Travelogue BKK Day 4: London Tea Cafe + Pratunam market + Baiyoke Market + Massage
Hi Guys, im back again for my one and only last post for BKK. Forgive me if the content is really vague, im trying to remember what I have done on the last short day. Oh yeah, some track back if you couldn't find the rest of the posts.
Day 4 was relatively a short day for Jensin and I because we have to catch our 8.20pm flight as both of us came back earlier than the rest. We even woke up late and leave our apartment at 12pm noon ( so you can see that half of our day was gone). Not being dampened by it, we carried on to our cafe hunt which was located at Portico mall which was just a 5 mins walk.
The Portico Langsuan is a lifestyle mall on Langsuan which offers some interesting dining options, from cute Japanese cakes to super healthy vegan lunches. The variety of options is impressive and you are sure to find something to munch on whatever time of day you are passing by. Portico is less than a five minute walk from the BTS Skytrain Station at Chit Lom, on the left hand side of this leafy street. With five floors and a small underground car park, this mall is part Bangkok’s famed mile of malls, but it offers a different shopping experience to the rest with a really unusual and unique range of shops. It’s refreshing, and we love the selection available here. It’s not just a great place to eat, you will also find beauticians, boutiques and even a yoga studio at this mall. Here is a list of our favourite places to check out at Portico Langsuan.
We stopped by at London Tea cafe as it provides us with full brunch menu and of course the interior design attracted us. Our new one-stop eatery London Tea Café goes for a cutesy vibe that seems inspired by Korean drama series while serving both brunch and afternoon tea. No surprise, then, that it’s a franchise flown in from Korea. The dramatically appropriate vivid red and blue striped furniture matches dishes like kimchi omlet and kimchi ramyeon (Korean instant noodles), while they also serve the likes of berry French toast and tea from the US brand Harney & Sons.
Look at all the pretty handbooks and mugs lying on the table, you may even purchase it when one catches your eye. The furniture reminded me of Alice in the Wonderland.
Such an old school you see. Who uses blackboard/ chalk board now? I don't really see that in Singapore. Perhaps pictures speak a thousand words therefore they cropped in their picture so that it is visible for their customers to place an order. At least we have a rough idea of what the food and drinks look like.
They even have a small balcony so as to allow us to enjoy the scenery while having a sip of warm coffee. Such a pleasant morning to start with don't you think so?
Some creative add up points to their menu because they show pictures of their food on a sketch book. What even fascinate me was their DIY skills. Every page was hand-drawn by them. So now you can how hardworking they are in terms of their Arts and Crafts. I would never want to lay my hands on drawings/ cutting and pasting.
Iced Milk Tea ( The standard beverage that I ordered). Just a normal milk tea, not the authetic THAI milk tea though.
Rose tea was so refreshing, it kinda open up your appetite.
Green curry chicken croissant that Nelly Sister ordered. The croissant was hard for consumption but the green curry chicken was superb. Exactly can taste the sweetness of chicken.
Some korean Jia Jiang Mian from Nelly.
My omelette bacon ( like the usual brunch that I will order). It feels no oily at all, the omelette was slightly bland. Do you see the thin cut fries? I had asked for the chunky chips it came served with to be swapped for some of the Angel hair fries I had spotted on the menu
Cheng hua was very tempted by the “Dwejigogi burger” and immediately knew he had to have that. “Dwejigogi” is a Korean pork dish – the pork equivalent of beef bulgogi if you like, which is marinated in soy and sesame (amongst others) and served with diced vegetables like onions and peppers. We were pleased to see a little pile of these on the board when the burger was served, along with a green salad garnish. The Dweijigoi was great, juicy and flavourful and the “burger” (in a brown bun) was a great size for lunch
Cinnamon pancakes that Shireen got sick of it after long. I dont fancy cinnamon so this pancake is a NONO on my list.
The café had a really nice vibe and I had a really enjoyable lunch so would definitely head back there again, I’m glad to have found such a nice brunch place so close to me!
After lunch was a quick tour around Pratunam market and Baiyoke market.
The Pratunam Morning Market opens in the wee hours of the morning from 4am to 9am on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays (I am not sure if they open on other days). No I am not joking, they really open at such hours! This morning market consisting of makeshift stalls is located just in front of Baiyoke Sky Hotel stretching all the way to Ratchaprarop road and Indra Sqaure.
Seriously, there are so many different lanes and shops in there that it'll probably take us hours to walk through every single one of them. As such, we choose to just walk through the various lanes and only stop down if we happened to catch something nice on display.
If you don't know, Pratunam market is basically a wholesale market that sells mainly female clothing. You can still find clothing for men, but the selection is definitely not as huge as women. I would say around 15% for men and 85% for women?
And before we called it a day, we had our last body massage which is only 200 baht. Oh well, that really sum up our 4 days 3 nights trip. Thanks to all their company (:
Till then.
