Lively acustic sounds and lovely place to hang out - Bkk nightlife GoodieS

For people my age, a night out means sitting and chilling at a "not so loud" spot with good music and chatting with my lovely friends. So if you are looking for this kind of place (or you are as old as I am) then here is a good place for you. Ban TakRKad Cool Water (pronounce Baan tak-a-kaad) is the name of this place.




The architecture here is modern-minimalist with some of graphical trees for a decoration. This place is mainly outdoor but some how manage to have a portable roof tent for a rainy season. There is an air conditioned room in the back that can probably fit 20-30 people.













Food here is decent and the service is great. I recommend you to go to this place when the weather is a bit chill, like in November to January, will be perfect. Bathroom is an open rooftop with a pond inside, so be careful when you have to much too drink!!!


Ban TakRkad Cool Water : Ekamai-Ramindra Road
Tel: 081 432 3173
Http://Takrkad.blogspot.com

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Chill by the river and look over the old city - Old Town GoodieS

Today I took my guests to Grand Palace so I got a chance to stop by for a dinner at a very chill place on Chaophaya River. This restaurant is a part of Arun Resident which is a small boutique hotel in Ta-Tien area. The restaurant is a deck that look over the river with the view of stupa of Wad Arun (temple of dawn) as a background.









The food here is a mixture of Thai and Western food as well as a fusion food. I'm not a big fan of the food here but with that kind of view and lots of Posecco, I'm completed!








On top, fourth floor, there is bar called Amarosa that you can chill after dinner. The view of the bar is so awesome!! Many people took their SLR cameras with tripods to take pictures of this beautiful view as a part of their memories in Bangkok.









The Deck : Ta-Tien
Tel: 02 221 9158
http://www.arunresidence.com


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Chill by the sea: goodies in Hua Hin

Once again, I'm in Hua Hin but for the same reason as every other times - chill, drink and eat all the goodies. For me, the restaurant that has the perfect athmospher to sit, chill and listen to the waves hit the shore while drinking champagne is Let' Sea.


















Let's Sea got very famous for its style of construction that stylishly fits with white sand and beach chair. Back then, this place is a restaurant and bar only but now also offer a hotel with the same chill style for relaxing day in Hua Hin.


There are mixtures of food, including Thai, Italian, French and some fusion foods, available here.

































The food here is not the best but with that kind of athmosphere, every thing taste fine.

Let's Sea
Kho Takieb - Hua Hin
Tel: 032 536 888

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Eat like a Shogun - Japanese goodies

This is one of my favourie Japanese restaurant in Bangkok. Shogun Is located in Dusit Thani hotel on second floor. This place seperated into 3 sections which are Tepan Yaki, Sushi bar and private rooms.



My main reason to come here is for Sashimi - salmon, hamachi (yellow tail), toro (chuy-toro and o-toro), and akagai (clam). These items are shipped from Japan! So close your eyes and imagin Mout. Fuji while you chewing!




There are other Items that are goodies. The shirauo karaage (deep fried small fish) is very crispy and yummy, buri shioyaki (grilled yellow tail with salt). to make it more memorable order the collar part of the fish because it's juicy and tender!.







The other ordinary Japanese dishes like Tonkutsu or Tempura are also good. Another high light dish here is
Kobe steak. Try once and you will not forget it for the rest of your life!!!

Shogun Japanese Restaurant
2nd Floor, Dusit Thani Hotel
Tel: 02 236 8029

Dang Seafood Restaurant in Mae Klong - GooDies outside BKK

This time let the GooDies goes pass Bangkok border to Samut Songkram province or some people call it "Mae Klong". Mae Klong is actually a river in the area that connects to the Gulf of Thailand. So imagine the richness in resources!!! That's why this place is very famous in fisheries as a consequence, there are lots of goodies, freshy seafood available in this area for a very reasonable price. My recommendation for this place is Thai mackerel. When it's a season, around December, it tastes almost like European sardine...

Dang is a seafood restaurant that is very famous in town. The reason is its reputation for selecting the best quality of seafood for their ingredients. Look at my steamed crab.





There are not many items on the menu but everything is da bomb!! Try stir fried calamari with garlic, deep fried pompret fish with fish sauce, preserved crab in fish sauce shrimp fried rice and tom yum goong. I once counted 30 shrimps in my tom yum goong!!!



Now this restaurant has 2 locations but I always prefer the first one. It's a bit tricky to tell the direction so if any one of you want to go try this please just post a comment and I will post the map.


Dang Restaurant No.1
Soi Rat Prasit, Smut Songkram
Tel: 034-716423
Note: Go with lots of friends coz the portion is pretty big!

The Cottage Restaurant my first BKK GooDies!

Here is a little story about this place. The Cottage located in a complex called "The Village" that was once the only sport club in Phatthanakarn area. Many people remember it as a Phattanakarn Driving Range. This restaurant has been operated for 30 plus years! So you can imagine how yummy the food is, right?



My favourite dishes here is "stir fried crispy fish with curry". The fish is so crispy and the curry is not overwhelming the fish at all, plus Thai herbs that make this dish complete. You gotta try it if you are curry lover.

The Cottage serves various kind of international food as well as special of the day items such as German style pork knuckle serve with sauerkraut and mashed potato. Weird kinda mixture huh! But may be this style of food is the secret that make this restaurant distinguish itself against other new comers in this area.

The Cottage: Between Soi Phattanakarn 9 & 11
Tel: 02 314 5940









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