Naamyaa Cafe

I was a little skeptical when my friend suggested this place. The menu is a bit limited and it’s not really traditional Thai food. You won’t find Chicken Pad Thai on the menu here, nor Penang curry. However, they have a few Thai-​style curries, including a very good Massaman, and they don’t skimp on spice.
We ordered the chicken satay skewers and wok-​friend cashews to start. The chicken satay was one of the best I’ve had in London — nice grilled flavour with a delicious creamy, spicy peanut sauce. Excellent. The nuts were tossed in a wok with spring onions and chiles, and have a mighty kick. They’re delicious, but my dinner mates weren’t into them as much as I was. Full of flavour, and I actually ended up mixing most of them into my curry. Yum.
Two of us ordered the Duck Massaman curry with steamed brown rice and were very happy. Great flavours and spice level, the duck was tender and was more meat than fat (hooray!). It had a pleasant kick that was bolstered nicely by the nuts I added. The rice was fluffy and just right — brown rice is tougher to get right than jasmine, so I was pleased. My other dinner partner went for a green curry with jasmine rice and made a lot of yummy food noises, so I think it was good. She also commented on the heat, and being Texan, she’s not afraid of a kick, so that’s saying something.
I also went for the lemongrass tea, something to detox my system after the excess of the holidays. It was lovely and citrusy with a sweetness to it. It came with honey, but I found it totally unnecessary. Light, flavourful and a good complement to the food.
This restaurant also does a burger, which is unusual, but great if you have a friend or family member who isn’t into Thai food but doesn’t want to hold back the rest of the group. The mains were around 9 – 10 pounds and the starters 4 – 5. Reasonably priced and very nice atmosphere. Would definitely go back.

Dear Naamyaa,
I know you are trying to find yourself. You look gorgeous, your food is a massive step up from most Thai spots in London… so why are your beautifully tiled walls so empty for brunch? You’ve changed your business hours to more normal ones (12 – 11 weekdays, brunch from 10:30 on weekends) from the amazing (but apparently not profitable) concept of all day dining (I used to like coming here on weekday mornings to do work and have a coffee or hot chocolate), you’ve changed the menu layout several times. You’ve changed the times and menus you serve a different times… What more can you change? I wish other people saw you like I see you. You are really a not-​so-​hidden gem, especially for brunch.
But why. Why did you have to change hot chocolates? You knew this was my favourite thing about you and then you go and change it to one that is not even remotely in the same category of deliciousness. Why… sniff. I guess I’ll just have to get used to change.
Love, Katie
…This place is all about detail. Aesthetically, it is stunning (even the loos!), the food is really outstanding (especially the brunch), the drinks tasty and inventive… I’ve basically become a regular here for all these reasons. Nothing here is just standard cheap Thai food… even the sweet chilli sauce for the prawn crackers tastes better– you can tell it isn’t the same jarred stuff everywhere else serves.
Foods I like:
–Turnip cake
–Minced beed, basil, chilli rice plate
–Braised tofu rice plate
–Softshell Crab curry spice coconut rice plate
–Miso Poached egg at brunch
Their laksa is very rich and goody-​filled. :)
Why go anywhere else for brunch and wait in a long lame queue for mediocre pancakes when you could come here!?! I find their prices very reasonable for how nice the space is. Most dishes under £10.
(but seriously. Bring back the old hot chocolate or you might get very annoyed with me).

Naamyaa Café («It’s nom, ja») is a very pretty (and somewhat zen) space which is quickly becoming one of my favourite brunch spots — I’ve only been for brunch/​lunch, so I can’t say what it’s like in the evening, so the 5* is for that.
The menu itself is a figurative smörgåsbord of items which some may find a bit confusing, so I’ll break it down into sections:
i) Café — if Naamyaa functioned solely as a beverages/​cake place, it’d be pretty high up the list. I’ve not tried their cakes or pastries, but they look pretty good. On the other hand, I almost always have their coffee as they have really good filter coffee (a Yirgacheffe last time I went) which is pretty damn good and up there with some of the more dedicated coffee establishments. Oh, and their Valrhona hot chocolate is delicious. If I could handle that volume of dairy, I’d quaff it by the flagon. It’s not exactly the perfect accompaniment to the food, but, sod it, something that thick and delicious is pretty hard to pass up. Really, Naamyaa doesn’t *have* to do these things well and they could’ve gotten away with chucking in some average, nameless coffee. But they do, and that’s something I really appreciate. Oh and there’s a full bar and cocktails and stuff. You know, because.
ii) Brunch menu — they used to do breakfast everyday here, but now only open at ⁹⁄₁₀ on Sat/​Sun respectively. Sniff :(they also used to do the full menu all day, whilst now they only start it at 11. SORT IT OUT, PATRONS, THERE’S MORE TO BREAKFASTS THAT CEREAL/​TOAST/​PORRIDGE/​FRY-​UP. Ahem. The brunch menu isn’t extensive, but has some interesting items — I’ve been told that the mushroom items are goooood. I tried the Khao Dtom last time I went — it’s a lot like a congee (albeit a bit thinner). Tell you what though, it was damn tasty, chock full of goodies (prawns, pork slices, egg…) as it should be, and the broth itself is really tasty gingery goodness. If that makes sense. At under £8, it’s a steal, and I know where I’m going next time i need my congee fix. The menu also has smoothies and juice on it, but… uh, I mean, given the choice between a hemp and acai berry smoothie and Khao Dtom, I would seriously question the decision-​making of the person who plumped for the former. Like, I’m sure it’s good, but… really?
iii) The regular menu isn’t far removed from what you’d expect to find at a Thai place, but there’s still room for experimentation: for example, the Yam Pak salad is made of plantains, onions, and Thai apple, and is covered in a rather sweet but tangy sauce. It looks gorgeous, but it’s pretty adventurous and not something that everyone would enjoy. I haven’t tried too much from the main menu, but the tofu/​aubergine/​mushroom hotpot is really good. Really good. Oh, Naamyaa also do burgers. I’m sure that’s probably weirded some people out… I’ve not tried them yet, but I’m sure they’re decent.
So, why 5*? Firstly, I think some of the other reviewers have maligned Naamyaa unfairly. Secondly, as a brunch place, I really can’t fault it. Everything I’ve had from here, I’ve enjoyed. As I mentioned before, the space itself is really nice, and the staff have been really friendly to me. It’s rare that I really take the décor into consideration, but in this case I do think it’s appropriate. As far as prices go, the main menu is not cheap, not pricey, but I do think the brunch items are good value (less than £12 for a coffee/​khao dtom. Ok. Done). I’ve never been in the evenings, so I can’t say how busy it gets… but it’s never been very busy when I’ve been (weekend lunch/​brunch) and it’d make me sad if it were to close down. If you want something different for breakfast, I really suggest you give it a whirl… Asian breakfasts are some of the best in the world, it’s a shame that we have such a limited choice here. Go forth and nom, yeah?

It is a simple and lovely restaurant, full height front windows makes whole street your decoration. Positive and friendly staff welcomes you as you enter. It was great to have our dinner before go to movie in N1 center. Green curry chicken is my favorite.

Superbly authentic Pan Asian/​European Fusion Food.
Straight off, for those complaining about value for money, it’s worth investing in a tastecard. 50% off for up to 4 people. No restrictions and no need to book in advance.
Thus for 4 people eating quite a bit, it’s actually difficult to spend more than £10 per head.
Venue. It’s by the same person who founded Wagamama and as a result as a similar style. Interior is very stylish, modern with traditional asian features like asian buddha statuettes. Window seats are the best but the tables there are a little on the small side.
Food. The food like I mention is authentic. My mum is a native Malaysian born, and knows Hainanese chicken rice (thinks hers is the best, which I can’t disagree with). She said the chicken rice was «good» that translated means it was AMAZING. The sweet chilli to accompany the chicken/​cucumber and the chicken soup with added spring onions just added to the completeness. It’s clear Naamyaa has native chefs to the cuisines working the kitchens. The accuracy and slight deviations/​adaptations on dishes I’ve had hundreds of times was uncanny. Every taste sensation I expected, activated; every texture was true to form. The strongest dishes were the white turnip cake starter, Curry Chicken Laksa and the Khao Man Gai (Hainanese chicken rice set). The desserts are a little poor. However the spiced pineapple is worth a try.
I’ve since been twice and the staff are exceptional, both in service, attitude and general helpfulness. Always willing to help you take a picture, refill your water, help you decide what to order and pack you a doggy bag should you not take their advice and order too much :)
I’m in love this place and with my tastecard, I plan on going at least twice a month and try eveything on both the main menu and the weekend brunch menu! Anyone else fancy coming? :D

Nom-​no was more like it.
I appreciate the concept. Fast thai-​fusion food, mass dining style restaurant. But in the end, the food left me wanting something else.
We got a £9 starter of squid, which was forgettable and overpriced, and moved on to the equally priced dishes of minced beef and Neua Kem (beef curry and glass noodles). The minced beef was incredibly greasy and salty, and the curry just did not work. The noodles were glued together, making it an awkward dish to eat. Awkward and food should not be in the same sentence.

Noodles for breakfast? I don’t know what I find that strange given that on many a morning when I’m at home (at my parents’ place that is — strange that despite living by myself for more than a decade and being a homeowner I still think of that as home) I’ve been known to eat a bowl of curry and rice for breakfast — in fact last year at the family reunion I ate a different one for breakfast every day for a week!
Anyways, that’s not really the point. Katie B corralled a host of Unilocalers and musicans to Naamyaa Café one Saturday morning for a noodle breakfast. Apparently this is all the rage in South East Asia so it proved to be a great choice for UYE Unconventional Breakfast 1.0. Naamyaa is done up in the traditional Bangkok look including lazily rotating ceiling fans which was an excellent touch. The seats are comfortable, the ceilings high and airy, and the kitchen open for all to see. It was starting off well!
Then we found out that the majority of the menu wouldn’t be served until 12pm. That meant we could either opt for the very limited breakfast menu (other than more Western offerings there was only a rice porridge and a noodle soup) or order the first round and wait until high noon to go for round 2. Now, my dear reader, just what did you expect? Of course we went for the latter option!
My group of four (Yee Gan O, Nida K, Grant T, and myself) opted to share a bowl of the rice porridge and one of the noodle soup. The rice porridge was a mix of soup and rice (more soup garnished with rice rather than a congee-​type dish which is what I was expecting) and full of flavour. I really enjoyed the heavy spicy bite of the ginger in the broth and could have easily devoured a bowl to myself. The noodle soup was a bit flavourless by comparison but I think that’s more due to the fact my mouth was still reeling from that ginger attack that any fault of the noodles. Still, I prefer the texture and bold flavours of the rice porridge to the more delicate notes of the noodle soup. The pork in the porridge was also more tender and juicy than the slightly dry chicken in the soup.
Just as we finished licking our bowls clean, noon rolled around so we quickly went into round 2 which comprised of a seafood laksa, a papaya salad, and a stir fried beef salad. The laksa was rich and warming but not quite thick enough for my tastes. It still has a way to go to challenge the Hare & the Tortoise in Putney but for a second round it was perfect. The papaya salad was surprisingly spicy with a hefty dose of red chillies hidden among the crunchy julienned papaya. Absolutely fantastic! The beef salad felt disjointed by comparison and added nothing to the experience.
The rest of the table were gracious enough to let us taste some of their dishes including a curried soft shelled crab (definitely get this — its most excellent) and some stir-​fried minced beef and chilli (good but yet not as spicy as the papaya salad!).
Finally, we got a chilli cheeseburger. Yes, I know that doesn’t make any sense but Katie B had pointed out the burger did look pretty damn good and being on a BurgerQuest I really didn’t’ have any choice. At first everyone though Grant T and I were crazy for ordering this, but hey you gotta just go for it sometimes. And then when it came, oh everyone wanted a bit. The burger wasn’t super special but simply a well executed item. The patty was juicy, the plain bun held together just long enough and did an admirable job of soaking up the chilli and juices, and the chilli itself added enough heat to make it interesting. It won’t make my top 3, but it’s a good effort and worthy of being called a burger (unlike you Joe Allen).
Oh, I should mention the hot chocolate which is thick, rich and creamy and can be ordered with a side of mini marshmallows (or Baileys if you want a kick!). That alone gives Naamyaa extra points in my book! The staff are also über friendly and catered to our ridiculous demands for extra bowls to share and also our indecisiveness with drinks.
All in all, great place to start our breakfast adventure and worth keeping in mind for a slightly different take on brunch when those pancakes and fry ups get boring!

I headed here with a bunch of Unilocalers to try out a new way to have Brunch. They have a different menu on the weekends, and they will only serve off the breakfast menu until 12:00. Several people wanted to order stuff off the lunch menu, so we opted to split a few breakfast options until 12:00, then move on to some lunch options.
I tried the Thai breakfast porridge and the breakfast noodles. They were both tasty, but the porridge was definitely the star. The pork was succulent and the ginger broth was amazing. They also have standard breakfast fare as well if you’re a little less adventurous.
Our lunch courses consisted of some seafood laksa, papaya salad, steak salad and turnip cakes. They were all really tasty. Just enough spice to not be overpowering. The laksa had a rich curry taste and was really good.
The burgers looked great, so we even ordered a chili burger to share. It was cooked nicely and was a pretty decent burger (not the best in London, but better than expected).
I may be back someday if I get the hankering for a different kind of brunch.

Yay for Katie B! Yay for her series of Unconventional Breakfast UYEs! Yay for expanding people’s ideas about breakfasts — in SE Asia, breakfast is a substantial meal and can include dim sum and noodles
With that in mind, Katie organised a UYE at Naamyaa to try out their noodle breakfast. Naamyaa has a Thai name and we fortunately had Nida K to translate the squiggly Thai writing for us
In fact, the menu was quite broad and besides the Thai dishes, it ranged from Hainan style chicken rice to burgers!
Our original plan of having lots of noodles was scuppered when we discovered that we couldn’t order off the main menu until 12pm. Though they had one style of Thai noodles and Thai porridge (made with rice) available before 12pm, being Unilocalers, we decided to have breakfast round 1 and then wait til 12pm to have breakfast round 2!
We were quite restrained in round 1 and the Thai porridge was packed with flavour and more watery than Chinese congee and was passed as authentic by those who had travelled to Thailand. The noodles were a little disappointing, lacking any true punch from either chilli heat or depth of flavour in the stock. However, my guava smoothie was deeply satisfying and guava-​ey!
Round 2 soon rolled round and a more substantial selection of dishes were ordered. My favourites were the soft shell crab, the som tam (green papaya salad) and the fried yam cake (on their evening menu but Katie sweet talked the kitchen into serving it to us for lunch). I was eagerly anticipating the laksa but it was too sweet for me and I stole a little of Rob H’s Hainan chicken was OK
A great way to spend a morning and we found a way to enlongate the UYE. Having intended to eat at the Mother Clucker fried chicken pop up for dinner, I discovered that they weren’t serving their fried chicken for dinner, so we ahem went straight over to Soho for breakfast number 3! There should be a ‘Yelp gluttony badge’ for occasions such as these!
Roll on, Unconventional Breakfast 2.0!

Geez! People are rough with their criticism here.
I liked my food, it was good. I had the curry shrimp Naamya set. I enjoyed it.
Provided it is about 10 pounds for decent food in a business district with quite nicely decorated set up in London, I think it’s a good place to go.
Now, I think there are a few conditions I need to mention:
1. I was already in the area and just walked by this place — so I didn’t travel far purposely to come to this location. Would I have come if I have to travel purposely to here? Maybe.
2. I am Asian and love Asian food — I have Asian food bias. I prefer Asian food over any food almost any day.
3. I like my food spicy, and the food can get SPICY here. My French coworker got his lips burnt. The manager was really nice and brought out cake to «compensate».
4. Finally (and probably the most imporant question of all) — is it Thai food? Eh… I don’t think so. You see, they served Laksa and some other noodles curry dishes. In my HUMBLE opinion, (been to Bangkok and Phuket 10+ times) there is nothing really Thai about it other than the Tong Yum soup. It’s just (decent) Asian food.

There’s nothing street food like about this place except for the names. I tried (and have since forgotten the cocktails I had) some really delicious cocktails that sort of knocked me on my ass for a bit– in a good way. The Laksa was waaaaay too spicy. It was actually quite an embarrassing and funny tale. It was so spicy for me that I the manager noticed my struggle with the spice that she brought me some coconut milk broth to temper it down. Uh,… thanks but it didn’t really work. And by then the sauce was just everywhere on my person. I wouldn’t be surprised if i still find some on my face by this point (I was here months ago) it was just flying everywhere. I don’t know what my problem was… i digress. Ok, so my pal had the fried crab rice dish and it was tasty but also really hot.
I knew I should’ve had the cuban sandwich.
Spice aside, the décor was modern and fitted with an open kitchen that was cool to watch.
Overall the food was good and feel I need to go back. The cocktails were very tasty though also expensive.

My meal was 5 star! My buddies meals were a little less so. Try the red beef curry, it’s there signature dish (I am told) and its absolutely brilliant! Never have I EVER had one to rival it!!!
My buddies went for safer dishes and didn’t bother to mix in all the chilis and other bits that come on the side… so there dishes lacked the kick that mine had. Shame.
Very stylish place, bright colourful and contemporary. Not cheap, but worth it for those special occasions or lunch.

You can almost hear David Attenborough’s hushed and breathy tones describing the place as he peers unobtrusively through the window…“Carefully created. And lovingly placed next to a recently spawned Jamie’s Italian for shelter and contrast. Small and comparatively week now, but within years this will be a force to reckon with. Under an anonymous new build office block here in the Islington foothills, we are present at the birth of a chain…” It’ll go great at the start of the next series of Human Planet.
Naamyaa (or N-​U-​M-​indecipherable squiggle as the sign would have you believe) is, or certainly what feels like, a new concept being rolled out by Alan Yau. Many of his creations have become chains over the years; Wagamammas, Busabi Eathai, Yauacha, the mighty Hakkasan and ChaCha Moon (actually, scratch that last one… It’s the black sheep of the family in so many ways) and while Wagamammas may have blossomed into mediocre provincial ubiquity, it’s a damn site better than most high streets could have offered even 15 years ago.
The menu at Naamyaa Café, created in partnership with Michelin starred Thai specialist David Thompson (he of Michelin starred Nahm fame), is an odd one if you’re in search of a new, or specifically Thai, experience. They cover a broad gamut of South East Asian dishes, many offered as shared or small plates, alongside a handful of international offerings such as burgers and European salads (it’s styled as an all day Bangkok café, this appears to be a ‘thing that those establishments offer, much like the culturally curious Indian railway cafes that inspired Dishoom).
So bring it on…
Walking in to a bright airy space of light pines, gorgeous orange pictoral tiling and cool pistachio green banquettes, one of the first things you notice is that Naamyaa smells of food. In a good way. Food that makes me hungry. Food I want to eat.
Pulling up a pew at the large bar overlooking the open kitchen (that’d explain the smell then) I skimmed through the menu before succumbing to menu Tourettes and ordering the smell that had turned me on as I walked in. I get the purpose of open kitchens in showier restaurants, where there’s genuinely a sense of wonder about what the white clad magicians are doing with their exotic ingredients, less so when you’re simply watching a bored guy repeatedly prep clingfilm clad tray after clingfilm clad tray of veggies.
Despite that smell, it didn’t start well. Vegetable stuffed spring rolls or Po Pia Jay were as under-​filled and generic as those you’d get from a local Chinese supermarket, Thai spiced chicken wings were a generous portion and easily suitable for sharing, but slightly greasy, under-​flavoured and just too scrawny. I wasn’t wishing I’d nipped into Jamie’s next door, but I was starting to bemoan the fact I hadn’t gone a little further down the road to Exmouth Market for my scran.
Thankfully, it was saved by the laksa, a deeply intense and flavoursome bowl of hearty spice. £8.50 is a pretty reasonable price for a dish of this quality, one so overfilled with yielding strings of braised chicken, silken noodles, crunchy beansprout and fried garlic that I struggled to finish it. I know that laksa isn’t specifically a Thai soup, though versions are served throughout the region, and this one is a triumph.
Expectations finally met if not exceeded, I’ll probably pop back in to sample a couple of the other rice and noodle mains if I’m in the area. On the second half of this showing, I won’t have a problem recommending Naamyaa, though you might want to wait until one pops up closer to you. It won’t be long.

If you come here expecting your typical Thai menu for westerners, you’ll be disappointed.
Then again, if you come here looking for Bangkok street food, you’ll probably also be disappointed. I should caveat this statement by saying I’ve never actually been to Bangkok, but I’m going to hazard a guess that the local food scene there isn’t quite the sanitised and tame experience it was at Naamyaa during my visit. And this wasn’t just because I was wary of the chilli cheese dog and Cuban sandwich on the menu.
The décor, service and complimentary nibbles impressed me. The food as a whole, however, didn’t. It was far from bad — in fact, it was quite pleasant. But it just didn’t have KAPOW!
The lemongrass tea, on the other hand, was fabulous.

This place was top of my list when I heard Alan Yau had opened a new restaurant in London. As I’m a big fan of Busaba Eathai and Hakkasan. However to be honest the whole experience at Naamyaa was a bit of a disaster.
The large steel structure of the restaurant means I hardly got any phone signal once inside (I was waiting for my wife to join me), hoping to switch on to wifi was a lost cause as their network is locked, a request for the code from the waiter resulted in a ‘let me see what i can do’, he disappeared and never returned.
As for the food, I ordered a Lamb Satay — this was unbelievably fatty, such that I had to leave most of it, the lack of a knife made the process of trying to remove the fat almost impossible. I gave up and moved on to the other dishes.
The Papaya Salad I ordered was said to be spicy, but the waitress said she could ask the chef to make one that was not spicy at all. Her message obviously fell on deaf ears as both my partner and I could not finish the overly fishy, soggy spicy salad.
Ordered some kind of pineapple and ice cream dessert, the spiced pineapple was nice, but the ice cream topping was crystallized like it had been left in the freezer too long.
Finally this restaurant is supposed to be Thai/​Asian, but the music was Lebanese/​Arabic throughout our visit. Strange choice… Oh and as we were paying the bill and moments before we left the hostess delivered a wifi code… it didn’t even work… too little too late…

Love the design, love the large space and bustling atmosphere with open kitchen in the centre and the noise of woks and the kitchen combined with chatter, background music and slightly chaotic feel. That works well. I also like the overall concept of the Asian /​Bangkok street food that also includes western items such as a burger and cuban sandwich, caeser salad etc. The menu has different themes but I see that small plates theme in parts which starts to make me slightly nervous…
Like Busabaeathai, the sign outside is written in this thai style lettering that makes you wonder what it actually says ‘naamyaa’ but might as well be actually Thai.
Foodwise, we ordered thai baby calamari which came quickly and could be described as curried wok fried calamari. Remarkably average and small portion.
My main course of pork noodle soup had a soup base with great flavour and depth with chunks of very tender and nicely roasted /​charred pork with lots of different types of mushrooms which complemented the flavour and soup stock well. Standard fine noodles bulked it out. My dining partner had the beef laksa which was just OK. A stack of components but lacking in sufficient soup and the high proportion of raw beansprouts on top dominated the flavour. Both soups were of a relatively small size, not the generous soup meal that we had anticipated and while the pork noodle soup was delicious, the laksa could have been better.
A desert of spiced roasted pineapple crumble sounded great but the description was better than the reality. It came in a small glass tumbler with bottom layer of stewed pineapple compote with chilli (ie quite spicy) and some other layers of crumb and flavoured cleam and ice cream on top. Not the roasted pineapple I pictured in my mind and also ‘snack size’ portion like one of those snack tubs in the supermarket.
Service was quick, efficient and friendly and the kitchen clearly has high throughput and speed in mind.
Beer was £6.20! for a bottle of Adnams (a standard but decent pub beer) in a bottle.
So while the food was good but not that special, the £47 bill including service for one starter, two soup noodles, one desert and two beers and mean portions to match equated to a relatively low value quotient. There seems to be a trend happening for street food (yay!) but with premium prices (boo!) and Naamyaa seems like another example. Not as good as Busaba. Maybe will try again in the future since I am sure they are still optimising everything and hasn’t been open long.

Very excited to get a table at Naamyaa last night. Cutting edge lighting and design raise expectations as you are seated around the huge open kitchen. Service is brisk and friendly. Clearly they are not fully open yet as the menu has huge gaps which will presumably be filled later with more choices. Also we were told that a good number of the remaining dishes were ‘off’ that night but we managed to cobble something together.
Best thing of the night were cashew nuts stir fried with lime leaves and spices which were absolutely delicious. Starters of a lightly curried calamari and tea smoked ribs were pretty good. The mains are where it fell down. Rice dishes of Hainan chicken, Prawn and minced beef ranged from bland to inedibly salty. Manager brought wonderful icecream and pine kernel tart to make up for this so we left happy.
My advice is to give it a while as it is still trying to find its feet but we are looking forward to going back again soon to give it another try.

Naamyaa officially opened this past Monday. Located in the same building as Angel’s Hummingbird Café, it is a quick walk from either the bus stop or the Angel tube. The concept of the café is european-​thai fusion. Questionable, I know. However, Naamyaa does a pretty impressive job with this. My friends and I sampled the garlic thai chicken wings and prawn crackers. For our mains we each tried one of the rice dishes. Mine had shiitake mushrooms, rice, a fried egg, and an assortment of cooked veggies. Everything was delicious, and the employees were attentive and friendly. Worth checking out if you’re in Angel often.