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The Best Places to Eat and Do in Thailand

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  1. Rank 210. 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.

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  3. Rank 210. Neon Boat Noodles

    Thai Noodle Shop

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  5. Dark wood, oversized leather chairs, and monochrome shots of US cities set the scene at this classic hotel steakhouse on the second floor of the JW Marriott. Cuts come from the US, Australia, and Japan, and the service team knows enough to talk you through them. The Caesar is tossed tableside, and the Bomb Alaska arrives with a little theatre to close things out.

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  6. Rank 210. Nikaku

    Edo-mae Sushi

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  7. Rank 210. Nina's

    Thai

    Herbs and vegetables grow steps from the kitchen, so the betel leaves and basil in your plate were in the ground that morning. Nina's is a Thai restaurant tucked into greenery outside Pak Chong, with two ways to eat: inside among chandeliers and vintage furniture, or in the garden where the shade does the air-conditioning's job. The menu leans on house-grown produce, and a handful of dishes are the chef's own invention.

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  8. Rank 210. Nitan

    Contemporary Southern Thai

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  10. Rank 210. North

    Northern Thai

    A green wooden house behind a garden wall, quiet enough that the city outside feels like someone else's problem. North is a Northern Thai restaurant where the kitchen takes a refined, mild approach to the cuisine of the Lanna region, the kind of cooking that rewards slowing down. Lunch runs à la carte; dinner shifts to a seasonal set menu. The Michelin Guide has it selected, which tracks with the room's particular calm.

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  11. Rank 210. O

    Thai

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  12. Rank 210. O Cha Rot

    Thai Noodle Shop

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  14. Rank 210. Ojo

    Mexican


  15. Rank 210. Omemo

    Contemporary Swiss

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  16. Rank 210. Ōre

    Creative Thai

    Mineral water shipped from a spring near Sai Yok Waterfall is central to the chef's philosophy here, a detail that tells you exactly how far this tasting-menu restaurant will go for a nuance you might not consciously notice. Wood, fabric, and natural tones keep the room quiet and the focus on the food, a procession of thirty-odd bite-sized courses built around Thai ingredients. The Michelin Guide has it listed among its selected Bangkok restaurants.

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  20. Rank 210. Pak Mor Robot

    Vietnamese

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  21. Rank 210. Palmier

    French

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  22. Rank 210. Pari-

    Thai-influenced Japanese

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  23. Rank 210. Paste

    Royal Thai

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  24. Rank 210. Peang-Prai

    Southern Thai

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  25. Rank 210. Phae Krung Kao

    Central Thai

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  27. Rank 210. Phensiri

    Southern Thai

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  28. Rank 210. Phi Sao

    Southern Thai Seafood

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  29. Rank 210. Philippe

    French

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    20/15-17 Soi Sukhumvit 39, Khlong Tan Nuea, Vadhana, Bangkok, Bangkok Region 10110, Thailand · Bangkok
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6:30 PM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 6:30 PM–10:30 PM

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  30. Rank 210. Phra Nakhon

    Southern Thai

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  31. Rank 210. Phukej

    Southern Thai

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  32. Rank 210. Pitak

    Southern Thai

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  33. Rank 210. Poirot

    European

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  37. Rank 210. Punjab Grill

    Contemporary North Indian

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  39. Rank 210. Rabieng Tale

    Northern Thai Seafood

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  40. Rank 210. Radna Suanmak

    Thai Noodle Shop

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  41. Rank 210. Rark

    Thai

    A Thai restaurant tucked into a quiet alley, where the wok is close enough that you can hear it from your seat. Wooden walls and open shelving give it the feel of a very well-fed friend's home, and the kitchen leans into that by treating Thai classics with real care and detail. The à la carte menu skews personal rather than crowd-pleasing. Book ahead, and check whether they've reopened before you make the trip.

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  42. Rank 210. Redbox

    Modern Thai

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  44. Rank 210. Rimsuan

    Southern Thai

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  45. Rank 210. Riva del Fiume

    Modern Italian

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  46. The terrace faces Wat Arun across the water, and at sunset that view does most of the work. Rongros is a traditional Thai restaurant on the Chao Phraya, its dining room dressed in chandeliers, painted Chinese panels, and dark wood that feel like they've been there forever. The menu stays close to the classics, and the green curry with roti is the kind of dish the room was built around. Book ahead; the tourists have figured this one out.

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  48. Rank 210. Royd

    Southern Thai

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  49. Rank 210. Rue Poh

    Seafood

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  50. Rank 210. Saawaan

    Contemporary Thai

    A tasting menu restaurant on a quiet Sathon soi where the whole point is Thai cooking technique, not European ambition. The eleven courses move through fermentation, charcoal, and steaming as organizing ideas rather than garnishes, so preserved krill and grilled slipper lobster arrive tasting like arguments for a cuisine that never needed updating. The pastry work alone draws a following among people who track these things.


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  52. Rank 210. Saigon Recipe

    Vietnamese

    Canary-yellow walls, vintage posters, and Indochinese knick-knacks make this Vietnamese restaurant in Piman 49 feel like someone's Saigon living room, which is the point. The kitchen leans into southern Vietnamese cooking, where broths run deep and herb plates arrive serious. Weekday set lunches move fast enough for the office crowd. Finish with Vietnamese coffee over condensed milk, and you'll wonder why you ever ordered anything else.

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  53. Rank 210. Samut

    Seafood

    Dark teak wood and Oriental lanterns fill what was once a hotel lobby, now a contemporary Southern Thai restaurant running a single set menu of more than ten courses that traces Phuket's coastline. Seafood comes from local fishermen, and the kitchen leans into island tradition, folding in local fruits and a reworked take on Phuket dim sum. It reads as a love letter to the south, written in a building that already had good bones.

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  56. Rank 210. Santi

    Thai

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  59. Rank 210. Savelberg

    Contemporary French

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  60. Rank 210. 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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  62. Rank 210. Seifu

    Japanese

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  63. Smoke from the binchotan charcoal is the first thing you notice, before you've even sat down. This is a yakitori restaurant from Tokyo, and the kitchen is open in the middle of the room so the whole meal doubles as a floor show of skewers and coal. The team works through the whole bird, beak to tail, in far more configurations than seems reasonable for one animal. The chicken liver pâté with warm baguette is a genuine curveball worth ordering.

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  64. Rank 210. Shrimp Noodles Ao Kae

    Thai Noodle Shop

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  65. Rank 210. Si Sawat

    Contemporary Thai

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  66. Rank 210. Sizzle

    Spanish

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  67. Rank 210. 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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  69. Rank 210. Soma

    Thai

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  75. The fish go from the tank outside straight to the wok, which tells you everything about the approach at this busy, family-run seafood shop on Rama 4. A large yellow sign in Thai and Chinese marks the spot, and the crowds eating beneath it have been filling the pavement for years. Grilled pork satay pulls its weight alongside the seafood, for anyone who turns up with a landlocked companion in tow.

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  76. 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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  77. Rank 210. Suay (Choeng Thale)

    Contemporary Thai

    The Portuguese-tiled floor and garden terrace set the tone for a contemporary Thai restaurant that reads smarter than its "sassy, unique, authentic and yummy" acronym suggests. The chef updates traditional dishes with modern techniques and a confident hand with spice, lemongrass lamb chops and crab cakes with mango chutney among the reasons regulars return. Live music on the terrace makes dinner feel like a mild occasion, even on a Tuesday.

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  80. A Thai restaurant inside a converted mill on the river, old enough that the timber seems to have grown into the walls on its own. The setting does the heavy lifting, but the kitchen earns its place with dishes like fried snakehead fish with herbs and deep-fried shrimp in tamarind sauce. A river tour along the Noi that ends with dinner here is also on offer, if you feel like arriving dramatically. Book ahead.

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  81. An omakase counter that splits itself across two floors, the first floor for the purist counter experience and the third for something with a New York lean. Chef Masato Shimizu built his name in Tokyo and New York before bringing this format to Bangkok, where it was among the first of its kind. The Michelin Guide has it listed, and the progression between floors gives the meal a strange, pleasing logic.


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  84. Rank 210. TAAN

    Contemporary Thai

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  85. Rank 210. Tai Yai

    Shan Burmese

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  86. Rank 210. Talung

    Southern Thai

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  88. Rank 210. Tambu

    Modern Indian

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  89. Rank 210. Tammang

    Vegetarian Isan

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  91. Rank 210. Tapori

    Indian

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  92. Rank 210. Thai Library

    Southern Thai

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  95. Rank 210. The Ranch

    Steakhouse

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  96. Rank 210. The Smokaccia Laboratory

    Creative Italian

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  99. Dining beside a lagoon under the open sky is the reason to find this Indian restaurant tucked inside a resort at the northern tip of Phuket. The chef hails from Maharashtra and runs a long à la carte of curries, tandoor dishes, and a tiffin chaat platter that earns the name above the door. The naan comes straight from the oven, and the lamb vindaloo is spiced with genuine conviction.

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  100. Rank 210. Torisawa 22

    Yakitori Japanese

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