The Best Places to Eat and Do in Bangkok
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Rank 92. Tammang
Vegetarian Isan
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 92. Tapori
Indian
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 92. The China House by Chef Fei
Cantonese
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 92. The Local
Thai
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 92. Torisawa 22
Yakitori Japanese
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 92. Via Emilia
Emilian
Hand-painted murals mimicking Roman architecture cover the walls of this old converted house, which now serves as a cozy Italian trattoria tucked into a Bangkok soi. The kitchen leans into Emilia-Romagna, meaning handmade pasta and slow-cooked ragù rather than anything trying to impress. Italian wines round things out, and the place welcomes dogs, which tells you something about the vibe.
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 92. Vilas
Contemporary Thai
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 92. Wah Lok
Cantonese
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Rank 92. Yakiniku Sudo
Japanese Barbecue
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Rank 92. Yu Ting Yuan
Modern Cantonese
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- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Bangkok Coffee Map for First-Time Visitors
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Best coffee shops for work in Bangkok
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Best cafes for reading in Bangkok
- World Coffee Map Bangkok Coffee Map for First-Time Visitors
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Bangkok Coffee Guide for Travelers
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Where to Drink Coffee in Bangkok
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Rank 213. CPS Coffee
Coffee
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Your Guide to Coffee in Bangkok
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Best cafes for reading in Bangkok
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Rank 213. hai coffee roaster
Coffee
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Where to Drink Coffee in Bangkok
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Your Guide to Coffee in Bangkok
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: 10 Best Specialty Cafes & Coffee Shops in Bangkok
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- World Coffee Map 10 Best Specialty Cafes & Coffee Shops in Bangkok
- World Coffee Map Best coffee shops for work in Bangkok
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Bangkok Coffee Map for First-Time Visitors
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- World Coffee Map Bangkok Coffee Map for First-Time Visitors
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Where to Drink Coffee in Bangkok
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Rank 213. Piccolo vicolo
Coffee
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Essential Coffee Shops in Bangkok
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- World Coffee Map Essential Coffee Shops in Bangkok
- World Coffee Map Best cafes for reading in Bangkok
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Rank 213. PRIDI
Coffee
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Bangkok Coffee Guide for Travelers
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Best coffee shops for work in Bangkok
- World Coffee Map Bangkok Coffee Guide for Travelers
- World Coffee Map Best coffee shops for work in Bangkok
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Rank 213. Pump It
Coffee
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Essential Coffee Shops in Bangkok
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Where to Drink Coffee in Bangkok
- World Coffee Map Essential Coffee Shops in Bangkok
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Bangkok Coffee Map for First-Time Visitors
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Your Guide to Coffee in Bangkok
- World Coffee Map Bangkok Coffee Map for First-Time Visitors
- World Coffee Map Your Guide to Coffee in Bangkok
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Rank 213. THE WOOD LAND
Coffee
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Bangkok Coffee Map for First-Time Visitors
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Your Guide to Coffee in Bangkok
- World Coffee Map Bangkok Coffee Map for First-Time Visitors
- World Coffee Map Your Guide to Coffee in Bangkok
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The awards
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: 10 Best Specialty Cafes & Coffee Shops in Bangkok
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Best coffee shops for work in Bangkok
- World Coffee Map 10 Best Specialty Cafes & Coffee Shops in Bangkok
- World Coffee Map Best coffee shops for work in Bangkok
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The awards
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Bangkok Coffee Guide for Travelers
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Essential Coffee Shops in Bangkok
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Your Guide to Coffee in Bangkok
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Bangkok Coffee Guide for Travelers
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Rank 225. Binks Coffee Bar
Coffee
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Where to Drink Coffee in Bangkok
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Rank 225. Coffee Context
Coffee
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Bangkok Coffee Map for First-Time Visitors
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Essential Coffee Shops in Bangkok
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Where to Drink Coffee in Bangkok
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A sprawling food court in the basement of the luxury Central Embassy mall, Eathai rounds up Bangkok's street food classics under one roof and, crucially, one air-conditioning system. The vendors skew regional and traditional, and the prices stay firmly in street-food territory despite the polished surroundings. It draws a lunchtime mix of office workers and tourists who've done the math on heat versus noodles.
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: 10 Best Specialty Cafes & Coffee Shops in Bangkok
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Gaeng pa, the bracingly spicy coconut-free jungle curry, is the entire reason this Dusit district restaurant exists, and it shows: the menu runs through a whole roster of variations, from chicken and fish meatball to frog, snail, quail, and wild boar. Stir-fried catfish in chile paste and river snails with green peppercorn round out a meal built for people who find "mild" an insult. End with durian ice cream and sticky rice if that fruit's polarizing perfume is your thing.
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Rank 225. Gusion Coffee 49
Coffee
The awards
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Your Guide to Coffee in Bangkok
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Rank 225. Haawm
Thai
Two tables. That's not an oversight, it's the whole point of this supper-club-style Thai restaurant tucked into a residential neighborhood on Bangkok's east side. The chef digs out obscure regional dishes and rotates menus often, so the crowd arriving with printed reservations never quite knows what's coming. The wok-fried smoky cabbage alone explains why people bother figuring out the soi number.
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Rank 225. Hia Tai Kee
Thai-style Coffee
Round marble-top tables, condensed milk in the coffee, and a complimentary cup of Chinese tea that arrives before you ask: Hia Tai Kee has been running this routine for a long time and shows no signs of changing it. It's an old-school Thai-Chinese cafe, the kind where the Chinese Western breakfast, fried eggs and Chinese sausage in a pan, is the obvious move for anyone who shows up hungry.
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Rank 225. Invisible coffee
Coffee
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: 10 Best Specialty Cafes & Coffee Shops in Bangkok
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Rank 225. Jack’s Bar
Thai
A rickety shack perched at the edge of the Chao Phraya, with unobstructed river views and no pretense whatsoever. Jack's Bar is the kind of old-school Bangkok drinking spot that makes you wonder how the rest of the city got so serious, serving stiff drinks and kap klaem, the Thai snacks built for sitting around with a beer. The goong cha nam pla, raw shrimp in fish sauce and chiles, has some heat behind it.
The awards
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The awards
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Your Guide to Coffee in Bangkok
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The crispy crepes here are made with mung bean flour, which gives them a shell stiff enough to hold their own against the usual limp street-stall versions. This old-school Bangkok street stall does kanom bueang the traditional way, with sweet fillings of egg floss and candied persimmon or savory ones of dried shrimp and makrut lime. There's a row of chairs for the inevitable wait, which tells you everything about the queue.
The awards
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The awards
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Bangkok Coffee Guide for Travelers
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A century-old rice porridge shop in Chinatown that keeps the lights on until the small hours, mostly for Bangkok's after-hours chef crowd. The setup is blunt and practical: whatever came in fresh that day sits out front, you pick it, you say how you want it cooked. Tea-smoked duck is a fixture. It's a hangover cure you take before the hangover arrives.
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Rank 225. Krua Khun Ein
Southern Thai
Southern Thai cooking sits on the spicier, funkier end of an already bold national cuisine, and this casual spot on the northeastern edge of the city leans into that without apology. Gaeng tai pla, the fermented fish organ curry that separates the curious from the committed, anchors a menu of regional specialties that the kitchen keeps fiercely flavored. A long trip from the center of Bangkok, but the food tastes like it couldn't have been made anywhere closer.
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Rank 225. La Cabra Bakery
Nordic
The awards
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: 10 Best Specialty Cafes & Coffee Shops in Bangkok
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Rank 225. Leek
Coffee
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Essential Coffee Shops in Bangkok
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Bangkok Coffee Map for First-Time Visitors
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Where to Drink Coffee in Bangkok
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Rank 225. Nai Mong Hoi Thod
Thai Chinese
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The neighborhood around Sam Yan Market was once famous for seafood restaurants run by Thai Chinese cooks who knew how to steam and stir-fry their way through the freshest local catch. Most of those old names decamped for flashier addresses long ago, but this seafood restaurant stayed, still turning out stir-fried curried crab and tom yum for a crowd that never stopped showing up. The fried rice with Chinese olives, chilies, and cashews is the order regulars protect.
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The awards
- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Your Guide to Coffee in Bangkok
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Rank 225. Nang Loeng Market
Noodle Shop
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Rank 225. Nataporn Ice Cream
Ice Cream Shop
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Bangkok Coffee Guide for Travelers
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Your Guide to Coffee in Bangkok
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Rank 225. Rise
Coffee
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Where to Drink Coffee in Bangkok
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: 10 Best Specialty Cafes & Coffee Shops in Bangkok
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The laminate tables and fluorescent lighting haven't changed in what feels like forever, and neither has the menu at this no-frills Thai canteen on Witthayu Road. Regulars say a generation of Bangkok's celebrated chefs cut their teeth here, which explains a lot about why the green curry and braised pork belly taste the way they do. Come March through May, the khao chae, a chilled summertime rice dish, draws its own devoted following.
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Rank 225. SAUCE COFFEE - Friend Friend
Modern Coffee
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Where to Drink Coffee in Bangkok
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Essential Coffee Shops in Bangkok
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Rank 225. Sri Trat Restaurant and Bar
Trat Thai
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A khao gaeng stall that's been around forever, opening before 7:30 a.m. so office workers can load up on curry rice before the day begins. The menu is tight: a few stir-fries, a handful of curries including the hard-to-find cassia leaf curry, and some chile dips. The flashier dishes turn heads, but regulars keep coming back for the salted pork and sweet pork, which says something about the place's priorities.
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: 10 Best Specialty Cafes & Coffee Shops in Bangkok
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Rank 225. Yen Ta Fo JC
Noodle Shop
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Best coffee shops for work in Bangkok
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Best cafes for reading in Bangkok
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Best cafes for reading in Bangkok
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Rank 274. PAGA Microroastery
Coffee
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- World Coffee Map World Coffee Map: Best coffee shops for work in Bangkok