Mae Pranom Bamboo Kitchen

ครัวไม้ไผ่แม่ประนอม (Mae Pranom Bamboo Kitchen) is a small, family-run Thai kitchen on the ring road in Laem Set & Laem Sor, and it's the kind of place you hope to stumble on: home-style Thai food cooked with care, at local prices, by people who are clearly glad you came. It opened recently, and its early reviews are unanimous. The food is the reason to come. One reviewer says the cook used to be a hotel chef, and it shows in how fresh and clean everything tastes. The green curry gets singled out as outstanding by a couple who have been back twice, and the tom kha gai is praised too. Portions are generous for the price: reviewers put it at under ฿200 a head. The owners are warm and attentive, and the room has been decorated with real care, which sets it apart from most local restaurants at this price. You can sit indoors or out on the terrace. It's quiet enough to talk, and reviewers didn't have to wait for a table. English varies: one reviewer found it clear, another says the staff speak a little. It's open daily 10 AM–9 PM, with free street parking. Evenings are busiest, especially Tuesday and Friday around 8 PM.