The Best Chinese Food in Bangkok
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The best Chinese food in Bangkok, according to the experts: The 50, Michelin Guide, and Chinese Restaurant Awards have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Restaurant POTONG comes out on top.
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Kolun.h and Pae Brass Pot Porridge 38 Years hold the next two places. Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The 50 next.
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Rank 1. Restaurant POTONG
Thai-Chinese
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.
The awards
- The 50 #13 · The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
- The 50 The World’s Best Female Chef 2025 · The World’s 50 Best Restaurants · Pichaya 'Pam' Soontornyanakij
- The 50 #25 · Asia's 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 2. Kolun.h
Hainanese Noodle Shop
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 4. Purple Laurel
Fine Chinese
The awards
- Chinese Restaurant Awards Chinese Restaurant Awards: Top 30 Honourees · Elite 15 Asia
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Rank 5. Din Tai Fung
Chinese
Each xiao long bao is folded exactly 18 times, which is either comforting or alarming depending on how you feel about consistency. This Taiwanese dumpling chain has been around forever and operates on a global scale, with its Bangkok outpost sitting inside Central Embassy. The room is canteen-bright and unfussy, the steamed pork dumplings are the reason to queue, and the slow-simmered chicken soup is a serious argument for broth.
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
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Rank 6. Chef Man (Sathon)
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 6. Chop Chop Cook Shop
Thai influences Chinese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 6. Jok's Kitchen
Chinese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 6. K by Vicky Cheng
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 6. Nan Bei
Chinese
Peking duck roasted over lychee wood is the thing to know about Nan Bei, a Chinese restaurant on the 19th floor of the Rosewood Hotel with views across Bangkok that make it hard to focus on the menu. The kitchen pulls from both northern and southern Chinese traditions, flying in ingredients accordingly. Counter seats face the roasting station if you want to watch. Dim sum runs at lunch for a more casual visit.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 6. Reunros (Yan Nawa)
Chinese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 6. Sanyod (Bang Rak)
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 6. The China House by Chef Fei
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 6. Wah Lok
Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 6. Yu Ting Yuan
Modern Cantonese
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 17. Nai Mong Hoi Thod
Thai Chinese
The awards