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The Best Places to Eat and Do in Thailand

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  1. 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.

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  2. An art deco villa where, after dark, light spills across a terrace of silk couches and the tropical garden fills with the sound of ice in cocktails. Ian Kittichai's fine dining restaurant draws on a deeply personal reading of Thai cuisine, shaped by early mornings at the wet market and years cooking far beyond Bangkok. It holds a spot on The 50 Best Discoveries list, which tells you the room takes the food as seriously as the atmosphere.

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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. Rank 199. Zuma

    Japanese

    The London-born izakaya-style chain has planted its sixth flag inside the St. Regis, which tells you something about the clientele before you even sit down. Zuma is a buzzy, upscale Japanese restaurant where the menu leans into black cod, wagyu, and other ingredients that photograph well. The room is glamorous and the bill follows suit, but the food gives people genuine reasons to show up beyond the scene.

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    Address
    St. Regis, 159 Ratchadamri Rd, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand · Bangkok
    Hours

    Open now, until 3 PM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 6 PM–1 AM

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  7. Rank 213. L’OLIVA

    Pizzeria

    Tucked down a lane off Sukhumvit Soi 36, L'Oliva splits its identity across restaurant, wine bar, and pizzeria without losing focus on any of them. The dough leans contemporary, with a puffed, assertive crust, and the menu runs from pasta and risotto through classic and gourmet pies. The wine list holds its own at prices that won't cause a scene. It ranked 20th on 50 Top Pizza Asia-Pacific, if you need a reason to make the detour.


  8. The wood-fired oven takes up most of the room, which tells you immediately where your attention should be. This is a compact Bangkok pizza spot tucked into the Park Lane residential complex in Ekkamai, run by an American expat who followed love to Thailand and brought his dough obsession along. Naturally leavened crust with a pronounced char and real crunch, a daily menu built around what's good right now, housemade desserts, and a small single malt selection rounding things out.



  9. Rank 215. Acqua

    Sardinian

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  10. Rank 215. Aeeen

    Vegetarian Japanese Noodle Shop

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  11. Rank 215. Aheesah Roddee

    Indonesian

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  13. Rank 215. Antito

    Northern Italian

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  15. Rank 215. Aquila

    Italian

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  17. Rank 215. Arva

    Italian

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  22. Rank 215. Baan Nam Ngiew Wieng Kao

    Thai Noodle Shop

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  24. Rank 215. Baan Rearn Mai

    Thai Seafood

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  25. Rank 215. Baan Suan Mae Rim

    Northern Thai

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  28. 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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  29. Rank 215. Bang Dean

    Middle Eastern

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  30. Rank 215. Bang Por Seafood Takho

    Southern Thai Seafood

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  32. 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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  33. Rank 215. Banya

    Thai

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  34. Rank 215. Beach Grill

    Mediterranean

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  35. Rank 215. Belén by Paulo Airaudo

    Creative European

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  36. Rank 215. Bisou

    Modern French

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  37. Rank 215. Buabok

    Thai

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  38. Rank 215. Bucha

    Southern Thai

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  39. Rank 215. 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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  40. Rank 215. Cadence by Dan Bark

    Progressive American

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  46. Rank 215. Choen

    Contemporary Thai

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  47. Rank 215. Chom Chan

    Southern Thai

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  50. Rank 215. Chop Chop Cook Shop

    Thai influences Chinese

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  51. Rank 215. Chuan Kitchen

    Malaysian

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  52. Rank 215. Chum (Saraphi)

    Northern Thai

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  53. Rank 215. 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 12:30 PM

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

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    Make a reservation
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  55. Rank 215. Delia

    Mexican

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  57. Rank 215. Duck Noodle House

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

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  59. Bamboo screens and candlelight on the terrace, cocktails poured until 1am, and a menu that hopscotches the globe without apology. Eat Me is a relaxed late-night restaurant in Si Lom where the kitchen leans on Thai ingredients but feels no obligation to cook Thai food. The chef has cooked under Marcus Samuelsson and Daniel Boulud, which explains the daring combinations, even if the mood stays firmly unhurried.


  60. 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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  61. Rank 215. ELECTRIC SHEEP

    Mediterranean

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  62. Rank 215. Enoteca

    Italian

    An Italian restaurant with nearly 400 bottles on the wine list, including a serious run of Barolo, and the name ("wine library") makes the priorities clear. Floor-to-ceiling windows look out onto a garden, which cuts the Bangkok business-district noise down considerably. The kitchen pulls from all regions of Italy, ingredients flown in from Europe, with risotto a recurring reason to linger over a second glass.

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  63. Rank 215. Fillets

    Omakase Japanese

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  64. Rank 215. Fish Club

    Seafood

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  65. Rank 215. FishHouse

    Seafood

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  66. Rank 215. Food by Fire

    Isan Barbecue

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  67. Rank 215. Foong

    Thai

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  70. Rank 215. Fuego

    Contemporary Spanish

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  71. Rank 215. Garlic

    Thai

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  72. Rank 215. Gen (Soi Sukhumvit 63)

    Yakitori Japanese

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  74. Rank 215. Gin-D

    Thai

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  76. Rank 215. Go Ang Seafood

    Southern Thai Seafood

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  77. Rank 215. Go La

    Minnan Noodle Shop

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  78. Rank 215. Gorjan

    Thai

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  80. Rank 215. Grok

    Modern Thai

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  82. Rank 215. Guay Jub Mr. Jo

    Noodle Shop

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  83. Rank 215. Guay Jub Ubon

    Noodle Shop

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  85. Rank 215. Heh

    Contemporary Australian

    The name is an expression of curiosity, which turns out to be a fair preview of what the kitchen is doing: blending Andaman seafood with Australian imports in a way that lands somewhere between a Melbourne café and a Phuket dining room. It's a relaxed contemporary spot with enough style to feel considered. The menu is cooked to order, the flavors run bold without showing off, and the whole thing moves with the energy of a team that's having a good time figuring it out.

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  87. Rank 215. hom

    Portuguese

    A fine-dining restaurant inside the InterContinental Phuket that looks like a Thai temple and serves Portuguese food, which tells you something about the ambition level here. The chef came up through Potong in Bangkok and Ikoyi in London, and the cooking leans hard into fermentation, the kind of bold, funky flavors that make you want to interrogate the menu. Kamala Beach outside, something considerably more serious within.


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  89. Rank 215. Huen Jai Yong

    Northern Thai

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  90. Rank 215. Huen Lamphun

    Northern Thai

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  91. Rank 215. I-SANG

    Contemporary Korean

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