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  1. Rank 30. Pae

    Thai

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  2. Rank 30. Pathongko Mae Pranee

    Street Food Thai

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  4. Rank 30. Phunisa

    Southern Thai

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  6. Rank 30. Plaew

    Thai

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  7. Rank 30. Plu

    Thai

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  10. The smell of charcoal-grilled sausages hits you before you reach the door of this family-run shophouse restaurant in Khon Kaen. The kitchen turns out traditional Isan pork and beef, sun-dried beef slices, spicy sour beef shank soup, and the grilled beef tongue that regulars know to reserve ahead. It's an old-school institution, priced the way neighborhood places used to be, and it holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.

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  11. Rank 30. Rasik Local Kitchen

    Contemporary Thai

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  12. Rank 30. Roe Dang

    Southern Thai Seafood

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  18. Rank 30. Sanae

    Thai

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  19. Rank 30. SANN

    Thai

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  27. Rank 30. The Charm Dining Gallery

    Southern Thai-Peranakan

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  32. Rank 30. Yok Kheng

    Thai Noodle Shop

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  33. Bifold doors open onto koi ponds and jungle greenery, and on a warm Bangkok evening it's a setting that makes a strong argument for lingering. This is an elegant Thai restaurant inside the Jim Thompson Heritage Quarter, a compound dedicated to the American silk merchant and sometime spy who put Thai silk on the map. The kitchen turns out traditional Thai cooking with a modern edge, served at a pace that rewards you for not rushing.

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  34. A wall of photos, a fridge of drinks, and simple tables set the scene at this canteen-style Bangkok spot, where the cooking does all the talking. Chef Gigg Kamol draws on Thai and Chinese heritage to produce family-style dishes fired with real confidence, the kind of food that makes a nondescript room feel like exactly the right room. It earned a spot on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list and has kept the regulars coming back since.

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  35. Two lotus ponds sit at the center of the dining room, which tells you something about the pace expected here. This is a fine dining restaurant inside the Siam Kempinski, spinning Thai flavors through a molecular lens, the whole project dreamed up by a Danish chef who built the original in Copenhagen. Ornate teak ceilings, flickering with ceremony, frame dishes that are as theatrical as the room they arrive in.

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  42. Rank 136. Baan Nam Ngiew Wieng Kao

    Thai Noodle Shop

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  44. Rank 136. Baan Rearn Mai

    Thai Seafood

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  45. Rank 136. Baan Suan Mae Rim

    Northern Thai

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  48. Khorat cuisine is the draw here, a regional Thai style that most Bangkok restaurants quietly ignore. Baannok takes the characteristically sweet Northeastern cooking and dials it back just enough for a wider audience without losing the herbs and spice that give Isan food its edge. The wok-fried noodle dish with river prawn is a regular order for a reason. Book ahead, the room doesn't absorb walk-ins gracefully.

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  49. Rank 136. Bang Por Seafood Takho

    Southern Thai Seafood

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  51. A large open-air Thai restaurant built over a pond, where the fish stay in the water until you order them. Tables spread across five waterside areas, live music plays at dinner, and a kids' zone in the garden means the whole family is accounted for. The menu runs family-style, heavy on fresh seafood, and the stir-fried prawns with shrimp oil have a following. A relaxed, generous place to eat well outside Bangkok.

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  52. Rank 136. Banya

    Thai

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  53. Rank 136. Buabok

    Thai

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  54. Rank 136. Bucha

    Southern Thai

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  55. Rank 136. Busarin Cuisine

    Northern Thai

    The dining room at this Northern Thai restaurant runs to high ceilings, green leather booths, and pink walls lined with fine chinaware, the kind of setup that feels inherited rather than designed. The menu leans on family recipes, with noodles and roti standing in for rice. Streaky pork braised for two days in hang le curry is the thing to order. Michelin Guide listed.

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  60. Rank 136. Choen

    Contemporary Thai

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  61. Rank 136. Chom Chan

    Southern Thai

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  64. Rank 136. Chum (Saraphi)

    Northern Thai

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  65. Rank 136. Cuisine de Garden

    Nordic-inspired Thai

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    Address
    99 Mu 11, Nong Khwai, Hang Dong, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Region 50230, Thailand · Chiang Mai
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Thu 12:30 PM

    Wednesday 12:30 PM–2:30 PM, 6 PM–10 PM

    Reserve
    Make a reservation
    Online
    Website
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  67. The blackboard changes daily, which is usually a good sign at a casual Thai restaurant in Chiang Mai. The chef sources ingredients from around the country and cooks with the kind of regional range you don't always find in one place. Outdoor seating adds to the low-key feel. If fresh Thai chillies are on the table, ask for extra; the kitchen takes heat seriously.

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  68. Rank 136. Food by Fire

    Isan Barbecue

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  69. Rank 136. Foong

    Thai

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  70. Rank 136. Garlic

    Thai

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  71. Rank 136. Gin-D

    Thai

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  72. Rank 136. Go Ang Seafood

    Southern Thai Seafood

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  73. Rank 136. Gorjan

    Thai

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  75. Rank 136. Grok

    Modern Thai

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  79. Rank 136. Huen Jai Yong

    Northern Thai

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  80. Rank 136. Huen Lamphun

    Northern Thai

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  82. Rank 136. Jadjan

    Southern Thai

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  83. Rank 136. Jaidee Shrimp

    Southern Thai

    The shrimp come from the team's own farm in Surat Thani province, which explains why a casual Bangkok seafood spot has built its whole identity around one crustacean. No red meat appears on the menu, just shrimp in every mood, squid, mantis shrimp, and fish alongside Southern-inflected curries and soups. It's a no-fuss room where the sourcing does the talking, and the regulars tend to order without looking up.

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  84. Rank 136. Jamn

    Thai

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  86. Rank 136. Jaras

    Contemporary Thai

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  87. Rank 136. Jay Jew Talew Bin

    Seafood Thai

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  88. Rank 136. Jay Ngor Beef Noodle

    Thai Noodle Shop

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  91. Rank 136. Kaen

    Isan

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  92. Rank 136. KAENKRUNG

    Contemporary Isan

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  96. Rank 136. KAO SOY PRIN

    Northern Thai Noodle Shop

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