Thai-riffic options

By Ye Jun (China Daily)
Updated: 2009-01-03 16:31

Lotus Thai's four Beijing branches are providing tasty Thai food in very different settings.

The eatery near the ice rink at China World Shopping Mall (荷花泰国贸店) has become a canteen for many people working in the building.

Its authentic Thai flavors, along with a beautiful Thai-styled yard and attentive service, have attracted quite a few frequenters.

Classic dishes include Tom Yung Kung (冬阴功汤), a fresh prawn soup that combines sour, spicy, sweet, salty and fragrant flavors. Curry crab (黄咖喱炒蟹), curry chicken, seafood salad, steamed sea bass with lemon and chili are some other popular choices.

While the restaurant's China World branch fuses modern and traditional elements in its decor, its Twin Towers branch resembles a Thai village much more.

Its China Central Place eatery instead seems to decorative cues from aristocracy.

Lotus Thai's Oriental Plaza branch recently reopened, featuring brilliant inner decor, and the average cost of a meal still exceeds 100 yuan a head.

Lotus Thai's China Central Place eatery offers a lemongrass hotpot with a spicy and sour base soup, complete with curry and Thai-styled sour and spicy sauce.

11am-9:30pm. 8518-6391. B1 Oriental Plaza, 1 East Chang'an Avenue, Dongcheng district. 东城区东长安街1号东方新天地B1楼; 5/F, Twin Towers, B12 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Yong'anli, Chaoyang district. 5109-6089. 朝阳区永安里双子座购物中心5层; B115 China Central Place, 87 Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang district. 朝阳区建国路87号华贸购物中心B115号; NB201, B2, China World Shopping Mall, 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang district. 6505-5386. 朝阳区建国门外大街1号国贸B2楼NB201