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[PLACE] 20150113 Thong Lo Food Street @ Thong Lo, Bangkok


Street food is what Bangkok is known for, and to find abundance of street food, you need to find a food street where the food stalls gather. Similar to our Malaysian version of "wai sik gai" (Glutton Street) like those in Jalan Alor, Pudu or PJ SS2, There are many street foods around Bangkok, some open in the morning, some in the night, some all day long.

Thong Lo Food Street would probably be one of the well known ones with some famous stalls around. The Sukhumvit Soi 38 transforms into a busy street after 6pm with shops and vendors opening for business.

The number of tourist is less here compared to hot areas like Chinatown or Pratunam. You may find most of the common street food like soup noodles, rice, pork satay, mango sticky rice, desserts, pad Thai etc including the famous stalls like the Pad Thai Fire Look and Ning Mango Stick Rice that I introduced in separate posts.

Sukhumbit Soi 38 is very accessible via BTS as it is just right below the BTS Thong Lo Station and spans across more than 200 meters. It opens from 6pm onwards until mid night.

Sukhumvit Soi 38, Thong Lo
Nearest BTS Stations: Thong Lo
Telephone: Nil
Opening Hours: 06:00pm onwards

TO GO


The Thong Lo Food Street is conveniently located under the BTS Thong Lo station. Just take the Sukhumvit Line (Light Green) and exit at Thong Lo station. You wouldn't miss the sight of the busy Sukhumvit 38 street from the station.



ATTRACTION



Restaurants, shops stalls and street vendors are all here waiting for you if you are looking for your dinner or supper.


There are more locals than tourists here but nevertheless you will still spot some around due to its convenience by the BTS station.


Stall selling Thai dessert, which I guessed should be something like the red ruby or sweet soup with condiments.


The famous award winning Pad Thai Fire Look at the alley on the right of the street.


The famous Ning Mango Stick Rice which serves very quality mango stick rice, definitely recommended.


Pork satay (skewers) and sausages like those you commonly seen around the streets of Bangkok.


This fruit juice stall sells cheap and quality juices with price ranges between 20 Baht to 40 Baht, depending on the type of juices.


Passion fruit juice is one of the recommended juices because you rarely see this in other place, but you need to bear with the blended seeds although it is edible.


Too much spicy food in Bangkok and need something thats lighter? Try the congee stall as well as it serve Cantonese-liked porridge which is cooked into very fine and almost watery texture. The one in the picture above is the salted egg with mince pork, Chinese style.


Last but not least, a glimpse on my dinner, the Pad Thai by Pad Thai Fire Look.


SUMMARY


Overall the Thong Lo Food Street has many to offer especially with the famous stalls around to guarantee your journey here. The price seems to be on the higher side with minimum cost per dish of at least 40 Baht and up. However, the people here don't speak Englishv very well, most of the ordering are done by pointing and numbering. Those stalls who are familiar with tourists will have a picture menu ready and you just need to point. It may not be the best food street, but it also will not disappoint.

Attraction
☆☆☆☆
who can resist food street??
Cleanliness
☆☆☆
food by the street, but that's what makes it delicious
Entrance Fee
Nil
Opening Hours
06:00pm onwards (Daily)
Wifi
N/A
Parking
N/A
Website
N/A

GPS: 13.723467, 100.579003
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[FOOD] 20150113 Ning Mango Sticky Rice @ Thong Lo, Bangkok


The sweet mango and the savoury sticky rice, the combination of both is probably one of the most popular Thai dessert that is served in almost every Thai restaurant and found in many streets around Thailand.

It is very easy to prepare, but it is not easy to make a mouth watering mango sticky rice without the understanding of the ingredient. Among all, the best mango sticky rice I had so far is definitely the Ning Mango at Thong Lo Food Street.

There are a few stalls selling mango sticky rice in Thong Lo Food Street located at Soi Sukhumvit 38, but the one you need to look out for is definitely the one hidden at the side alley, which is the same location with the Pad Thai Fire Look.

Right side alley, Sukhumvit 38, Thong Lo
Nearest BTS Stations: Thong Lo
Telephone: Nil
Opening Hours: 06:00pm onwards

TO GO


The Thong Lo Food Street is conveniently located under the BTS Thong Lo station. Just take the Sukhumvit Line (Light Green) and exit at Thong Lo station. You wouldn't miss the sight of the busy Sukhumvit 38 street from the station.

Once you are at the street, you need to locate the side alley at your right side, behind the fruit juice stall. Inside this alley is where two hidden gems are located along with a Korean food stall operated by a Korean lady. The Ning Mango is right behind the fruit juice stall.




SPECIALITY



The view from above at the BTS station. The whole stretch of the street are all food stalls while the Ning Mango is located at the right alley seen in this picture.


Here, meet Ning, the stall owner who has her smile everytime, preparing plates and plates of mango sticky rice. The serving here is either small, medium or big, priced at 60 Baht, 80 Baht and 100 Baht respectively (RM6.60, RM8.80 and RM11). Pricey? maybe. Worth it? Definitely.


I ordered the medium one and the portion is generous as shown above. What separates Ning's mango sticky rice with the rest is the quality of ingredients used. 

The mango is very sweet, and fiberless which I believed it's the famous local Thai Nam Doc Mai mango. I can just eat the mango alone! The sticky rice texture is just soft and nice unlike some other stall which might be hard or undercooked, with the thick coconut milk to add the creamy texture and flavour.

This will be a stall I will definitely come back for my next trip when I'm craving for mango stick rice.

SUMMARY


Tried many mango sticky rice in Malaysia and Thailand, and I think Ning's mango sticky rice might be one of the best thus far. It is professionally prepared with fresh and quality ingredients, and most of all, 5 star restaurant quality at street price. 

Taste
☆☆☆☆☆
Probably one of the best you can get from the streets
Value
☆☆☆☆
slightly pricey but well worth for the quality
Service
☆☆☆☆☆
very friendly Ning
Cleanliness
☆☆☆☆
Opening Hours
06:00pm until midnight (Daily)
Wifi
Nil
Parking
Nil
Website
http://www.facebook.com/NingMango

GPS: 13.723178, 100.578379
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[FOOD] 20150113 Pad Thai Fire Look @ Thong Lo, Bangkok


Pad Thai is the Thai version of Char Keow Teow (or Char Keu Tiow) to us in Malaysia. Both are basically stir fried flat rice vermicelli but what sets them apart is the vermicelli and the taste. Pad Thai uses a thicker version of vermicelli which has chewy and tangy texture while the Malaysian Char Keow Teow is a thinner and softer version of the vermicelli. Taste wise, Pad Thai is towards the sweet side while Char Keow Teow is towards to savoury side. Pad Thai vendors can be found every where in Bangkok.

I went to Thong Lo Food Street for my dinner and to search for this little hidden stall that's at the side alley instead of the main food street. The Pad Thai was so good that I need to have a separate post for it instead of summarized within the Thong Lo Food Street Post.

It may not seemed like one but this stall, which is known as the Pad Thai Fire Look (sorry didn't managed to get any of the Thai name) is one of the award winning Pad Thai and was crowned as the best Pad Thai some years back, as shown by the newspaper cutting displayed at the stall.

The stall is manned by a middle-age man, very cool guy and never smiles (maybe that's how it gets its name of Fire Look??). All he does is just stir frying with his spatula and wok but his pad thai is one of the best I have tried, even better than the famous Pratu Phi Pad Thai.

Right side alley, Sukhumvit 38, Thong Lo
Nearest BTS Stations: Thong Lo
Telephone: Nil
Opening Hours: 06:00pm onwards

TO GO


The Thong Lo Food Street is conveniently located under the BTS Thong Lo station. Just take the Sukhumvit Line (Light Green) and exit at Thong Lo station. You wouldn't miss the sight of the busy Sukhumvit 38 street from the station.

Once you are at the street, you need to locate the side alley at your right side, behind the fruit juice stall. Inside this alley is where two hidden gems are located along with a Korean food stall operated by a Korean lady. The Fire Look Pad Thai is located at the end of the alley, which is also a seafood stall.


SPECIALITY



The view from above at the BTS station. The whole stretch of the street are all food stalls while the Pad Thai stall is located at the right alley seen in this picture.


The stall is actually like a seafood stall, serving various other dishes. But right below the sign board you will notice his claim on the champion of Thai cooking contest.


Communication was a big challenge as they don't speak English at all. I checked the menu displayed at the stall to confirm that this is the Pad Thai stall I was looking for and saw the newspaper cuttings. I asked the girl, who is also the stall assistant whether they have Pad Thai because most of the menu displayed are seafood rice dishes. The girl nodded her head, and I said "Pad Thai, one".

The man in the beanie is the main chef while the other guy in black shirt apparently is co-chef, mainly preparing other meals like the seafood rice dishes. I noticed some tourists asked for Pad Thai after my order but was told "no Pad Thai..", not sure whether it is communication error or just sold out.

The Famous Fire Look Pad Thai - 70 Baht (RM7.70)

The Pad Thai took some time to reach my table. First glance, I noticed that this Pad Thai is very different from the normal Pad Thai with its abundance of condiments and ingredients. Most of all, the pieces of crab meat on top that justifies the price of 70 Baht. Trying hard to list out the ingredients which includes chives, tofu pieces, dried shrimp, omelette, prawn, fresh mango and crab meat. It's accompanied with condiments like lime, bean sprout, mint and chives.

The ingredients overwhelmed the noodles and I wished it had more noodles because one plate is not enough!

SUMMARY


Overall a very enjoying plate of Pad Thai with its rich flavours and generous ingredients that justifies the price of 70 Baht. Would definitely come back one day to try it again.

Taste
☆☆☆☆☆
One of the best Pad Thai with generous ingredients.
Value
☆☆☆☆☆
That crab meat alone justifies the price.
Service
☆☆☆
Very mean guy, communication difficulty
Cleanliness
☆☆☆
Opening Hours
06:00pm (Daily - I suppose?)
Wifi
Nil
Parking
Nil
Website
Nil

GPS: 13.723178, 100.578379
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