Somehow, maybe because of the prevalence of really authentic Thai food in Singapore (especially in the working-class Thai hangout joints in Golden Mile just 10 minutes’ drive from where Long Chim was located), the food at Long Chim came across as “gentrified”, with muted flavours, and at eye-popping prices - easily 4-5 times the price of a more assertively flavoured version outside. I remembered thinking, when I was there the first time, “David Thompson’s going to fail this time here”.
