Archive for September 25th, 2008

Belguardo Restaurant – Bangkok

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Belguardo
Unit 515 Ground Floor
Siam Paragon Centre
Tel. +66 (0) 2-610-9380
Website: www.belguardo.com
Opening Hours: 11 am to 11 pm every day
Credit Cards: All Major
Prices: Moderate-Expensive

Belguardo is situated down in the depths of the Siam Paragon Shopping Mall basement in the rear of the food hall, and is quite a trek from the front of the Paragon and the Skytrain, although if you arrive by car a side entrance is located a short walk from the restaurant. Cristina Spanu (Guest Relations Manager) controls the front of house. Cristina has been a driving force in the Italian restaurant scene in Bangkok for many years beginning at Pomodoro on Sukhumvit near soi Nana. Pichai Kijjaroentorn (General Manager) and
Parmigiana Melanzana is a mainstay dish, a favorite of mine and flawlessly prepared. There are many other good choices available on the menu as well.

Beccofino Restaurant & Grill – Bangkok

Thursday, September 25th, 2008


146 Sukhumvit Soi Thong Lo
(Soi 55) Bangkok 10110
Tel. +66 (0) 2-392-1881
Website: www.beccofino.co.th
Opening Hours: Lunch: 11:30am – 2:30pm; Dinner: 6:00pm – 11pm
Credit Cards: All Major
Prices: Moderate-Expensive

Beccofino has now been open for four years and has garnered a reputation for presenting fine Italian cuisine to the city of Bangkok. The menu has a choice of an outstanding array of well executed Italian dishes including a choice of daily hand-made pastas or selections from the charcoal grill, and the restaurant broke the barrier by offering a selection of wines from other wine producing countries other than Italy.
In addition, it features cooking classes taught by Chef Angelo Rottoli who previously was a chef at the three-star Michelin restaurant Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence and in fact, opened a Tokyo branch for them. Beccofino Restaurant Manager, Julian Allain takes care of all the responsibilities in front of house and will be glad to help you. Bangkok’s only authentic manner’s class is taught by Yukiko Matsuhashi using international standards, both are either translated into Japanese or supervised by Japanese Customer Relations Advisor, Emi Kagawa.
Beccofino’s Cristofle silver carving trolley, with table-side carving by Chef Angelo, is one of a very few in use today and there is also a dessert and cheese trolley to select from, both of these have proven to be exceedingly popular.

Gianni Restaurant – Bangkok

Thursday, September 25th, 2008


34/1 Soi Tonson, Ploenchit Road
Bangkok 10330 Thailand
Tel.+66 2 252 1611 (check)
Website: www.giannibkk.com
Opening Hours:11:30am-2:30pm, 6pm-10pm M-Su
Credit Cards: all Major
Prices: Moderate-Expensive

I first met Gianni Favro years ago while he was a partner and chef at Vito’s Restaurant, located in Bangkok’s Ruam Ruadee Village when it was in its prime, a far cry from what it has become today.
His present establishment, Gianni is not too far along Soi Tonson from Ploenchit Road, tell the taxi driver to drive slowly and watch carefully or you will miss it, as it is off on the right side in a tiny driveway leading into a condo complex. The restaurant has now been open more than 10 years and vitello tonnato, beef lasagna and sous-vide beef cheeks are all excellent choices along with many other dishes concocted from specialty products imported from Italy twice a week.