[Thailand: Bangkok] Asia's Best Female Chef at 1* Potong

February 19, 2024

[Thailand: Bangkok] Asia's Best Female Chef at 1* Potong

Rating: 4.5/5

Follow me to Restaurant Potong in Bangkok - a Thai-Chinese restaurant set in a historical Sino-Portuguese building that used to be the chef's family Chinese pharmacy (普通大藥房)! For 4 generations spanning over 100 years, Chef Pam’s family lived in the 5-story-tall building which had since been redesigned for the restaurant while preserving its legacy.

The 1st floor used to be a storefront for the POTONG dispensary and is now the SINO Bar where we had our welcome drink.

The 2nd floor was used for medicine preparation and is now the main dining room.

The 3rd floor was kept as it and is another dining room in the restaurant.

The 4th floor was utilized for smoking of opium when it was legal back in the days and is now the OPIUM BAR.

The 5th floor was used for stargazing and is now an extension of the OPIUM BAR with a rooftop terrace where we had our first bite of the meal.

It was a brilliant meal at Potong - the progressive Thai-Chinese cuisine was well-executed and one of the highlights was definitely the palm tree series where 5 little bites each represented a different part from palm juice to palm seed, palm meat, palm apple and palm sugar. The signature main dish with the roast crispy duck which had been aged for 14 days was simply perfection. Desserts wise, the chrysanthemum with cacao nibs was easily the favorite!

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