Best Seafood Restaurants in Sukhumvit, Bangkok: Crab, Prawns and Whole Fish

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Grilled river prawns at Here Hai on Soi Sukhumvit 63 (Ekkamai) Photo above: Ivan Toh via Google

The best seafood restaurant in Sukhumvit depends on the meal you want. Here Hai on Ekkamai (Soi Sukhumvit 63) is the MICHELIN Guide's value pick, with a Bib Gourmand in the 2026 guide for its crab fried rice, and Sorn on Soi Sukhumvit 26 holds three MICHELIN stars for a southern Thai tasting menu built on seafood. For an easy dinner you can book, Laem Charoen Seafood and Savoey both have Sukhumvit branches, and across town Somboon Seafood is the name most associated with Bangkok's fried curry crab.

Each restaurant below is checked against its own website or the current MICHELIN Guide Thailand. No single place is "the best" for every trip, so the table and the sections that follow match each one to a budget and occasion.

What is the best seafood restaurant in Sukhumvit for value?

Here Hai, at 112/1 Soi Sukhumvit 63 on Ekkamai, is the best-value seafood restaurant in Sukhumvit by the MICHELIN Guide's measure: it holds a Bib Gourmand in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Thailand. The guide says its seafood comes from Surat Thani in southern Thailand and singles out the crab meat fried rice, cooked for a smoky aroma.

Two things shape a visit. The guide lists Here Hai as cash only and as not taking reservations, and it describes both floors as full every day, so arriving early is the practical plan. Portions are built for sharing, which suits groups, and the guide says the kitchen will tone down the spice on request.

Which Sukhumvit seafood restaurant has MICHELIN stars?

Sorn, on Soi Sukhumvit 26, holds three stars in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Thailand, and the guide describes it as the first Thai restaurant to earn three. Chef-owner Supaksorn Jongsiri cooks the food of southern Thailand, and the long tasting menu leans on southern seafood such as river prawns, Phuket lobster and blue crab, before a shared course of rice and sides.

Sorn is a meal to plan a trip around rather than a walk-in dinner. Tables are released a month at a time, so book as soon as your dates are fixed; the FAQ below has the release schedule.

Which Sukhumvit seafood restaurants take bookings?

Laem Charoen Seafood and Savoey are the easiest bookable seafood dinners on Sukhumvit. Laem Charoen's standalone Ekkamai flagship takes reservations online and by phone, and says it is a five-minute walk from BTS Ekkamai. Savoey takes bookings through its website for both of its Sukhumvit branches.

Laem Charoen Seafood

Laem Charoen began more than 40 years ago as a small family restaurant by the beach in Rayong, on Thailand's eastern seaboard, according to the company. Its signature is a whole sea bass deep-fried and dressed with fish sauce. The flagship is at 5/3 Soi Sukhumvit 63, a few minutes up the same street as Here Hai, with free parking. Closer to the middle of Sukhumvit, a branch is on the seventh floor of The Helix building at EmQuartier in Phrom Phong.

Savoey

Savoey has cooked Thai seafood for more than 50 years, according to the restaurant; its menu runs from stir-fried mud crab in yellow curry to tom yum goong with river prawns and steamed sea bass with lime and chili. Savoey Seafood Co. is a standalone restaurant at 120/4 Soi Sukhumvit 26, down the same soi as Sorn, and Savoey Terminal 21 Asok is on the fifth floor of Terminal 21 Asok, the convenient choice if you are shopping at the Asok interchange. Our guide to what to eat at Terminal 21 covers the mall's other food floors.

What is the best seafood restaurant in Bangkok outside Sukhumvit?

Somboon Seafood is Bangkok's best-known seafood restaurant, famous for the fried curry crab it has served since 1969. All eight of its branches are in Bangkok, and its Surawong branch in Bang Rak is a selected restaurant in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Thailand. The nearest branch to Sukhumvit is inside Central Embassy on Phloen Chit Road.

Our listing covers Somboon Seafood's Banthat Thong branch, near Chulalongkorn University. For more crab-focused options, see our guide to the best crab restaurants in Bangkok.

How is seafood priced at Bangkok restaurants?

At casual Thai seafood restaurants, crab, prawns and whole fish are often priced by weight or by the size of the animal, so the menu may show a market price rather than a fixed figure. Ask the price of the size you are ordering before it goes to the kitchen, especially for mud crab and giant river prawns.

Tasting-menu restaurants such as Sorn charge a set price per person instead. Casual places like Here Hai may not take cards, so carry baht.

Which seafood restaurant suits your trip?

• Value and a local crowd: Here Hai, with cash and an early arrival.
• An easy family dinner you can book: Laem Charoen on Ekkamai, or Savoey on Sukhumvit 26.
• A quick meal while shopping: Savoey at Terminal 21 or Laem Charoen at EmQuartier.
• A special-occasion tasting menu: Sorn, booked a month ahead.
• The classic curry crab: Somboon Seafood, at Central Embassy or its other Bangkok branches.

For more ideas, browse our Bangkok restaurants and things to do in Sukhumvit, and if you are still choosing a base, our Bangkok hotels guide covers the Sukhumvit area.

Sources: MICHELIN Guide: Here Hai, MICHELIN Guide: Sorn, MICHELIN Guide: Somboon Seafood (Bang Rak), Sorn, Laem Charoen Seafood: About us, Laem Charoen Seafood: Ekkamai, Savoey: Branches, Somboon Seafood. Checked September 26, 2026.