Sri Lankan pop‑up in Bangkok
Bangkok’s Bar.Yard at Kimpton Maa‑Lai hosts Kurumba Restaurant & Bar from Sydney for a Sri Lankan street‑food pop‑up March 27–29 — a short-window chance to taste Sri Lankan flavors alongside Thai night‑market staples (traveldailymedia.com). The pop‑up was announced this week and is positioned as a must-see for street‑food fans in town late March (traveldailymedia.com).
Service hours for the Kurumba pop‑up are listed as 5:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m., while Bar.Yard’s regular rooftop operations run later into the night (open to 1:00 a.m. on some nights and 2:00 a.m. on others). (eglobaltravelmedia.com (eglobaltravelmedia.com.au)) The takeover is being presented under the leadership of Executive Chef Augustus “Augi” De Hoedt, who is credited with more than 35 years of global culinary experience on the Bar.Yard reservation listing. (tablecheck.com (tablecheck.com)) Menu items advertised for the residency include Lobster Kottu, Short Rib Curry, Negombo Prawn Curry, traditional Sri Lankan hoppers and the coconut custard dessert wattalappam. (tablecheck.com (tablecheck.com)) Bar.Yard sits on the 40th floor of Kimpton Maa‑Lai Bangkok and has recently been reimagined by design firm Chapman Taylor as part of a refreshed identity for the rooftop destination. (kimptonmaalaibangkok.com (kimptonmaalaibangkok.com); chapmantaylor.com (chapmantaylor.com)) Reservations for the Kurumba Kitchen residency are listed through Bar.Yard’s TableCheck experience page and the Kimpton site provides the local booking phone number for the venue. (tablecheck.com (tablecheck.com); kimptonmaalaibangkok.com (kimptonmaalaibangkok.com)) Kurumba operates from 555 Crown Street in Surry Hills as a two‑storey Sri Lankan restaurant with an upstairs dining room and a downstairs “Hopper Bar,” the Sydney venue Kurumba brings to Bangkok for the collaboration. (kurumbasyd.com.au (kurumbasyd.com.au))
