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Down a narrow alley off a side street.
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Bo.lan is in a traditional Thai wooden house.
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Lovely brass placemat
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Part of the dining room - the kitchen is back behind the wall.
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Nice ceiling decoration - traditional woven mats for sorting rice, I think...
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Some snacks to start - boiled peanuts!, candied nuts, and some sort of rice snack in the glass.
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Welcome cocktail - you drink what's in the glass, then eat the stuff on the stick, then pour the pandan-flavored liquid in the little eye-dropper bottle into the glass and drink that.
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First official course - I forget what they all were, but you eat them in order, and 2nd from right was quite spicy!
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Shot of part of the lovely dining room.
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I think this is the stir-fried minced pork, prawn, and salted fish with water bamboo shoots.
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Unusual urinal refreshment method.
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Obligatory bathroom selfie.
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Walkway back from the restroom.
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Looking into another part of the dining area.
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I got the Bo.lan Balance menu, which is multi-course tasting, but they serve the main courses all together, since traditionally Thais eat a variety of curries all at once with their rice. I asked for the regular amount of spiciness, and was pleased with m
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Another view of the multiple main courses.
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Pork belly with shrimp past chili relish and local greens.
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Galangal infused coconut soup with grilled chili jam and banana blossom.
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This was a deviled egg with accompanying veg.
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Palate cleanser before the desserts.
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Fruity drink - the white bottle on the right has coconut milk inside, for pouring into the drink.
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Jasmine tea that comes with the dessert courses.
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In a nice teapot.
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Pre-dessert. Coconut several ways.
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Dessert - flaming, then...
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...smothered to smoke the rice snacks. Other parts were all quite nice, almost more savory than sweet.
