The restaurants worth a reservation in Bangkok, from neighbourhood bistros to the new classics.
The restaurants worth the trip in Bangkok. bistros, neo-classics, neighbourhood favourites, and the rooms locals book first.
Le Du in Bangkok is Thitid 'Ton' Tassanakajohn's modern Thai room, a former No. 1 on Asia's 50 Best (2023, No. 36 in 2026) and one Michelin star retained.
OrderThe river prawn with turmeric rice and the Thai-style aged duck breast tasting course.
TipClosed Sundays. Reservations open three months ahead online; counter seating at the kitchen is the best view of the pass.
Nusara in Bangkok's Old Town is Chef Ton's heritage-Thai sister room to Le Du, named for his grandmother and ranked No. 5 on Asia's 50 Best 2026 (No. 6.
OrderThe grandmother-recipe tom kha and the massaman lamb shank that anchors the tasting menu.
TipClosed Mondays. Rooftop counter seating overlooks Wat Pho; lunch service is quieter than dinner and reserves three months out.
Gaggan Anand in Bangkok is the eponymous Indian chef's 25-course emoji-menu counter on Sukhumvit 31, ranked No. 1 on Asia's 50 Best 2025 (No. 3 in 2026).
OrderThe full emoji menu. The yogurt explosion and the charcoal scallop are the through-line.
TipCounter seating only, two seatings per night Thursday to Sunday. Bookings open online 60 days ahead at 10:00 ICT and fill within minutes.
Sorn in Bangkok is the southern-Thai fine-dining room from Chef Ice Supaksorn, the world's first three-Michelin-star Thai restaurant (promoted.
OrderThe crab curry with sator (stink beans) and the whole-crab finale of the tasting course.
TipClosed Mondays. Reservations fill three months ahead online; group of four to eight makes the family-style menu shine.
Suhring in Bangkok's Yan Nawa is twins Thomas and Mathias Suhring's modern German room set in a 1970s villa, promoted to three Michelin stars.
OrderThe full sharing tasting menu.
TipClosed Mondays and Tuesdays. Reservations via own site three months ahead; villa garden seating is the best summer table.
Potong in Bangkok's Chinatown is Pichaya 'Pam' Soontornyanakij's five-element tasting room set in her family's century-old apothecary, one Michelin star.
OrderThe full five-element tasting menu. The aged duck and the salted-egg crab are the through-line.
TipClosed Mondays. Three seatings nightly; book on Resy six weeks ahead. The cocktail bar upstairs is worth a pre-dinner.
80/20 in Bangkok's Charoen Krung is Chef Joe Napol's farm-led modern Thai room, one Michelin star, 80 percent Thai produce and 20 percent foraged or imported.
OrderThe roasted bone marrow and whatever fermented-fish course closes the tasting menu.
TipClosed Mondays and Tuesdays. Reservations on own site three weeks ahead. The downstairs kitchen counter watches the line work.
Baan Tepa in Bangkok's Bang Kapi is Chudaree 'Tam' Debhakam's wood-fired sustainable Thai room in a converted family compound, one Michelin star plus a Green.
OrderThe hand-pounded curry course and whatever the woodfire is grilling that evening.
TipGarden seating outside the converted house is the move on cool-dry-season evenings. Note: temporarily closed for renovation through August 2026.
Paste in Bangkok's Gaysorn Village is Bongkoch 'Bee' Satongun's royal-Thai room, one Michelin star and a Veuve Clicquot Asia's Best Female Chef alumna.
OrderThe set tasting menu of royal-court dishes; ask about hidden vegetarian options not on the printed menu.
TipReservations on Chope at Gaysorn Village 3F; smart casual dress code, mall entry is on Ploenchit Road.
Samrub Samrub Thai in Bangkok's Sala Daeng is Chef Prin Polsuk's heritage-Thai room (Michelin one star since 2023), a set menu only with sharing-style.
OrderThe set sharing menu. Group of three to six guests is the sweet spot.
TipReservations via Instagram or own site; the room seats around 20 guests and books two weeks out for weekend evenings.
Blue Elephant Bangkok occupies the 1903 Thai-Chinese Sino-Portuguese mansion on Sathorn, royal-Thai tasting menus from Chef Nooror Somany Steppe.
OrderThe royal-cuisine set menu; the massaman curry and pomelo salad are the canonical openers.
TipThe 1903 colonial-era building is part of the experience; ask for a table on the upper floor for the carved-wood detail.
Err is Bo Songvisava and Dylan Jones's casual rustic Thai spot, relocated from the Old Town to Soi Sukhumvit 32, with fermented snacks and grilled plates.
OrderThe crispy pork belly and the northern Thai sai oua sausage with sticky rice on the side.
TipClosed Wednesdays; last orders 22:00. Book through the TableCheck link on the official site or arrive by 19:00 for a walk-in table.
Supanniga Eating Room in Bangkok's Tha Tien serves grandmother-recipe Trat and Khon Kaen Thai dishes opposite Wat Pho, with a sister branch on Sukhumvit 55.
OrderThe moo cha muang (pork in cha muang leaf), the yum tomato pomelo salad and a side of khao soi.
TipClosed Mondays for the Tha Tien location. Ask for the second-floor balcony seat overlooking the temple at sunset.
Mezzaluna in Bangkok's State Tower is the two-Michelin-star modern European room on the 65th floor of Lebua, the rooftop sister to Sky Bar above the Chao.
OrderThe full eight-course tasting menu with the optional wine pairing for the cellar's range.
TipClosed Sundays. Dress code is smart casual, no shorts; Sky Bar one floor down runs the cocktail hour.
Saawaan in Bangkok's Sathorn is Chef Sujira 'Aom' Pongmorn's nine-course modern Thai tasting room, a former Michelin-starred fine-diner (one star 2019.
OrderThe full tasting; the smoked river-fish course and the aged duck are the through-line.
TipClosed Mondays. The room seats around 30 across an open-kitchen counter; book three weeks out via Chope.
Haoma in Bangkok's Sukhumvit 31 is Chef Deepanker 'DK' Khosla's zero-waste modern-Indian room with an urban garden, one Michelin star and a Green Star.
OrderThe garden-to-table tasting menu; the tandoor course and the fermented dosa are the canonical sections.
TipClosed Mondays. Garden tables seat six to eight and need 30 days' notice; counter tables go quicker.
Issaya Siamese Club in Bangkok's Sathorn is Chef Ian Kittichai's heritage Thai room in a 1920s villa, the room that put modern Thai on Asia's 50 Best.
OrderThe massaman lamb shank, the pomelo salad and the banoffee dessert in the jar.
TipGarden tables for evenings, indoor villa room for monsoon season. Sunday brunch is the best value introduction.
Raan Jay Fai in Bangkok's Old Town is the Michelin-starred street stall where Supinya Junsuta wears ski goggles to wok the city's most famous crab omelet.
OrderThe crab omelet (kai jeaw poo) and the drunken noodles (pad kee mao) with seafood.
TipOpen Wednesday to Saturday 09:00-19:00. Walk-in only with same-day queue numbers; closed Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays.
Appia in Bangkok's Sukhumvit 31 is Paolo Vitaletti and Jarrett Wrisley's Roman trattoria with house porchetta, cacio e pepe and a small-cellar Italian list.
OrderThe Sunday porchetta and a plate of cacio e pepe with the house-made tonnarelli.
TipSundays are porchetta-only feast service, book three weeks ahead. Weekday lunch is the under-the-radar value.
Saneh Jaan in Bangkok's Sindhorn building runs royal-influenced central Thai cuisine at lunch and dinner, one Michelin star and a smart-casual room.
OrderThe massaman beef cheek and the crab fried rice from the a-la-carte menu.
TipLunch is the budget play with set menus from 850 baht. Reservations on own site; smart casual dress code.
Khua Kling Pak Sod in Bangkok's Thonglor is the canonical southern-Thai family room, dry-spiced beef khua kling, sator stir-fry and crab curry served.
OrderThe khua kling beef on rice, the sator and pork stir-fry, plus a coconut sticky-rice dessert.
TipHeat scale is real; ask the server for the western-tongue version if you cannot handle the dry spice.
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