Bangkok Undercover is a blog sharing the places we visited in the ever-growing city of Bangkok. There is of course so much to write about this blog could turn rapidly into an encyclopedia, so we decided to mostly talk about the place we loved most and a couple of ‘Must-Have” or ‘Must-Try”. As the dining scene of Bangkok is rapidly evolving, we tend to check a lot of fancy restaurants; it’s incredible how much Bangkok has to offer. From the old tiny local restaurants to the most internationally recognised names, Bangkok now has more than you can eat. Then you have all those fabulous rooftops, and we tried them all! (well almost). Fantastic hotels, ludicrous shopping malls, plenty of temples to visit. Bangkok offers more than you can handle. So we review as many places as we can, and of course, we do this undercover so we can tell you what we think ;)
Erawan Museum [toc] Erawan Museum in Samut Prakan near Bangkok is a striking monument, not to be confused with the famous Erawan Shrine in downtown Bangkok. This gigantic three-headed elephant built on a pedestal stands 44 metres above one side of the expressway. Surprisingly, not so many people drive there. The Erawan Museum was designed and built in 2003 by Lek Viriyaphant, a rich businessman who also designed the famous
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Saneh Jaan Restaurant [toc] Saneh Jaan is an upmarket Thai restaurant located in Ploenchit, on Wireless Road, just between the American Embassy and Lumpini Park. The restaurant is spacious with large wooden doors, high ceilings, hundreds of framed photos of old Bangkok hanging on the walls. This very posh interior design is a little intimidating and first and the two things that first come to mind are 'is this going
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Bangkok Shopping Malls Madness! [toc] The amount of shopping malls in Bangkok is staggering! Here we listed the 10 most popular and centrally located, but there are a lot, lot more on the outskirts of Bangkok. Most travellers visiting Bangkok wonder why are there so many of them, but you have to be living in Thailand long enough to understand than a mall is not just a shopping place, it's
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The EmQuartier Bangkok [toc] EmQuartier is an enormous and trendy shopping mall in a strategic part of the busy Sukhumvit Road. EmQuartier is actually a massive extension of the existing Emporium shopping mall that was built in 1997, run by the same company responsible for the famous Siam Paragon Bangkok. Obviously, the management had 15 years to study the market in this part of Sukhumvit, and knew there was enough
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2 Michelin Stars in Bangkok [toc] Suhring Bangkok is a superb restaurant serving modern German cuisine and probably one of Bangkok most talked about places with 2 Michelin stars. 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
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Bangkok Night Market [toc] Rod Fai Market Bangkok is a young fun place to explore from the end of the day until late at night. Like most of these eclectic flea markets, you probably won’t come to buy anything but somehow you hope something will strike you. It’s quite a large market, but unlike the colossal Chatuchak can be covered in less than two hours. As it gets really busy
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An amazing car museum [toc] Jesada Car Museum (Jesada Technik Museum) is in Nakhon Pathom, a bit far from Bangkok but if you are a classic car lover, it's really worth the trip. The museum is privately own by Jesada Deshsakulrith a successful Thai business person who is a classic car lover. The museum shelters some five hundred beautifully restored vehicles and the entrance is free! My curiosity was triggered
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Jamie’s Italian in Siam Discovery [toc] Jamie Oliver Restaurant in Bangkok (called 'Jamie's Italian'), located at the ground floor of the trendy Siam Discovery Mall, between Siam Paragon and MBK mall. This Jamie Oliver restaurant is quite large as it can accommodate up to 200 guests, but it manages to remain friendly and very welcoming. The restaurant is decorated in a casual way with wood flooring, old fashioned school chairs
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A Michelin Star Restaurant in Siam [toc] Paste Bangkok restaurant in the Gaysorn shopping centre is another proof that the Bangkok dining scene never ceases to evolve and improve. Paste is not new, it started in Sukhumvit and made a name over there and since the move, received a Michelin Star. This place is more convenient and it just got better. Located at the top floor of this exclusive mall
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A great Phadthai in Silom [toc] Baan Phadthai is a beautiful restaurant which received a Michelin Bib Gourmand (inspectors’ favourites for good value) hidden in one of these tiny lanes of Bangrak, between Silom and the riverside. There is no need to describe what Pad Thai is, it's now such a famous dish that is has become the culinary flagship of Thailand and a long time favourite to so many
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A great rooftop bar on Sukhumvit, Bangkok [toc] The Octave Rooftop Lounge and Bar is one of the most impressive in Bangkok by size. Built on three floors at the top of the Bangkok Marriott Hotel on Sukhumvit 57, Octave offers a full 360 view of the capital with a great perspective on the entire BTS track and the usual traffic jams of Sukhumvit road. Fortunately, it is also very
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Seen Rooftop Bar Bangkok [toc] Seen Rooftop Bar at Avani Hotel has an interesting location on the Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya River, just opposite the famous Asiatique night market. In case you are not familiar with the Thonburi side of Bangkok: it's the side that most people only visit when they go to Wat Arun. It might be the reason why this rooftop can afford to be so
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Asiatique the Riverfront [toc] Asiatique the Riverfront is a gigantic night market close to the centre of Bangkok. This shopping & entertainment paradise is divided into four distinct zones and the theme is all about the past of Bangkok as a trading harbour. In the 19th century and under the reign of King Rama V, 'Port of East Asiatic' was the first pier of Thailand where people could trade with
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Sunset Cocktails on Supanniga Cruise [toc] Supanniga Cruise is an alternative to the old-fashioned 'dinner cruise in the dark' by offering a fun one-hour cocktail or Champagne cruise at sunset time. This is a great way to admire the magnificent heritage buildings all along the Chao Phraya river, often invisible or hard to appreciate at night. You get a chance to see with plenty of details the amazing mansions, hotels
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Red Sky Rooftop at Centara Grand [toc] Red Sky Rooftop on the 55th floor of the Centara Grand in Bangkok is an upmarket restaurant and bar with relatively better prices when compared to Sky Bar Rooftop or Vertigo at Banyan Tree. The name is wisely chosen if you get one of those amazing sunsets. Of course, some days it rains or some days the sky is not very red, but
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A Rooftop Bar near Nana Plaza [toc] RedSquare rooftop bar is a small but attractive new terrace with a view on the 25th floor of the Novotel Bangkok Sukhumvit 4. The location is convenient, with impressive views on Bangkok skyline, but most of all, it is very affordable and easy to access. As you enter a beautiful hotel lobby, you can instantly tell the hotel is new with a contemporary
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Above Eleven Rooftop Bar [toc] Above Eleven on Sukhumvit 11 is more than just a rooftop, it's a great place for a party with great music, great cocktails, friendly staff, and really good food. This rooftop has become so popular it is literally impossible to get a table without a reservation, even a table for two, so plan ahead. Located on the 33rd and 34th floor of the Fraser suite,
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A shopping mall on Bangkok riverside [toc] ICONSIAM is the latest, largest, and most luxurious shopping mall in Bangkok. How many times did you read this sentence in Bangkok? Just when you thought there was enough mall and the latest would be the last for at least another decade, a bigger one would open. At least, ICONSIAM is not on the ‘shopping miles’ which stretched from Siam to Sukhumvit but
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Vertigo Bangkok [toc] Vertigo Rooftop and Moon Bar are among the best rooftops in Bangkok, on the 61st floor of the famous Banyan Tree Hotel on Sathorn Road, a tall and skinny looking building. Vertigo is the restaurant where you can have a dinner with some pretty amazing views but most people just like to hang in the comfortable chairs and sofas of the bar, for a sunset drink and
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What is Bangkok Best Rooftop Bar? [toc] Bangkok Best Rooftop Bars list keeps getting longer, and no other city in the world can pretend to have more rooftops and sky bars than we do here. At this time, we count more than 20 'real' rooftop bars and restaurants and a good dozen alternate ones. By real rooftop bar, we mean built at the top of a building with an open
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