I am sure most of you are familiar with Bangkok but it's our first time so here goes:
Accommodation
Photo credits to Airbnb
The Airbnb apartment that we were putting up at was gorgeous and has a view to boot! It overlooked the canal and we could see boats weaving their way through the waters.
Transport
5 min walk to the nearest BTS from our apartment
The transportation in Bangkok is convenient and easy to figure out, even though we wished they have more machines that accept notes and able to choose the quantity of tickets needed.
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Siam Paragon
Premium seafood set (799฿) at Sansab Restaurant
Be sure to visit the basement of Siam Paragon where the Gourmet Market is! We love doing grocery shopping here.
My favorite snack in Bangkok!!
Siam Centre
Greyhound Cafe has such an extensive menu that we took a pretty long time to decide what to eat. Eventually we settled for the local food. Yums!
I thought the crepe cake at Petite Audrey would be too gelat to stomach but they were not!
Siam Square
Our first dinner in Bangkok was at Somtam, which is near Siam Square. They also have another outlet at Siam Centre. The pork slices were tender and delicious!
When one is in Bangkok, you have to try desserts from the Mango Tango!
We also popped by the Siam Night Market which was so bustling! There was so many things to see but I was so picky I didn't get anything. :p
The Commons
It was a long walk to The Commons but well worth it. On hindsight, we should have taken Uber instead and saved all the time and energy.
The basement of The Commons was full of restaurants that sells food that looks so delicious. Kind of reminds us of Pasarbella.
Time for some food to replenish our energy, featuring lobster roll ...
... and smoked ribs that was smoked for 6 hours, according to the restaurant. They were very soft and the meat came off very easily.
If you ever visit The Commons, be sure to drop by Maygori which serves delicious shaved ice!
Caturday Cafe
We wanted to visit Purr Cat Cafe right after The Commons. Unfortunately, we realised the cafe had closed down just a few days ago, which is how we arrived at Caturday Cafe.
We got an empty box to lure cats to us. And soon enough, this one fell right into our trap.
This sleepy one decides to sleep on my cushion.
We were surprised that there is no entrance fee and time limit at Caturday Cafe. The only requirement was to only order some food and drinks. We could spend the whole day here!
Platinum Mall
Sadly I did not managed to get anything from here. Glenn got a top from here though. Like ONE. Best thing about Platinum Mall for us? SabX2 Wanton Mee is nearby!
I especially love the pork lard that added a crunch. All the ingredients came together very well. The wanton tasted sweet and the freshness of the crab meat gave the wanton mee an interesting taste. We are fans of this wanton mee already.
Don't forget to try their braised pork trotters rice!
True Love Cafe
We walked a fair bit to get to the cafe because we were too cheapskate to get a cab, but decided to Uber our way out which was a good choice! Our Uber driver provided free WIFI and bottled water woohoo!
Trying to get a photo with the huskies in the background, but humans ...
Cute doge alert!
This husky was trying to cross but my fat ass blocked its path I happened to be sitting there, so it had so choice but to make friends with me.
Yay our new friend!
The entrance fee (350฿) to visit the husky cafe comes with a cake and a drink. Glenn made the right choice of ordering ice cream cake as it keeps you cool from the heat and tastes yummy too! Although we were only limited to an hour, it was fun to be around the dogs!
Emquartier
We dropped by Emquartier to get our hands on some cheesetart from Bake before making our way to Artbox night market!
Artbox Bangkok
We love the atomsphere!
Instagram worthy soda! Tastes as nice as it looks.
Since there were many people having this seafood set for dinner, we had to try! The seafood was fresh and served piping hot. We thought it was not bad for 800฿.
Chatuchak Weekend Market
Hi my favorite snack again hehehe
We love this weekend market for obvious reason; we bought most of our stuff here! We were blessed with cloudy weather when we were there but it was still humid nonetheless. Our tips to survive Chatuchak? Bring a paper fan and drink lots of coconut water! Most importantly, get lost and explore the market!
Union Mall
Make Union Mall your next stop after Chatuchak market! Even though the price and variety of the clothing did not appeal as much to us after visiting Chatuchak, Glenn managed to buy a shirt from there.
We decided to rest our feet at Holly's Coffee and shared a mango shaved ice. It came with generous portions of mango and at half the price of the usual bingsu we have here in SG! :O
Rod Fai Night Market Ratchada
Right at the entrance of the night market, 7 Sea Chill & Grill served BBQ seafood. We chose the 899฿ set that was meant for 5 to 6 persons. But as you can tell from the pictures, the amount of food was just nice for the both of us. We love the different sauces that they provided too!
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The secret garden we discovered within the condo which saved us precious walking minutes!
For this trip, we did not exactly have an itinerary. Glenn simply put in the locations of the places on Google Maps and then we decide which area to explore when we wake up. Totally chill!
There were a few places and food we did not managed to visit cos there is only so much we could stomach each day, Well, that gives us another reason to return to Bangkok to try out those that we missed! Haha. The people whom we have met in Bangkok were all very friendly and kind, and they have made us feel very welcomed.
Exchange rate: S$1 = 25.56฿
