Thaiphoon

A really lovely place to get good, simple Thai food and even buy some nits and pieces for cooking at home. They have a range of really yummy lunch boxes ranging from classics such as Pad Thai noodles to less common stuff like their excellent Malay spicy lamb meat balls, and it changes everyday. A week almost feels wasted if I don’t have lunch there at least once: o)

This Chinese deli has only been open a couple of months. They have some really interest food products though, from China, Thailand, and Japan. The deli counter is stocked with things like steamed fish and lamb curry, which are a really good price for lunch or a light dinner — £3.50 each (including rice), and the quality of the curry (which I just sampled) is very good. The menu changes every day, according to what the chefs feel like cooking, so there’s definitely going to be variety if you become a regular. The man who owns the shop also runs the Thai kitchen at the Old Fishmarket on Baldwin Street, and he has plans to open a Steamed Dim Sum bar at the back of this Deli. There’s already a few places set up here, so you can eat in as well as takeaway, or choose one of the intriguing items from one of the 3 shelving units at the front of the shop. Well worth a look if you’re passing by.