Bird's Nest Soup -- Chinese Delicacy in Chinatown
by volarevolare about New Dragon Restaurant
This small restaurant is located along the same stretch of New Empire Hotel building along the start of Yaowarat Road, at the road junction of Chaloem Buri.
This air-conditioned restaurant has about enough space for only 9 tables and both sides of the wall is flanked with glass display cabinets featuring boxes of birds' nests.
I had a small bowl of birds' nest soup cold (you can choose to drink it hot too) and it cost me 200 Baht.
It was delicious.
The Chinese believe that drinking birds' nests can help to strengthen the respiratory system as well as promote good skin. ;)
To me, it's a delicious dessert drink on a hot day!
They're giving a 15% discount from now till 2005 I think, so go check it out.
There are many other such restaurants along the way, so you could also choose to try out the others.
Photos
The Toilet
Food stall, Bangkok, Thailand.
creamy corn soup topping
the sign
Forum Posts
Bangkok City Inn v Bangkok City Suite
by Daoruiensi
Have anyone stayed at this new hotel (Bangkok City Suite) that is 0.8 km from the Ratchathewi Station (BTS). Read many good reviews of Bangkok City Inn. Are this 2 hotels near each other?? Is Ratchathewi Station far off from the city centre.
RE: Bangkok City Inn v Bangkok City Suite
by ann500
Hi there,
I stayed at Bangkok City Suite a few weeks ago. It was an ok place, nothing great and I wouldn't go back again. The staff was just so-so and didn't seem too excited about helping us and their English isn't great. It also took about 20 minutes to get coffee after reminding them and they came back with iced coffe, not what we ordered. The walls are also pretty thin and we had a bit of a biting ant problem (but maybe this is all over Thailand, we also had them in Phuket)and they got in my bag and came out all over in the plane when I opened my book. However, this place does have free internet access if you have your own laptop. We didn't use that though. Also, it is a new hotel and taxi drivers seem confused about it and some wouldn't take us there. If you do stay there be sure to pick up a hotel business card written in Thai.
I'm not sure about the other place you are comparing it to or what you will be doing in Bangkok, but if you are there to see the sights, I would recommend the New Siam II Guest House http://www.newsiam.net/ns/index.php, an excellent place by the river. It isn't expensive and we were very impressed by it and wished we had stayed there for our return trip to Bangkok (we booked the Bangkok City Suite since it was closer to the MBK Center Shopping Mall and then were kicking ourselves). Taxis are cheap to get around in anyhow. I had also picked this place because it was supposed to be close to the Ratchathewi Station, but it didn't seem like a very nice walk so we just used a taxi. I'm not sure what you mean by city center, but the Ratchathewi Station isn't near the Grand Palace or any of those sights. If you go to the MBK Center from the Bangkok City Suite Hotel it is only about 50 Bahts. The Bangkok City Suite room was slightly larger and did have a better bathroom than the New Siam II Guest House, but those are the only better things. The New Siam II Guest House did have an internet cafe, I believe, if you are looking for that. It also had a programmable safe in the room.
Hope this helps you!
RE: RE: Bangkok City Inn v Bangkok City Suite
by Daoruiensi
Thanks for your good advice. I need a hotel that is near the BTS. Heard Bangkok City Inn (not Suite) is good. Anyone stayed there recently and comments would be appreciated.
RE: RE: Bangkok City Inn v Bangkok City Suite
by ann500
You are welcome. I hope you have a great trip!
