Pataya – From Thailand with smile

A few years ago, I friend of mine had a new colleague who came straight away from her homeland, Thailand, in order to work in Brussels.

My friend told me how difficult it was for this young Thai girl to feel at ease in Brussels, as she didn’t know anyone and couldn’t speak nor French or Dutch. But her biggest issue was to find where to eat.

In Thailand, she didn’t cook often: everyone eats on the streets… so it was challenging not only to cook, but also to find all the ingredients of her preferred meals.

She got addresses of the many Thai restaurants down-town, but she couldn’t find the “real” touch… If we were in Thailand, we would say that those restaurants are dedicated for tourists. She was in search of something more ‘local’.

Then someone told her about the Chinese shops in the same area. She decided to drop a visit the very same day: hungriness can’t wait.

That’s how she found out the restaurant Pattaya surprisingly situated in the very fashionable Antoine Dansaert street…

She finally could eat something as good as her standards and she felt at home.

And thanks to her, we feel like being on holiday trying to eat like locals!