The Top 100 Places to Eat Near Small Dinner Club
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Rank 1. 80/20
Contemporary Thai
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Rank 2. Anne-Sophie Pic at Le Normandie
Contemporary French
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Rank 3. Aksorn
Thai
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Rank 4. Mezzaluna
Contemporary French
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Chef Pam Soontornyanakij runs this fine-dining tasting menu out of a restored Chinatown apothecary building, five stories of family history pressed into service for one of the more quietly ambitious meals in Bangkok. The food moves through Thai-Chinese culinary memory, aged duck and crab roe alongside pandan and tamarind, in courses named for feelings rather than ingredients. It holds a spot on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list, and Pam took the World's Best Female Chef in 2025.
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- 50 Best #25 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 6. Chef's Table
Contemporary French
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Rank 7. Small Dinner Club
Innovative Thai
Chef Sareen Rojanametin doesn't just cook Thai food, he interrogates it. Set in a dimly lit two-storey house along historic Charoen Krung, this intimate counter-dining experience holds everyone downstairs until the full group has assembled, then leads you up together. The black-walled room is quiet and a little theatrical, and the chef narrates each creation himself, including what he's done to tom yam, which takes a certain confidence.
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Rank 8. Blue by Alain Ducasse
Contemporary French
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Rank 9. Samlor
Thai
A tricycle hangs outside this cozy corner Thai restaurant on Charoen Krung, which is about as good a sign as any that the place has a personality. The open kitchen turns out street food-inspired Thai cooking with a little more intention behind it, and the omelette has a cult following for good reason. Distressed walls, a loft-y feel, and a Michelin Bib Gourmand make it the kind of spot where you'll want to ask what the catch of the day is.
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Rank 10. Côte by Mauro Colagreco
French-Italian Mediterranean
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Rank 11. Maison Dunand
Alpine French
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Rank 12. Potong
Thai
A five-generation family pharmacy in a Sino-Portuguese shophouse is now a Thai-Chinese fine dining destination, and the bones of the old building do a lot of atmospheric heavy lifting. Chef Pichaya "Pam" Soontornyanakij runs a progressive tasting menu that leans into Chinese ingredients and personal family lore. The sommelier's wine pairing is worth asking about. Potong holds a Michelin star.
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Rank 13. Le Du
Thai contemporary
Thousands of glass tubes packed with Thai herbs and spices hang overhead in slow curves, shifting color by season, which is also exactly what the kitchen is doing. Chef Ton Tassanakajohn, who staged at Jean-Georges and Eleven Madison Park before coming home, runs a contemporary Thai tasting menu here that holds a Michelin star and a spot on The World's 50 Best. The room is quiet, the pacing is unhurried, and the ingredients tend to be things you won't find anywhere else.
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- Michelin Guide 1 Star
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Rank 14. 100 Mahaseth
Isan Thai
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Rank 15. Sushi Saito
Edomae Sushi
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Rank 16. Liana
Contemporary French
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Rank 17. The China House by Chef Fei
Cantonese
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Rank 18. Aunglo by Yangrak
Contemporary Thai
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Rank 19. Charmgang
Contemporary Thai
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Rank 21. Duck Noodle House
Noodles
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Rank 23. Seifu
Japanese
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Rank 24. ELECTRIC SHEEP
Mediterranean
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Rank 28. Ann Tha Din Daeng
Seafood Thai
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Rank 29. Bokkia Tha Din Daeng
Dessert
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Rank 30. La Cabra Bangkok
Coffee
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Rank 31. Sanyod (Bang Rak)
Cantonese
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Rank 32. Jay Jia Yentafo
Noodles
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Rank 33. Scarlett
Steakhouse
The grill is the centerpiece of the open kitchen on the 37th floor of the Pullman, which tells you exactly where to focus. Scarlett is a rooftop restaurant with a broad European menu, city views, cocktails, and a cheese counter for good measure, but the fire-cooked meats and seafood are the reason people come. Australian steaks and whatever fish the kitchen is running that night keep things simple and worth the elevator ride up.
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A narrow multi-storey townhouse on Song Wat Road where exposed wooden beams and soft lighting make each floor feel like a different room in someone's very well-considered home. This is a sit-down Thai restaurant with an unusual build-your-own menu structured around five essential ingredients, each dish available in three portion sizes, plus a curated set menu if you'd rather not choose. A daily rice arrives mid-meal, and changes every day.
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Rank 36. Chef Man (Sathon)
Cantonese
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Rank 37. Antito
Northern Italian
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Rank 41. Cannubi by Umberto Bombana
Contemporary Italian
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Rank 42. Choen
Contemporary Thai
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Rank 43. Ojo
Mexican
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Rank 44. Sühring
German, Contemporary
Twin brothers running a three-Michelin-star modern German tasting menu out of a 1970s villa in Bangkok is a sentence that shouldn't work, yet here we are. The restored house has a glass-ceilinged atrium and a garden that softens the city considerably. Childhood memories and family recipes get filtered through serious technique, fermentation, pickling, and all. It also holds a spot on the World's 50 Best list.
- Michelin Guide 3 Stars
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Rank 45. Nusara
Thai contemporary
Ten seats, one Michelin star, and a spot on the World's 50 Best list: Nusara is a small fine dining room above a cocktail bar on the Chao Phraya, with temple views from the terrace. Chef Ton draws on royal kitchen cookbooks and family recipes to build a menu of modern Thai cooking that tastes more lived-in than architectural. His brother runs the floor with the ease of someone who genuinely enjoys the job, which in this price bracket is rarer than it sounds.
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- Michelin Guide 1 Star
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Rank 46. Nikaku
Edo-mae Sushi
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Rank 47. Nahm
Thai
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Rank 48. Delia
Mexican
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A marble counter with twelve seats faces the kitchen through a glass wall, so the eight-course tasting menu doubles as a live performance from a team that moves with the quiet discipline of a Swiss watch factory. The cooking is European contemporary, the ingredients are serious, and the format is pure theatre without any of the forced drama. Book well ahead; the house only fits a dozen people.
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Rank 50. Sorn
Southern Thai
Getting a reservation here is reportedly harder than anywhere else in Thailand, which tells you something before you've even sat down. Sorn is a fine dining restaurant built around Southern Thai cooking, driven by chef Supaksorn Jongsiri's memories of his grandmother's kitchen. The spice is unapologetic, the pacing is precise, and the kitchen sends dishes timed to the degree. It holds three Michelin stars and a spot on the World's 50 Best.
- Michelin Guide 3 Stars
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Rank 51. Gaggan
Innovative
Courses arrive as emojis on the menu, and some of them you eat with your hands or lick off the plate directly. This is Gaggan Anand's progressive Indian fine dining restaurant in Bangkok, shaped by time at El Bulli and a musician's instinct for spectacle. The room splits between a 14-seat chef's table and an open-kitchen arena, all neon lights and concrete. It holds a Michelin star and sits at number six on the World's 50 Best list.
- 50 Best #6 · The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
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- Michelin Guide 1 Star
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Rank 52. K by Vicky Cheng
Cantonese
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Rank 54. Chop Chop Cook Shop
Thai influences Chinese
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Rank 55. Phra Nakhon
Southern Thai
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Rank 56. INDDEE
Contemporary Indian
A tasting menu restaurant on Lang Suan where each of the ten or so courses arrives with a story attached, the dish standing in for a place: carabinero finished tableside for Goa, pickled vegetables conjuring a Himalayan winter. The chef's years in Japanese kitchens surface quietly, scallops from Hokkaido folded into traditional patra. It holds two Michelin stars, and the service team seems to have actually read the brief.
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Rank 58. Gaggan at Louis Vuitton
Creative
Gaggan Anand's collaboration with Louis Vuitton puts a progressive Asian tasting restaurant inside a luxury fashion house, which is either the most Bangkok thing imaginable or just Tuesday. The dining room runs ten marble tables, the staff dress head-to-toe in LV, and the seasonal menu moves in two acts from Anand's famous yoghurt explosion through Thai-ingredient plates with a French lean. It holds a spot on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list.
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Rank 59. Wana Yook
Thai contemporary
A colonial residence from the Rama VI era sets the stage: stained glass, silk cushions, tall windows, and a twelve-course tasting menu built around khao gaeng, Thailand's rice-with-curry comfort food, dressed up considerably. The chef's seasonal menus pull rice varieties from across the country and reframe regional classics through technique and restraint. It holds a Michelin star and a spot on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list, which the dining room's moody grandeur doesn't exactly contradict.
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Rank 60. La Cabra Bakery
Coffee
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Rank 61. Jay Fai
Street Food Thai
The chef works the wok in ski goggles to keep the oil out of her eyes, which tells you everything about the heat and seriousness of this open-air street food spot. One Michelin star, cash only, and a queue that will humble you regardless of what time you show up. The crab omelette, crispy and golden and stuffed improbably full, is the reason most people are standing there. Bring patience and exact change.
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Rank 62. Thien Duong
Vietnamese
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Rank 63. Palmier
French
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Rank 64. Signature
French
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Rank 65. Yu Ting Yuan
Modern Cantonese
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Rank 67. Riva del Fiume
Modern Italian
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Rank 68. Phukej
Southern Thai
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Rank 73. La Dotta
Italian
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Rank 74. Rise
Coffee
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Rank 75. Saneh Jaan
Thai
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Rank 76. Coda
Contemporary Thai
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Rank 78. Plu
Thai
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Rank 79. Haoma
Contemporary Indian
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Rank 80. Elements, Inspired by Ciel Bleu
Contemporary French
Floor-to-ceiling glass on the 25th floor makes Bangkok's skyline do most of the decorating, while charcoal walls and an open kitchen keep things grounded. This is a Michelin-starred fine dining room working in close dialogue with Ciel Bleu in Amsterdam, blending French technique with Japanese sensibility across tasting menus named for air, earth, and water. Wear something you'd want to be photographed in; the room will make sure someone tries.
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Rank 81. Jok's Kitchen
Chinese
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Rank 82. Gaa
Contemporary Indian
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Rank 83. Guay Jub Mr. Jo
Noodles
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Gaggan Anand's Indian-Mexican fusion restaurant is decorated in Jodhpur orange and Oaxaca blue, with neon signs and rattan furniture setting the stage for a menu that takes the mashup completely seriously. Butter chicken enchiladas, pork vindaloo tacos, keema quesadillas: the kitchen commits. It landed at number 27 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants in 2026, which tracks for a place where the churros come dusted with cardamom and nobody at the table looks up from their plate.
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Rank 85. CLARA
Italian Contemporary
Set inside a former art gallery a little off Bangkok's main chaos, Clara is a contemporary Italian fine dining restaurant where the garden greets you before the dining room does. Tasting menus of six or eight courses shift with the seasons, the cooking precise and deeply flavored. The wine list leans heavily Italian and stays generous at lower price points. It placed 22nd on 50 Top Italy's global Italian restaurants list for 2026.
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Rank 86. R-Haan
Contemporary Thai
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Rank 87. Margo
Modern French
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Rank 89. KAO SOY PRIN
Northern Thai Noodles
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Rank 92. Purple Laurel
Fine Chinese
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Rank 93. Juksunchae
Contemporary Korean
An Italian marble counter seats twelve around an immaculate open kitchen, which sets the tone for what follows: a contemporary Korean omakase anchored by one Michelin star. The chef draws on his grandmother's instinctive cooking as inspiration, reshaping traditional flavours into dishes that are precise and visually arresting. Lodged inside a Marriott property on Sukhumvit 49, it reads more intimate than hotel dining usually allows.
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Rank 94. Bo.lan
Thai
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A century-old house with a secluded garden tucked into a quiet Bangkok soi, Chim by Siam Wisdom is a tasting-menu restaurant built around Thai cuisine from the Rattanakosin era. The chef's set menu moves through dishes that lean on prime ingredients sourced across the country, with plating elaborate enough that you'll pause before eating. It holds a Michelin star, which the garden alone would almost justify.
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Rank 96. Saawaan
Contemporary Thai
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Rank 97. TAAN
Contemporary Thai
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Rank 98. NAWA
Contemporary Thai
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Rank 99. Sushi Saryu
Sushi
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Rank 100. Lahnyai
Contemporary Thai
Velvet walls and Jacquard-upholstered chairs set the mood at this intimate fine-dining room in Sathon, where the kitchen works through royal Thai recipes with a contemporary hand. The team narrates the courtly history behind each dish as it arrives, which sounds like homework but lands closer to a good dinner-party story. The saang wa pu, an herbal crab salad, is worth hoping for when it appears on the menu.