I wanted to visit The Grand Palace in Bangkok but we realised it was not close to the train station and reviews mentioned to get there very early in the morning to avoid the crowd, otherwise it wasn’t worth going. By this stage, we were three weeks into our overseas holiday and hadn’t actually had a day off so we were feeling tired. It was also really humid outside, so we decided to skip the Palace altogether. Instead, we returned to Central World, more for the air conditioning, and to do more window shopping.
For lunch, we went to Nara Thai Cuisine after seeing a huge queue there a few days ago. We ordered the mixed platter entrée of thai fish cakes, chicken satay skewers, garlic prawns and deep fried prawn sticks. This came with four different sauces – a fish sauce, sweet chilli, sweet garlic and satay. It was actually a pretty good entree platter – the satay sticks were our favourite.
For the mains, I chose the prawn yellow curry (price unknown) which came in a thick eggy sauce. The prawns were large and plump, and easy to get out of their shell. The curry was delicious on steamed coconut rice.
Mr FPJ ordered a pepper pork and vegetable stir fry (price unknown) so we could have some sort of vegetables on our holiday.
We had been meaning to go check out the outdoor Sky Bar Lebua (made famous in The Hangover 2 movie). On our last afternoon in Bangkok, we caught the train and walked a few blocks to get there. Unfortunately it had been drizzling all day so the bar outside wasn’t open and we were told that we would have to have drinks inside at The Dome bar instead. It was a little confusing as one waitress would tell us the outside bar would be closed for the evening due to the rain, while another suggested we wait another half hour or so to see if it would open. We took the suggestion of the second waitress and waited at The Dome. A bowl of pistachios and dates were brought out to us, as well as a thick leather bound drinks menu.
I ordered the Distil Punch – a mixture of guava, mango and pineapple, shaken lightly with raspberry, vanilla and lime (550 baht) while Mr FPJ ordered a duck fat infused vodka martini. Because where else would you try that? It came served with a plastic lid to keep the smokiness of the infusion inside the glass. Mr FPJ said he could taste the duck flavour but it was subtle and not overpowering. If you like vodka martinis, this is a unique alternative. This was also around the AUD $27 mark. Exorbitant prices for the view. He ordered another cocktail with bacon in it (no photo) for about the same price, so it was an expensive night for us! We were about to leave when we noticed some people walking outside, so we followed them.
One of the staff told us the bar would be opening in a few minutes as the rain had subsided to a mild drizzle. Yay! It looked pretty amazing lit up. I only took photos with my iphone as I didn’t want to get my other camera wet.
We couldn’t see the city views as it was a little foggy but it must be an amazing view on a clear night. The drizzle soon turned into harder droplets so we called it a night and went on the hunt for dinner.
I knew there was a little Thai restaurant Nalin Kitchen on the main street back to the train station that was popular on TripAdvisor. I was too hungry to keep searching for anything else, and it was easy to get a table as it was pretty late in the night. I ordered a chicken Thai green curry with rice, while Mr FPJ ordered noodles with prawns and vegetables. Unfortunately our last meal in Bangkok was nothing special and rather plain.
I didn’t do enough research on eateries in Bangkok thinking we could just walk around and find amazing street food. Not really the case in this instance. If I’m ever back in Bangkok, I’d look at doing a cooking class and a food tour.
We were flying to Singapore the next day and ducked into the Cathay Pacific Business Class lounge at Suvarnabhumi Airport to kill 90 minutes of time. One section offered some hot dishes made to order.
We both ordered the massaman chicken curry with steamed rice. I also ordered the sago dumplings while Mr FPJ ordered the sweet corn cream soup, and the steamed pork and shrimp siu mai. The food wasn’t great but we were grateful to be fed.
The cold section had a selection of mini rolls, salads and fruit. The bar was open and Mr FPJ ordered his favourite espresso martini while we lounged on some recliners by the windows.
Mocktails could also be made but I was pretty full. Mr FPJ ordered a pina colada after finishing his espresso martini.
On the plane, we were greeted by our air hostess who memorises each person’s name. After being given cold towels, a tray of champagne and juice made the rounds. Our meal consisted of fish curry with steamed rice and veggies, prawn salad, warm bread, and dessert was Haagen Daaz cookies and cream ice cream with tea or coffee. The Cathay Pacific business class flight was nice, the chair easy to recline into a flat bed though it wasn’t the most well-padded, but we only got to enjoy it for 2.5 hours.
Next up, eating in Singapore!
Previous posts on Bangkok:
- Eating in Bangkok – Part 1 – Central World, Pad Thai, Crepes and Kakigori
- Eating in Bangkok – Part 2 – Damnoen Saduak Floating Markets
- Eating in Bangkok – Part 3 – Maeklong Railway Market
- Eating in Bangkok – Part 4 – Nahm Restaurant
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