Ordering in: Nine friends turned an idea into a popular neighbourhood Thai restaurant

The Ruam Mit platter features fish cakes, pork cakes, pandan chicken and fried chicken, all executed to absolute perfection. — Photos: ABIRAMI DURAI/The Star

Four years ago, nine friends had an epiphanic moment. The all-girl pals were constantly looking for nice restaurants to hang out at and one day, they thought, “Why don’t we open our own restaurant together?”

“We wanted to have a place that had good food where we could all hang out together,” explains Wanna Trekanokvithaya, one of the friends.