Bangkok's dining scene has added a number of popular restaurants that offer exquisite and creative cuisine. Their chefs come from different cultural backgrounds and produce dishes with exquisite ingredients, variety and creativity. From traditional Thai food, zero-waste restaurants, molecular cuisine to fusion flavors. Keep this list, maybe you will be able to use it soon.
丨Seafood feast in the aristocratic mansion~Paii丨
When you arrive in Thailand, of course you have to arrange a seafood feast. Then, don't miss Paii, a popular seafood restaurant located in the landmark of Bangkok, The House on Sathorn.
Chef Joe Weeraket Nilayon is a local in Bangkok and uses a variety of high-quality seafood for his dishes. For example, the signature giant river prawns are grilled on charcoal and poured with curry sauce. The portion is large enough for two people.
The restaurant was originally a private residence of the Sathorn family, and the interior is luxurious and tasteful. Red leather dining chairs, original wood floors, elegant columns... give people a dining experience full of ritual.
丨New Indian cuisine that practices zero waste~Haoma丨
The first urban farm and zero waste restaurant in downtown Bangkok. Indian chef Deepanker Khosla insists on "what you plant is what you make, what you make is what you love", and has set up a large garden in the restaurant, where diners can pick some herbs themselves.
While waiting for the dishes, the waiter will use a postcard to explain the ingredients and cultural meaning of each dish to the guests. Even if it is the first time to taste Indian cuisine, you can eat the whole meal clearly.
In order not to waste ingredients, the chef often combines the scraps in the set meal and improvises a dish for the guests to taste. It's like a surprise to open a blind box.
丨Charcoal grill everything~Choen Restaurant丨
Charcoal cooking based on the concept of FirexWood, there is no gas stove in the store, and all food is grilled with charcoal.
8-course set menu, from crispy roast pork to Tom Yum Goong-style roasted grouper, curry river shrimp...even the dessert coconut milk ice cream is deliciously baked with wood fire.
Dishes with the aroma of charcoal smoke, paired with fragrant wood fire rice, this is the smell of fireworks that other restaurants can't find.
丨Chinese and Thai flavors in a century-old pharmacy~POTONG丨
Have you ever tried eating in a century-old Chinese pharmacy?
POTONG, located in Chinatown, renovated the intact old building and started to make Chinese and Thai-style molecular cuisine. The old sign of "Ordinary Pharmacy" on the plaque is still hanging, but now it is a new Michelin one-star restaurant in Bangkok in 2023.
Female chef Pam is a Thai-Chinese who draws inspiration from her family's Chinese herbal medicine business. Many elements of Chinese cuisine can be found in the dishes, and many Chinese medicinal materials are used to cook a unique aroma. In this way, it is not surprising to open a restaurant in a pharmacy.
丨Modern Thai cuisine where Japan and Thailand collide ~80/20 丨
The new Thai restaurant that won a Michelin star shortly after its opening is jointly run by a husband-and-wife chef, Jo and Saki. Jo is Thai and his wife, Saki, is Japanese. Their different food cultures and family backgrounds are reflected in the dishes, which have a distinct fusion feature.
The dishes restore the original taste of the food, and are mostly cooked around the ingredients themselves, without any showy dishes. At the same time, the design of the dishes pays great attention to details, showing the craftsmanship of Japanese chefs.
The couple hopes to support local small and medium-sized agricultural product suppliers, so 80% of the ingredients are produced in Thailand and 20% are purchased globally, which is also the origin of the restaurant's name.
丨Family delicacy from German brothers ~Sühring 丨
After following many famous chefs in Europe and Asia for many years, German twin chefs Thomas Sühring and Mathiasy Sühring opened a German restaurant in Bangkok under the name of their home.
Here, you can eat more than just the common roast pork knees, sausages and sauerkraut in Germany. The two chefs reproduced their memories of family cuisine from childhood to adulthood in front of diners. For example, cheesecake made with German cheese will be served with grandmother's specialty eggnog, and you can also see a handwritten recipe.
During the meal, the chef also added family traditional rituals to the table, which is classic, interesting and full of human touch.