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“Food Guaranteed Not to Cause Pregnancy”

a sign over a walkway

Looking for a unique experience in Bangkok? This restaurant is a tourist trap, a charity, and a hilarious dining experience with fairly decent food.

a walkway with a sign and plants

Cabbages and Condoms Restaurant in Bangkok supports PDA. PDA, as in the Population and Community Development Association, which offers family planning services in rural Thailand. Hence the restaurant name, and safe sex posters throughout the building.

a sign with white text on it

a poster with drawings of objects on it

a sign with text and pictures on it

But the themed decor doesn’t stop with posters. Condoms have been repurposed into statues and table decor, just to name a few.

a couple of statues of men wearing clothing

a group of condoms on a table

But that’s not the Bangkok restaurant’s only selling point. Just a few hundred yards off Sukhumvit Rd, you walk down the long hallways and suddenly find yourself in a tropical garden. It’s best at night when the thousands of Christmas lights turn it into a fairyland.

tables outside with tables and chairs

a group of trees in pots

If you prefer air conditioning, which at noon that day we did, there are multiple indoor dining rooms.

a restaurant with tables and chairs

The menu is extensive, and by Bankok standards, expensive (think hotel pricing). But, as they advertise, their “food is guaranteed not to cause pregnancy.”

a basket of potato chips
Complimentary snacks before ordering at Cabbages and Condoms

With that reassurance in mind, started off with the  steamed chicken dumplings, beautiful in their purple wrappings.

a plate of food on a table

My friend had a seafood allergy, so to maximize the dishes we could share we played it safe. Kai Phad Med Mamuang Himmapan, commonly known as Cashew Chicken. Except this wasn’t soupy. It had plenty of crispy dried chili and the cashews were a nice texture. Way better than the US, mediocre for Thailand.

a plate of food with a spoon

Same went for the Green Chicken Curry with roti.

a bowl of soup and chips on a plate

The side of steamed red jasmine rice came in the shape of a heart 🙂

a plate of food on a table

Instead of mints, the bill comes with complimentary condoms.

a condom on a black wallet

And more on the way out if you want to make a political statement.

a sign with words on it

For the wise-guy friends who already have everything, Cabbages and Condoms also has plenty of branded merchandise for sale in their gift shop.

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  1. This has always been the most strangely oversexed blog on BoardingArea. Something missing in your life?

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