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The Swan Inn 2 is a hotel and restaurant. I actually wanted to try another restaurant a bit further away, but it was just closing, so I headed back to the Swan 2 (there’s also a Swan near the Novotel). The restaurant itself was busy, which meant I had to wait a bit longer for … Read more

The Food Exchange is the Novotel’s restaurant, and I usually only go to hotel restaurants when it’s raining or I’m short on time. But there was an invitation for club members where wine and canapés were free, and for a Swabian, that’s reason enough :D. Okay, the red wine was very good, but I would … Read more

Rod Dee is also a brand new restaurant on Soi 11. They also serve authentic Thai street food, which isn’t quite as frank as it sounds, meaning it’s quite spicy ;). As the name suggests, they serve seafood, and I opted for a curry with a side of vegetables and papaya salad. At first, I … Read more

I don’t think I’ve ever had Jamaican food before, and since I wanted a change, I tried the pan jerk. The place is also new in this location, and I’m not sure if it hadn’t been somewhere else before (at least I had seen a similar place nearby on Google). I ordered oxtail, and I … Read more

It was time for a piece of meat again :D. After having been to El Gaucho on my last visit, this time I went to El Toro. Besides steaks, the restaurant also offers churrascaria (there’s always someone walking around with a meat skewer). But I opted for a dry-aged ribeye. I also had a salad … Read more

For a more varied menu, we went to an Arabic restaurant this time (although they also serve Indian cuisine). The restaurant is located on Soi 2, just 100 meters away as the crow flies. However, since the hotel behind the Hillary1 is being renovated, there is currently no passageway and you have to walk completely … Read more