The CEO Magazine Asia - 09.2018

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Secret spot

I like to run in the Queen’s Park circuit. It’s amazingly quiet

there. It also has a big pond and a bike track.

How do you spend your days off?

I’ve become a football dad and get to see parts of the region

that I’ve never been to. I like to take my daughter to Peel the

Limelight, a community theatre.

What do you love about the city?

The energy, and that the old and the new co-exist in harmony.

There is food from all over the world. You feel safe.

LAYERS OF LUXE

Central Embassy

The journey at one of South-East Asia’s most luxurious

shopping malls begins with gentlemen clad in hats and white

gloves who greet cars on arrival. Opened one year ago, the

Embassy’s six floors host Hermès, Gucci, Ralph Lauren and

the like. On the ground floor, you’ll find Eathai, a sprawling

upmarket food hall, serving dishes from different parts of the

country. With an appealing infinity design, shoppers are

encouraged to follow the flow of the floors, past the attractions

of Givenchy, Versace, Tom Ford, Christian Louboutin and

Rolex. The mall even offers a personal shopper service for

those seeking style advice. You can then choose to dine at the

Siwilai City Club, see a movie at the Embassy Cinema, or

catch up on work at the co-working space Open House.

BJORN RICHARDSON, GENERAL MANAGER,
137 PILLARS SUITES AND RESIDENCES BANGKOK

Top three places for eating and drinking?
The absolute best restaurant in town is Le Normandie Grill
at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel – the food, the service and
the venue are just perfect and if you are there, you have
to go to the Bamboo Bar for a drink. The best street food is
at lunchtime. And the longer the queue, the better the food.
Head to Rung Ruang at Soi 26 for a beautiful tom yum
noodle soup with the works for 80 baht (US$2). JP French
Restaurant is a lovely little hole-in-the-wall that serves
fantastic steak and frog legs.

Must-do?
Take a long-tail boat to Thonburi on the other side of the river
and explore the canals, pass Wat Arun and drink beer you’ve
been persuaded to buy from someone’s cousin, before getting
off at the Grand Palace.

Daytrip recommendation?
Head to Ayutthaya, but take a guide because there is so much
culture and history. Then go to the King’s Summer Palace and
take a dinner cruise back to Bangkok.

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1. Saffron Sky Garden 2. Wat Arun. 3. Long-tail boats.


2. Saneh Jaan. 5. Traffic along Sukhumvit. 6. Two novices.

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WHERE TO SHOP

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