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Heart and zoul
Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 30/05/2014
» Just down the road from Soul Food, the still-packed Thong Lor staple, comes another spiritual culinary contender in Zoulviet. The name could easily have started with an “S” had it not been for the requisite visit to the fortune teller, who advised against it. It’s a little strange that Thailand’s neighbours are so underrepresented on the food scene, but Vietnamese gets a better showing than most and Zoulviet is the latest addition to the contemporary canon, serving Vietnamese staples in comfortable surrounds. The ensemble ownership have taken over the prime premises above popular date dessert spot After You on the corner of J Avenue. It’s a much better use of the space with enough room for around 30 pax inside and another 14 on the smoking-friendly balcony. Beyond the now-cliche industrial decor touches, a steely Vietnamese woman in uniform oversees the restaurant from the signature wall-mural artwork. You’d best finish your pho or she may disapprove. Military dictatorships aside, the mood is comfortable but with style, proving popular with the local Thais of the area, particularly during dinnertime and weekends when the place packs out.
Gate Crasher
Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 14/02/2014
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Gate Crasher
Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 08/11/2013
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Follow the white rabbit
Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 28/06/2013
» If you're looking for a quiet spot to coffee up in Thong Lor, then track the rabbit down to the hidden and homey shophouse burrow of slow coffee bar Casa Lapin x49. Although a little culturally muddled (mixing Spanish and French words), the place gets seemingly everything else right and takes up the mantle the first branch in Thong Lor Art Village (Sukhumvit Soi 55) established, this time with more confidence and deeper pockets.
Home KITCHEN
Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 23/03/2012
» What are the main ingredients of restaurant success in our fair capital? A romantic might say sugar and spice, while a cynic might suggest P and R. (For the slower readers, that spells PR.)