Bangkok and Nearby

Phra Nakhon

Authentic Thai

Capella Bangkok, 300/2 Charoenkrung Road Bangkok 10120

• 12pm-3pm and 6pm-10.30pm

02-098-3888

https://www.capellahotels.com

• A La Carte and Tasting Menu

Price: iMhoo grob pad prik glua, jackfruit green curry and miang jay

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5,000 - 9,999 Baht

1,500 Baht (buy 1, waive 1)

up to 20 people

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Review

Chef Kannika continues to helm the kitchen of this classy riverside tribute to authentic Thai cuisine, within the Capella Bangkok. Phra Nakhon pays homage to traditional heirloom recipes handed down through generations and chef Kannika's personal family recipes, taught to her by her grandmother. Ingredients are sourced from artisan farmers and fishermen across Thailand, with whom chef Kannika has established long standing relationships plus an excellent herbs and spices garden on-site.

Begin with a nibbling platter of bua tod goong foi, or turmeric battered baby shrimp fritters, super crunchy exterior and succulent within, accompanied by a stunning home-made dipping sauce. Follow with classic tom yum with premium quality river prawn and mushroom in a fragrant jasmine rice stock base. Moo grob pad prik glua, chunks of kurobuta pork wok fried with mixed hot chilli and herbs, packs a punch or choose pad pak chiang da sai kai of wok fried organic gurmar leaves with egg and pickled garlic in oyster sauce; a winning dish. Finish with a delicious traditional khao niew piak lum yai, coconut milk sticky rice pudding topped with longan. A 70-label wine list plus a fair range of wines available by the glass, with a benchmark classification system by taste and strength of body, with no shortage of offerings to suit all budgets.

Need to know

Lunch and dinner set menus offer great value, including a stellar vegan option.

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Ratings out of 100

40/50

Food

8/10

Drinks

17/20

Setting

17/20

Service

Phra Nakhon

Culinary Gems of Thailand Ep. 6: Phra Nakhon @ Capella Bangkok

Introducing a new six-part series that goes into the daily lives of Thai chefs as they prepare food for their guests

Thailand’s Favourite Restaurants, in collaboration with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), introduces “Culinary Gems of Thailand”, a new six-part series that ventures into the daily lives of some of Thailand’s most acclaimed chefs as they prepare food for their guests, from market to table.

Today, Nigel and Natalie join chef Kannika at Phra Nakhon restaurant, which sits riverside at the Capella Bangkok hotel. Using ingredients fresh and locally-sourced, the chef and her team prepare dishes with an authentic edge.

First, Nigel helps chef Kannika harvest fresh greens from Capella’s extensive hotel vegetable garden. They then regroup in the private dining room, with Natalie joining Nigel to watch chef Kannika quickly get to work on two tasty meals. As she stirs in coconut milk and other spices, chef Kannika reveals the strong familial focus in her cooking and how it brings authenticity to every dish she plates. With chef Kannika’s lovely heart for food, who would not want to sit down and eat a meal from Phra Nakhon?

Phra Nakhon
Capella Bangkok, 300 2 Charoen Krung Road
Open daily 6:30am-11pm
02-098-3817, capellahotels.com

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