Pumpui Vienna

Authentic Thai food place

Julia from Vienna

""Pumpui" in Vienna is a Thai restaurant that's one of the few places that carries my favorite Thai beer -- Leo! Everything's super-tasty here..."

Why is this Thai restaurant in Vienna called "Pumpui"? It means "chubby" -- that's not what you will become after eating Khao Soy, Pad Krapao, or Curry. "Pumpui" is what your Thai friends will call you (no matter how skinny you are) after gaining one kilogram.

A common greeting in Thailand is "Have you eaten yet?" or the remark "You're fat!" while at the same time encouraging the counterpart to eat - more.

You might've figured out, food is a major part of this culture. So it is a must for any restaurant that claims to be authentic, to transfer this message. An original Thai experience should be a mirror of what a visitor would get in the kingdom of smiles.

I've lived in Thailand for a year and travel back and forth ever since. One thing I could not get anywhere outside of the Southeast Asian country was the locally brewed beer Leo, which back in the days happened to be my favorite. Yet they seem to have changed their export strategy. I did spot it last Summer at the only Thai shop in Vienna, and also here in Pumpui's fridge. Of course, we had to have it.

Oh yes, about the place: Expect to eat tasty authentic meals. The interior is suggestive of street food feel, hence the container-like kitchen front and the ceramic dishes that counterfeit paper plates. And as a (frequent) visitor of Thailand, you surely will recognize, the plastic baskets for sauces and tissues on each table.

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Vienna Spotter Julia

I was born and raised in Austria, yet not in Vienna. I moved to Vienna for schooling and even though I love the nature and quietness of the countryside where I come from, since I left I haven’t thought about moving the center of my life back there. By now I’ve had a few homes and still call most of them such, this way it’s normal for me to say “I’m at home but soon I’ll go home”. I like the fact that no matter if I’m on a back or forth trip, I’m always coming home Why Vienna? As much as I miss being abroad, when I’m traveling I also miss the commodities of my ci...

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