Thursday, May 31, 2012

The rise of Bangkok’s indie eating scene

by Mrigaa Sethi

On a recent Friday night, some 30 foodies trickled down an unpaved alley in Bangkok’s Thong Lor district.

They went up to the second floor of a nondescript shophouse, where they were welcomed into a warmly lit room with two long communal tables topped with jugs of potent white sangria. 

They sat shoulder to shoulder on benches, drank local craft beers and wines and chowed on a four-course meal created by pirate-like Australian chef Jess Barnes from the soon-to-open Bangkok restaurant Quince. 

They chatted with friends and strangers, passed each other the bread and poured each other more wine. 

It was a typical pop-up restaurant at Opposite, one of many independent food events creeping up on Bangkok in recent months. 

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