Bangkok

The Rib Room is on the 31st floor of the Landmark, so it certainly offers a good view. This restaurant has been on my to-do list for a while, and it’s also a Michelin recommendation, so I went there before heading home. As always, I wore casual attire (including flip flops 🤭), which wasn’t a … Read more

The Beer Republic is in the Holiday Inn and is also a restaurant chain. Since I’ve walked past it dozens of times, it was time for a visit. The first one didn’t work out, though, because I was there before 5 p.m. and they don’t serve beer before then (funny rule: no alcohol between 2 … Read more

Fil Fiel is located on Soi 1. I think this is my first (knowingly) hall restaurant. This is clearly evident in the guests (most of the women wore nikap (fully veiled)), and the lady was also wearing a Muslim dress. I ordered chicken with holy basil and Rio-eye soup with fermented shrimp. I went for … Read more

The Hong Bao I visited is on the 5th floor of the Central Embassy. As usual, I didn’t make a reservation, but after checking for availability, I was still allowed in ☺️. I actually came mainly for the dim sum, so I ordered accordingly: Custard salted egg buns, frozen gras xiao long bao, crispy duck … Read more

The Quince was a Michelin-App recommendation, which, in retrospect, I can’t quite understand. But first things first. I didn’t have a reservation and got a seat right next to the entrance, which isn’t bad per se, but the “front area” had two air conditioning units, which became quite uncomfortable after a while (I had to … Read more

OGB on 13 is the subsidiary of OGB on 11, which I visited last year. I actually wanted to try the pork knuckle back then, but another dish came up. So, I decided to try it again this time. I didn’t spend much time looking at the menu and went straight for the pork knuckle … Read more