| Dressed THE fourth Bangkok branch of Dressed, a quick service café selling healthy salads, artisan sandwiches, wraps, pasta, soups, smoothies and organic coffee, has opened on the first floor of the Exchange Tower Building, located at the corner of Rachada (Asoke) and Sukhumvit roads. Introduced to Thailand by two young entrepreneurs, Sid Sehgal and Anchit Sachdev, Dressed currently operates branches at Mercuryville (Chidlom), Siam Paragon, and Empire Tower on Sathorn Road. As in all the Dressed branches in the city, several new items will be introduced at the Dressed Exchange Tower. Highlights include High energy salad (iceberg, spinach, green apples, beet roots, pesto chicken, almonds, flax seeds, kiwi vinaigrette); Penne Sundried Tomato with Spinach (v); and Carolina BBQ chicken panini (BBQ chicken, mozzarella cheese, mixed oak, red onions, and Panini bread). Open daily 9am-9pm. dressedsalads.com |  |
 |  Eat Well Café PART of Well Hotel Bangkok’s ‘New Dining Ground,’ which also includes The Twist Bar & Bistro (which we featured in our February issue), Eat Well Café offers a wealth of healthy Thai and Asian fusion dishes all made using high quality ingredients. The highlight of Eat Well Café is the Food Therapy. The team has crafted the food therapy menu to ease common symptoms found in city dwellers such as Computer Vision Syndrome, Migraine & Headache, Office Syndrome and Sore Throat. As such, ingredients are selected for their anti-inflammatory properties, and used to create dishes like Quinoa mango and prawn salad; Thai pomegranate and chicken salad; Salmon red curry with grain coconut cream topped with kaffir lime leaves; and Blue crab with betel red curry served with brown rice vermicelli. Open daily 6.30am-midnight. Thai set lunch is available every Mon – Fri from noon – 2pm for B250++. Well Hotel Bangkok. 10 Sukhumvit 20, Sukhumvit Rd. 02 127 5995. WellHotelBangkok.com |
My Café express
THE second branch of MyCafe (in Suanluang Square) is aimed at customers on the go and offers more than 40 ‘express’ takeaway items (mainly Japanese and Thai favourites). That said, there’s still a second floor hangout space serving food and coffee, and free WiFi. Menu highlights include Pork tonkatsu curry, Fried shrimp Udon noodles, and Spicy pork Bulgogi. Dishes range in price from B49 – B139.
Suanluang Square lot.1 no.19, Soi Chula 12, Pratumwan. 02 040 5464. facebook.com/MyCafe Express
THE second branch of MyCafe (in Suanluang Square) is aimed at customers on the go and offers more than 40 ‘express’ takeaway items (mainly Japanese and Thai favourites). That said, there’s still a second floor hangout space serving food and coffee, and free WiFi. Menu highlights include Pork tonkatsu curry, Fried shrimp Udon noodles, and Spicy pork Bulgogi. Dishes range in price from B49 – B139.
Suanluang Square lot.1 no.19, Soi Chula 12, Pratumwan. 02 040 5464. facebook.com/MyCafe Express
 Elefin Coffee (Wat Pho) ELEFIN Coffee has marked its 10th anniversary by opening a new cafe located next to the historic Wat Pho Temple and in walking distance of the Grand Palace. Like Elefin’s other branches in town (at Museum Siam, Hansar Bangkok Hotel, and Sukhumvit Soi 1), the new shop offers single-origin coffee sourced from a region in Thailand known as ‘Elephant Mountain,’ or as Thais say, Doi Chang. The coffee shop is located in the ground floor of a shophouse on Maharaj Road, just across from Wat Pho Temple. A Thai and Western food menu is also served. Open daily 7am-10pm. 394 / 1 - 2 Maharaj Rd. 02 622 1115 elefincoffee.com |  |
|  Mugendai Honten RENOWNED Japanese restaurant Mugendai has opened a second branch in Bangkok, on Thonglor Soi 10 (its first, Mugendai Penthouse, is at the Helix Quartier, EmQuartier). Here, guests can opt to dine in standalone chalets (which seat 6-8 people) or in the Tatami Room, which can be adjusted to suit meetings or group parties. Expect exquisite sushi and sashimi and excellent service to match. Menu highlights include Honten roll (Pan-fried French goose liver wrapped in seared A5 Wagyu sheet, Hokkaido sea urchin, Alfonsino, caviar. B2,700), Seared halibut fin, poached quail egg topped with white truffle oil (B380), and Matsuzaka beef (B900 / sushi / pc.). Through April 17 the new restaurant is offering 20 percent discount to all diners. |
Thonglor Soi 10. Open on weekdays from 5.30pm-midnight; weekends from 11.30am-2pm, and 5pm onwards.
02 726 9222, www.mugendaibkk.com
02 726 9222, www.mugendaibkk.com
 Munch WITH its bright marble counter, smoky white brick walls, blonde wooden furniture, oversized couches, and playful décor, this new homely hangout on Thonglor Soi 10 is a lovely place to while away an hour or two in the company of friends. The ‘All Day Brunch Menu’ features burgers (such as Munch Mac & Cheese. B320; and Crispy Jalapeño Chicken Burger. ); pasta (try the Maguro Pasta – spaghetti, Bluefin tuna, parmesan cheese, anchovies and parsley. B650); as well as a wide range of sweet treats like Munch Pancake served with Hokkaido soft cream; and Croissant and butter pudding with soft serve ice cream (B280). Open daily 10am-10pm. Thonglor Soi 10. Tel:02 381 4711 | 
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 |  Fat Gut’z Saloon Eastville AFTER wowing barflies on Soi Thonglor with its boozy cocktails, Asian bites, and some tasty fish and chips, Fat Gut’z Saloon (operated by the Order of the Fenix and Evolution Capital) has now opened a second branch in front of the newly opened Central Festival Eastville on Ram Intra Road. Expect to find new menu items such as Original hot buffalo wings (served with blue cheese dip and hot sauce) and Parma ham pizza (whose flavorful rich dough is baked in a wood-fired oven at a temperature of over 200 degrees), as well as a new range of Nitrogen ice cream cocktails. Central Eastville 22/67 Praditmanutham Rd., Ekkamai-Ramintra. Open daily 11am-1am. 099 161 3951. Facebook.com/FatGutzSaloonEastville |
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