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$$$$ | Sukhumvit |
Named after its two owners, a Thai-Western couple, Bo.lan consistently appears on lists of Thailand's and Asia's best restaurants for its modern interpretations of Thai cuisine. Located in a renovated old house just off Sukhumvit, the restaurant is striving to eventually have a zero-carbon footprint—the owners grow their own vegetables, recycle organic waste, and purify their groundwater.
24 Sukhumvit, Soi 53, Bangkok, Bangkok, 10110, Thailand
Known For
- <PRO>fresh seasonal dishes</PRO>
- <PRO>no à la carte—tasting menus only</PRO>
- <PRO>good for vegetarians</PRO>
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch Tues.--Fri. Closed Mon., Reservations essential
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$$$$ | Bang Rak |
Practically in the clouds at the State Tower, this ultrahip eatery has a futuristic design that may leave you feeling transported to 2060—especially at night on the outdoor Sky Bridge and in the dining room glowing purple neon. Pan-Asian cuisine creations culminate in chef Sam Pang’s tasting menu priced at B4,500, but you can also order à la carte.
1055 Silom Rd., Bangkok, Bangkok, 10500, Thailand
Known For
- Incredible views from the 51st and 52nd floors
- Luxurious flourishes like caviar selection
- High-profile guests
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch, Reservations essential
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$$$$ | Pathumwan |
Named Asia's best restaurant from 2015 to 2018, the headquarters of Chef Gaggan Anand serves progressive Indian cuisine with molecular gastronomy touches. The tasting menu, which ranges around 25 courses, is expensive by Bangkok standards but is worth it, especially considering rumors that Gaggan will close the restaurant in 2020 and start a new endeavor in Japan.
68/1 Soi Langsuan, Bangkok, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
Known For
- <PRO>tasting menus inspired by emojis</PRO>
- <PRO>recommended booking at least three to five months in advance</PRO>
- <PRO>cult following</PRO>
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch, Reservations essential
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$$$$ | Bang Rak |
Atop the Mandarin Oriental, this legendary French restaurant excites with impressive views of the Chao Phraya and remarkable food. Chef Arnaud Dunand regularly imports high-quality ingredients from his home region of Savoy for dishes that taste classically of the old country yet with a haute personal touch—tasting menus are of good value compared to à la carte, with the five-course lunch priced at B2,450. The restaurant has been awarded two stars in Michelin Thailand.
48 Oriental Ave., Bangkok, Bangkok, 10500, Thailand
Known For
- French Alps–inspired cuisine like the signature roasted pigeon
- Winner of major culinary awards
- Formal dress code
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun., Reservations essential, Jacket required
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$$$$ | Bang Rak |
Mezzaluna is a blockbuster restaurant for a couple of reasons: dramatic views of Bangkok from the soaring State Tower and a truly magical degustation menu from the French-trained chef Ryuki Kawasaki. The seven-course menu features organic ingredients and deeply personal touches, such as the mind-blowing signature dish—buttery-soft Wagyu beef paired with sake, both from the chef's home in Japan. Current tasting menus with New World wine pairings start at B6,500.
1055 Silom Rd., Bangkok, Bangkok, 10500, Thailand
Known For
- Award-winning cuisine
- Fine French ingredients like Brittany blue lobster and foie gras
- Excellent wine and sake pairings
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Mon. No lunch, Reservations essential, smart casual
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$$$$ | Pathumwan |
The Michelin-award-winning Paste, an upscale, intimate eatery run by the experienced Australian-Thai husband-and-wife team, Bee Satongun and Jason Bailey, elevates traditional Thai food and flavors to a whole new level with fresh produce and technical flair. It's on the top floor of the high-end Gaysorn Village shopping mall, and open for lunch and dinner, with à la carte and multiple tasting menus available.
999 Ploenchit Rd. at Ratchadamri Rd., Bangkok, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
Known For
- Extensive wine list
- Plentiful vegetarian options
- Historical and royal inspirations
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Reservations essential, Smart casual
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$$$$ | Pathumwan |
Luxurious and utterly unique, this restaurant upends conventional wisdom about Thai cuisine and technique. Chef Henrik Yde-Andersen's tasting menus, priced starting at B1,850 for dinner, represent a veritable catalog of Thai flavors and dishes, though through the iterations of foams, emulsions, powders, and plenty of smoky liquid nitrogen.
991/9 Rama I Rd., Bangkok, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
Known For
- Molecular gastronomy
- Winner of many fine-dining awards
- Experimental Thai cuisine
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Reservations essential, Smart casual
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$$$$ | Yannawa |
This Michelin-starred restaurant from twin chefs Thomas and Matthew Sühring has evolved German cuisine past the stereotypes of schnitzel and sauerkraut. The brothers, who can be seen working together in a sleek open kitchen most nights, serve tasting menus inspired by their childhood in East Berlin—it's no wonder Sühring is one of Bangkok's trendiest restaurants. The setting is a 1970s Thai house with several dining rooms, each with its own ambience. Tasting menus (there is no à la carte) start at B3,000 without wine.
10 Yen Akat, Soi 3, Bangkok, Bangkok, 10120, Thailand
Known For
- Multiple fine-dining awards
- Modern interpretations of German classics
- Outstanding German wine list
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Smart casual
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$$$ | Sathorn |
Lotus ponds reflect the city's beautiful evening lights at this romantic restaurant. The upmarket Thai food is good, with elegant touches that cater to locals as well as foreigners. A classic Thai dance performance takes place nightly at 7:30 and 8:30, complementing well-known Thai dishes served à la carte or an eight-course tasting menu.
13/3 S. Sathorn Rd., Bangkok, Bangkok, 10120, Thailand
Known For
- Regional dishes like khao soi and southern-style yellow curry
- Several vegetarian options
- Seafood specialties like grilled river prawns
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$$$$ | Bang Rak |
Operated from the Shangri-La Hotel, the buffet dinner cruise aboard the Horizon, with Thai and international cuisine, departs each evening at 7:30 pm.
89 Soi Wat Suan Plu, Charoen Krung Rd., Bangkok, Bangkok, 10500, Thailand
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch
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$$$$ | Sathorn |
An upscale and much-raved-about Thai restaurant, Issaya both surprises and charms with its delightfully laid-back atmosphere, set in a tropical garden peppered with colorful bean bags during dry season. The dining room is cozy with big couches and lots of antique touches, coupled with fun platings and garnishes and impeccable service.
4 Soi Si Aksorn, Chua Ploeng Rd., Bangkok, Bangkok, 10120, Thailand
Known For
- Dishes inspired by celeb chef Ian Kittichai's childhood
- Good cocktails
- The beloved banana blossom and heart of palm salad
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$$$$ | Bang Rak |
At this modern Michelin-starred Thai restaurant, helmed by chef Thitid “Ton” Tassanakajohn, you're likely to try something new in the 4-course and 6-course tasting menus (no à la carte)—maybe a crunchy ant larvae topping or a charcoal-grilled pork jowl curry. Sleek minimalist surroundings put the focus on the food and drink, and since the chef is also a sommelier, you can expect wine pairings that perfectly complement each course.
399/3 Silom Rd., Soi 7, Bangkok, Bangkok, 10500, Thailand
Known For
- Young, trendy crowd
- Creative Thai dishes like a deconstructed pad kra pao
- Fresh regional products including free-range chicken
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun.
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$$$ | Sathorn |
Started by master chef David Thompson, who won accolades for his Thai eatery in London, the distinguished Nahm changed hands to chef Pim Techamuanvivit in 2018. Her cuisine marries the traditionalist concept of Nahm—where Thompson turned heads with recipes from ancient cookbooks—with the labor-intensive approach of Techamuanvivit's first restaurant, San Francisco's Kin Khao, for an upscale yet authentic Thai experience.
27 S. Sathorn Rd., Bangkok, Bangkok, 10120, Thailand
Known For
- Carefully selected wines
- à la carte options as well as a tasting menu
- Little-known regional dishes like the blue swimmer crab curry
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch weekends, Reservations essential
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$$$$ | Thonburi |
Come to Sala Rim Naam—part of the Mandarin Oriental hotel but across the river—to soak up the atmosphere, which includes a classical Thai dancing show nightly at 7:45 pm in an indoor pavilion, or to enjoy the romantic mood of alfresco tables overlooking the river. The renditions of Thai food are rather Westernized, but the set dinners, buffet lunches, and à la carte menus offer plenty of choices. There is a complimentary shuttle boat across the Chao Phraya River from the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
48 Oriental Ave., Bangkok, Bangkok, 10500, Thailand
Known For
- Riverside terrace
- Thai dancing shows
- Extensive menu
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Reservations essential
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$$ | Siriraj |
Located on the Chao Phraya River across from the Grand Palace, this charming restaurant is in the former home of Khunying Supatra, founder of Bangkok's express boat business. A free ferry from Maharaj Pier shuttles diners back and forth to enjoy impressive views and Thai cuisine, with multicourse prixe-fixe meals and à la carte options.
266 Soi Wat Rakhang, Arunamarin Rd., Bangkok, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
Known For
- Riverside terrace
- Great for sunsets
- Steamed sea bass in soy or spicy lemon
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Reservations essential
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$$$$ | Sathorn |
You'll feel on top of the world at this classy 61st-floor space, one of the loftiest open-air restaurants in town. The international menu focuses on grilled seafood prepared with flair, and the service is friendly, but as with most of Bangkok's rooftop restaurants, you're paying for the sky-high setting, not the food—you might just prefer to come for a sunset drink to enjoy the stupendous views.
21/100 S. Sathorn Rd., Bangkok, Bangkok, 10120, Thailand
Known For
- à la carte and set menus available
- Frequent closures due to high winds
- Good for romantic dates
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No lunch, Reservations essential, Smart casual
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$$ | Pathumwan |
Hotel restaurants in Bangkok often disappoint, but this casual street-kitchen–inspired spot at the Grand Hyatt Erawan serves high-quality Thai food—particularly northern Thai dishes—at reasonable prices. Come for the good range of noodles, curries, and congee, served à la carte or as buffet options, with premium add-ons such as lobster, crab, and braised beef available. There's a curry buffet at lunch and dinner for B550 and B650 respectively.
494 Ratchadamri Rd., Bangkok, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
Known For
- Northern dishes like khao soi
- Fast service
- Central location
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$$$$ | Silom |
Closed Permanently
Elite chefs and brothers Jacques and Laurent Pourcel, executive chefs of Le Jardin des Sens in Montpellier, France came to Thailand to start a fine eatery. Granted, they only came to set things up, but they also installed a veteran of their restaurant to stay in Bangkok, and the results are delicious. Skip the dishes with prestige ingredients like foie gras and lobster, and choose instead such subtly prepared dishes as the mussel soup with saffron and orange cream or the delicate roast turbot. The prices and the views from the 22nd floor are both sky-high. Set menus are available at both lunch and dinner.
946 Rama IV Rd., Bangkok, Bangkok, 10500, Thailand
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. No lunch Sat., Credit cards accepted