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Any recommendations for any restaurants near or around Nana / Soi 11? Buffets? Seafood? Thanks for any thoughts or comments on this topic.

[QUOTE=PinkPearl; 1164081]I'd have to hear what your "story" is if I am to be convinced as to your claim of never having any problems with non pay for play gals in BKK.

Aside from that, if true, I'd have to attribute your alleged success to any or all of the following: few encounters, random luck, being extremely attractive to TGs beyond 99. 9 % of ISG readers. By attractive I mean such things that would suck in hot TG's, such as being young, handsome, rich, cultured, speak Thai, excellent job, living in BKK, sweet mouth too much, well endowed, fabulous in bed, generous and so on. If a guy had all that, then the claim might be true over a few dozen encounters with 10 different girls. [/QUOTE]It stands to reason that many people think that normal Thai women are as shallow as many of us mongers tend to be.

[QUOTE=Rodwint2;1164108]Any recommendations for any restaurants near or around Nana / Soi 11? Buffets? Seafood? Thanks for any thoughts or comments on this topic.[/QUOTE]Loads of good restaurants in that area, but it depends what you want regarding price and ethnicity.

Cabbages & Condoms (Soi 10?) is worth going to once if you haven't been.

[QUOTE=Rodwint2;1164108]Any recommendations for any restaurants near or around Nana / Soi 11? Buffets? Seafood? Thanks for any thoughts or comments on this topic.[/QUOTE]I did it in a few decent not expensive places in Shukhmivt not far from Nana, both sides, but honestly can't recall the names: they are looking quite new and no more than a few Sois from 4.

There is one (Soi 12, walk 200mtr) , called Cabbage & Condom: thai food, nice atmpshere and. Something to not strictly related to mongering life, but still. On safe sex!

Google for it and you will see more about it.

The nearby 4-5 star hotels surely offer nice coffe shops.
Also a lot of indian cuisine around
Delicacies can be found at some stall in front of NEP: but do not ask what you eat! :)

[QUOTE=Mouse1; 1164149]Loads of good restaurants in that area, but it depends what you want regarding price and ethnicity.

Cabbages & Condoms (Soi 10?) is worth going to once if you haven't been. [/QUOTE]Cabbages and condoms? Damn, food and service both are crap at this place. This is tourist only caus only these ignorant guys would eat there. Food is horrendous (and I am being nice).

Oh, I forgot, they give you these cheap ass condoms for free (use them at your own risk.)

The only thing I like about Cabbages & Condom is the Charity aspect. So From time to time I go there and drop 1, 000 thb donation and go eat somewhere else.

[QUOTE=NicFrenchy; 1164155]Cabbages and condoms? Damn, food and service both are crap at this place. This is tourist only caus only these ignorant guys would eat there. Food is horrendous (and I am being nice).

Oh, I forgot, they give you these cheap ass condoms for free (use them at your own risk.)

The only thing I like about Cabbages & Condom is the Charity aspect. So From time to time I go there and drop 1, 000 thb donation and go eat somewhere else.[/QUOTE]I would have to agree that C&C is just a tourist joint and most folks I know have not enjoyed the food. I applaud your civic mindedness in making the contribution and common sense to eat else where.

I heard of small Chinese restaurant (cantonese) called Yong Lee on the corner of Suk and Soi 15 that is know for their roast duck.

Also, I heard some of buffets in the 4 & 5 star hotels are good, but expensive as well. I just wanted to know if anyone had anything to say about them. On Soi 11, the German & Japanese restaurants in the Grand President are good from my experience. Some folks said Rosabieng is suppose to be kind of good as well.

Nobody has really done details on the airport rail link so here goes.

One way trip Airport to Sukhumvit is 50 baht or 105 baht depending on whether you go Express or City Line.

City Line Airport to Makassan is 35 baht. Walk around from Makassan to Phetchburi MRT station (around 80 metres) and then one stop on MRT to Sukhumvit station and you have gone from Airport to Asoke BTS / Sukhumvit MRT for 50 baht and in around 45 minutes.

Excellent if you have to get to Sukhumvit in times of traffic jams where a taxi will cost 400 baht and take over 1 hour.

If you want to do it quicker there is the Express train, which costs 90 baht from Aiport to Makassan.

At the airport keep going down and the Airport train is on the lowest level. Right hand side is City Line train which takes 30 minutes from Airport to Makassan for 35 baht. On the left hand side is Express line which takes 15 minutes from Airport to Makassan for 90 baht.

Once you arrive at Makassan you can get a taxi, or if you do not mind a short walk then you can walk around to Phetchburi MRT station and from there go anywhere the MRT goes (which for Sukhumvit is one stop for 15 baht).

I always use the train if I have no luggage, as simply its quicker than taxi at most times of the day.

Coming back to the airport is just the reverse, either get the MRT to Phetchburi station and walk around to Makassan Airport Rail link station, or get a taxi to Makassan and get on the train from there. Fares are the same. 35 baht for City Link train and 90 baht for Express train.

If you are averse to walking a little, or do not like pulling you luggage around a bit, use a taxi from the airport. If you want to get into Sukhumvit quickly and avoid the traffic jams then use a combination of Express train and MRT and you can be in Sukhumvit Asoke from the airport in 30 to 45 mintues regardless of traffic.

The choice is yours. 50 baht for the total trip on the City Line / MRT or 105 baht on the Express Line / MRT.

[QUOTE=NicFrenchy; 1164155]Cabbages and condoms? Damn, food and service both are crap at this place. This is tourist only caus only these ignorant guys would eat there. Food is horrendous (and I am being nice).

Oh, I forgot, they give you these cheap ass condoms for free (use them at your own risk.)

The only thing I like about Cabbages & Condom is the Charity aspect. So From time to time I go there and drop 1, 000 thb donation and go eat somewhere else. [/QUOTE]So f*king patronising.

Sure, it's not haute cuisine; I never said it was. The service is fine. The prIice is arguably a bit high but not excessive. 0bviously you chuck the free condoms.

You go there because it is a little bit different, amusing or interesting, and an admirable charity.

I repeat my statement. It's worth going to once. You have obviously been a few times and even tried the condoms.

[QUOTE=Rodwint2;1164108]Any recommendations for any restaurants near or around Nana / Soi 11? Buffets? Seafood? Thanks for any thoughts or comments on this topic.[/QUOTE]There are loads. Sunrise Tacos is pretty good, as are a number of restaurants in Koreatown. Down Soi 11, Zanzibar and Limoncello are pretty good. There's also a German restaurant near both places and it's okay. Also down Soi 11, if U-turn left there's a little soi that Cheap Charlie's is on. Lots of little restaurants down there that are good.

I've been to Cabbages and Condoms twice. Unless you are on a date, don't waste your time. Food is overpriced for what it is. The condoms that they hand out are useless. Wayyyyy too small.

[QUOTE=Mouse1;1164243]I repeat my statement. It's worth going to once. You have obviously been a few times and even tried the condoms.[/QUOTE]Once is plenty. I would never take a date there. Just a newbie tourist.

[QUOTE=Mangofan;1164266]There are loads. Sunrise Tacos is pretty good, as are a number of restaurants in Koreatown. Down Soi 11, Zanzibar and Limoncello are pretty good. There's also a German restaurant near both places and it's okay. Also down Soi 11, if U-turn left there's a little soi that Cheap Charlie's is on. Lots of little restaurants down there that are good.[/QUOTE]Tastes in food are obviously as diferent as tastes in women.

Zanzibar is over-priced IMO.

There's a nice little Thai restaurant at the other end of Cheap Charlie Soi ('It's just a tourist place', the cry goes out.). Most of the other restaurants aren't Thai, which pretty much rules them out for me (when in Thailand I eat Thai. That rule applies in most countries except Korea. So equally KoreaTown ruled out for me).

I wouldn't touch a hotel buffet with a fork on the end of a barge-pole, but I'm prejudiced.

[QUOTE=Rodwint2;1164158]I heard of small Chinese restaurant (cantonese) called Yong Lee on the corner of Suk and Soi 15 that is know for their roast duck.[/QUOTE]Their duck soup (ba mee bped) is great!

Thank you all for your thoughtful comments and suggestions.

I will look forward to checking them out.

[QUOTE=Mouse1;1164243]So f*king patronising.[/QUOTE]Really? Maybe but I am opinionated if that's what you call patronising, then so be it.

I'm just a french asshole, what can I do.

[QUOTE=NicFrenchy;1164338]Really? Maybe but I am opinionated if that's what you call patronising, then so be it.[/QUOTE]No. 'Opinionated' and 'patronising' are not synonyms; they are not just two ways of looking at the world. You can easily be one without the other.

[QUOTE=NicFrenchy;1164338]I'm just a french asshole, what can I do.[/QUOTE]Don't conform to your national stereotype, that's what. Break free.

You must really miss Paris:

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