A generous sea breeze greet us. The sun had set and the early evening light cast the ocean in a soft hue of blue. Tables and chairs are set out between the palm trees, directly on the sand. Glasses and cutlery sparkle in the subdued light. A multitude of lanterns…
Browsing: HOT Restaurant
Bangkok’s Lelawadee restaurant is located inside the Mövenpick Sukhumvit 15 Hotel. Set down a quiet soi, it is a great venue for escaping the city heat, noise and traffic. The visually appealing restaurant is set around a central garden that overlooks a waterfall and is surrounded by plants and large…
Cooked crabs, scallops, mussels and flathead lobsters sit atop large clear and elegant ice filled tubs. On the next display trays of rolled Sushi in several varieties, and large platters of fresh raw Tuna and Salmon Sashimi sitting over more ice filled containers. These were our first impressions of the…
I love surprises. We were heading out to a relatively new resort on the northern side of Hua Hin. The resort was impressive as we wandered through it’s clipped gardens and lawns. Three story high accommodation buildings sit on either side of resort’s pools – pools that seemed to go…
During June, July and August stay at The Boutique Farmers homestay on either Saturday or Sunday evenings with a confirmed booking in their restaurant for dinner or their Sunday Brunch – and the overnight accommodation is Free! That’s precisely what my wife and I, along with a group of friends…
25 year in business, operated by the same family, and in the one location for all that time – and what a location it is! Right in the middle of the historical centre of Hua Hin, sandwiched between old timber finger wharves and overlooking its own golden beach – Brasserie…
The Mediterranean Blue walls with white trim were immediately striking as we entered Dorigo Café & Bistro. That colour blue takes me to small harbours on the east coast of Italy I visited when much younger – the little blue fishing boats, the ocean and the sky – all in…
“Great works are often born on a street-corner or in a restaurant’s revolving door.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus [dropcap]I[/dropcap]t is perhaps already far too entrenched in the past for most of us to recreate the poetic yet tumultuous setting of early 20th century Paris. Us, a society which…
In 2017 there was much controversy in Bangkok when a local government agency said they wanted to rid Bangkok of a lot of its street food vendors and relegate the remaining smaller number to approved designated areas. The public backlash was instantaneous. For many around the world, Bangkok and its…
Some restaurants in Bangkok combine the gracefulness of a Parisian setting and the exotic style of a modern Eastern eatery. With the large tiled marble floors and the sharp finishing contrasted with the alternating colours of a rustic décor, half the hunger can be satisfied from just looking around. Large…