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Restaurants

Lavish interior at Le Normandie, with calming river views
Le Normandie
Blue Elephant
1 4
Located in a European-
An institution in the venerable
Oriental Hotel, Le Normandie serves style mansion, the Blue Elephant
top-notch classic French food and offers a menu of Royal Thai cuisine,
has a relaxing ambience, lavish decor, ranging from classic staples to
views on the river, and impeccable experimental creations. There are
service. Specialties include roast a number of tasty starters, and
duck foie gras and Brittany half the salmon larb main is highly
lobster, and the wine list offers recommended. There’s also a jazzy
over 200 French wines (see p91). cocktail bar (see p99).
Issaya Siamese
Bo.Lan
2 5
Club
Thai food at its finest
is served in this beautifully Delicious Thai food with
renovated wooden house. a contemporary twist
The menu is à la carte is served in a 1920s
at lunchtime, and man sion with private
there are three dining rooms. There’s
set menus in the bright, fur nish ings
evening (including and a gar den outside.
one vegetarian). All The chef’s choices are
offer eclectic yet authentic Thai fine-dining indicated on the menu,
Thai cuisine made from at Bo.Lan including yam hua plii
the finest organic (banana flower salad
ingredients (see p99). with crunchy dressing) and pla ob prik
(baked fish with a chili glaze (see p91).
L’Atelier de Joël
3 Lenzi Tuscan Kitchen
Robuchon
Considered the most important 6
Choosing the best Italian in
chef since Escoffier, Robuchon does Bangkok is hard, but Lenzi is a
French food that is elegant, rustic strong contender. The chef, formerly
and imaginative. L’Atelier seats of the excellent Opus Wine Bar, has
guests around an open kitchen. perfectly re-created the cuisine of
Thai cuisine influences some of his native Tuscany. The food and the
the dishes. It’s très, très chic (see p91). service are excellent (see p91).
For a key to restaurant price ranges see p75
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