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Expert Tips for Bangkok Restaurants
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Yu Ting Yuan: "Reservations are essential at Yu Ting Yuan. The easiest way to get here and avoid Bangkok traffic is to take the BTS skytrain to Saphan Taksin, and then the free shuttle boat that goes to the Four Seasons from the nearby ferry pier."
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Côte by Mauro Colagreco: "Reservations are essential here. The easiest way to reach Côte is to take the free shuttle boat for the Capella Bangkok and Four Seasons hotels, which leaves every 30 minutes from the Saphan Taksin boat pier (which connects to the BTS skytrain)"
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80/20: "The tasting menu here costs 3500 baht per person and you can opt for a wine pairing option to go with it (2500 baht). You can easily walk here from Hualamphong MRT station or else from the Sri Phraya ferry pier on the Chao Phraya river."
Best Bangkok Restaurants
Saawaan
There's a reason why Saawaan has been awarded a Michelin star by the prestigious Michelin Bangkok guide. Yes, the name of the restaurant means "heaven" in...
Suhring
Thomas and Mathias Suhring are identical twins as well as master chefs. They have converted their beautiful old villa home in Bangkok into an intimate...
Jae Fai
Pad kee mao, or drunkards noodles can be found at many street stalls for 30 baht a plate, but for an experience that has been written up by food critics...
Gaa
Innovative, elegant, and delectable fine dining has reached new heights in Bangkok with the 2nd edition of the Michelin Bangkok guidebook's 2019 release....
Mezzaluna
Mezzaluna is Bangkok's most swank restaurant, and dining up here 65 floors above the Chao Phraya River and the Bangkok skyline is one of the top experiences...
Supanniga Eating Room
The quaint three story shophouse on Thong Lor is easy to miss it looks so small from the outside, but once through the doors, it is a relaxing and homey...
The Local
Owner Kan Markawat and his sister Ploy come from a family of traditional foodies, and they have put their love of traditional and hard to find dishes from...
Côte by Mauro Colagreco
Mauro Colagreco needs no introduction to connoisseurs of fine gastronomy. The Italian-Argentinian was the first non-French chef to receive the prestigious...
Le Du
Chef "Ton" Thitid Tassanakajohn heads up this Thai influenced relaxed fine dining experience, putting his skills honed at New York's Eleven Madison Park to...
Local Expert Restaurant Recommendations
Local Expert Restaurant Recommendations
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About Bangkok Restaurants
Bangkok is truly one of the world's gourmet paradises. Whether it be by type of cuisine or type of establishment, one can find just about everything and anything from top to bottom, with all of it being superb. There are roof top locations or lush garden spots serving up fine French, Italian, or even the latest in nouvelle cuisine such as Indian molecular gastronomy (Gaggan)! While at the other end of the spectrum one finds auntie's on street corners dishing out bowls of noodles that people have been lining up for for decades they are so popular (Jae Fai).
Even within the Thai food options, the selections are far wider than the average visitor could ever imagine. Most tourists of course know pad thai and tom yam goong, but very few have made the effort to sample spicy southern cooking (Phuket Town) or the harder to find northern cuisine (Gedhawa) and it variations on traditional recipes. Perhaps best of all are the local no frills Isaan restaurants, which offer plenty of tasty grilled meats and spicy salads to go with plenty of bottles of beer,whiskey, and good cheer in simple yet extremely lively locations, where you will have a truly Thai experience (Lung Yai).
About Dave Stamboulis
Dave Stamboulis is a travel writer/photographer based in Bangkok. Born in Athens, Greece and growing up in the U.S., Dave first discovered Bangkok while on a 45,000-kilometer bicycle trip and moved there for good in 2005. Dave's photos have appeared in publications around the world. He's the author of Odysseus’ Last Stand, which received the Silver Medal for Travel... Read More
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