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Modern Indian SustainableAsoke Phrom Phong
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.
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Royal-influenced ThaiSilom Sathorn
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.
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Thai Street WokOld Town
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.
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Roman ItalianAsoke Phrom Phong
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.
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Royal Central ThaiSilom Sathorn
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.
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Southern ThaiThonglor Ekkamai
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.