30 editor picks across Thailand.
30 thai restaurants worth the trip across Thailand, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Thailand.
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.
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.
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.
Raan Jay Fai in Bangkok's Old Town is the Michelin-starred street stall where Supinya Junsuta in ski goggles cooks the city's most famous 800-baht crab.
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. Cash only, dishes are 800 to 1,200 baht.
Sorn in Bangkok's Sukhumvit 26 is the world's first three-Michelin-star Thai restaurant (promoted in the 2024 Guide Thailand), a family-style sharing tasting.
TipClosed Mondays. The full-crab finale needs a group of four to eight to make sense of the family-style format.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pa Aor in Bangkok's Pom Prap Sattru Phai is the Bib Gourmand tom yum noodle stall, a bowl built on river prawns, chilli paste, evaporated milk and kuay teow.
OrderTom yum goong noodles with the whole river prawn and the egg-yolk float on top.
TipCash only. Lunch only, 09:00-16:00, closed Sundays. Queue from 11:30; arrive before or after the office-worker rush.
Krua Apsorn in Bangkok's Old Town has cooked royal-influenced central Thai dishes since 2003, the Dinso branch winning a Bib Gourmand for its crab.
OrderThe crab meat omelet (omelette nuea poo) and the stir-fried crab with yellow chilli paste.
TipClosed Sundays. Two branches; the Dinso original is the better experience. Lunch through 19:30 only, last seating 19:00.
Le Du in Bangkok's Silom is Chef Ton's modern-Thai counter, one Michelin star and a former No. 1 on Asia's 50 Best (2023, No. 36 in 2026). Family-friendly.
TipClosed Sundays. Kitchen-counter seating is the live view of the line; reservations open three months ahead on own site.
Nusara in Bangkok's Tha Tien is Chef Ton's heritage-Thai room overlooking Wat Pho, named for his grandmother and ranked No. 5 on Asia's 50 Best 2026 (No. 6.
TipClosed Mondays. Rooftop counter seats catch Wat Pho lit at sunset; ask when booking three months ahead.
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.
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.
Thipsamai in Bangkok's Old Town has cooked the city's most famous pad Thai since 1966. Bib Gourmand since 2018. Wrapped-in-egg version is the signature.
OrderPad Thai wok wrapped in a thin egg crepe with shrimp oil. Side of fresh orange juice.
TipClosed Tuesdays. Open Wed-Mon 09:00 to midnight; cash only. The egg-wrapped pad Thai is the queue-puller.
A garden Lanna house and longtime Michelin Bib Gourmand, plating northern curries, herb sausage and smoky chili dips under its wooden garden pavilions.
OrderGaeng hang lay, Sai ua, Nam prik noom
Royd seats twenty on Dibuk Road in Phuket for chef Suwijak Kunghae's six to eight course tour of southern Thai herbs, seafood and torch ginger.
Royd seats twenty on Dibuk Road in Phuket for chef Suwijak Kunghae's six to eight course tour of southern Thai herbs, seafood and torch ginger.
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.
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.
Som Tam Jay So in Bangkok's Sathorn is the Bib Gourmand papaya-salad room from a sai-mok northeastern Thai recipe lineage. Located in Silom Sathorn.
OrderSom tam Thai with grilled chicken and a basket of sticky rice; ask for medium spice.
TipCash and PromptPay only. Lunch and early dinner 10:30-19:30; closed Sundays.
A 50-year Old City institution south of Wat Chedi Luang, serving a full Lanna spread by day and a candlelit antique-crammed dinner room by night.
OrderKhao soi, Nam prik ong, Gaeng hang lay
Black Ginger floats on a lagoon at The Slate near Nai Yang, Phuket, reached by raft, where chef Piak cooks southern Thai classics like panaeng curry.
One Chun is a Michelin Bib Gourmand fixture in a vintage-styled 19th century building in Phuket Town, cooking family recipes passed down the generations.
OrderMu hong, Boiled shrimp with shrimp paste
Jaras is a Michelin Selected room at the InterContinental in Kamala, Phuket, sourcing organic farms for a sustainable southern Thai tasting menu.
OrderTaste of Jaras tasting menu, Zero-waste Kanom Jean
One Chun is a Michelin Bib Gourmand fixture in a vintage-styled 19th century building in Phuket Town, cooking family recipes passed down the generations.
OrderOrder mu hong, the soft braised pork belly that made the kitchen's name.
TipOrder the crab curry with betel leaves over rice noodles alongside the mu hong, and bring cash: One Chun does not take cards.
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