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Phavitch "Bank" Theeraphong

Critic · Journalist — Bangkok restaurants, street food and hotels; publishes in Thai and English.

in his own profile bio, "a Time Out Bangkok contributor. He's a professional food, dark chocolate and French bulldog lover," with 114 articles filed. He wrote the masthead's Jay Fai review (4/5, 21 April 2019) and its Le Du review (5/5, 28 October 2016).

Their own reviews and picks.

Their own judgment, in their own words, by the piece it appeared in.

• Time Out Bangkok, 4 out of 5 stars ↗their review · 2019-04-21
  • Raan Jay FaiOld Town (Rattanakosin)

    “Locals and visitors line up in front of the restaurant, sometimes for hours, to savor its one thousand-baht signature crab omelet, a fluffy treat filled with lumps of premium crab. (Totally worth the price.)”

• Time Out Bangkok ↗their review · 2018-04-23
  • ThipsamaiOld Town (Rattanakosin)

    “Whether the pad Thai at Thipsamai is the country's best is highly debatable, but the comfort food establishment is definitely one of the country's oldest”

  • ThipsamaiOld Town (Rattanakosin)

    “a TV screen revealing the pad Thai joint's history on loop and a kiosk selling all kinds of souvenirs, from fridge magnets to DIY pad Thai packages, give the space an uncanny theme park feel”

• Time Out Bangkok, 5 out of 5 stars ↗their review · 2016-10-28
  • Le DuSilom

    “The name may sound like a fancy French restaurant but the food at Le Du is stylishly inspired by local Thai fare.”