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HAOMA

NEO - INDIAN

231/3 Soi Sukhumvit 31 Bangkok 10110

• 5.30pm-11pm Tuesday­-Sunday and noon-2pm Saturday-Sunday

092-891-8222

• Tasting Menu

Lobster two ways, Allahabadi dawat

No/Yes/Yes

10,000 - 14,999 Baht

2,500 Baht

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Yes

Review

Haoma, chef and proprietor Deepanker Khosla's tribute to neo-Indian cuisine, continues to evolve. His urban farm concept restaurant exudes a tranquil ambience, upgraded with an expansion of the dining area. The arrival experience is equally enhanced with asustainability centre where, following zero-waste bites, one may engage in DK's mission to embrace sustainability through his farm and alternative energy sources. The tasting menu has seen many changes, elevating each course from the signature prarambha bites of pani puri, vada pav and dahi kebab through to new dishes of travel inspired Bangkok to Biscay; a sublime banana shrimp, prawn cracker and ethereal balchao bao. The traditional main course of allahabi dawat has been revisited with the introduction of an elegant fish Musallam tarlet, whilst signature nihari and haleem have now reached next level. Deepanker's use of local produce, incorporated into authentic heirloom recipes and given an innovative touch is truly magic. A nod to sommelier Vishvas, now overseeing one of the finest wine lists in the country.

Need to know

Check out RTA, the recently opened bar, with themed cocktails and bites.

94

Ratings out of 100

47/50

Food

10/10

Drinks

19/20

Setting

18/20

Service

HAOMA

The 10 Most Brilliantly Creative Dishes to try in Bangkok

In search of the real leaders and trailblazers in Bangkok cuisine

The problem with living in a city of amazing food is that it becomes harder and harder to be impressed. “Amazing” is basically the bare minimum a typical Bangkokian foodie expects from a restaurant in this city of flavour. 

We Bangkok foodies don’t just want to be well-fed, we want to be entertained. Our city moves at lightning speed, with trends and crazes fading as quickly as they emerge. A few Instagram snaps of a “crab mousse with calamansi emulsion topped with ikura and gold leaves” will render it irrelevant, probably never to be re-ordered ever again. It’s brutal, but it’s true. So in a city that sees uni toast as common as avocado toast, chefs need to really step up their creativity game if they plan to survive. 

Luckily for us, Bangkok is full of culinary geniuses. Despite our short attention spans and constant cravings for the new, we’re continually being surprised and impressed by the incredible creativity in our restaurants. Here is a list of the mind-blowingly creative dishes that prove kitchen leaders in Bangkok restaurants aren’t just top chefs; they’re also amazing artists.

1/10 Lobster Perfume, Mia

Inspired by the natural extraction process in perfume making, Chefs Michelle and Top of Mia have combined over 50 ingredients to recreate the incredible complexity and nuanced layers found in perfume in this dish. The star of this dish is a watermelon and tomato consommé, which looks clear and simple but punches with flavour. It’s set amongst a fruit salad with avocado cream and chopped lobster claw salad, topped with a poached lobster ballotine and a scoop of caviar, and sprinkled with an array of different herbs and flowers—not just for decoration, of course, but carefully selected for flavour.

30 Attha Kawi 1 Alley
Open Tuesday-Friday 5-11pm
Saturday-Sunday noon-2pm, 5-11pm
miarestaurantbkk.com, 098-862-9659

2/10 Sourdough Ice Cream, Asok Pi Shop

Bread, but make it ice cream. Sounds questionable, but genius often does. There’s a childhood joy to this dessert, brought about with its aroma and subtle taste of soft, airy bread fresh out the oven. Delightfully unexpected, and unexpectedly delightful. 

116, 8 Sukhumvit Soi 23
Open Tuesday 5:30-11pm
Wednesday-Saturday 4-11pm
fb.com/asok.pishop, 088-979-5436

3/10 Khandavi, Haoma

Modern Indian cuisine is not for the faint of heart—whether you’re the chef or the diner. The infinite combinations that can be created with the infinite range of ingredients that Indian cuisine enlists definitely requires a powerful mind. We can find these powerful minds at Haoma, where creativity is showcased through all of their impossibly intricate and palette-punching dishes. The Khandavi is an amalgamation of lentils, pathan ka phool, and curry leaves, served with a scoop of fermented basmati sorbet and Hua Hin oscietra caviar. 

231, 3 Sukhumvit Soi 31
Open Tuesday-Sunday 5:30-10pm
haoma.dk, 02-258-4744

4/10 Chilli Crab, Ici

Don’t be fooled by its name and appearance, Ici’s chilli crab claw is a highly intricate sweet patisserie. The unique dessert is inspired by the zingy, balancing flavours of Thai cuisine. Slice the soft claw and you’ll discover an oozy mousse of sour orange with small slivers of young coconut meat, to be enjoyed paired with the coconut palm sugar crumble, sweet chilli gel, caramel sauce, salted egg, and tomato cake.

24 Sukhumvit Soi 27
Open Tuesday-Sunday 10am-6pm
fb.com/ici.bkk, 02-007-3113

5/10 Liquid Granola, CDGRE

Creative doesn’t have to mean complicated. A skilful and bold blend of a few ingredients can be all you need to create something surprising and delicious—especially if you give it an appropriate name to capture its essence. Never one to shy away from an ingredient, Gaggan takes pea protein powder out of the gym and into his restaurant (in partnership with Suhring) to create a simple yet new and indulgent addition to your standard coffee menu. The drink borrows its flavour from that irresistibly good milk left over after your morning cereal. In other words, it’s liquid granola.

G Floor, Siam Paragon 991 Rama 1 Road
Open daily 10am-10pm
fb.com/cdgre.bkk, 061-269-6711

6/10 “Moo Ping”, Vistro

No, Thailand’s most common street food did not just make it onto this list. But its plant-based alter ego did. How do you make a vegan version of an iconic dish which is literally centred around meat? Even more challenging, how do you make it taste just as good? The head chef at Vistro, one of Bangkok’s best vegan restaurants, has it figured out. The result has all the mesmerising aromas, textures, and flavours of your traditional moo ping, but with the twist of not being made without any moo

46/1 Sukhumvit Soi 24
Open daily 10am-8pm
vistrobkk.com, 065-998-2201

7/10 Got Any Grapes?, Buddy

Known for his cheeky brand of creativity, Chef Buddy is one of few who can take something like Yo-yo (a Thai kid’s favourite candy), or Fanta, and make something utterly sophisticated with it. And that’s exactly what he’s done with this cool, playful dessert. With fizzy grapes, frozen Yo-yo, marshmallows, and Fanta granita, this dish is a dream whether you’re a child or a nostalgic grown-up foodie.

House No. 27/1 Yen Akat 2 Yaek 1-3 Alley
Open Wednesday-Sunday 11:30am-2:30pm, 6-10:30pm
fb.com/buddybkkofficial, 083-821-2161

8/10 Street Cart Chicken Liver Mousse, Baan Tepa

The chefs at Baan Tepa have created a classic dish that perfectly exemplifies their core ethos: innovative Thai flavours and a passion for sustainable farming. The mousse is not your standard chicken liver. In this playful Thai version, the smoky aromas and subtle sweetness of our traditional and beloved grilled chicken street carts is deftly captured. It’s served with tamarind jaew glaze, toasted rice, and a side of preserved fruits and vegetables from last season.

2369 Ramkhamhaeng Road
Open Thursday-Sunday 11:30am-11pm
baantepabkk.com, 098-696-9074

9/10 Plant-based Nigiri Sushi, Golden State Vegan

There’s no end to the creativity that goes into plant-based cuisine. But sushi will always be a tough dish to replicate without the prerequisite fish and meats. Or so we thought. Golden State Vegan’s rendition of our favourite Japanese rolls are the exception. They have somehow managed to create the textures, aromas, and umami flavours of fish using only plants. The tuna is made from marinated watermelon, while the crab cakes are made from jackfruit.

40 Ekkamai Soi 12
Open Tuesday-Sunday 10am-10pm
goldenstate-vegan.com, 084-174-7161

10/10 Prawn, Sticky Rice, Vibrance, Canvas

At Chef Riley’s appropriately named restaurant, Canvas, every dish is presented as a masterpiece fit for a museum. Ingredients, sauces, and dressings are splattered and swirled like paint on plates that act as the chefs’ blank canvases. Prawn, Sticky Rice, Vibrance (no prizes for guessing why it takes this name) features components of river prawns from Krab cooked in different ways. It’s paired with a paste of cured and dried taling pling, flavored with coriander root and garcinia. There are also confit red spur chilies to concentrate and bring out a fruity quality, which the chefs then make two sauces from to dress the rice and grilled tail. The dish is finished with pink peppercorns from Nahkon Nayok, and chips made from prawn and sticky rice.

113, 9-10 Thong Lo Road
Open Wednesday-Sunday 6-9:30pm
canvasbangkok.com, 099-614-1158

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