Bangkok Restaurants

  1. Ban Chiang

    Named after the archaeological site in northeastern Thailand, Ban Chiang is a tourist spot that deserves referrals. Traditional Thai and Isan cuisine fills the menu in a cosy wooden house with eclectic décor.

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  2. Chennai Kitchen

    This thimble-sized restaurant near the Hindu temple puts out some of the most solid southern Indian vegetarian around. Yard-long dosai (a crispy southern Indian bread) is always a good choice, but if you're feeling indecisive (and/or exceptionally famished) go for the banana-leaf thali that seems to incorporate just about everything in the kitchen.

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  3. Dosa King

    You don't have to get all 'dhal-ed' up to dine on tasty vegetarian Indian food. (Although a spiffy look would put you in league with the sari-wrapped mothers and clubbing teenagers.) Divine renditions of the Punjabi speciality, dosa (a thin, stuffed crepe), adorn the tables like ancient parchment scrolls.

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  4. Face

    Housed in several interconnected Thai-style wooden structures, this handsome dining complex is essentially two very good restaurants in one. Lan Na Thai does flawless domestic with an emphasis on regional Thai dishes, while Hazara dabbles in exotic-sounding 'North Indian frontier cuisine.' To make matters even better, Visage, the café-bakery next door, prepares some of the best cakes and chocolates in Bangkok.

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  5. Indian Hut

    This Indian restaurant, across from the Manorha Hotel, specialises in Nawabi (Lucknow) cuisine. Try the vegetarian samosas, fresh prawns cooked with ginger or the homemade paneer in tomato and onion curry.

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  7. Komala's

    Welcome to the McDonald's of Indian food - in atmosphere, at least. If you can forgive the form-fitting plastic furniture and reckless use of teal, this Singaporean chain puts out some wonderful south Indian vegetarian staples. Go with the crispy pancake-like dosai , or impress your date and order the beach ball-sized bhattura , a deep-fried bread that unceremoniously deflates when pierced.

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  8. Mashoor

    Indian-Nepali vegetarian cuisine via Myanmar may sound like an entirely new cuisine altogether, but somehow it tastes just right. This informal kitchen, run by a Burmese cook of Nepali descent assembles a mean meat-free thali.

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  9. Roti-Mataba

    This classic eatery appears to have become a bit too big for its britches in recent years, but still serves tasty Thai-Muslim dishes such as roti, kaeng mátsàmàn (Muslim curry), a brilliantly sour fish curry, and mátàbà (a sort of stuffed Indian pancake). An upstairs air-con dining area and outdoor tables provide barely enough seating for its loyal fans.

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