German Food in Bangkok

Thai food is famously delectable, but that doesn't mean you wanna eat som tam and tom yum goong three meals a day. So when you find yourself in Bangkok and you've had your fill of the best vittles Siam has to offer -- and trust me: that moment will arrive eventually -- skip the bland international food chains (yes, there really are Sizzlers and Swensens here!) and get thee to Bei Otto, a cozy restaurant that serves up unfailingly hearty German cuisine, the kind that'll make you wanna unbuckle your belt and loosen up your lederhosen. I know, I know -- German food in the Kingdom? Believe me when I say it's fantastic. Standout dishes at the joint, which colorful owner Otto Duffner opened in 1984, include the asparagus soup, the Thueringer (pork) sausages, and, natch, the stick-to-your-ribs sauerkraut. Wash it all down with a big stein of Erdinger wheat beer on tap. You can thank me later. Bei Otto is on Sukhumvit Soi 20, across from the Windsor Suites Hotel.

Bei Otto [official site]

[Text: Newley Purnell]

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