Bed Supperclub is a ‘dining in bed’ experience: a unique combination of upscale restaurant, club, art gallery, theatre and stage merged into one. Housed in a custom-built building, and set in a modern and futuristic all white environment, Bed crosses the divide between dining and cutting edge entertainment. In Bed you take your shoes off,… [more]
Thai art is more than mural paintings and colourful dances – something you’ll discover once you start reading the author’s intriguing analysis of Thai art in the last 100 years. Bangkok 101 and BAM’s art writer has sifted through Thailand’s daunting, but surprisingly productive art to come up with two dozen pearls. Justifiably the book… [more]
S.P. Somtow, B435, Asia Books, 216pp A thai native educated in the West-Somtow’s own biography is mirrored in his deftly written short stories. The often super-natural beliefs of Thai folklore invade – or rather hang on to – the hypermodern, globalised country that is contemporary Thailand. Think ghosts versus shopping mall. Somtow depicts a Thailand… [more]
By Pattarasuda Prajittanond Located at the otherwise chichi K-Village, this simple open-air shop features traditional carved wooden designs and some of the most delicious desserts in town. Dan Bunnag, owner of Sri: Thai Delicatessen, is on a mission to preserve the nation’s best-loved desserts and snacks. When not in the kitchen, his team spends its… [more]
By Max Crobsie-Jones Sukhumvit Soi 16, 02-663-2281. Daily 11:30am-2:30pm, 6pm-10pm. Though it’s uncivilized to talk about money, there are exceptions. The moments just before you embark on a meal at Ten Sui is one of them: modeled on a ryōtei (an exclusive, referral-only type of Japanese restaurant where discreet business lunches take place, often in… [more]
By Max Crosbie-Jones 72 Ekkamai Soi 22, 02-713-2162. BTS Ekkamai. Daily 4pm-midnight, closed Tues. Brought to us by the team behind the Moroccan-inspired, Al Majis Tearoom, Hidden Stuff is a big, 1970s townhouse with a lawn just perfect for lingering on. Like other funky townhouse garden restaurants we’re fond of, namely Ari Soi 3’s Reflections… [more]
By Max Crosbie-Jones Drive down Bangkok’s Ratchadapisek Road, a neon entertainment district and main artery into the city, these days and you’ll spot a long, dimly lit building with a blue gothic forest exterior. “Is one of its mammoth massage parlours trying to save on electricity?”, you’d be forgiven for asking, “or has Tim Burton… [more]
By Simon Ostheimer The Eugenia, 267 Soi Sukhumvit 31, Wattana, 022-599-011; www.theeugenia.com. BTS Phrom Phong. Sun 11am-3pm. When it comes to brunch, small is sometimes better. And so it proved to be at The Eugenia. Although it was only opened a few years ago, this late 19th century boutique property exudes old-world style and romance…. [more]
By Simon Ostheimer 88 Thonglor Soi 8, 02-726-9398/ 18 Sukhumvit Soi 12, 02-653-3990. www.crepes.co.th MRT: Thong Lo/ Asok 9am-11pm/ 9am-midnight A Bangkok institution, Crêpes & Co. has been serving up some of the best food in town since it opened in 1996. Founded out of a desire to serve the very best crêpes in Thailand… [more]
By Simon Ostheimer. It’s not what you think. The newest addition to Thong Lor’s already thriving restaurant scene is not a themed devotion to the ladies room, neither is it full of primed kegs ready to go off. Rather, the name pays homage to the main ingredient in their signature dish: the Powder Room curry…. [more]
By Chris Menist & Maft Sai Each month the crate-digging DJ duo behind the leftfield luk-thung, molam, and funk night ‘Paradise Bangkok’, Chris Menist and Maft Sai, delve into the more obscure corners of the Kingdom’s music. Their record label ‘ZudRangMa’ showcases the best of Thai music both old and new, and has a new… [more]
Tanistha Danslip & Michael Freeman, Tuttle Publishing, 128pp, US$19.95 As it says on the tin, this new release from Asian specialist Tuttle Publishing examines the traditional objects that define what it means to be Thai. Divided into three categories – Decorative Arts, Religious Paraphernalia and Rural Crafts – the lovingly curated book contains detailed photography… [more]
Art A photographic exhibition called Rupture: Cause and Effect explores Thailand’s recent political upheavals until January 9 at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre. The artists are Thailand’s Manit Sriwanichpoom, who has exhibited around the world, including the Venice Biennale; the award-winning German photographer and filmmaker Wolfgang Bellwinkel; award-winning French photojournalist Agnes Dherbeys; Piyatat Hemmatat,… [more]
By Simon Ostheimer Don’t miss out on this Vietnamese metropolis Despite its name, Vietnam’s southern ‘capital’ remains Saigon in the minds of most visitors. Renamed Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) following its capture (or liberation, depending on how you look at it) by the Communist forces of North Vietnam in 1975, it has a long… [more]
