Baan Thai

Frommer's Review

South Asian and Thai cuisine have become increasingly popular in India over the last few years, but there are still too few restaurants that manage to stay true to the tastes and flavors of Thailand without "Indianizing" it. Oberoi's Baan Thai is one of those rare places where you are assured of real authenticity, with chefs Thida and Prayong earning the Times Food Guide award for Best Thai Restaurant for 3 consecutive years. We recommend you start with kai rue koong hor bai toey (marinated chicken or prawn morsels wrapped in pandana leaf, deep fried, and served with soy sesame dip) or the som tam esan (tangy salad of young papaya, peanut, and tomato dressed with lemon juice and palm). Follow this with the spicy tom yam soup flavored with lemon grass and kafir lime leaf. For the main course try phad thai (traditional flat rice noodles with tamarind and crushed peanut) accompanied by kaeng kiew wan (spicy green curry), pla kapong/phet samros (deep-fried bekti (fish)/duck in spicy sweet and sour sauce), patani (stir-fried lamb with ginger), or kai takrai (traditional stir-fried chicken). Don't forget to order a most refreshing Chendol Ice, a mix of pineapple juice and coconut milk. The ambience is nicer in the evening, but if it's purely the cuisine you're after, any time is a good time.

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