All Reis Bangkok Street Food

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Photo: Heribert Corn Since Vienna is not exactly blessed with a wealth of really great Thai restaurants, cooking for yourself is not such a bad alternative. And there is one place that you absolutely have to go to, namely Thalad Thai at Schweglergasse 19, where you can get all those herbs, all those melanzani, all those fish and chili sauces, all those spices and all those special shallots. And where the man at the till looks you in the face, asks: "What do you actually want to prepare?", and then helps you to choose the right things. A month ago, the people from Thalad Thai opened a restaurant across the street, which may have a strange name, "All Reis", but has the all-important advantage of being able to fall back on the wonderfully fresh ingredients from the store. And fresh leafy and stem vegetables are just about as important for Thai cuisine as the right ingredients for Italian cuisine: fundamental. All Reis also looks different. No King of Siam kitsch, but a youthful, modern wooden design, shelves with colorful cans and bottles intended to give a shop-like impression, a few movie posters and, of course, the (relatively) open kitchen. They play loud Thai pop and the service staff are young and cheerful. It's hard to choose, everything sounds so good, and if you look at the tables next to you, you'll notice: It also looks good, neatly arranged and perfectly presented on pretty stoneware plates. Tod mun pla, for example, the fish cakes, a Thai starter classic that is usually served in a deep-fried frozen version, is made fresh here. Small fish and egg omelettes with coriander, chilli, lemongrass, kaffir lime, the whole range, delicious (€ 5.90). Or miang kham, betel leaves topped with peanuts, dried shrimps, chilli, coconut, lime, ginger and shallot, folded up and dipped in sweet and sour tamarind sauce (€ 5.90) - crunchy! The duck salad here is more moist, not as crispy as the Vietnamese, for example, shallot and spring onion, coriander, sesame, various green vegetables, fish sauce and lime juice make for a compact, delicious whole (€ 10.90). The fried water spinach with pickled soybeans and dried chili is quite spicy and quite good (€ 8.90). Yes, and if you've overestimated yourself a little when ordering, you might also get the spicy Isaan-style pork rib soup with lots of lime juice, which makes it very refreshing, lots of chili, ginger, lemongrass and whatever else is in Thai soups (€ 9.90).
In any case, you now know what it's supposed to taste like when you shop opposite. Summary: A small, new and also pretty Thai restaurant that uses fresh produce from its own store and is therefore great. All Reis 15, Schweglerstraße 12 Tel. 01/786 46 68 Mon-Sat 11 a.m.-2 p.m. www.allreis.com

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