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    Simple sophistications

    Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 05/09/2014

    » Time to eat? After the big successes of Supanniga Eating Room, a follow-up venue was always going to attract a lot of interest. The policy is the same — "the best ingredients we can find from the places we like, cooked the way we like," says co-owner Tatchai Nakapan. While Thong Lor almost sells itself as a dining destination, the big new variable in play at EAT is the mall location, putting the traditional flavours in a challenging new context. It's positioned upstairs at Groove in an irregular-shaped room, which affords it good vantage of the open kitchen as well as natural light from above (something that's missing at other Groove venues). Its modest dimensions mean that much of the prep work (sauces, etc) is still done in Thong Lor, but the cooking is now on show — a luring new element. There's space enough for 40 diners inside, while another 15 can fit out the front where the mall makes more of an impact and the seats are less comfy. Plenty of worker bees from nearby offices were present on the early evening we visited, as well as important-looking Thais and curious tourists from nearby hotels.

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    Gate Crasher

    Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 18/07/2014

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    Stylish new Silom

    Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 06/06/2014

    » Just when we were positing the strange absence of more higher-end restaurants in the Silom area, Vesper appears on the scene right on queue. Nested among the street food stalls and Silom foot traffic, this European bistro-style eatery takes its name from a drink, a Bond girl and a Latin phrase meaning “evening ritual”, if one reference isn’t enough. The room is shaped like a square, and the low ceiling keeps things cosy (not as low as Eat Me, luckily), particularly towards the back of the room. A similar mood — perhaps a modern take on the tired Zanotti grandeur — can be experienced elsewhere in the city, such as Little Beast in Thong Lor, and we weren’t surprised to hear the co-owning couple at the helm — Choti and Debby — are also involved there. Back here, there’s enough space for 60 diners or so, with some bar stools for the more dedicated drinkers to marvel at the mixology.

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    Meet, meat and multi-task

    Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 04/04/2014

    » For a single fixed address, 661 Silom seems to have a few things on its mind. Gruesomeness of the “Meet and Meat” moniker aside, can it succeed at being a gastro bar and a steakhouse as well as a branded champagne lounge all at the same time? We were sceptical following such branding adventures as The Bar & The Restaurant and more recently (and closer to home) Le Bar by Le Beaulieu (same owners). But 661 Silom aims for a shelf a little higher, if this city is willing to reach that high. (Perhaps ask Ku De Ta?) This reincarnation of jazz bar Niu’s on Silom features enough room for 50 bar flies in the slightly confused split-space downstairs (Meet), which features an outdoor bar area that looks onto the leafy courtyard of the Baan Silom complex. Near the entrance and stairs, the Dom Perignon signature lounge seems doomed to lie eternally empty. Luckily the restaurant (Meat) upstairs is more moody and welcoming. It looks out over the trees and is subtly lit and decorated with cowhides to remind you why you’re there. The purse of the project comes courtesy of the team behind French fine-dining stalwart Le Beaulieu (Top Tables #1 in 2014), but are restaurants still simply about deep pockets and reputation?

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    Gate Crasher

    Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 04/04/2014

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    Comfort kitsch in Ari

    Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 14/03/2014

    » Don’t be fooled by the name; Barka luckily isn’t a dedicated dog restaurant and bar, although that might be easier to find. It’s out the back of the skinny Aran Bicicletta bike cafe, so pass through into the courtyard behind. It’s a slightly quirky space inhabited by a newly formed F&B trio for the occasion. The outside part has three moveable tables that pack with students during the day fuelling up on coffee from the adjoining cafe. By nightfall, the leafed area (similar to RMA Institute) takes on a new guise as a more romantic foodie cul-de-sac. The bar proper and micro kitchen adjoins at the back right, inside which is housed three more smaller tables and a bar, with soundproofing on the walls like a recording studio and a vicious-looking axe propped in the corner. It totals enough room for 16 outside (better for groups) and 12 in (better for a date), and weekends are starting to see these numbers. The young owners from different backgrounds bring their corresponding style-savvy circles to the table(s).

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    Three times a lady

    Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 21/02/2014

    » Continuing the move southside, Lady Brett is the latest in a slew of new venues luring punters to fresher pastures of the city. Positioned right next door to popular brunch haunt Rocket, her stylish appearance and demeanour confirm she indeed has the same team in support. She’s as upwardly mobile as her namesake character from Hemingway novel The Sun Also Rises and the 1920s New York tavern interior is the perfect mise-en-scene for such a lady to cast her discerning social eye over. It’s cavernous, with plenty of natural timbers and only a small window at the front to seal in the atmosphere. With seating enough for 35 diners, it’s boisterous and intimate at the same time, with the tables for two nestled cosily near each other without being intrusive.

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    Gate Crasher

    Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 08/11/2013

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    Gate crasher

    Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 01/11/2013

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    Gate Crasher

    Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 06/09/2013

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