Hong Kong Food In Bangkok

Video Transcript

I’m here at a place called the Mahatun Plaza and as you can see behind me this is just a big long strip mall that’s what we called them back in North America where I’m from just up there is the Phloen Chit BTS station on the Sukhumvit line so to get here you jump off at the Phloen Chit station there’s several places in here that are tasty and worth a visit it’s just a strip mall but at the same time it’s become like there’s a place in Los Angeles cots called Satell Avenue and it’s this little street but for some reason it just got packed with a heavy concentration of quality quality restaurants so I’m probably gonna end up leaving you two or three or maybe even four pins in here all the restaurants are just lined it goes around in a u-shape this first pin that we’re in right now the one that you clicked on it’s a place called “Hong Kong Pork King”

I had to shoot outside because of the fan noise. It’s a tiny menu in here there’s really only four items and we ordered three of the first dish is these shrimp and pork wontons well they come with this spicy wasabi mayo but they also give you the option of this chili I’m going to dip it in the wasabi mail here 95 baht definitely worth going on your order. We didn’t get the pork at Hong Kong Pork King but we did get this this cucumber vermicelli mixture with some tofu in there let’s grab some of that oh it’s slippery mmm tangy vinegary really nice I think this one was about 80 baht I’m not sure and the marquee for Haelee and I the reason that we love coming here is this cold tofu look at this it’s drizzled in all kinds of different stuff this thing has flavors that just pop in your mouth.

oh yeah heavy soy base but there’s so many different flavors in there look at that thing, it’s just graham jammed full of flavors definitely get one of these when you come here we’re gonna finish up and tell you how much it all costs.

Chris: how much is it?

Haelee: 245

Chris: Well, my teenee sugar mama pays for that I’m going to tell you that my taste buds are dancing look at this there’s a nice Thai place I probably end up leaving you a bunch of pins in here as I said this is a high concentration of tasty stuff and when you’re done in there your taste buds are like they’re hooting they’re hollering I don’t know if they’re on fire if they’re super hot they’re just tingly uh but that was delectable and we uh only got the three things because we wanted to leave room for something else look at this Billy’s barbecue here this place has amazing ribs amazing burgers La Monita here it just goes on and on and on in Mahatun but back to my point we only ate three things in there which isn’t a full full meal and it’s because to get part two of the story just search for breakfast story and you’ll find a pin right here because that’s part two in its own pin.

Additional Information

Bangkok, Thailand has some of the most epic shopping anywhere on earth. Many of these massive mall complexes would put their counterparts in Europe or North America to shame. The Holy Grail of Bangkok shopping is IconSiam. This is a newly built architectural masterpiece located right on the east side of the Chao Praya river across from central Bangkok. It has anything and everything that you could think of. Whether you’re looking to purchase something from a luxury brand like Gucci, Chanel, Fendi, Rolex, etc. or simply want a basic Tee from Uniqlo, this place has it all. You can even buy a Ferrari right in the mall if you’re looking to spend some serious coin. There’s also an epic food court on the ground level of IconSiam which features all sorts of tasty Thai treats that you can get at street food prices. One thing that’s actually quite common across many Bangkok shopping centres is to have at least one or two food courts that act more like Thai markets than they do a typical eating area. The food in these areas are both tasty and cheap. The reason that these exist is because the developers or owners of these massive shopping complexes want to drive as much foot traffic as possible inside of their real estate. So, they give significant rent breaks to the vendors that would normally have to compete for space in an outdoor market. What ends up happening is that residents find a specific vendor or restaurant that they like, and make it a weekly routine to go and enjoy some food from that specific location, inside of whatever mall it exists in. The food courts inside of these malls actually become attractions on their own, resulting in more foot traffic inside of the mall.