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Foodies travelers will fall in love with this new place – The Commons at Soi 17, which is just a minute walk away from main street that just open its door beginning of Feb 2016.

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Design with its eco friendly area with intention to make it a community hang out space which regard as Thonglor’s Backyard.  

The Commons is divided into 4 sections – Market lvl 1, Village lvl 2, Play Yard lvl 3, Top Yard lvl 4.

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Foodies with sweet tooth, level 1 might be your direct level as it is filled with a few dessert players such as  Brix a dessert bar,  Jona Waffles (for Waffles hunter).

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Maygori (specialising in “Kakigori” – Japanese shaved ice), and Track 17 (beverages, spirits and wines from overseas) which have yet open in the lunch hours.

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IF you are looking for awesome brunch and coffee then, head direct to Roast which is located all the way up at Level 4.

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The Market is actually quite an interesting concept where they house many small eateries with their own specialty at this level. It is like a huge modern hipster food court, where all the kiosk are nicely built up.

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Then at night, my friend brought me back to one of his current hang out spot for drinks which is TBC – The Beer Cap that offers many different types of boutique beers.

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We had a lot of drinks that night, where we nearly tried the whole taps. Ace Pineapple Cider would certainly suits for girls palate.

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All the boutique beers have their own distinctive taste. My personal favourite is no.6 , 8 & 9 at the menu board.

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If beer is not your thing then you can order wine at The Barrel.

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Coincidentally, bump into my Malaysian friends here too.

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This is highly recommended by my best friend- Dan Dan noodle which is his personal favourite that he will drop by at least twice a week to have this. Indeed the noodle is fragrant with special marination of pork and their sauce is indeed very unique. Should not miss out too.

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One of the place that many of you will enjoy for food and desserts. You will be spoilt for choices under this one roof.

Location:
The Commons
335 Thonglor Soi 17, Bangkok, Thailand
(Near Thonglor BTS)
ซอย สุขุมวิท

Tel: +66 89 152 2677

Opening Hours: 8am – 11.30pm

https://www.facebook.com/thecommonsbkk

While I was there, The Commons now is one of the best place to visit if you are a cafe hunter, known to many cafe hunter as one of the hotest spot now that house at least 15 F&B joints in this cool building that located in the heart of Thonglor Soi 17. Roast is one of a recommended cafe in this building by my Thai friend, as also one of a favourite brunch place.

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Love the interior of this place with its raw and minimalist that resembles to many cafe in Melbourne.

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This is how pack this cafe is during Monday morning when we were there.

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This is also the first time I see a menu in newspaper calander format.

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Love my cup of Latte @ 100 bhat that suits to my liking as it is mild enough, that give you the nice aroma of coffee which is not acidic.

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Ice Espresso Latte @ 120 Bhat, with ice cube is the concentrated coffee and fresh brew milk at the side, after pouring, gives you the creamy and foamy top.

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Fell in love with their Truffle Alfedo @ 320 Bhat – homemade tagliatelle is cook to perfection. Slightly creamy, topped with bacon, ham, mushroom and cheddar cheese on top with drizzle of fresh truffle to enhance the taste yet not overpowering. A perfect plate! 

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Their Croque Monsieur @ 34o Bhat  is also done to perfection where a layer of cheese being bake along and top with a sunny side up. Generous in ingredient as is a thick 3 layer sandwich.

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Now I understand why it is well known to many people. Maybe to foreigners and travelers as on my visit, 80% are all travelers or expat. Slightly on the expensive side but still one of a great stop if you are looking for great brunch and great service.

-= KA CHING =-

Food rating 9/10 , awesome! -Stamped-

-WARNING –This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-

Location:
Roast
The Commons Level 4, 335 Thonglor Soi 17, Bangkok, Thailand
(quite a walk from BTS Thonglor Station about 1.4km – advise to take a cab as only estimated 35-45 bhat)
Opening Hours: 10am – 11pm (Mon-Thurs), 9am – 11pm (Fri-Sat), 9am – 10pm
Google Maps
https://www.facebook.com/roastbkk

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Roast has opened its 2nd at EmQuartier near Phrom Phong Station. You won’t want to miss its cold-brew.

1st Floor, The Helix Quartier, EmQuartier (BTS Phrom Phong Station)
Google Maps – Roast EmQuartier
Tel: +66 (0) 9 41763870
Opening Hours: 10am – 10pm Daily

Asiatique The Riverfront is one of a most prominent open concept shopping mall & night market in Bangkok. When it hit night, the whole place is bustling with shoppers. The area were once well known as a international trade port has now been transform to house more than 1500 boutiques and 40 restaurants within this premises.

Love the whole concept of conversion from old port warehouse to modern yet rustic look at this river front..

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To visit this place, best is during the sun set as you can hop into their fairy’s wheel and enjoy the magnificent river front view or head to their front  with wide streets run between each warehouse and choose one of the F&B and enjoy the view.

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with my best friend Goft, thanks for bring me around again. 😀

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For those who love to take more pictures, there are more area and props for you to take creative pictures with anchor, steel human statue that previously work in this busy port, tram car & many others. The whole area certainly do transport you back to the 1900’s century when this area were once the main highlight and now it still is, in the modern way.

 

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In the heart of hangar there is this clock tower that house a mini lover garden, with many love birds pay a visit, walk around in a sequence then come out and place a lock with their love sealed and place it on the fence.

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In some of the hangers, house many vendors that sells from cheap bargain goods to local designer with accessories, souvenir, handicraft, jewelry and others.

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Love some of the food kiosk which is unique in its concept.

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At the entrance facing main road, there is where all the main attractions are, with upscale fast food chain, entertainment area such as Live Muay Thai show at The Stage, historical board of Asiatique and others.

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Some street performance. . .

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Took a break at Love Milk that sells variety of colorful drinks and interesting food.

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Nothing fantastic as the drink is too sweet and the savory bread taste kinda weird with the base sauce.

 

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Paper craft  .. .

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Pop up draft beer stall . ..

 

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Its a very huge area as you will be spending quite a lot of time here. Take your time and stroll around, and I miss the moment where enjoying one of the restaurant with casual chit chat and wine that facing the riverfront.

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Location:
Asiatique The Riverfront

Opening Hours: 17:00-midnight
Location: Chareonkrung Soi 74-76
How to get there: The easiest and fastest way to get there is via boat. Take the BTS to Saphan Taksin and jump on the free shuttle at the end of the pier. It only takes ten minutes, and the boat runs until 23:00. Taxis are not recommended as the traffic can be terrible in this area.

Website: Asiatique

Bar above hotels or know as Sky Bar are a boom in Bangkok as there are tons of it. In Malaysia, one of the bar that I have first visited when its available is Luna Bar that sitted on top of Pan Pacific Hotel. Being first time here back many many years ago, I was like so excited. Till date its still one of my favourite hang out spot.

It was 2 weeks ago, one of my best friend came back to Malaysia that he heard so much about this bar have yet visit, then right after our dinner we came by here.

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Taking evalator up to 35th floor and upon arrival you will be greeted by friendly staff. If its on weekend you will need to pay cover charge which is about RM50 if I am not mistaken. We were here on Sunday, therefore its free entry. Just walk up the staircase then you . . .

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reach Luna Bar. Its a modern chic bar and been quite a while since I last drop by. Slight renovation had took place that now DJ deck looks so cool on top left. A pool that well light up, and staging right in the middle for some private function or special events.

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Bar design still remain the same and the sad part is my favourite indoor space had now turn into a restaurant.

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This is one perfect place to hang out with your love ones especially sitting at the side deck here with comfy cussion, sipping your wine or cocktail and chat throughout the night is just perfect.

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Then you will be overlooking the colourfull lighting of KL view on one of the side. These sitting are available in both wing, depends where you would prefer.

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This is one of a bar that overlook both towers of KL, one which is KL tower and the other side is Twin Tower but you cant look at both at the same time.

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Here we are with Jun Wen and the rest. . .

Luna Bar certainly will be a great place for friends hang out and special occasion celebration as they do serve dinner at this place. For tourist, it will be a good drop by.

Location:
Luna Bar, Lvl 35
Pacific Regency Hotel Apartments,
Menara PanGlobal, Jalan Punchak,
Off Jalan P. Ramlee, 50250 Kuala Lumpur
(in front of KL Tower Entrance)

Tel: +603-2332 7777

Opening times: Mon, 5pm-1am;
Tues-Fri, 5pm-3am;
Sat, 10am-3am;
Sun, 10am-1am

Continuing on my last trip at Bangkok, the last night itself we wanted to visit some sky bar in the city itself as I have seen many bloggers went to many nice sky bar that available in Bangkok. Then told Goft about it and she mention to us that she will be bringing us to this Red Sky Bar which is located in Centara Grand Hotel in Central World.

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As you head upon the bar you need to do a lift transfer as you need to head to the lobby floor then change lift to head up to level 55 whereby the RedSky Bar is. Love the hotel lobby as it feels so luxury to walk in and all of us were greeted by the friendly staff there.

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Ding Ding, here we are upon reaching the highest floor of the hotel at level Fifty Five.

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Welcome to Red Sky Bar, a bar which is located on the 3rd highest building in Thailand and from the 55th floor itself with 360 degree view accross Bangkok City.

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Here are the details of the bar. .

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The bar offer relaxing ambiance that filled with jazz band, a perfect interior whereby you can bring your love ones to this place for special occasions.

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This would be their private function room covers with huge curtains that make it a total private space for you and your friends that totally no one can look thru it whereby the table will be facing with magnificent view of the city itself.

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The careful consideration from the bar also offer a single seater area for people who just love being a long for a moment  ..

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The place are pretty pack for Friday night and many people came here just to chat or hang out.

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The bar is serve full range of spirits, wines, champagnes, cocktails and beers along with happy hours between 5pm and 7 pm. Get to know that it is one of the popular time with many locals on that time to catch the nice sunset.

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Live Jazz from 7.15pm – 11.30pm daily.

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Too bad that we cant be seated outside that night as it was raining quite heavily and sad to enjoy a perfect view of the city from last night itself.

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I manage to take a few pictures from the top how it looks like ..

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Then heading back where we are seated, as for the night we were super full, so we opted to drink wine for the night.

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Me enjoying the drinks, companion of my best friends and the ambiance~

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Before we left they are all busying taking pictures of the well lighted wall that fully decorated with wine bottles which is quite impressive.

If you prefer some where you can dance or shake around, then you can consider other sky bar as this one are meant more for relaxing as they have jazz band playing along.

You can find out other info on other by this checking out this website – Top 10 Sky Bar in Bangkok

Location:
Red Sky Bistro & Bar, Rooftop
Centara Grand at CentralWorld,
999/99 Rama 1 Road, Pathumwan,
Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Tel : +662. 769 1234

Opening Hours-
Red Sky Bistro- daily from 7 pm- 1:00 am
Red Sky Bar- daily from 5 pm- 1:00 am ( happy hour 5 pm- 7 pm)

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So this ends my adventure in Bangkok and flying off. . . Next trip . .Cambodia~

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This is the new international airport of Bangkok and some predict that it will be one of the busiest airport in Southeast Asia ..

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The airport is quite huge and offers quite a good range of mix retailing in the duty free center.

Bangkok trip is all about makan on my 5th day trip, after heavy dinner at one of good restaurant that Goft recommended which is Taling Pling at Central World then now we are hunting for one of the best desert around that area called Mango Tango that operated by Hong Kee according to Goft. On the way walking there, if it wasnt raining, there are night market directly opposite Central world heading to Siam square.

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I find that the street market here sell clothing which is pretty nice as if we do not have time to shop alot in famous JJ Market (Chatuchak Market), here would be one of the good option too as you can bargain.

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After about 5 minutes walk from Central World, here we are, as we reach our jaw drop as the place is so little and flock by so many people ready to hunt for places in the compact shop.

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This place got famous with alot foreginers because it got feature in some international food guide in Hong Kong and Japan. There is where how they gain the popularity and branding.

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Cannot deny that I love the concept of the shop that show’s purely they are selling desert and only desert that they are serving. They source the best mango in Thailand and its pluck fresh. A simple decoration of the outlet make it outstanding around the neighourhood area as it is very hard for you to miss the shop that is well light up.

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I guess these are their best seller therefore put at the counter

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We are amaze how fast this worker cut on the mango and look so pro .. . We were just drooling like a small kid looking at candy when me, Steven and Tatt saw the mango how yellowish and how sweet it is going to taste like. .

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Annie always love to promote how  god the food is and this round with menu, I guess she will be a good food ambassor. Too bad I was not allow to post her eating pose. Saliva will drop just by seeing her tam chiak face (the way she eat). The cute menu also in Mango shape and the have selected menu for you to choose from and we have let the desicion for Goft again to go for our menu.

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Getting ready with my spoon to attack on the desert yet the funny thing is that I have heard An Apple a day keeps the doc away and now, its A Mango a Day keeps the Doc away . .kekeke I sure do not mind by having lots of sweet aromatic mango. . .

As we were super full from dinner, and now its very hard for us to resist to say NO to deserts after looking on how the way they do it and die die also must try quite few. Our initial plan was order 2-3 to share and the end up result every one having one portion. 😀

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Mango Sticky rice is just so opposite version of what we have in Malaysia and the servings there as I meant, that in Malaysia our sticky rice is a huge chink of it with a few slices of mango and in Mango Tango is a huge big ass mango with small scoop of sticky rice. Its served warm, soft and very aromatic with their superb coconut milk as we love it so much on the taste and pair with the smooth sweet mango is just perfect.

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Do not know what to choose get Mango Tango Signature dessert and consists of a half nicely cut mango in cubes, with a side of mango pudding topped with whipped cream and a ball of mango sorbet. A perfect combination to try all version in their outlet.

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Mango Delight comes with a mixture of fruits base, kiwi, mango, honeydew, aloe verra, watermelon and some other ingredient, and all the fruits are fresh and sweet.

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Mango Smothie is super good,very smooth, easy to drink yet the mango is so aromatic like drinking pure mango juice.

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all of us having great time with our desert and this is one of Goft’s fav drink .

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One thing I regreted that I did not buy enough is their Sensational Mango Tango Desert – Preserved Fruits. One of the best I have eaten so far as they sell it in lose pack or economy pack that comes in a pack of 3 boxes. As for  now, whenver my friend go to Bangkok, I will try to ask them tapau this back for me .. Hehehe .. Once you eat it, its addictive even my parents finish this whole pack on the night itself.

Dry, not too sweet, as its like eating pure mango in another version. Recommended to get at least 2 pack.

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Here we are, our desert hunter and Collen always busy with her food, that is how tam chiak she is whenever taking pictures. 😀

As for last say, any order in the menu, surely will satisfy your crave on desert as all also pretty good!

If you do go Bangkok in the area of famous shopping districk Central World that area, please do not miss this super good yet delicious Mango desert, as you would not regret even though its a bit hard to find as you have to walk thru some alley turn right turn left.

Highly Recommended if you love or do not like desert.!!!!

They have 4 branch in Bangkok check out their website for other branches location : www.mymangotango.com

I just wish  Malaysia have such a good desert shop. The set back is our mango is so exp and import in even worst. I guess I shall keep my mango crave till next holiday . . 🙁

Location:

Mango Tango
Siam Square 7, Soi 5
Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330
(next to Hotel Novotel, Bangkok)


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