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PERTH | When owners of popular Thai pop-up Bangkok Jump Street, Wanwipar “Dao” Thanasothorn and Punchita Wangpaichitr, announced that they were opening a bricks and mortar restaurant in the former Old Crow site in Northbridge, expectations were high. The duo have built a reputation for serving up some of the best Thai food in Perth, and I was keen to see what the new restaurant, Baan Baan, had to offer.
Baan mean home in English, and “Baan Baan” roughly translates as comfort and simple. That is, it encapsulates the simple pleasures of home. The food at Baan Baan reflects this. A menu that dances through Thailand’s diverse regions, influenced by the food that Dao and Punchita grew up with.
The chargrilled pork neck skewers marinated in coconut (pic one) come over from the pop-up, and are fantastic. Succulent, flavour packed offal used to great effect. Also great is another pork offal dish – sticky BBQ pork cheek with tamarind sauce and green salad (pic two). Again, much more succulent than you’d get with more familiar pork cuts.
For something less porky, try the crispy Thai pancake (pic seven). It’s filled with coconut, bean sprouts, radish, mung beans, and cucumber relish, and has a wonderful texture and flavour. The betel leaf wraps (pic six), with fried mackerel, ginger, lime, toasted coconut, and peanut lime sauce meanwhile, give a wonderful burst of light freshness. Also light and tasty are the Thai style mussels. Fresh Western Australian mussels in a lemongrass, kaffir lime, and Thai basil broth. Delightful.
For drinks, it’s a mostly Western Australian selection of wine, craft beer, Thai inspired cocktails, mocktails, and non-alcoholic drinks. Try the Thai Garden – it’s a fragrant mix of lemongrass, butterfly pea, palm sugar, lime, and vodka.
Baan Baan
172 Newcastle Street
Northbridge
Western Australia 6000
Australia
Telephone: (08) 6424 8654
E-mail: [email protected]
Website
Open
Sun, Tue – Thu: 5:00pm to 10:00pm
Fri – Sat: 5:00pm to 11:00pm