]

A good place to eat is any of the food courts in all the major supermarkets and shopping centres.
Some are obviously better than others, for instance I find the one at Carrefour in Onnut mediocre
but the one at Tesco Lotus Onnut very good. And as someone said the one at Emporium is excellent
althoug slightly more expensive. Make sure you find the proper Thai food court though and not the
one selling branded cuisines from Bangkok restaurants. Not that there's anything wrong with that one.
Also Bangkok is a fantastic place to eat Japanese food, in London even on a brokers salary I could
rarely afford to eat Jap but in Bangkok it is as cheap as anything.
For a special treat try Sirocco at the State Tower, the food is excellent and the view incredible and
the prices are not as high as you might expect.
The food in Thailand is what keeps me here, I rarely ever have a bad meal and although the service
is often appalling I don't really care.
In my local Thai restaurant the other day we complained for the first time ever that a fish was not fresh,
so the owner comes and sits down and almost demanded we tried it again which we refused several times.
He then passed the fish to the table beside us and asks them to try it, and when they confirmed it was no
good he left. 10 mins later he comes back and says you were right it wasn't fresh, without an appology or
anything.
We weren't too happy and will boycott the place for a while, after all there are so many other places to go
its just not funny.
If Thailand didn't have such great nosh I think I would have left already.

[upsidaz]

My favourite place is the KMUTT food center.It's locate at prachauthit Bangkok.There are so many thai food.If you look for good and cheap food in Bangkok.You can find it here.

[MTT]

I would like to plug my favorite restaurant. It is the Que Pasa Mexican Restaurant in Nichada Thani where the International School of Bangkok is located. The food is excellent and specializes in Tex-Mex food, but it also has a full menu of American plate lunches, side orders, Thai food, pizza, and other tidbits. Run by a Texan, he knows what he is doing. Try it and you'll go back. To get there, go to Nichada Thani, or tell the taxi to head for the International School of Bangkok. Take a bus to Central Chaengwattana, and then get in a taxi for a 60 baht ride to the restaurant. (I think this is the most economical way to get there.) The prices are more than reasonable and you will not be disappointed with prices or the food. I also ate the best Thanksgiving Dinner I ever had in Bangkok there last year. My only connection to this restaurant is as a very satisfied customer. http://www.quepasa-th.com/Que_Pasa/Que_Pasa.html

[upsidaz]

In my opinion, KMUTT food center is the best place for several reasons.
First, Thai food in KMUTT food center is cheap. It price less than 35 baht. It's good for people who want cheap food.
Second, Food is good taste and variety. You can see more than 10 restaurants in here. That makes you enjoy with Thai Food.
Finally, you can go easily because KMUTT Food Center located at Putthabucha Rd. in Bangkok. You can travel by bus.
In conclusion, KMUTT Food Center have more restaurant, low price and easily to travel.
What do you think about KMUTT Food Center?

[cisco]

Generally the vast variety of food found in Thailand are both delicious and economical. I used to live in Bangkok for over 3 years and enjoyed every minute of my time exploring the various food haunts at hotels, restaurants and roadside food stalls all over Thailand. However, one word of caution though. As a foreigner, our body immunity is not as high as the locals.....so do avoid those food vendors whose hygience is suspect eg. no fresh supply of water to wash plates etc.., food stalls next to construction sites, rubbish dumps. Rule of thumb for me is to eat where many of the local Thai people eat. Do be adventurious and you will enjoy every bit of your food hunt. Happy hunting !

I avoid those that wash the dishes in the street gutter.