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Being the central business and entertainment district of the city,
there are oodles of eateries, and no matter what time of day or
night you get the urge to chomp - you'll always have something to
choose from.
Hotel Dining
For upmarket dining, several of the hotels located in this area
have wonderful restaurants. Look at Westin Banyan Tree, Holiday
Inn, Pan Pacific, Dusitthani, Shangri-La and The Sukothai Hotel
for a great range of upmarket dining. The Sukothati Hotel - on Sathorn
Road has a lovely Thai restaurant - The Celadon - set on a lotus
pond in the gardens. On Sundays the Colonnade Restaurant holds a
sumptuous international buffet brunch that is well worth trying
- not only for the fabulous food - but also to enjoy the live jazz
which plays right through to the afternoon. The Pan Pacific on Rama
4 has one of Asia's top Chinese restaurants Hai Tien Lo - particularly
known for its wide selection of appetising Dim Sum favourites, served
high above the clouds on the 22nd floor. If it's Italian you're
looking for - head to Angelini's at the Shangri-La Hotel - right
on the river at the end of Silom. Sophisticated yet relaxed in atmosphere,
the superb food is complimented by a great selection of wine and
the company of Bangkok's high society folks.
Stand Alone Restaurants
Out on the street, you'll find several interesting restaurants -
particularly in the vicinity of Silom's Soi Convent. Along with
the token Irish pub - serving pub grub and snacks, and Starbucks
coffee shop, there are gems like Prik Khee Noo - a modest Thai restaurant
serving very tasty Thai favourites, Eat Me - east meets west cuisine
served in intimate surroundings (a favourite with expat residents),
Bongo's - Italian food served in small proportions, amongst many
others.
 Soi
Thaniya that runs between Silom and Suriwong, is home to most of
the area's Japanese eateries and nightclubs. Especially good is
the recently refurbished, but modest, Ramenya, serving huge steaming
bowls of Ramen as well as other Japanese favourites. Reasonably
priced, it is reminiscent of noodle shops in Japan and is always
well patronised by local Japanese business men slurping happily
away on noodles and tea while reading Japanese newspapers and comics
- a good lunch time spot. Other restaurants in this street can be
expensive, but quality of the food is very good.
Out into Suriwong Road, a number of little boutique restaurants
have opened - some better than others, but always open til all hours.
The Montien Hotel is open 24 hours a day for Thai and Western favourites
- particularly good is their rice porridge served at 3.00 am in
the morning. Starbucks has a small branch just up the road.
Heading down Silom, Soi Patpong has some great little eateries
hidden away. At night you need to weave your way through endless
crowds and street stalls to find places such as Le Boucheron a tiny
provincial style French gem of a restaurant, and Roberto's - basic
Italian fare. In Soi 6, the area's only Mexican Restaurant - El
Gordo's - offers a fare range of Mexican favourites and lots of
Margaritas at a reasonable price.
Heading up to the Holiday Inn, in the back Soi's lies the popular
Ban Chien - a very picturesque Thai house serving Thai specialties.
Visitors love this restaurant which is unique for this area. Not
too far away is a lovely Vietnamese Restaurant also set in a house.
Other
Aimed less at the tourist market, are the many restaurants contained
within Central Silom Complex and CP Tower. At Central you'll find
a very good food hall, where at lunch times you can sample noodles,
soup, rice dishes, sweets, and snacks for less than 100 Baht a head.
Out in the surrounding complex you'll find restaurants such as MK
Suki (Thai style Sukiyaki), Vietnamese restaurants, Japanese restaurants,
bakery style restaurants serving a mix of Thai and western dishes,
international food chain stores like McDonalds, Burger King, Pizza
Hut, Baskin Robbins, KFC etc.
At lunchtimes and late at night, several small street stalls open
up for business, setting up tables and stools for those who want
to sit and eat roadside. Noodles with meatballs and broth, fried
noodles, glutinous rice with pork, duck or chicken, seafood barbeque
(mostly only at night), papaya salad and fried chicken - there is
lots to choose from. Drinks and snacks like fried banana and sweet
potato, steamed nuts and corn, sates, freshly cut fruit and dumplings
are always on sale street side.
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