In my early months in Paris, I had a chance to try two Thai restaurants. I have to confess that because of them, I have been quite skeptical about any Thai restaurants here. Why? Because seriously even though your foreign friends tell you they try the dishes there and really like them, the taste could be far from original. For awhile I had given up hope in finding any authentic Thai restaurant that would remind me of home and have just been trying to improve my cooking skill instead (which is pretty much better I dare say.)A few months ago my Thai friends introduced me to "Krau Thai", a ten-table sized restaurant with Thai staff in Montparnasse. Listening to your Thai friends and those foreign friends who "know" what the genuine Thai dishes taste like is a different story... And finally I can say that this is one Thai restaurant that I can rely on. If you have already seen the movie "Ratatouille" where the scene that the restaurant critique, Anton Ego, is hit by the memories of his childhood by tasting the ratatouille... That was much my feeling when I had my first Som Tam (papaya salad) here.
Must say that this place has saved my craving for some spicy dishes and basically my life (a bit over exaggerating but you know what I mean, right?). But of course, you should add to the staff that you can handle the spicy taste and "Kor ped ped".
Remark: Don't put a high expectation or any expectation of having a genuine Thai dish from an all-in-one-Chinese-Thai-Vietnamese restaurant.
Krau Thai
41 Rue Montparnasse, 75014
Métro: Montparnasse
2 comments:
Hey, I wanted to send you a message but this is the only way I know how to on blogger. I hope you don't find this too weird but I typed into google something about Thai food in Paris and your blog came up...I'm an American who just moved to Paris, but all last year I was living in Thailand (in Khon Kaen). I learned some Thai, and I was hoping to find some people in Paris who would want to talk or hang out on occasion, or at least show me where I can get some good som tom. Your blog is the first real lead I've got...
ahh well, I'm actually back in Bangkok already. Add me on facebook if like. Will give you another restaurant to go to :)
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