After  years of working in high end hotels and restaurants like Grand Hyatt's Tables, Mariott and Robuchon, Panida Paethanom (aka Chef Poupee) has now opened a new burger shop in the small street between Sukhumvit 18 and 20.

Burgers and Bangers actually began life as a small burger stand which ran for several months at On Nut market, but was forced to find this new home when the market closed at the end of last year. 

From afar, the new joint comes across as a hardcore American burger bar but step inside you'll be greeted by Taylor Swift tunes and warm smiles from both Poupee and her mother, as well as an all-too-comforting menu.

Up for order are six options: lamb with brie and caramelized onion (B290), cheese-stuffed chicken and mozzarella (B240), bacon-wrapped beef and cheddar (B280), pork belly and blue cheese (B270), vegetarian (B230) and the Signature (beef, bacon, lettuce, tomato and onion rings topped with Bearnaise sauce, B290). Each burger comes with a free side of either sweet potato fries, potato wedges, beer battered onion rings or potato salad.

The bangers menu includes the Cumberland (black peppered pork sausage) and the Lincolnshire (pork sausage with mixed herbs), either of which is available on a bun (B170) or with traditional mash (B250).