Reach for the sky

PARTY LIKE the Latinos this weekend at the newly opened Flamenco Bangkok, a new party spot perched high on the ninth floor of EmQuartier.
The brainchild of The Mall Group’s top executive Supaluck Umpujh, the sky bar and lounge atop on Helix Building are filled with colour and Latin touches, reflecting the motto, “Without Passion, Life is Nothing.” Top-notch food, drinks, and hot Latin sounds takes party-goers back to an era of unbridled glamour, making Flamenco Bangkok a unique and inspired addition to Bangkok’s night scene.

The glamorous Latin ambience

Speaking to reporters at the recent grand opening, Supaluck explained that Flamenco Bangkok draws inspiration from the Spanish dance style and music genre and aims to bring the culture, music, contemporary arts and the flavours of the global Latin community to the centre of Bangkok. 
The new venue is spread over 800 square metres and boasts a vast indoor area featuring a grand hall, decorated with crystal chandeliers, velvet sofas, antique furniture, and the main bar. The mezzanine lounge, meanwhile, is designed to offer VIP customers privacy and features well-known DJs and live bands paying homage to everything Latin, from Rumba to Samba. The outdoor rooftop bar area with its spectacular view invites guests to enjoy the sunset and the 180-degree view of Bangkok skyline and the cigar room adds a further touch of glamour. 

Seafood Paella

Tesit Amatyakul, executive sous chef, is in charge of the Spanish and Mexican style kitchen, and serves up a diverse selection of delicious tapas including Kingfish Ceviche (Bt390) made to a tangy Peruvian recipe with Spanish onion, jalapeno peppers, finger lime and cilantro. 
“Spices are the most important ingredients of any Latin dish and give it a distinctive and intensive taste. For example, our Pork Scratching (Bt150) is sprinkled with paprika, cumin, coriander root powder, garlic, chilli, and sesame. We also use different types of chilli to create the hot taste,” Tesit explains,
“Thais will love the Jalapeno Poppers (Bt290), a tapas dish featuring three of the peppers stuffed with Spanish Chorizo chilli, which is now can be grown in Thailand, cream cheese, chipotle mayo and mozzarella. They’re rolled in flour and crunchy breadcrumbs before being deep fried.” 
Patatas Bravas (Bt180) is another of the chef’s recommendations. This potato confit dish is filled with a tomato-based Bravas sauce and aioli and baked for an hour. Tuna Tartare Sopes (Bt450), meanwhile, shows off its Japanese influences with the raw tuna mixed with jalapeno, avocado and sesame.

Chimichurri Beef

There are two types of soup available, served both chilled and hot: Chilled Gazpacho (Bt200) features blue crab meat, avocado, and olive oil, and Chicken Tortilla Soup (Bt250) uses black-eyed beans, harmony corn, and spring onion. 
And for those wanting something more substantial that they can also share, there’s the Seafood Paella (Bt990) made with prawn, squid, mussels, Spanish sausage, and cooked with Bomba rice, saffron, paprika, and roasted capsicum, as well as Argentinean speciality Chimichurri Beef (Bt1,290) served with Manchego Mash and baby carrots.
Drinks-wise Margarita is the star. One of the best mixologists in the industry graces Flamenco Bangkok’s bar and serves up such punch-packing drinks as Margarita del Dragon and Tiki Poly Margarita with the aromatic flavour of fresh green apple, lime, and cucumber bitters along with Cuba Libra, Caipirinha, Maracuja Daiquiri and Tequila Shots. They’re priced at Bt380 a pop.
  

JUST SAY OLE!
>> Flamenco Bangkok in on the ninth floor of Building A, the EmQuartier.
>> It’s open every night from 6pm to 1 am. 
>> Reservations are recommended. Email: [email protected] or call (02) 003 6006.