The Le Meridien Bangkok is a contemporary luxury hotel, conveniently located in the heart of Bangkok’s bustling Silom business, shopping and entertainment district. The modern structure features a striking glass and steel facade and soaring atrium that makes for an impressive entrance into the property. Opened in late 2008, Le Meridien Bangkok is the brand’s flagship property in Thailand. For dining and drinking, Le Meridien Bangkok features their signature restaurant Latest Recipe, plus two bars and the Latitude 13° lounge.
Latest Recipe is located on the first floor, accessed by glass sided elevators or a broad sweeping staircase from the lobby. The dining area overlooks the open void of the glass encased atrium, and beyond to the external urban landscape. Latest Recipe is an “all-day” dining restaurant that features both buffet selections, and an innovative cuisine from the interactive live cooking stations. An a la carte menu features culinary highlights selected from the kitchens of Le Meridien hotels world-wide, offering diners an exceptional gourmet dining experience.
Le Meridien hotels world-wide are synonymous with a modern, urban style of hospitality, projecting a passion for art and design, food and fashion, and film and music. The French roots of the brand are evident in the expression of a restrained elegance and sophistication in the interior design, and with the engagement in a variety of cultural activities for a discerning clientele. And with the appreciation of fine food accompanied by excellent wines from the best vineyards.
Impressive entrance to Latest Recipe is via a sweeping staircase leading up from the main lobby
The main dining area features modern furnishings, with a distinctive, molded communal table
As an “all-day” dining restaurant, Latest Recipe serves three distinct buffet selections – for breakfast, lunch and dinner. In addition to the changing buffets, Latest Recipefeatures “a la minute” creations from the chefs at the interactive cooking stations. Each month at the “International Specialties” cooking station, selected culinary highlights from different global cuisines are showcased.
Latest Recipe is renowned for its breakfasts and has created a Signature Breakfast in partnership with three-star Michelin Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, and features unconventional combinations such as oranges, carrots and raspberries, and herbs and spices such as chilies, cloves and pepper, as well as entrees which are new interpretations of classic breakfast dishes.
And commencing from June 2012, the sumptuous Sunday Brunch has the added highlight at the interactive dessert station where diners can experience the delectable Gelato Entrée. The Restaurant Manager, Antonio Lionetti, combines the flavours of Italian gelato, and prepares a unique and creative mock spaghetti with homemade gelato and sweet ingredients such as Mock black ink and fresh ripe tomato, made from chocolate ice cream with strawberry sauce, Saffron and Tagliolini with bread crumbs and sultanas, made from passion fruit gelato with dried coconut and sultanas; or Sunny Up egg with fresh cracked pepper, made from vanilla ice cream, with peach or apricot on the top.
The all-day A la Carte Menu features a wide selection of dishes from Western, Thai and Asian cuisines. Signature dish highlights include Confit de Canard– slow cooked duck leg with sun dried cherry, caramelized shallots, new potato, arugula salad and red wine glaze; Lamb Osso Bucco– braised with smoked salt and ratatouille; and Coffee Panna Cotta– with cocoa and chocolate stick. Other menu choices range from salads, sandwiches and burgers, grilled fish and meats, pastas and pizza, and local Thai favourites.
Wood-fired pizza oven and buffet selections of salami, cold cuts, breads and pizza
Interactive cooking station specialising in regional dishes
Selected regional cuisine specialties are showcased monthly
The central buffet display counter- with dining tables adjacent
Preparing a pasta dish at one of the interactive cooking stations
The Dessert Station allows diners to create their own combinations of ingredients
Gelato Entree- Egg Cocotte styled gelato
Gelato Spaghetti- Pesto Trenette
Gelato Spaghetti- Saffron Tagliolini
The Wine List at Latest Recipe features a concise, well formed selection of vintage wines at fair prices. Sparkling wines include NV and vintage Champagnes, and Prosecco- with a good variety available by the glass as well as bottle. White wine varieties from both Old World and New World wineries include Piont Grigio, Chardonnay, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. Red wines range from attractively priced New World labels, to renowned French vintages such as Château Margaux “Pavillon Rouge”, Bordeaux, Margaux, 2001; and Château Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac, Bordeaux, 2002.
Wines of The World- Selected labels from the leading wine regions of the world
The main entrance to the hotel lobby with dramatic graphic overlay on the glass facade
Latest Recipe- signature restaurant at Le Meridien Bangkok
Address: 1st floor, 405 Surawong Road, Bangrak, Bangkok. 10500 Thailand
BTS: Saladaeng station 5 minutes walk
Reservations: +66.2. 232 8888
Website: www.lemeridien.com/bangkoksurawong
Facebook Page: leMERIDIEN
Opening hours:
Daily 6:00 am ~ 11:00 pm
Breakfast Buffet 6:00 am ~10:30 am
Lunch Buffet 12:00 noon ~ 2:30 pm
Dinner Buffet 5:30 pm ~ 11:00 pm
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Sunday Brunch- 12:00 pm ~ 2:30 pm Features an interactive and à la minute cooking style- highlighted by the interactive dessert station where guests can experience an irresistible Gelato Entrée.
