5 Best Sunday Brunches in Bangkok 2016

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Trader Vics Sunday Brunch at Anantara Riverside

Where: Riverside
How much: 1,699++ baht (with soft drinks), 3,999++ baht (with free champagne, wine, and signature cocktails)
Opening Hours: 11:30 to 15:00

If the hustle and bustle of Bangkok gets too much, escape to this Polynesian-inspired paradise with a full range of Thai delicacies, seafood including Alaskan crab and three kinds of oysters and a menu of fantastic cocktails. The fruity and powerful mai tai cocktail was first invented by Trader Vics’ California branch so it’s the perfect place to try one…or several. As you enter, all guests receive a garland of flowers and there is a live band performing throughout the afternoon which helps to create the most convivial atmosphere of all the Sunday brunches in Bangkok.

Highlights: Excellent free-flow cocktails, live music and a relaxed ‘holiday’ vibe with river views. Don’t miss the fresh seafood station and a range of steaks and seafood cooked to order. 

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Tables Grill Sunday Champagne Brunch at Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel

Where: Siam
How much: 3,000++ (with soft drinks), 3,999++ baht (with open bar including free-flow Moet Chandon champagne)
Opening Hours: 11:00-15:00

This sophisticated dining room focuses on European delicacies with roast beef and lamb, smoked salmon, pan fried scallops, Italian cold cuts and a lusciously rich lobster bisque with a faint overture of cognac. All guests are served half a Boston red lobster each, and the fantastic cake room is a feast for the eyes. Dimly lit and demure, Tables Grill Sunday Champagne brunch is a great option for a date.

Highlights: Focus on European style cuisine, half a lobster per customer, a dedicated cake room and the finest lobster bisque in Bangkok.

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Bubbly Sunday Brunch at Intercontinental Bangkok

Where: Chit Lom/Siam
How much: 1,999++ baht (add on 1,299++ for free flow Prosecco, 4,599++ for free flow Veuve Clique)
Opening Hours: 12:00-15:00

Bubbly Sunday Brunch at Intercontinental has the most impressive selection of classic British dishes of all the brunch menus in Bangkok. Guests can feast on roast beef, lamb hot pot, and a sublime desserts spread, among many others. Smooth jazz entertains the crowd and a range of free-flow packages keeps everyone jolly. Add to this a half red lobster for every guest, delivered direct to your table, and seafood delicacies such as chucked oysters, shrimp and mussels, and you can see why this is one of the most popular Sunday brunches in Bangkok.

Another plus point is the location: with direct access from Chit Lom BTS Skytrain and surrounded by Bangkok's finest shopping malls, it is easy to combine brunch at Intercontinental Bangkok with a spot of shopping or sightseeing.

Highlights: Maine red lobster for every two guests, cool jazz trio playing throughout your meal and traditional English dishes such as roast beef, rack of lamb and Lancashire hot pot.

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Viu at St. Regis Bangkok Sunday Brunch

Where: Chit Lom
How much: 3,500++ baht (with free flow alcohol)
Opening Hours: 12:00-16:00

A stylish setting, fantastic seafood and a dedicated cheese room are the hallmarks of the Sunday brunch at St. Regis Bangkok Hotel. Although not unique to this brunch, the sashimi is so praised here because it comes courtesy of Zuma Japanese Restaurant located on the ground floor, guaranteeing quality and freshness. For meat lovers, there is succulent beef, lamb and venison to enjoy as well as premium cold cuts from Europe. The cheese room has so many varieties of soft and hard cheese there will be something to appeal to all tastes. After plates of crab claws, Peking duck and another few rounds of dessert, you will be sure to leave stuffed and content.

Highlights: Delectable sushi and sashimi courtesy of Zuma and a fantastic cheese room.

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Red Oven at Sofitel So Sunday Brunch

Where: Sathorn
How much: 1,900++ baht (with free flow alcohol)
Opening Hours: 11:30-15:00

With floor to ceiling windows overlooking the green expanse of Lumpini Park, Red Oven Sunday brunch is the most stylish setting in which to feast on a comprehensive range of international dishes, including cold cuts, homemade baked goodies, fresh lobster and oysters and a dedicated Japanese section serving a la minute steaks and sashimi. Wine connoisseurs will be especially pleased by brunch at Sofitel So with the optional free flow of a long list of wines (for an additional fee.)

5 amazing Japanese buffets and brunches in Bangkok

Bangkok's top spots for free-flow Japanese delicacies.

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By BK-PROMOTED | Feb 12, 2016

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  Tsu and Nami Cool Sunday Brunch, JW Marriott Bangkok

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Every first Wednesday of the month from 7-10pm, this fashionable Japanese restaurant runs an all-you-can-eat deal at B3,000. About 40 selected items are on offer, including the likes of sushi, sashimi, sushi rolls, salad, grilled snow fish, tempura and beef steak. You can add an extra B850 for free-flow wine, sake and beer.

4/F, VIE Hotel, Phayathai Rd., 02-309-3939. BTS Ratchathewi

Tsu and Nami

Every Sunday from 11:30am-3pm, JW Marriott Bangkok combines its top notch Japanese restaurant Tsu with its exceptional selection of hot Teppanyaki dishes at Nami steakhouse for a vast brunch buffet. At B2,690++ per person including free-flow alcohol, the “Cool Sunday Brunch” features more than 96 premium items, including Alaskan King crab, Fine de Claire oyster, Shirauo signature salad, sea bass carpaccio with dry miso, salmon carpaccio and Australian beef tataki ponzu. Rolls and rice dishes include Aburi salmon nigiri with yuzu, unagi sushi, unagi avocado roll and Aburi salmon roll. There's also a live cooking station where the chefs cook up foie gras, Australian beef tenderloin, white prawn, Kurobuta pork and prawn tempura to order.  And don't miss the European desserts like chocolate lava cake and banana flambé. To drink, take your pick between white, red and sparkling wine, hot or cold sake, cocktails, Asahi draught beer and more.

B/F, JW Marriott Bangkok, 4 Sukhumvit Soi 2, 02-656-7700. BTS Phloen Chit

Zuma

One of Bangkok's most stylish Japanese joints, Zuma offers its all-you-can-eat brunch every first Sunday of the month. Priced at B1,900 per person, the feast includes a selection of appetizers at the buffet like sushi and sashimi as well as hot dishes like tempura made to order. There’s also a few add-on options: an extra B400 gets you grilled black cod or beef tenderloin; while B1,000 grants access to wagyu sirloin. Add B1,050 for free-flow beverages.

G/F, St. Regis Hotel, 159 Ratchadamri Rd., 02-252-4707. BTS Ratchadamri

Sumi Tei

Thonglor’s yakiniku specialist rolls out an all-you-can-eat deal every first Wednesday of the month. For B3,499 per person, you can order as much of their prized A5 wagyu as you like from a choice of four cuts. The price also includes various cuts of other wagyu, pork and chicken as well as rice, soup and salad. An extra B200 gives you free-flow Asahi draft beer. Reservations required.

9:53 Community Mall, Thonglor Soi 9, 091-770-7747

Takumi

For both lunch and dinner, this Japanese place on the ground floor of Swissotel Le Concorde lets you enjoy anything on the menu for B1,048 net every day. Expect an array of sashimi, sushi, shabu, grilled dishes and ramen. There’s also the addition of foie gras, wagyu and eel in the dinner menu. Prices are inclusive of soft drinks.

G/F, Swissotel Le Concorde, 204 Ratchadapisek Rd., 02-694-2222. MRT Huai Khwang

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5 travel trends coming to Thailand

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1. WORK AND TRAVEL

OK, not desk-job work, but traveling to gain new skills and take courses. A growing number of travelers are now not only checking in at resorts but also booking courses, whether it’s organic farming, making ceramic or learning traditional tie-dye skills. The small Daradalay resort (www.daradalay.com) in Chiang Mai offers a course in how to build a mud home, while Pun Pun (also in Chiang Mai. www.punpunthailand.org) teaches courses in selfsufficiency.

2. YOUNG, RICH AND LOOKING TO PARTY

The trend of hotels catering to this market looks set to grow sharply. Design-centric, youth-oriented brands W Hotels and Sofitel So have already moved into Bangkok, and soon to join them is Edition Hotels, the brainchild of traditional luxury stalwart Ritz-Carlton and legendary hotelier Ian Schrager. Look out for it in Mahanakhon Tower.

3. COUCH SURFING IN STYLE

Airbnb may have started the trend, but they’re facing competition. New house-swapping businesses are creating other ways to connect homeowners with travelers, like trampoline.com, who offer points for discounts on future travel, and behomm.com, which focuses squarely on designer properties.

4. TRIPPING WITH LOCALS

There’s nothing better than getting acquainted with the local community when traveling, especially when it helps sustain the area you’re visiting. In Thailand, new travel startup Hivesters offers activities you won’t find from travel agents like working in paddy fields or whale watching in the Gulf of Thailand. Local Alike is more focused on homestay trips, with the guarantee that 60-percent of the revenue will go back into the community.

5. SPORT TRAVEL

Sport communities across Thailand have never been more active. People looking for endurance tests beyond the sidewalks of Bangkok have a lot to look forward to with events like the Phuket Triathlon (Nov 22) and the mammoth, 140km Thai Ultra Race in Chiang Mai (Feb 18-20). Other sport events worth traveling for include Japan’s Tokyo Marathon (Feb 22) and Malaysia’s Tour de Langkawi.

- See more at: http://bk.asia-city.com/travel/news/5-hot-bangkok-travel-trends#sthash.Mzxh3FPA.dpuf