Tom Day 2 of our 48 hours in Bangkok travels was the most hectic day yet. We woke up early and started the day with cafe hopping, savouring some great tasting organic coffees and out-of-this-world croissants. This was followed by some shopping, massage (second day straight), another cafe before rounding up our evening at Asiatique Riverfront Night Market. There, we stumbled upon a really cool rooftop bar (Top Knot) where we caught a couple of fireworks. Our day ended at 1am at Jeh O Chula – a popular supper spot among Singaporeans in Bangkok…
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Patom Organic Living Bangkok – Saturday: 8:30am to 10am
We started the day with a stroll from our hotel at Centara Watergate Pavilion towards Patom Organic Living…
Along the way, we saw a sign that prohibits motorbikes and bicycles from crossing the bridge. That makes sense. But if you look closer, one of the icons is actually a Tuk Tuk! This means that people do attempt to cross the bridge hauling a Tuk Tuk along? 😱
After about 30 minutes’ walk, though it was a pretty nice walk with well-paved paths, we decided to take a Grab ride over as it was threatening to rain. The Grab ride was 116 baht (or ~$4.40SGD) and we reached Patom Organic at about 9am, just before its opening hours.
Since they were yet to open, we strolled around its grounds which had a few instagrammable decorations…
We also stumbled upon a “slumber party” where kids were asked to arrive in pyjamas and the topic to be discussed was, you’ve guessed it – period. The class was attended by kids of well-heeled American expats – getting a head start in education that would otherwise would have been a touchy subject in a large class settings.
Patom Organic Living is big on sustainability and the circular economy – meaning, their approach to producing food, body care and lifestyle products are done with a zero-waste philosophy in mind. They also support local farmers through fair-pricing and sourcing more marketing channels for their organic produce to be sold to the masses. A great initiative to support and start the day with…
Inside Patom Organic Living, there’s a section that sells products that range from food, snacks, drinks to body care products and even household items and clothes. There’s also a selection of craft beers sold here – albeit a little on the pricey side. Be aware of the Cannabis drinks that are available here and across Bangkok, Thailand due to the decriminalisation as a Category 5 drug in June, 2022.
After browsing through the menu and the selection of tingkats at the food section, we settled on the Organic Lime Cold Brew Coffee (130 baht – $4.90) as well as the Organic Cold Brew Coconut Coffee (130 Baht – $4.90). Breakfast was the BBQ pork with rice at 120 baht ($4.50SGD). We particularly enjoyed the Lime Cold Brew Coffee. It was refreshing and packed a punch on the caffeine. The BBQ pork was also had a mild BBQ texture. Served with an unknown fermented paste, it was pretty good. We finished the fermented paste eventually…
After an organic boost to start the day, we continued our walk to the next cafe – Tiengna Viennoiserie Bakery…
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Tiengna Viennoiserie Bangkok – Saturday: 10am to 11am
The walk took about 13 minutes and before long, we arrived at Tiegna Viennoiserie…
Viennoiserie as the name suggests, is a bakery that produces breakfast pastries in the style of Austria, Vienna. One of the unique selling points of a Viennoiserie is that it unlike a boulangerie that sells conventional baked breads, Viennoiserie specialises in sweeter breads such as croissants and brioche. The croissants at Tiengna Viennoiserie Bangkok are the highlights at this cafe…
To make an order, you’ll have to approach the counter and make payments before the food is brought to your table thereafter. It also allows you time to browse through the wonderful selection of croissants and pastries available that day…
The selection is rather extensive and the presentation of the croissants was superb. First off, there were one of the largest croissants we’ve seen. Secondly, the way the croissants were decorated made them looked more like works of art. They even had yummy/arty names like
– L’Amande
– Nutella Banana
– Yuzu
– A-la Framboise
– Pretzel
– Pain aux Raisins
– Croque Monsieur
– L’escargot Matcha
– Ispahan
We were spoilt for choice. Eventually, we settled on the Yuzu Croissant (150 baht – $5.65SGD), Croissant Beef Nachos (240 Baht – $9SGD) and the Flat White (110 Baht – $4SGD).
We took a seat a the 2nd level and soon our items were served…
First of all, the 3 items that we tried were all DELICIOUS. Starting with the Flat White, it was served with a nice little latte art on the top and it tasted rich, aromatic and smooth. Reminded us of the great-tasting Flat Whites that we would get in Australia, albeit at a much higher price. Next, the Yuzu Croissant. Initially, Tom thought that the topping on top would be it. It would be next to impossible to fill the insides – not especially if your croissant is that flaky! However, Kate saw that “Yuzu Cream” was written on the description and after cutting the croissant in half, there it was. A rich, appetizing yuzu cream awaits.
By the way, we have yet to touch on the croissant at Tiengna Viennoiserie. It is probably one of the best croissants we’ve ever had. You could smell the buttery-ness before you taste it. The exterior is so flaky and crisp that we find ourselves scraping these bits after we were done with the croissant. How in the world did they do this? Just so good! 🤩
Next, the Croissant Beef Nachos. As the name suggests, it is a beef nachos just that the nachos has been replaced with a croissant that has been toasted with Rosemary oil to make it extra crisp and flavourful. The dish uses Australian Angus Beef along with sour cream, guacamole, tomato salsa and homemade pickled jalapeno. Other than Macho Nachos (Philadelphia), the rendition of Croissant Beef Nachos with its rich, fresh, appetizing flavours – comes in a close second!
Overall, we were immensely satisfied with this find. If you’re in the vicinity, do check out Tiengna Viennoiserie as well!
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Terminal 21 Bangkok – Saturday: 11am to 12:30pm
After a satisfying meal at Tiengna Viennoiserie, we took a 20 minutes walk to Terminal 21…
As we still had time before our 2 hours massage treatment at Urban Retreat, we checked out Terminal 21, hoping to find a couple’s T-shirt while we were here.
Terminal 21 is a fun destination to hang out because of the concept here. Terminal 21 is akin to an airport terminal where you’ll be able to access cities across the world such as San Francisco, London, Tokyo and Istanbul – just by using the escalator. Each level has a unique decor that is representative of that city. Our favourite, has got to be San Francisco where you’ll be able to see a mini Golden Gate Bridge hanging across the level – certainly reminded us of our time at Golden Gate Bridge as well. While we didn’t manage to find a nice couple shirt, we did get some phone charging done – thanks to the many charging stations across the various levels of Terminal 21 mall. Soon, it was time for our spa treatment at Urban Retreat…
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Urban Retreat Bangkok – Saturday: 12:30pm to 2:30pm
As there was an ongoing promotion at Urban Retreat, we decided to splurge a little and went with the 2 hours spa treatment that consisted of a full body scrub (50 minutes) followed by an hour of rejuvenating massage. Named “Healthy Skin Package A“, it includes
– 50 minutes Rose and Cocoa Berry Body Scrub
– 60 minutes Sweet Almond Oil Body Massage
An almost 2 hours worth of treatment at only 1700 baht ($65SGD). The premise was clean and elegant. This time, we had a couple’s room with 2 shower facilities within. This allows both guests to shower at the same time and return for the massage. It was our first time doing a scrub and we must say that it was relaxing – especially after 4 hours of walking in the morning. The Thai-style oil massage helped to loosen some knots and ended with the typical Thai “bone cracking” where the masseuse seemed to be very satisfied whenever a cracking sound was heard. By the time the treatment ended, our hairs were in a mess but having drifted in and out of sleep for the past 2 hours, we were pretty much refreshed for our next stop – Oktoberfest beers!
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CRAFT Sukhumvit 23 Bangkok – Saturday: 2:30pm to 4pm
CRAFT at Sukhumvit 23 offers the largest selection of craft beers on tap in Bangkok – rotating 40 beers on tap and another 20 bottled variety. It also offers great bar grubs which makes it a popular hangout in the evenings…
As it was the Oktoberfest season, the decoration had mini flags strewn with traditional Bavarian colours of cobalt blue and white. The beers on tap that day was equally impressive as well…
This time, we had the Oktoberfest Weissbier (360++ baht – $14.50SGD) and the Fullmoon IPA (290++ baht – $11.50SGD). We must say that the beers are not exactly cheap and is therefore more of a hangout for expats and tourists. We also ordered the Krapow Gai Pizza (350++ baht – $14SGD) which has minced chicken thai style, basil, tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese…
Despite the price, we must say that we enjoyed the pizza which was made fresh off the oven. The beers also reminded us of our time at Oktoberfest. Ambience wise, it had a chillax/casual vibe and we enjoyed the fact that we could also see everyday Thai plying their trade at the coffee joint just next door. The owner was probably stir frying a kway teow on high heat. We also saw the usual mess of electrical wires – something that we’d not usually see in Singapore…
As we were still a little early for our visit to Asiatique Night Market this evening, we decided to hop on the Bangkok MRT to check out the Grand Palace…
By the time we got there this evening, there were not many tourists around. Only a couple who were trying to take a wefie at the entrance of the Grand Palace. There were also guards across the road as it was the Ministry of Defense as well as other Thai ministries such as the Royal Thai Survey Department, Ministry of Interior and the Supreme Court. While enroute to our next destination, we also saw many shops selling military accessories (think Beach Road) as well as shops selling buddha statues. We did a little prayer walk enroute and headed to our next cafe – Gingerbread House Bangkok!
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The walk from Grand Palace to Gingerbread House was only about 15 minutes. Was great that we were able to visit Gingerbread house as we missed it the day before due to our tight schedule…
Gingerbread House is actually a conserved building and is over 105 years today. Built in 1913, it was home to a Brahmin family (Khan) who took on the name Am Daeng Nai. Above every window and door, you’ll see a circular pattern carved on wood that says “Khan”. Having been restored his descendants, Gingerbread House is today a cafe with many instagrammable spots within…
There is a process of how you will be allocated seats at Gingerbread House. You will first look through the menu at level 1 and based on the price of items that you have ordered, you’ll be allocated seats accordingly. This time, our total came up to 400 baht ($15SGD) and we were allocated the seats at the balcony that overlooked the streets…
While the chocolate matcha cake was really quite meh, the drinks were not too bad. The Thai tea latte in particular, had an overload on pearls. That kept us full for the remaining evening as well. As it was a nice cool evening, the seats at the balcony had a pretty nice feel to it as you watch the locals going about their evening routine as the day begins to end. Would we return to Gingerbread House? Probably not. But for a one-time visit to a cafe situated within a conserved house, it was still worth it.
From Gingerbread House to Asiatique Night Market, we took a Grab ride which costs 192 baht (or $7.2SGD)…
Asiatique Riverfront is a night market/open-air mall that occupies the former docks of the East Asiatic Company. Facing the Chao Phraya River, it has many dining options as well as some shopping options (post-COVID) along with the iconic ferris wheel and Sirimahannop Tall Ship – which is today a heritage bar and restaurant. From what we’ve read, it seems to be a great venue for views over the Chao Phraya as well as the mystery rum bar aboard.
Besides the ferris wheel, there are also rides for the kids as well as scare houses for those who enjoy being spooked. Dining options are aplenty with several offering live music. We wanted to visit a restaurant with live music but seats were limited. We then sat at near the clock tower where we witnessed the fireworks that evening. Wonder if it was weekly weekend thing?
After visiting both Asiatique and Jodd Fairs, we think we prefer the vibes of Jodd Fairs – catering for the adult clientele. On the other hand Asiatique seems to cater more for families with seated restaurants and amusement rides.
We then had a little KFC before googling for rooftop bars – where we stumbled upon Top Knot Rooftop Bar and Restaurant…
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As we were pretty bored by 8-ish this evening, we googled for any nearby rooftop bars and found Top Knot. Apparently, it is a rooftop bar of Hotel Once Bangkok – which Kate remarked that it’s really not a good name for a hotel. 😅
We were very thankful to have found this place as it overlooks Chao Phraya river, has pretty good lounge music and even offered us views of fireworks this evening. The cocktails were also pretty delicious as well…
We thoroughly enjoyed the vibes at Top Knot. The fairy lights made the atmosphere that much more magical. With yummy cocktails (which at $10SGD a glass was still reasonable), the conversations flowed and we had a pretty good evening talking and just catching up with each other here. Another recommended venue if you’re in the vicinity of Asiatique.
To round up the evening, we headed to Jeh O Chula (128 baht – $4.80SGD via GRAB), a joint that is famous for Tom Yum pots with loads of ingredients and MAMA instant noodles! One of the ways to reduce the waiting time would be to purchase in advance via Klook. Otherwise, during peak hours the wait would take up to 2 hours. Ironically, the restaurant is mostly visited by tourists. We asked the Grab driver and he mentioned that locals seldom come here.
However, in terms of taste and ingredients, the Tom Yum at Jeh O Chula is REALLY good. There are prawns, crabs, octopus, meatballs, eggs and tonnes of MAMA noodles. The Tom Yum was refreshing (check out the slices of lime) and not that spicy. Plus, the crab were de-shelled which made it really easy to nibble the meat off the legs. Although it has become a little bit pricey, we would likely visit again and be happy to slurp up the Tom Yum-infused al dente MAMA noodles anytime!
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We hope you have enjoyed day 2 of our 48 hours travels in Bangkok. Stay tuned as we complete our last few hours on day 3 of our Bangkok trip – doing what Singaporeans do best, shopping!
