Cabbages and CondomsTourist adventure. All proceeds go toward sex-education and AIDS-prevention programs in Thailand through the Population and Community Development Association. Rustic aspects of thai food and cooking. Skytrain Asoke.

Lunch. Unpretentious and popular neighborhood noodle shop. Serves a unique kuaytiaw Sukhothai (noodle soup with green beans). River ferry Tha Phra Athit.

Many dishes are vegetarian and the Cafe generally serves healthy meals, such as brown-rice soup and tofu. Several blends of fresh coffee are brewed and snacks and bakery items are also sold.

Authentic Thai food. Menu includes spicy fried catfish, coconut-palm curry with tofu and shrimp in sugarcane. Cocktails, draught beer and wine can be served. Restaurant is in an early twentieth century villa hidden from the clamor of Khao San and has elegant dining rooms. Open 24 hours. Moderate to Expensive.

Israeli. Large servings of falafels, hummus, salads and dips.

As many as 24 choices of spicy Thai salads. Serves curries, soups and a very popular chicken wrapped in pandanus leaves. Garden Courtyard. DJ music. Daily 6pm-2am, closed second and third Sundays.

South Asian. Nepalese veggie and non-veggie. Nepalese decor.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Southeast Asian interpretation of western dishes. Emphasis on wholesome ingredients, herbal teas, mango shakes, good pumpkin curry. Typical traveler's haven, small with only a few tables. Bus 506, 56, river ferry Tha Phra Athit.

Israeli. Lunch and dinner. Clean cafe serves Israeli-style kosher food. Popular with Israeli travelers. Sun-Fri. Bus 506, 56, river ferry Tha Phra Athit.

Israli. One of Khao San's longest running Israeli restaurants. In an almost hidden alley beside the petrol station. Serves filling falafel and hummus plates and tasty baba ghanoush and hazilim. 11am-11pm. Bus 506, 53 river ferry Tha Phra Athit.

Western food. Bread, baguettes, cheeses. 9am-9pm. River ferry Tha Phra Athit.

Lunch and dinner. Dressy tourist restaurant-gallery. Thai cuisine served in a gracious Sino-Portuguese mansion. Guests have their choice of dining in an outdoor courtyard serenaded by lounge music or within a white-walled environment adorned with modern art. Bus 511, 512, khlong taxi to Tha Phan Fah.

Open air restaurant. Wok, stir-fry cooking. Seafood. Bus 506, 53, river ferry Tha Phra Athit.

Thai-Chinese restaurant with creative dishes. 11am- 2pm & 5-10pm Sun-Fri, 5-10-m Sat. Across from the Ministry of Interior. Riover ferry Tha Tien & Tha Chang.

Simple restaurant. Expats frequent the shop for its tofu-based Thai-Chinese dishes served on khao klawng (brown rice). Across from the Bangkok Bank. After you pass Soi 4 on Th Samsen watch for a handwritten "Vegetarian Food" sign inside the shop. Bus 506, 53, river ferry Tha Phra Athit.