The dining room at Le Du on Soi Silom 7 Photo above: ตามล่า Fine Dining via Google
The best restaurants in Bangkok range from Sorn, the Southern Thai tasting menu that holds three MICHELIN stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Thailand, to Jay Fai, a one-star shophouse kitchen famous for its crab omelette. For a first trip, book one Thai tasting menu such as Sorn, Le Du or Nusara, eat at least one street-food institution, and have a drink or dinner above the city or beside the Chao Phraya River.
This round-up groups the restaurants we cover by the kind of meal you want. MICHELIN distinctions are from the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Thailand, checked on the guide's website in September 2026.
What are the best fine-dining restaurants in Bangkok?
Bangkok's top fine dining is led by Sorn, the MICHELIN Guide's first three-star Thai restaurant, and a group of two-star rooms: Baan Tepa, Chef's Table, Côte by Mauro Colagreco, Anne-Sophie Pic at Le Normandie and Mezzaluna. Most serve tasting menus only and need a reservation, often weeks ahead.
- Sorn (three stars) cooks the food of Southern Thailand from recipes chef Supaksorn 'Ice' Jongsiri gathered across the 14 southern provinces.
- Baan Tepa (two stars and a Green Star) is chef Chudaree 'Tam' Debhakam's tasting menu in her family's house on Ramkhamhaeng Road.
- Chef's Table and Mezzaluna (two stars each) serve contemporary French menus on the 61st and 65th floors of State Tower.
- Anne-Sophie Pic at Le Normandie (two stars) is the French restaurant of Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok, a dining room since 1958.
- Gaggan (one star) calls itself a food theatre of progressive Indian cuisine, with music and lighting as part of the meal.
Where can you eat the best Thai food in Bangkok?
For modern Thai cooking, the strongest reservations are Le Du, Nusara, 80/20, Samrub Samrub Thai, Saneh Jaan and POTONG, all with one MICHELIN star in 2026. For classic Thai dishes without a tasting menu, go to long-running family restaurants such as Krua Apsorn, Methavalai Sorndaeng and Khua Kling Pak Sod.
Thai tasting menus
- Le Du on Soi Silom 7 builds four- or six-course menus around Thai produce in season; the name comes from the Thai word for season.
- Nusara, on Maha Rat Road in the Old City, is the same chef's tribute to his grandmother, with mains served family-style.
- 80/20 on Charoen Krung serves a 14-course menu with a strong northern and Lao thread.
- Samrub Samrub Thai is chef Prin Polsuk's small kitchen, where the menu moves to a new region every two months.
- Restaurant POTONG cooks progressive Thai-Chinese food in a restored Chinatown shophouse.
- Saneh Jaan draws on royal and regional recipe archives, and the MICHELIN Guide features it among Bangkok's least expensive starred restaurants.
- Paste in Gaysorn Village reworks recipes from old Thai cookbooks and is in the MICHELIN Guide's Bangkok selection, and Sra Bua by Num Weerawat at Siam Kempinski has served modern Thai for more than 15 years.
Classic Thai restaurants
- Krua Apsorn on Samsen Road holds a Bib Gourmand for home-style cooking, including a crab omelette packed with crab meat.
- Methavalai Sorndaeng has served heritage Thai recipes beside the Democracy Monument since 1957, with live music at lunch and dinner.
- Khua Kling Pak Sod in Thong Lo cooks Southern Thai family recipes from Chumphon, named after its dry pork curry.
- Somboon Seafood Bantadthong has served its fried curry crab since 1969; this branch carries on the original dining room.
- Err is Bo.lan's casual sibling, with house-cured sausages and drinking snacks, and Cabbages & Condoms on Sukhumvit Soi 12 has supported a family-planning charity since 1986.
Which Bangkok street-food restaurants are legends?
Bangkok's best-known street-food institutions are shophouse kitchens built around one or two dishes. Jay Fai holds one MICHELIN star for its crab omelette, and Thipsamai has sold pad thai at the Pratu Phi crossroads since 1939. Expect queues, and carry cash.
- Jay Fai on Maha Chai Road is walk-in only, and the MICHELIN Guide warns you will spend time standing in line.
- Thipsamai, on the same road, wraps its signature pad thai in a thin layer of egg.
- Jeh O Chula is known for Mama Oho, instant noodles in tom yum broth loaded with seafood.
- Pe Aor serves tom yum noodles in a broth made with shrimp fat.
- Polo Fried Chicken buries its chicken under crisp fried garlic, and Mont Nomsod serves bread with sangkhaya custard and fresh milk.
Our Bangkok street food guide covers the neighborhoods and stalls in more depth.
What are the best riverside restaurants in Bangkok?
The best restaurants on the Chao Phraya are in the riverside hotels and malls: Anne-Sophie Pic at Le Normandie at Mandarin Oriental, Côte by Mauro Colagreco at Capella Bangkok, and Blue by Alain Ducasse at ICONSIAM. For a casual Thai meal facing Wat Arun, Supanniga Eating Room sits on the bank at Tha Tien.
- Côte by Mauro Colagreco (two stars) cooks the food of the French and Italian Riviera in a room with river views.
- Blue by Alain Ducasse (one star) has floor-to-ceiling windows over the river in ICONSIAM's ICONLUXE wing.
- Supanniga Eating Room Tha Tien, in the MICHELIN Guide selection, serves a grandmother's recipes from Trat and Khon Kaen directly across the water from Wat Arun.
To eat on the river rather than beside it, the Meridian Dinner Cruise sails in the evening; you can book the Meridian Dinner Cruise on Klook.
Which rooftop restaurants in Bangkok are worth booking?
Sirocco, on the 64th floor of State Tower, is Bangkok's best-known rooftop restaurant, serving Mediterranean food under lebua's golden dome. Red Sky at Centara Grand at CentralWorld, Above Eleven on Sukhumvit Soi 11 and Octave at Bangkok Marriott Hotel Sukhumvit combine a full menu with a skyline view.
- Sirocco needs a reservation and a deposit, and applies a smart casual dress code.
- Red Sky serves modern European dishes on the 55th floor, with a bar on the 56th.
- Above Eleven cooks Peruvian-Japanese Nikkei food on the 33rd floor.
- Octave has a restaurant floor on the 45th and a bar above it.
For drinks-first venues, see our Bangkok nightlife pages, or browse all Bangkok restaurants.
For a drink with a view before or after dinner, see our guide to the best rooftop bars in Bangkok.
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Sources: MICHELIN Guide Thailand 2026 star list, MICHELIN Guide: Sorn, MICHELIN Guide: Jay Fai, MICHELIN Guide: Krua Apsorn, MICHELIN Guide: Paste, MICHELIN Guide: Supanniga Eating Room, Sirocco, Thipsamai, Somboon Seafood, Methavalai Sorndaeng. Checked September 26, 2026.
By MICHELIN's measure, Sorn and Sühring, the only two Bangkok restaurants with three MICHELIN stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Thailand. Sorn cooks Southern Thai food; Sühring serves a modern German tasting menu.
The 2026 MICHELIN Guide Thailand gives stars to 39 restaurants in Bangkok: 2 with three stars, 8 with two stars and 29 with one star.
Yes for tasting-menu restaurants such as Sorn, Le Du and Sirocco, which take reservations and often a deposit. Street-food shops such as Jay Fai are walk-in only, so plan to queue instead.
It means prices exclude a 10% service charge and 7% VAT, which are added to the bill. Sirocco, for example, lists its tasting menu at THB 6,500++ per person.
Many have one. Sirocco requires smart casual dress and bans athletic wear, swimwear, sleeveless shirts for men and flip-flops, and the rules apply to children too.
At Jay Fai, 327 Maha Chai Road in the Old City. The MICHELIN Guide lists it as open Wednesday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and the restaurant's Instagram says 7 p.m., so arrive early and bring cash.
The MICHELIN Bib Gourmand marks good-value cooking. Krua Apsorn on Samsen Road, K. Panich for mango sticky rice and Urai Braised Goose in Chinatown are among the Bangkok Bib Gourmands in the 2026 guide.
