Bangkok Chinatown is always a feast for the senses, and many know the famous T&K Seafood with its green shirts, buzzing crowd and plastic stools spilling onto Yaowarat Road. It is an institution, loved for its fresh river prawns, steamed fish, oyster omelette and fiery tom yum.
But just across the road, there is a newer sibling, The Seafood Cafe & Restaurant. Also by T&K, this spot offers the same local Thai seafood classics, but in a more comfortable setting. Think air-conditioning, cleaner and cosier interiors, and space to sit back without the squeeze of the original shop’s narrow floors or the roadside chaos.
The menu is familiar - grilled river prawns, claypot glass noodles with crab, spicy seafood tom yum soup, oyster omelette, and whole fish steamed with lime and garlic, all the flavours that made T&K famous. But here, you can enjoy them at leisure, perhaps with a cocktail or an ice-cold Singha, without battling the heat and crowd outside.
So if you love the food at T&K but prefer a little more comfort, The Seafood Cafe & Restaurant is the perfect alternative with same flavours, less fuss.
The Seafood Cafe & Restaurant
51/1 Phadung Dao Rd, Khwaeng Samphanthawong, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100, Thailand