This thriving business and commercial area, with its high-end shopping and high-class crowds, has its fair share of chic and smart places to fill your tummy. Its restaurants, food courts and chain restaurants serve a clientele comprised of ravenous bargain hunters and the city's affluent elite: post-office suits, international execs and 'hi-so' (high society) Thais.
Mouthwatering Malls
Looking for a quick refuel inbetween laps of the check-out counter? Never fear this area's shopping malls offer plenty of opportunity for culinary pitstops, from Central Chidlom's swanky FoodLoft, to Big C's banal assortment of KFCs and MK Restaurants, to Emporium's incredibly trendy Greyhound Cafe - something for every palate and budget.
Super-mall CentralWorld has about as many tantalising eateries as trendy shops: juice bars, fast food, coffee shops, food courts, international cuisine, fusion foods and casual dining. Our favourites include American/Japanese fusion burgers at Mos-Burger (3rd floor) and vibrant Thai salads at Yum & Tum.
Central Department Store has several super-stylish eateries like top floor food court The Loft. Trendy understated decor (dark wood of course) sets the scene for local favourites plus Vietnamese, Indian, Japanese and a tempting desserts area. Check out the great city views. Alternatively, for a quick bowl of noodles in basic but amiable surroundings, head downstairs to the basement food hall.
High-Chic Restaurants
These area's restaurants are among the city's best, and range from privately owned establishments to superlative hotel dining. Most stock a range of wines from Italy, France and the New World.
Leafy Soi Lang Suan, which runs parallel with Ratchamri Road, is renowned for its slew of excellent restaurants, for being one of the city's gastronomic hot spots. Its chic restaurants, bistros and caf-s serve Japanese, Chinese, Fusion, seafood, steak, Thai and Italian. Some are located in charming low-rise wooden houses, with a scenic garden or terrace for going al fresco. Others are modern in design and materials. Whatever the backdrop, prices are high in this part of town. Bring your date, the family or the business client - someone you want to impress or hold in high esteem.
Ruam Rudee Village (off Ploenchit Road), with its collection of fine dining restaurants and small shops amassed together in one ritzy area, offers a sort of shop and dine experience. Restaurants Le Rendevous French, Bacchus (a fusion of Western with touches of Japan) and Witch's Oyster Bar, are all stunning. The latter is reminscent of an upmarket classic London restaurant, with oysters flown in daily. Fogo Vivo, also on Ploenchit Road, is a popular Brazilian Churrascaria (barbequed meats) restaurant.
The hotels here also offer exceptional fine dining, The Spice Market restaurant at The Four Seasons on Ratchadamri Road a prime example. Spice filled bottles and earthenware jars, form the backdrop to some great cooking and beautifully presented food. Also at the Regent, Biscotti, a fun, casual, contemporary and very Italian restaurant with a contemporary feel where guests can watch the food being cooked around an open kitchen. Just two examples among many.
For reviews of restaurants in this area, conducted by the city's top gastronomes, read Thailand Tatler's Ploenchit reviews.
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