Bangkok 2013: Food, food, FOOD! (Part 1)

Whenever I go to Bangkok, I just focus on food and shopping. Massage is great, of course, but you can't do massages daily (you are going to wreck your blood circulation). Food, on the other hand, needs to be taken care of at least 3 times a day. SO YAY FOOD.

My food trail in my recent Bangkok visit will be divided into 2 posts. We ate A LOT but hey a full tummy and is a happy tummy.

Our hotel was located at the Pratunam area so of course we had to get some amazing crepes! I hate buying crepes here because the aisle is extremely narrow and the crowd is insane. But it's worth the hassle.

This lady here is damn smart. We initially asked for just one banana chocolate crepe. I think she realised that the four of us knew each other and we were about to share one crepe, so she added extra servings of banana and spread more nutella. Of course, she charged us more also. LOL. But whatever, it was a very good crepe. :)

Location: extremely near Glow Hotel Pratunam. You'll definitely pass it if you're going to Platinum Mall, it's just on the way to the overhead bridge that brings you Platinum Mall! 

SabX2 Wanton Noodle

4/32-33 Soi Petchburi 19, Pratunam, Bangkok 

This restaurant was our first stop and it was so good! The pork leg is extremely popular and will sell out by noon. So come early for the pork leg rice! This is also the place where I consumed my first huge layer of pork fat. It was surprisingly good and there wasn't a weird smell. I'm craving the pork leg so much now! The wanton mee was of course rather delicious as well but I much prefer the pork leg!

I think this place is a tourist MAGNET. Even the lady who took our order knew how to speak Chinese.

GLORIOUS PORK LEG. NOMNOMNOM.

We celebrated Yinghui's birthday on the first day too! She was recommended this Baan Ying Cafe & Meal by her colleagues. This restaurant specialises in omelette rice and mango sticky rice. We wanted to order mango sticky rice but the server told us that they were not serving that item that day because the quality of mangoes wasn't up to par. Wow A+ for quality control!

Baan Ying Cafe & Meal

2/88, Sukhumvit Soi 19 Rd, 5F, Terminal 21 Shopping Center, Bangkok

I ordered the normal omelette with some sort of spicy sausage topping and wow this is fusion food done right. The sausage was really spicy and it had hints of lemongrass! The omelette was soft and definitely tasted like it was mixed with some sort of chicken stock. VERY YUMMY.

The tom yum was quite disappointing. It looked scary in the picture but it wasn't spicy at all.

Thai Milk Tea to wash everything down. This was so sweet (as with all drinks/sweets in Thailand) but I just wanted to keep drinking because of how fragrant the tea was.

This was a random purchase from Platinum Mall's food court. We were so tired of shopping that we decided to take away our lunch and have a feast in our hotel room. The mango sticky rice was great! Every single time I buy mango in Bangkok, it will be sweet. MY HEAVEN.

Somtam Nua

392/14 Soi Siam Square 5, Rama 1 Road, Bangkok 

Somtam Nua is a highly recommended restaurant on Googleland. Every lifestyle blogger recommends this place and so I wanted to try it out as well!

Finding the restaurant was freaking tough. It was located near Siam Square and very near Siam Station, but it's hidden in one dubious corner. We almost wanted to give up searching, but finally we found it and we had to wait around 20 minutes for our table.

The restaurant itself is called Somtam Nua, so of course we had to order their Som Tam (papaya salad)! This was S-P-I-C-Y but so refreshingly spicy. NOMS.

I don't really remember the name of this dish but it was a chef's recommendation and I love the combination of sticky noodles and pork floss!

We ordered their fried chicken wings too and this was simply divine. I think the next time I'm in Bangkok, I will visit Somtam Nua again and order one portion of this just for myself. :D

Mango Tango

Siam Square Soi 5, Rama 1 Rd, Pathum Wan, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 

(it's very very near Somtam Nua. Walk out of Somtam Nua, turn left and walk straight). 

This is a must-go for mango lovers. Sweet mangoes on every plate! I didn't really like their small servings but whatever, the sweet mangoes made up for the medicore serving and service.

A visit to Chatuchak (JJ) Weekend Market will never be complete without a serving of the famous coconut ice cream!!

There are a lot of such stalls around but you need to find the best one!

Location: Walk towards the huge clock tower in the middle of the market. You will find a nice lady selling coconut ice cream there and HERS IS THE BEST. 

Each of us were given a cup of refreshing coconut juice too. :D

Next on our list was to try the red velvet waffles at Greyhound/Sweet Hound Cafe. We went to the one at Siam Paragon.

Sweet Hound

 1st Floor Siam Paragon

To be frank, I thought it was just alright. Nothing too fancy and my tastebuds weren't too excited. I expected a stronger cream cheese flavour but nope none of that. The sweetness of the waffle overwhelmed the entire dish and it was just meh for me.

Ah, this is the end of part 1! I'm glad I divided my Bangkok food adventures into two parts because if not, I'll be so much hungrier!! Moreover, I just had a root canal treatment so I can only feast on water, porridge and soft bread now. :(

Part 2 will be coming SOON! :) Have a great day guys!