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Isan kitchen, north east Thailand
Morrow Kratip
Sticky rice in bamboo baskets, chicken off the charcoal, and salads pounded to order.
A kratip is the little woven bamboo basket that sticky rice comes to the table in across Isan, the north east of Thailand, and over the Mekong in Laos. Isan food is eaten by hand: a pinch of warm sticky rice rolled into a ball and pressed into larb (a chopped salad of lime, chilli and herbs), grilled chicken or a smoky jaew (dipping sauce). Our cooks pound som tam (green papaya salad) to order in a clay mortar, toast and grind the rice for khao khua (toasted rice powder) every morning, and grill over charcoal, weighing sour, salty, hot and herbal in every plate. Come hungry, and use your fingers.
A concept kitchen: an idea of what a week planner restaurant would look like, not a real restaurant. Every signature dish below is one of our own recipes, and plans in the week planner.
Autumn · from 6pm
The autumn tasting menu
Eight courses for the whole table to share the Isan way, with sticky rice in baskets throughout, served from 6pm.
Tell us about allergies when you book: each course can change.
- Phak dong (Isan pickled mustard greens)A small bowl of our sour pickled greens to wake the palate.
- Som tam Thai (green papaya salad)Pounded at the table edge in a clay mortar, with dried shrimp and peanuts.
- Tom saep (hot and sour pork rib broth)Clear, sour and fiery, with lemongrass and galangal.
- Larb het (mushroom larb)Browned mushrooms, lime, chilli and toasted rice, in lettuce cups.
- Nam tok neua (grilled beef, lime and toasted rice)Charcoal grilled steak, sliced and dressed while warm.
- Gai yang with khao niao and jaew (grilled chicken, sticky rice, dipping sauce)The grill stall classic, eaten with the hands.
- Khao niao mamuang (mango with coconut sticky rice)Ripe mango, warm coconut rice and salted coconut cream.
- Khanom tom (coconut and palm sugar sweets)Little rice dumplings rolled in fresh coconut, with lemongrass tea.
À la carte · signature dishes
Cook them at home, too.
To drink
Teas and soft drinks
Our own soft drink is a recipe you can make at home, and it plans in the week planner beside these dishes.
Teas and soft drinks
- Nam takrai bai toeyOur iced lemongrass and pandan cooler, lightly sweet and made every morning.
- Cha takraiHot lemongrass tea, by the pot.
- Nam manaoFresh lime juice shaken with a little sugar and salt over ice.
Beer and wine
- Thai lagerCrisp and cold, the classic partner for grilled meat and chilli.
- Off dry Riesling, by the glassA little sweetness and plenty of acidity to meet the heat.
Find your table
A table in your city.
Two restaurants: Liverpool and Leicester.
Isan kitchen, north east Thailand · Liverpool
Morrow Kratip
Liverpool
Sticky rice in bamboo baskets, chicken off the charcoal, and salads pounded to order.
In the Baltic Triangle, a short walk from the waterfront.
These are concept kitchens: the restaurants are not open and no table can be booked.
Isan kitchen, north east Thailand · Leicester
Morrow Kratip
Leicester
Sticky rice in bamboo baskets, chicken off the charcoal, and salads pounded to order.
Off a cobbled yard, near the clock tower.
These are concept kitchens: the restaurants are not open and no table can be booked.