Is There A Peruvian Restaurant In Bangkok?

[Meridian007]

With JT's thread on food, and my recent reading about Harcourt's younger days when he would make a citrus-pickled seafood dish, I've been thinking about ceviche, and other South American food.

Has anyone seen any South American restaurants in Bangkok? That is another type of food I miss from the west, and with the recent Mexican food craze in BKK, I think someone should try something even more southern!

Mmmm, shrimp ceviche would be sooo good right now!

[thalassa2006]

Senoir Pico at the Rembrandt hotel come to mind sulkhumvit 20 4th floor

Eric

[Rumblecat]

Senor Pico's is a great place, but unfortunately the menu is 100% Mexican, so that's not going to help the OP. Don't know of any Peruvian ones but there's Fogo Vigo Churrascaria Bar and Grill which is a Brazillian style steakhouse. It's in the Chitlom area.

[CNF55]

Senor Pico's is a great place, but unfortunately the menu is 100% Mexican, so that's not going to help the OP. Don't know of any Peruvian ones but there's Fogo Vigo Churrascaria Bar and Grill which is a Brazillian style steakhouse. It's in the Chitlom area.

FOGO VIVO closed quite some time ago - more than a year, at least.

[theseahorse]

There's a good little Columbian/ Latino restaurant just off Sathon Soi 1, called La Cuchara. Its just past the Ibis hotel, down a back street. Good rustic Columbian food. I think they may have had a Chevice on the menu, but if not it's still well worth a visit. Just don't go in a large group, the place is tiny, its a bit like eating in someones front room and like most non thai food places here in BKK they have difficulty when it comes to tables over 4!

I've had a good Escabeche here somewhere (Escabeche/ Chevice. same, same!), just can't remember where. May have been Tapas Cafe?

[Jingthing]

Great tip! Surprising to hear about a Columbian restaurant in Thailand. And, yes, they do have some kind of (shrimp) ceviche. Very cool, but highly doubtful that it rates compared to a good Peruvian ceviche.

http://www.dininginthailand.com/lacuchara.bkk.asp

Edited January 26, 2010 by Jingthing

[lensta]

Rio Grill in the asia hotel for Brazilian

[Rumblecat]

Senor Pico's is a great place, but unfortunately the menu is 100% Mexican, so that's not going to help the OP. Don't know of any Peruvian ones but there's Fogo Vigo Churrascaria Bar and Grill which is a Brazillian style steakhouse. It's in the Chitlom area.

FOGO VIVO closed quite some time ago - more than a year, at least.

Really? That's a shame, I was planning on going back there sometime soon. Oh well...

Edited January 26, 2010 by Rumblecat

[Jingthing]

Senor Pico's is a great place, but unfortunately the menu is 100% Mexican, so that's not going to help the OP. Don't know of any Peruvian ones but there's Fogo Vigo Churrascaria Bar and Grill which is a Brazillian style steakhouse. It's in the Chitlom area.

FOGO VIVO closed quite some time ago - more than a year, at least.

Really? That's a shame, I was planning on going back there sometime soon. Oh well...

No worries. You can go to the hot restaurant city Pattaya now for Brazilian Churrascaria at Zicos.

http://www.pattayamail.com/840/dining.shtml

[Somtamnication]

Colombian. Never heard of Columbian.

[theseahorse]

Colombian. Never heard of Columbian.

Ever heard of pedantic?

Edited January 26, 2010 by theseahorse

[Jingthing]

Colombian. Never heard of Columbian.

Ever heard of pedantic?

Yeah its an honest mistake for someone from D.C. to make, so solly.

[Meridian007]

Thanks for the heads up on La Cuchara!

One thing worries me though, but I'm hoping that the writer made a mistake:

The Cerviche is a delicious spicy prawn and tomato salad steamed with fresh coriander leaves, served in a banana leaf with a cup of spicy tomato salsa

I also just read on Wikipedia that it is customary in some restaurants to cook the shellfish to lower the preparation time, but that just wouldn't be the same! I was taught to let the seafood marinate for a few hours, but you can see that it starts "cooking" the shrimp almost immediately. I took this pic just a few minutes after putting the ingredients together:

Regardless, I'm still looking forward to checking out La Cuchara, S. American food is something I've been missing for too long!

Edited January 27, 2010 by Meridian007