Restaurants in Thailand: Bangkoks Thanon Pan

Time geht mit seinen Lesern einmal die Thanon Pan entlang, von der Silom Straße in Richtung Süden bis zum Bangkok Christian College. Die kulinarischen Höhepunkte:

Yentafo (an der Ecke zur Silom-Straße)
This Chinese place, tel: (66-2) 691 3827, marks the beginning of Thanon Pan's delectable confusion. Try the noodles served in a curiously pink broth made from tofu and grilled octopus.

Chennai Kitchen
As you make your way down the road, holes-in-the-wall featuring folding chairs and rock-bottom prices alternate with purveyors of Ganesh statuary (and, blissfully, not one massage joint). For hungry penitents, Chennai Kitchen, tel: (66-2) 234 1266, does
scrupulously made south Indian crepes, like tomato-topped uttapham and chili-charred Mysore dosas. An adjoining shop sells strictly vegan, if Thai, curry-topped fermented rice noodles.

Mashoor's
Boasting a delectable outdoor display of typical Indian sweets, Mashoor's, tel: (66-2) 635 2211, is run by Dan Bahadu, who calls himself Nepali though raised in Burma. The treat here is the laphet thoke, or Burmese tea-leaf salad, a wonderfully pungent mélange of pickled leaves, fried yellow dal, chilies and tomatoes.

Persia Restaurant
Likewise whetting a sense of discovery is the basic Persia Restaurant, tel: (66-2) 635 2674, and its baghla polo, or green rice, with broad beans, lamb, dill and hints of lime.

Annapurna
A few doors down lies Annapurna, tel: (66-2) 635 2211. It's also owned by Bahadu, and serves similar food to Mashoor's but in more upscale surroundings.

Taling Pling (60 Thanon Pan)
Thanon Pan's most famed restaurant is Taling Pling, tel: (66-2) 236 4830. Many dishes here are traditional Thai gone the bland way of all tourism. But order wisely to score a rare northeastern-style curry of thick greens with hed thob (tiny mushrooms) or thousand-year eggs deep fried with basil. Besides, Taling Pling serves one mean caramel-lined banana cream pie.

Lalot
Thanks to its large Modernist canvases, this Vietnamese joint, tel: (66-2) 635 3680, has more atmosphere than the typical Thanon Pan eatery. Don't miss the prawns-stuffed ban xeo pancakes.