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Thai model Chompoo Araya explores Vietnamese-style cuisine in Bangkok

Samira Vishwas | June 12, 2025 7:24 PM CST

Thai actress and lingerie model Chompoo Araya recently visited a Vietnamese-style cafe and restaurant in the capital of Bangkok.

Chompoo, a famous Thai star with nearly 12 million followers, went to Song Viet (Live Vietnamese style) restaurant in Song Wat neighborhood with her close friend on June 9, enjoying a range of Vietnamese foods in addition to some Chinese dishes on the menu.

Chompoo Araya (R) with her friend at Song Viet restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand, June 9, 2025. Photo courtesy of Chompoo Araya’s Instagram

Song Viet is a new member of the Maison Saigon system, a famous brand in the field of Vietnamese cuisine in Bangkok, loved by many customers. It is known as an ideal place to enjoy Vietnamese street food in a unique and nostalgic space.

The restaurant is designed in traditional Vietnamese street style, featuring yellow walls and red lanterns, a corrugated iron roof, and low plastic tables and chairs.

The raw, unfinished walls enhance the authentic atmosphere, offering diners a true taste of Vietnam.

The restaurant has a simple but pleasant decoration style, with a typical low plastic tables and chairs of Vietnamese street restaurants.

Customers at Song Viet restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo courtesy of Chompoo Araya’s Instagram

The restaurant serves many familiar Vietnamese street foods such as bun cha (grilled pork with rice vermicelli), nem lui (grilled spring rolls), pho (noodle soup) and banh mi.

It is usually open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and is closed on Tuesdays.

This location serves many familiar Vietnamese street food such as bun cha, spring rolls (grilled spring rolls), pho, bread ... In addition, the shop also often changes the menu to introduce Vietnamese dishes less popular with Thai diners, helping them to explore more deeply about this rich cuisine.

Some servings at Song Viet restaurant in Bangkok: A bowl of noodle soup, banh mi and a cup of kumquat juice. Photo courtesy of Chompoo Araya’s Instagram

Chompoo, whose full name is Araya Alberta Hargate, is of British-Thai descent. She entered the entertainment world at age 17 after winning the Miss Motor Show title in 1998. Her breakout role came with the soap opera “Pleng Prai”, followed by iconic performances, including in “Dok Som See Thong”. More recently, she has appeared in “Tootsies & The Fake” (2019) and “Long Live Love” (2023).

She married billionaire Nott Visrut Rangsisingpipat – heir to a large corporation in Thailand – in 2015 and they have three children.

Chompoo is known for her love for Vietnamese food. During a trip to France to attend an event, the Thai actress ordered Vietnamese style grilled pork with rice vermicelli Good cha and bun thit nuong to enjoy at her hotel.