[Bangkok, Thailand] Lunch at Kalpapruek, Silom

Kalpapruek has always been our go-to restaurant in Bangkok for home-cooking-style comfort food - nothing fancy or exotic. For decades, Kalpapruek was also famous for its orange sponge cake - it’s still being offered today, to a whole generation of nostalgic Bangkokians who still return here for a taste of their retro childhood food from nearly half a century ago. Kalpapruek was opened on this very spot on Pramuan Road in Silom back in 1975 by the late Prince Bhisadej Rajani and Thanpuying Datchari Rajani.

We had a light lunch today at Kalpapruek, as we were booked for afternoon tea at the Oriental Hotel later that afternoon:

Hor mok pla - steamed curried catfish mousse, served with rice crackers.

Jui guay - Chinese rice pudding with minced pork-yellow bean-curd topping and crabmeat.

Northern Thai lunch set - Northern-style pork sausage, fermented pork sausage, charcoal-grilled pork loin, crispy pork rind, served with minced pork-green chili relish, minced pork-tomato-red chili relish, glutinous rice, boiled duck’s egg and raw salads

We finished off with some Thai iced milk tea, coffee and its legendary orange sponge cake which used to hold Bangkokians in thrall all those years ago. Many other newer, better baked goods have come by and passed it over in the intervening decades. But for me, it’s still a taste of nostalgia.

Address
Kalpapruek
27 Pramuan Road, Silom, Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500, Thailand
Tel: +662 236 4335
Opening hours: 9am to 5pm daily

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Love the tiered food presentation!!!

The banana leaf lining must make the food more fragrant and the meal even more appealing!!! Wanna dive right in!

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I love Kalpapruek! The dishes you ordered look even better than what I have gotten there. The Northern Thai Lunch Set looks like something I want to try next time!
And so far, I have yet to slam my head into the low overhead entering or exiting the place.
Knock on wood.

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I adore hor mok pla. Hard to find at Thai places I’ve been to.

A favorite Thai food truck in Berlin has it on very rare occasions.

That lunch set looks incredible :star_struck: