Nai Lert Park Heritage Home 11:00 AM
What is it? It doesn’t get better than eating khao chae in a lush garden in the middle of the city, surrounded by old trees and a building with its own story. Ma Maison occupies Baan Park Nai Lert – a heritage property that has been part of Bangkok's social fabric since the early twentieth century – and the restaurant's khao chae recipe is said to be drawn from the house's own culinary traditions.
Why we love it: The rice is of the ‘hom mali’ variety, polished to a pearlescent finish and soaked in water infused with jasmine blossoms. The condiments are made to a home-kitchen standard, which is to say they taste as though someone's grandmother made them, which is always great. The meal closes with a choice of cool summer desserts like mango sticky rice and marian plum in syrup.
Time Out tip: The midday sitting is the one to book if you can – eating khao chae in that garden at lunch, under the canopy of old trees.
Ma Maison. Baan Park Nai Lert, Soi Somkhit. 11am-2.30pm and 6pm-10pm daily until May 31.
