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Beyond Bangkok

Chapter I

Southern Borderlands

Hat Yai · Songkhla · Phuket · Satun

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Available for a limited season, alongside our full regular menu.

A Rotating Regional Thai Dining Series

The flavours that never
made it to the menu.

Thailand’s food culture stretches far beyond what most restaurants serve. Beyond Bangkok is our ongoing dining series exploring the regional dishes, coastal traditions and heritage flavours of a country too large and too complex to fit on a single menu.

Each chapter is designed by a chef with a personal connection to that region — bringing their roots, their memory and their craft to the Ladyboy table. Limited run. Always rotating.

Chapter I

Southern Borderlands

Hat Yai · Songkhla · Phuket · Satun

Southern Thailand’s food is defined by coastal waters, centuries of trade, rich coconut groves, and serious heat. Bold, fragrant, and fire-forward, the cooking here relies on fresh turmeric, wild herbs, local seafood, and deep regional curries.

For Chapter I, Chef Gun draws on his roots in Hat Yai and the southern coast — bringing these heritage flavours to life through individual dishes, regional curries, and a selection of Southern-inspired drinks. All dishes are designed to be enjoyed individually or shared across the table.

Crab Tartlet — spiced blue swimmer crab, southern yellow coconut curry

The Menu

Entrée

Crab Tartlet
Spiced blue swimmer crab meat · Southern yellow coconut curry · crispy betel leaf
$18

Main

Southern Kua Curry — Market Fish
Pan-seared market fish · dry Southern turmeric curry · charred okra · crispy lotus root · coconut rice
$38

Dessert

Black Sticky Rice
House-smoked coconut cream · coconut macaroon ice cream · sesame tuile
$18

Chapter Cocktail

Coconut Martini
Grey Goose Vodka · Noilly Prat Vermouth · Malibu · fresh coconut water
$26

Exclusive Collaboration Brew

Tart Theory 6.5%
A canned sour beer from Rocky Ridge Brewing Co. and Samata Brewing (Bangkok), added to this chapter because the flavours and timing lined up.
Tastes like: pandan, toasted coconut, vanilla, a bright tart finish.
$16

The Chef

Chef Gun

Born in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Chef Gun grew up immersed in the bold, spice-laden seafood culture of Thailand’s deep south.

His culinary journey spans Thailand, France, and Australia — with kitchens in Chiang Mai, Phuket, and Melbourne shaping his cooking and execution.

Through Beyond Bangkok, Chef Gun brings his connection to regional Thai cooking to Ladyboy, exploring coastal heritage dishes rarely seen on Australian menus.

Limited Chapter

Southern Borderlands

Available while it lasts.
Ladyboy Dining & Bar, Richmond.

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