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    Home > Recipes > Life in Thailand

    Bao & Buns

    Published: Oct 5, 2014 · Modified: Mar 17, 2021 · by Jess Smith · · 2 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Bao & Buns BangkokBangkok loves a good food trend (2014 is the year of spaghetti carbonara), so when someone does something different, it stands out.  This is totally the case with Bao & Buns, a tiny new spot serving "bao" - addictive steamed buns filled with saucy meat or veggies - also known as "Taiwanese Burgers."  I love the light, slightly sweet white bread of steamed buns, and even made them once in Beijing, but had never had this open-faced style.

    Bao & Buns Bangkok

    The spot is tiny, but has a comfortable, casual style.

    Bao & Buns Bangkok

    Bao & Buns makes a great case for the value of doing something simple but well.  With only three varieties of savory bao (including one vegetarian) there aren't many decisions to make, but everything is great.  It's served quickly and packaged to go, although we were perfectly happy to linger, especially over their fresh, lightly sweet lychee and passion fruit sodas.

    Bao & Buns Bangkok_Taro Strings

    Bao & Buns Bangkok_Lychee Passion Fruit Soda


    For an early lunch, we sampled all three savory bao, and couldn't pick a favorite.

    Braised Pork with pickled mustard greens and crushed honey peanuts (I loved those honey peanuts!) - messy to eat, but so very worth it

    Bao & Buns Bangkok_Original Pork

     

    Crispy Chicken with fried chicken, iceberg lettuce, mayo, and sriracha - just the right amount of heat for me (but I noticed they served these without the sriracha for kids)Bao & Buns Bangkok_Crispy Chicken

    Mushroom and Tofu (same flavors as the classic above in a nice little vegetarian-friendly variety) - again those honey peanuts, yum!

    Bao & Buns Bangkok_Vegetarian

    You know it's good when looking at these pictures has me seriously craving them.  Molly agrees.  She starts solids in a couple weeks, and she's got her eye on some bao. 

    Mols at Bao and Bun

     

    Bao & Buns
    27/1 Sukhumvit Soi 33 (BTS: Asoke - though a bit of a walk up Soi 33)
    Open 7 days a week 10:30am-9:00pm
    www.facebook.com/baoandbuns

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    Hi! I'm Jess. I am the recipe creator and photographer behind the 900+ recipes you’ll find on Inquiring Chef. As a mom to three young kids and professional cook, my mission is to make every moment in the kitchen and around the table count. If you’re looking for easy, flavorful, family-approved recipes, you’ve come to the right place! Learn more about me here.

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    1. Mary Ann

      October 05, 2014 at 9:31 pm

      I like the whole idea of the "smallness" here... 3 choices. Seems so much easier than a huge menu, and they even
      took care of the vegetarians.

      And by the way... I grew up in Kansas City, Ks... and have never seen an ocean!

      The babies are beautiful.

      Reply
    2. Sheila

      August 02, 2018 at 12:45 pm

      Wow! These buns look delicious. Would love to try this someday. Better yet, I hope I get to find a recipe so, I can recreate it at home.

      Reply

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