Restaurants for locals

Post by **Pagey** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:31 am

Where do the local Thais go to eat and drink ?

Post by **richard** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:30 pm

Pagey

Depends on their income but there are abundant places where the locals go. From a roadside noodle stall to an up market restaurant. They're all over the place but predominately concentrated west of the railwayline .

You'll find it difficult to walk 300 metres without finding an eating place full of Thais

The exception is probably the 'golden mile' near the Hilton but even there there are mobile eating carts plying their food on the workers

Post by **Georgy Porgy** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:48 pm

Madame Green's.
Khao Takiab, 2 soi's past the 7/11, on sea front.
Absolutely full of Thais all weekend and most evenings. Best Sea Food ever!

Post by **billseymour** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:26 pm

Georgy Porgy is correct, this place is indeed packed full of Thais every evening, and at weekends you sometimes have to wait an hour for a table.

I don't agree with him about the quality of the seafood, and I find it to be pricey, but that's just my humble personal opinion.

Post by **STEVE G** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 4:46 pm

The discerning off-duty Thai military guys often frequent strange semi-hidden Karaoke bars on the way North between the city and the airport, look for coloured lights in the trees and appalling singing.
As for restaurants the Thais with a bit more money use many of those open fronted places on Pethakasem road, those on a budget are more likely to be around the road that runs on the town side of the railway where there are many excellent value restaurants.

Post by **crazy88** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:39 pm

Hi Pagey

Chicken rest. next to Kims kitchen is mobbed out with Hi-so Thais at weekends .Along railway line near top of soi 80 .Those looking for seafood go to Lucky just north of Cha Am beach or La Mer in Takiab .I have never seen more than 5% farang in any of the above during many years of regular visits .

Post by **chelsea** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 8:10 pm

If you are looking for good Thai Food and not just a place full of Thai's, cannot go past Bam Bam's in Poolsuck Road, Best authentic Thai Food I found in town, and also well priced. Is opposite the Swedish Bar on thge same side of the road as Crawfords

Post by **BaaBaa.** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 8:45 pm

chelsea wrote:If you are looking for good Thai Food and not just a place full of Thai's, cannot go past Bam Bam's in Poolsuck Road, Best authentic Thai Food I found in town, and also well priced. Is opposite the Swedish Bar on thge same side of the road as Crawfords

Have to agree, also "moon,smile and platoo" a few places along.

Both great.

Post by **PeteC** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:07 am

I don't know how many Lao food places you have over there. Over here, if you spot a market stand with half a dozen or so of those large tin/aluminum stew pots lined up at the front edge of the stand, 9 out of 10 times it's Lao food.

Different and sometimes very good. Sometimes spicy enough to power an aircraft.

Pete

Post by **bendix** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:56 pm

I went to Baan Issara (spelling) at the end of soi 51 on both Friday and Saturday nights. Both night it was packed with Thais. I think there was only me and a farang tourist couple in there.

Great place. Lovely tables by the water. Great food. Four courses (including huge prawns) a jug of beer for me and a juice for 'er indoors, and a bill around 850 baht. You don't get value like that in Bkk. Top respect, too, for the waiter with the receding hairline. Great service. He didnt bring our bill, but I made a point of finding him as i was leaving and personally tipping him a hundred.

Also - the isaan restaurant out of town, almost opposite the entrance to the army camp. Another very Thai-populated place.

JW · Post by JW » Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:35 pm

Khun Oy is a new restaurant just over the railway line in soi 94 - it is awesome value for money and food is excellent - they do a great Chicken in Ginger - either Thai or european its all good here.

Post by **Vital Spark** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:52 pm

Bendix, welcome to the site, and it's nice to hear that you had a lovely meal.

I am, however, a tad surprised at the size of tip you gave. At most of the places we eat at in HH (which is not very often) we tip around 20 or 30 baht. I do hope that the Thai places don't start expecting overly large tips from farangs. Just a thought...

V.S.

Post by **Georgy Porgy** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:34 pm

Vital Spark - are you asking Bendix not to give a decent tip for service perceived just so that you don't feel bad leaving 20 baht?

Tut, tut, shame on you that you think all farangs have to be the same!

Post by **Norseman** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 10:12 pm

Georgy Porgy, to give 20 Baht in tip is not bad at all.
It's actually 10% of what the waiter earns pr day.

Post by **Vital Spark** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:21 pm

Georgy Porgy - in answer to your question - No. I don't feel bad leaving a 20 baht tip. That's about the norm (or used to be) here for good service. A lot of Thais would either not tip at all (it's not really done) or just leave 5 or 10 baht - so I think I'm being quite generous. But using that wonderful Thai phrase - 'Up to you'.

And, thank you Norseman, for putting the record straight.

V.S.

P.S. I do actually work here and earn less than a lot of my Thai colleagues (I get paid in baht), so I go the 'Thai way'.