Bunker Restaurant Bangkok [toc] Bunker is another proof that Bangkok dining scene is just getting better and more creative with a surprisingly fresh touch from overseas young generation of chefs. Bunker is a 3 floor restaurant tucked in the far corner of Sathorn Soi 12, a small street getting really trendy. The design, as the name hints, is mostly plain grey concrete with a lot of soft lighting, creating a
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Suhring Bangkok Suhring Bangkok is a superb restaurant serving a modern German cuisine and probably one of Bangkok most talked about places right now. The restaurant hides in a tiny street off Sathorn road and seems to be cocooned in an overgrown green garden. You sure will need google maps to find it. The house itself is very attractive, designed on several levels with large windows and a beautiful veranda
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Bangkok Seaview Restaurant Bangkok Seaview Restaurant... here is a name that really triggered my curiosity while in Bangkok. Until today I really thought one would have to travel hundred of kilometers to get great seafood while gazing leisurely at the ocean, like going to Hua Hin. So when Faa said let's go to Bangkok Seaview restaurant, I knew it was going to be or a long ride out, or city
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Bangkok Flower Market The Bangkok Flower Market or Pak Klong Talad is located near the riverside, not far from Wat Pho and the Grand Palace. People often talk about it, but in fact not so many actually went there. For three reasons, and even after living in Bangkok for months, it took me a while to stop and explore it. First, as far as I saw, Thailand doesn't have
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Somtum Der Restaurant Somtum Der is now a famous restaurant on Sala Daeng in Silom, but it was not always like this. I actually often believed that the best Som Tum is found by the street, often in dirty tiny shops or at the carts of local markets. And in most cases it is true, but we found 'Somtum Der', a great som tum in a cool restaurant in the
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House of Museums near Bangkok House of Museums is not your traditional town museum. It's doesn't display paintings or potteries or mannequin frozen in some forever war. No, it's a lot more interesting than this. House of Museum is a three floors display of daily items from the sixties and beyond. It's fun, cute and laughable as well. Even if you are not Thai, many objects displayed will look
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Daimasu Izakaya Restaurant Bangkok Feel like going to Tokyo for an evening but cannot afford a flight ticket? No worries, Daimasu is a great alternative! In the heart of Bangkok you can immerse yourself in the casual fun of a real 'Izakaya', those tiny restaurants tucked against each other often near train stations in Japan. These small venues specializes in serving grilled food, snacks and drinks to office workers
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The Circle Ratchapruk Shopping Village The Circle Ratchapruk Shopping Village (or The Circle Lifestyle City) has been open since more than a year, maybe around April 2011, but we never heard of it until recently and it still looks brand new. This is what you would call a 'themed shopping village' and reminds instantly of the very successful Palio in Kao Yai but with a southern France flair. The Circle
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SeaLife Bangkok Ocean World Sealife Siam Ocean World is a 10,000 square meters display of gigantic aquariums located just below the huge Siam Paragon Shopping Mall in Bangkok. Some 4 million litres of water shelter sea and river fishes, frog and toads, penguins, amphibians and mammals from Asia and beyond. Walk through a rain forest jungle to discover surprisingly colorful and deadly frogs which skin secretes incredibly poisonous mucus used
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Old Siam Plaza Old Siam Plaza is a hidden treasure of Thai culture in Bangkok. It is one of those places people just consider old and outdated, but is about to become a living museum. The whole area surrounding Old Siam is also a window on the past with its old movie theater and Art Deco buildings. Old Siam is divided in two main atriums and three floors. One
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Siam Square in Bangkok Siam is as everyone knows the shopping heart of Bangkok and there is a high chance for any traveller to end up at Siam Paragon Shopping Mall or its giant neighbor CentralWorld. In fact is the same area you also have Siam Center, Siam Discovery and even MBK. If you don't mind walking a bit, on the far side of CentralWorld you will find Pantip Plaza
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Papaya Vintage Shop Papaya Vintage Shop is one of the most amazing place I ever saw in Thailand and I thought I saw quite a bit! It's supposed to be a shop, but it is more of a vintage museum with extremely rare items scattered around in a humongous organized mess across four floors of narrow passages of crumbling shelves. It's a bit far outside Bangkok, but it's so worth
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Arun Residence Bangkok is huge and if you only stay for a short time, great places for dinner and drinks with a view are not easy to recommend. Arun Residence is one of them. Located just opposite Wat Arun (the Temple of Dawn) and across the Chao Phraya river, you will get a unique point of view when on one of Bangkok most famous landmarks. There are few things to
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