Reader’s E-mail:
Where is good to go for breakfast in Bangkok?
Reply from Thailand Info
Try the famous breakfast at a Took Lae Dee Restaurant.
Took Lae Dee Restaurants
Took Lae Dee means ‘cheap and good’ in Thai and this certainly applies to the breakfast they serve.
Happy Hour Breakfast Menu
Between the hours of 05.30 and 09.00 am you get the American breakfast pictured below for a mere 62 THB which includes two eggs, a choice of sausage, ham or bacon, toast butter and jam, tea or coffee, and fruit juice. After 09.00 the price goes up to 79 THB.
Foodland Supermarkets
There are many branches of Took Lae Dee restaurant located in Bangkok within Foodland Supermarkets and they are a Bangkok dining institution. These restaurants are similar to American style diners where you sit at a counter and the food comes within 5 to 15 minutes of ordering. They are open 24 hours a day and serve a range of tasty inexpensive Thai and international dishes, along with alcoholic drink within licensing hours.
Many Locations in Bangkok
There are branches all over Bangkok. The ones in central Bangkok are located on Sois 5, 16 and 55 on the Sukhumvit Road. There is also a branch in Silom at Patpong 2, which is the road next the one with the famous Patpong night market. Just look out for the Foodland Supermarket sign and you will find a Took Lae Dee restaurant inside.