Durian + Sticky Rice + Coconut Sauce = Sarap

Our roast duck breakfast in Prachak is not the end of our food trip at Charoen Krung Road. My travel companion, Foong PC, took me to another restaurant for a dessert. We walked a little until we reached a small cafe.

Cafe at Bangkok Chinatown

This shop sells fresh coffee and tea but those are not our target. We, particularly Foong, went here for the sticky rice with durian.

I don’t know what to expect from such kind of dessert. It was my first time to hear of the durian and sticky rice combination. I usually eat durian flesh without anything mixed with it. Thus, I was intrigued.

Unfortunately, the cafe ran out of durian. The shop owner said that they can sell the sticky rice but without the durian. Foong was not daunted, however. We went out of the shop then bought durian fruit from a fruit stall along Charoen Krung Road.

Fruit stall at Bangkok Chinatown

We brought back the durian to the cafe and it is a big one to boot.

Durian from Thailand

Then each of us bought a plate of sticky rice.

Sticky rice from Thailand

Which was then bathed with the special coconut sauce.

Sticky rice from Thailand

And finally partnered with durian.

Thai dessert - sticky rice with durian

It tasted really good!

This sticky rice with durian is one of the best desserts that I’ve tasted in Thailand. The coconut sauce enhanced the taste of the sticky rice and it also mixed well with the durian. Though, the durian in Thailand is not that smelly as compared to the durians from Mindanao.

I am yet to see the sticky rice and durian combination in the Philippines. If there is none then maybe I should bring this dessert to our country by opening up a cafe selling this.

The sticky rice + special coconut sauce + durian dessert only cost 60 Thai Baht per plate so I guess it is not that expensive because it really tastes good.

Aside from this special dessert, coffee and tea; this cafe also sells sweets like puddings, breads and cakes.

Thai desserts - bread and other sweets

There is also a sort of meringue and other Thai sweets that might interest you. So I suggest that you visit this cafe along Charoen Krung Road.

Thai dessert - meringue and other sweets


Breakfast at Charoen Krung Road

Breakfast is what I needed that day when I met up with a Malaysian friend because I know that I'll be needing the energy for the walks that we will be doing around Bangkok. Good thing that my friend already has a plan. He wanted us to have breakfast in a Chinese restaurant.


The name of the restaurant is Prachak, established in 1909. This restaurant is located along Charoen Krung Road near the BTS – Saphan Taksin Station. Just look for stall number 1415 to find this restaurant.


I guess it is a typical Chinese restaurant, complete with ducks hanging at the front. I've seen similar Chinese restaurants in Binondo Chinatown in Manila.

Prachak is small like the typical Chinese restaurants that we have in Binondo Chinatown. But don't let looks fool you because Chinese restaurants are not to be judged by space it occupies but by the food it serves.


We ordered a duck dish, which my Malaysian friend said is the best dish in this restaurant. I can't recall the name of this dish nor its price but I can say that it tasted good.


I enjoyed eating this dish with rice and I can say that is the best breakfast that I had in Thailand.

Our breakfast in Prachak is just the start of my adventure for that day. There are more to come so please stay tuned.

By the way, do you wonder who is this Malaysian friend I'm talking about? Maybe this photo will give you a hint.