• If you are looking for a memorable dining experience in Bangkok, head to 11 Gallery in Sukhumvit.
The moment you enter the restaurant, it is as though you have walked through the gateway to old world Thailand. The waitress, clad in traditional Thai clothing with the sabai (shoulder cloth) ushers you in. You have the choice of outdoor seating amongst greenery, or indoor at the old wooden houses.
For the latter, you dine barefoot at a double-story gallery building and make yourself comfortable with the triangle pillows. (I learned how to use those pillows at Jim Thompson House.) If you prefer to keep your shoes on, there is also a little wooden house further down that provides a homely ambience.
The decor is done in generic Thai style. Simple wooden furniture, antiquities, and sensual lighting all around, perfect for an intimate dining experience with loved ones.
We quickly order some wine, curries and spicy dishes. 20 minutes later, our food arrives in a pinto, the traditional tiffin container that stacks dishes in separate tiers. The accompanying rice is served in banana leaves topped with a purple orchid.
Green curry chicken120baht
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The spicy green curry is simmered in coconut milk with pea eggplant and sweet basil leaves. With the first taste of it, it feels as though time has stood still, and that phrase takes on a whole new meaning at a place like this.
Red curry chicken130baht
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I would also recommend the red curry, which may not be as delicious as its green counterpart, is still extremely gratifying to a curry-craving soul. The servings here are smallish, and I find myself slurping up every last bit of both curries in delight.
Shrimp with chilli and basil145baht
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Our seafood item for the night is stir-fried shrimp with chilli and basil leaves. The dish comprises a few juicy, fresh prawns in a soy-based sauce. It is not terrific and I have tasted better.
Halfway through the meal, the power goes out, and restores itself some moments later. But during the blackout, the staff calmly lights up some candles and we have ourselves a candlelit dinner! This is truly a meal from the past. furniture disposal atlanta
The restaurant oozes the mystical charm of an old world Thailand. Finding the place gets a little tricky though. It is situated on a sidelane that runs parallel to Sukhumvit Soi 11. Just look for Ambassador Hotel; the restaurant is directly opposite its main entrance.
1/34 Sukhumvit Soi 11
Bangkok, Thailand
Nearest BTS/MRT: BTS Nana
Tel: +66 02 651 2672 | Website
Service:
10am-1am daily
Nov 23, 2009
10
For your information ,the basil in the curries and in the shrimp dish are difference. In curry ‘s sweet basil but in shimp is hot basil ,the taste and smell is very differencee. :)
Nov 23, 2009
3472
Thanks for that interesting nugget of information. Yes, I did notice that the two have distinctly different tastes. My preference is definitely the sweet curries :) Speaking of which, I am learning to cook Thai curry so that I can enjoy it at home anytime!
Nov 23, 2009
51
making me hungry again leh..
Nov 23, 2009
3472
I’m making me hungry, too!
Dec 16, 2009
137
The restaurant seems very quaint and cozy. The food portions look quite small though. Is this one of those tourist places?
Dec 16, 2009
3472
You know what, I did see many tourists here. Some of them probably came over from the hotel opposite, but I won’t be surprised if it is also mentioned in a guidebook.
Dec 17, 2009
137
Those “recommended” restaurants in guidebooks seem dubious. Maybe they paid to get themselves published in there, you never know. I prefer word of mouth recommendations. More trustworthy.
My 2 cents.
Dec 17, 2009
3472
That’s what this blog is here for ;)