Thai restaurants in Nanjing are thin on the ground. They come, they go, but the only one that has weathered the storms of economic hardship and fashion sense is Banana Leaf. A quick glance through the menu and the reason is self evident; Banana Leaf has stuck the right chord between Thai and Chinese cuisine, while presenting the former in a manner familiar to the local market. In a setting that is almost exquisite (albeit in a slightly kitch way), Banana Leaf makes for a very pleasant out-of-the ordinary dinner after picking up some shopping at the city’s north western Metro outlet (housed in the same mall).
