Over the years, many Thai eateries have sprouted all over Singapore in the heartlands, around the Bencoolen Street area and in major food centers. Some are really quite good while others are just poor imitations of what you'll find along the busy Bangkok streets. There is this place in Chinatown that I must recommend you. In fact, this month alone, I have eaten 3 times at this no-frills food stall simply known as Bangkok Thai Food.
It is a self-service place, where you choose what you like from colourful numbered photographs pasted all over the stall front. Then you place your order with the counter staff. If the names of the dishes are too long to read out, just provide the number of the dishes you want - 'one No. 13 and three No. 8'. He'll scribble your order on a piece of paper and then shout the instructions to the cook in Thai. It will make you feel like you are actually in Bangkok!
Tonight, after my tuina session at Tan Kim Cheong, I popped in at Bangkok Thai Food once again. My solo dinner consisted of 1 order of Garlic Chicken with rice and a 'sunny-side-up', a plate of stir-fried kang kong with bean paste, garlic and chili, and a complimentary bowl of plain tom yum soup. All of these cost me S$7.
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| Garlic Chicken Rice with a 'sunny-side-up' |
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| Stir-fried kang kong |
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| Complimentary tom yum soup |
If you are not expecting Royal Thai cuisine but are looking for a simple and wholesome Thai meal, then look no further. Bangkok Thai Food's menu includes all the popular Thai street food like pineapple fried rice, olive rice, pad thai, garlic chicken with rice, basil chicken with rice, papaya salad and more. Although it is not halal certified, the stall does not use pork or lard. The best part of the whole deal is its pricing - very affordable with noodle and rice dishes around S$4 per portion. Their daily specials priced at S$3 per portion are truly a bargain!
Like many of the roadside stalls in Bangkok, the taste is robust with a mixture of sweet, sour and hot. I normally ask for 'hotter' and they have not disappointed me, so far.
Bangkok Thai Food
#02-121 Kreta Ayer Food Center
Smith Street, Chinatown
Ambiance: N/A
Food: 7
Pricing: $
Recommended dishes: Stir-fried kang kong, Basil chicken with rice, tom yum fried rice, garlic chicken with rice.
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