Pa Tong
A tropical-tinged space for unbridled southern Thai cooking.
Pa Tong
Thai$
A kaleidoscope of Thai food is coming into focus in Melbourne. Pa Tong adds the bold spices and pungent flavours of the country’s south in a screeching-blue room where macramé lampshades are bright tokens from the beach. A gallery wall does the rest of the job of spiriting diners to Patong, a resort in Phuket, but it’s the food that’s truly transporting.
Adventure – snail curry, anyone? – and seafood dishes are key to this coastal cuisine. Grilled mackerel adds body to a beguiling coconut curry with acacia stems and green almonds. Crab omelette is outstandingly fluffy.
Springy hor mok hides under clay lids; lift them to reveal steamed curried fish mousse. Leaves from the melinjo tree, indigenous to Asia, lend sweet nuttiness to rich grilled pork neck and fried egg. This is a great spot for solo diners and lunch deals are keen.
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