How the Bangkok food trends moved on in 2016
Goodbye lava buns, hello cheese tarts.
7 years ago
2015: Lava Buns
Chef Man
2016: Cheese Tarts
Pablo
The influx of cheese tarts in the second half of the year made us forget about lava croissants and embrace our inner Hong Kong uncle. It all started with the arrival of Bake from Sapporo just at the end of last year. Then a few other Japanese names followed, including Me & Cheese and the much-hyped Pablo. Local bakers Hiro Keki and the Bread Talk chain also jumped on the train. Our pick? Bake!
2015: Dessert-inspired booze
Revoclusion
2016: Booze-inspired desserts
Barisa
Did you try the lemon meringue cocktail thing at Revolucion last year? That thing was way too sweet. We much prefer the 2016 way: desserts which take their inspiration from cocktails. At Clandestino Cantina, that means a pina colada (B270) in the form of deconstructed tart with rum-infused pineapple, pina colada mousse and coconut ice cream. Barisa’s mojito ice cream sandwich (B150) features layers of mint and rum ice cream in between lime cake, while Robuchon offers a take on the caipirinha in the form of passion-banana cream, cahaca granita and coconut nectar (B450).
2015: Tomahawks
Attico
2016: Beef Ribs
Meat and Bone
Tomahawks didn’t go anywhere this year. In fact they became more apparent than ever. But they were also joined by a new on-the bone cut, from the eight-hour-smoked slab at Meat & Bones to the plump, melt-in-your-mouth wagyu short rib at Bunker to the latest smoked beef rib at Wild & Co.
2015: Bingsu
Wicked Snow
2016: Kakigori
Maygori
Japan’s version of fluffy shaved ice took over the scene from Korea. First, long-time sweets specialist After You popularized the dessert by adding it to its menu before launching a full kakigori-specialist cafe, Maygori. Now you can also find the mineral water variation at Matcha Ten, sweet-savory combos like melon and Parma ham at Sweet Pista, and the much-loved Japanese sweet potato flavor at Abpo Cafe. Even ice-cream specialist Jaiyen Cafe hopped on board.
2015: Mexican Cuisine
Mexicano
2016: Latin Cuisine
Azul
While 2015 welcomed more new Mexican openings than we could keep track of, 2016 moved on from tacos and burritos to scour all over South and Central America. Get a taste of Ecuador at Cali’s Grill 23, “Nuevo Latino” cuisine at Azul, and playful takes on food from from Latin-speaking countries at Clandestino Cantina. Blu 36 also joined Above Eleven with its Peruvian food. Even Cuban sandwiches are popping up. Our favorite is at Havana Social.
2015: The French
Savelberg
2016: Underdog Nations
Freebird
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