Siwilai City Club
Siwilai City Club is not your typical rooftop bar. It’s only on the 5th floor of Central Embassy, so you won’t get sweeping skyline views, but I’ve always liked it for the easy-going vibe
Bangkok restaurant guides here focus on tried-and-tested places across malls, Chinatown, old town, and newer dining areas.
Listings range from casual street food spots like Pornchai Rice Noodles, Thipsamai, and Nai Ek Roll Noodle to refined venues such as Emilia, Elements, and several Michelin-rated restaurants. The selection also covers Japanese, Italian, Isan, and modern Thai kitchens in areas like One Bangkok, Gaysorn, Langsuan, Silom, Bangrak, and Chinatown, giving readers concrete options rather than broad lists.
Siwilai City Club is not your typical rooftop bar. It’s only on the 5th floor of Central Embassy, so you won’t get sweeping skyline views, but I’ve always liked it for the easy-going vibe
Penthouse Bar and Grill at Park Hyatt Bangkok is one of the most stylish rooftop venues in the city, and a great place to head after shopping at Central Embassy, which is just below.
Saneh Jaan is an award-winning Thai restaurant located in Sindhorn Tower on Wireless Road in Ploenchit, Bangkok. Known for serving authentic and traditional Thai cuisine, the restaurant is especially famous for its seasonal Khao Chae, a refreshing summer dish.
Scarlett Wine Bar & Restaurant at Pullman Bangkok Hotel G combines fine dining with rooftop views from its 37th-floor location. Known for its extensive wine list and French-inspired menu, Scarlett offers dishes such as charcuterie boards and premium steaks in an elegant setting.
Belga Rooftop Bar and Brasserie at Sofitel Sukhumvit brings Belgian charm to Bangkok’s rooftop scene. Located on the 32nd floor, it offers authentic Belgian cuisine such as mussels and fries paired with an extensive selection of craft beers
Up and Above Bar at The Okura Prestige Bangkok is one of those rooftops that feels calm and elegant from the moment you step in. Located on the 24th floor, it doesn’t reach the dizzying heights of some of Bangkok’s tallest sky bars, but the view over the city is still wide and impressive, especially in the late afternoon light.
Throwback Rooftop Bar is a modest and reasonably priced rooftop bar located on the 9th floor of the Silom Edge Building, just across the road from the Silom MRT Station. The view of the busy road and the BTS Skytrain passing by regularly in front of Lumpini Park is a good photo opportunity.
Eagle Nest is one of those rooftops I keep going back to. It’s not high up like many others in Bangkok, but the view is hard to beat. Located right on top of Sala Rattanakosin Hotel, the bar looks directly across the river to Wat Arun.
Wattana Panich in Ekkamai serves one of Bangkok’s best beef noodle soups, simmered for decades in a giant pot. A true local classic.”
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Discover Be My Guest restaurant Bangkok, a small riverside hideaway tucked between IconSiam and Millennium Hilton. Enjoy authentic Thai food with beautiful river views.
Tanbo Chicken Rice is a small and humble restaurant right on Yaowarat Road in Bangkok Chinatown, next to the famous Hua Seng Hong. It’s easy to miss, but locals and visitors line up for their chicken rice, especially in the evenings.
Blue Elephant Bangkok is one of those restaurants we like to recommend when friends visit the city and want to experience Thai food in a more refined setting.
Tonkatsu AOKI just opened at Velaa Sindhorn Village, and it’s already drawing queues every day, especially at lunch and weekends. I dropped by recently and waited almost 40 minutes before getting a table — and even then, it was a tight squeeze inside.
Baannok Bangkok on Langsuan Road is one of those places we keep going back to. It’s tucked away on the second floor of Vivre Langsuan, right across from Portico, but it feels more like someone’s living room than a city restaurant.
Baan Langsuan is one of those places that’s easy to miss, but once you’ve been, it stays with you. Set inside a restored white wooden house on Langsuan Road, just a few minutes’ walk from Chit Lom BTS, it looks more like someone’s home than a restaurant.
Sartoria by Paulo Airaudo is a hidden gem perched on the 56th floor of Bangkok’s Empire Tower, offering a unique Italian fine-dining experience. Despite its unassuming entrance, the restaurant reveals an elegant setting with panoramic views of the city skyline and Bang Krachao Island.
Louk In Louk Jaan is a new restaurant on Langsuan Road, tucked inside Langsuan Road, and it’s already making an impression. This smaller, more casual branch comes from the team behind Saneh Jaan, the Michelin-listed Thai fine dining restaurant just around the corner at the Sindhorn Building.
Never Ending Summer is one of the most stylish restaurants along the Chao Phraya River (Thonburi side), set inside a beautifully repurposed warehouse just next to Millennium Hilton, and not far from IconSiam.
Lim Lao Ngow is one of our favourite street food stops in Bangkok’s Chinatown, and even though it’s not right on the main Yaowarat Road, it’s just a short 150-metre walk into a small side street.
Nusara is one of the best dinners we’ve had in Bangkok for a long time. Chef Ton, a long-time friend, created this restaurant as a tribute to his grandmother, who inspired his love for Thai cooking.
Langsuan Road in Bangkok has transformed into one of the city’s most fashionable dining streets over the past few years. Once a quiet area with offices and residences, it now features a vibrant collection of restaurants.
Le Du Kaan, on the 56th floor of The Empire Tower in Bangkok’s Silom district, is a remarkable dining experience that combines panoramic city views with creative Thai cuisine.
Arunwan Restaurant in Ekkamai, Bangkok, has been serving outstanding noodle soup since 1963. Despite relocating four times within the same area, loyal customers continue to follow them for their consistently delicious dishes.
Lim Lao Ngow x Cloud Dragon is a collaboration bringing together renowned fish ball noodle recipes from Lim Lao Ngow and a variety of Chinese dishes from Cloud Dragon.
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El Gaucho is well known in Bangkok as the main restaurant in Sukhumvit, next to Terminal 21 Shopping Mall. This new branch has only one vast room because of the high price.
Shabu Baru is the latest restaurant in the village. It serves the ever-popular shabu in individual pots placed around a central counter instead of the usual central cooking pot shared by up to four guests
Hoppe looks like a coffee shop but is a small restaurant serving a mix of comfort food, Western and Thai. The food is very good and well-priced, and we order takeaway several times a week. There are only a few tables inside and three outside.
Petits Plats is a trendy French restaurant serving excellent cuisine for lunch and dinner. The facade seems small, but the restaurant is larger than it appears outside
Vaso is a popular upmarket restaurant where customers sit around two central counters in two adjacent rooms to enjoy excellent tapas
Tucked inside Velaa Sindhorn Village, just next to the Sindhorn Kempinski Hotel Co Limited has become one a restaurants spots we recommend when friends ask for Thai food in the Langsuan area.
Rongsi Potchana is, without a doubt, our favourite restaurant in Velaa. The food is excellent, the atmosphere lively, the service is fast, always friendly, and efficient, and the price is good considering how expensive everything is in this village
The ONE at Khaosan is one of the busiest night spots on Khao San Road. The bar and restaurant spreads over several levels, with a high triangular roof and colourful lighting that stands out from the street.
Naam 1608 is one of those rare restaurants you don’t just stumble upon, you have to know it’s there. Hidden deep in Talad Noi, along a narrow riverside lane behind the old Portuguese Church.
LAWOI’ is a new hidden gem in Bangkok, located on the lower floor of the popular Velaa Community Mall on Langsuan Road, next to Villa Market. The concept of a Modern Thai Izakaya was a pleasant surprise, as we didn’t know what to expect.
Located in the heart of Yaowarat in Bangkok Chinatown, Restaurant Potong is a fine dining establishment that has transformed an old Thai-Chinese house into a modern and stylish space.
The new Nobu Rooftop Restaurant on the 57th, 58th, and 60th floors of The Empire Tower in Bangkok is a remarkable addition to the city’s dining scene and one of the most luxurious rooftop experiences Bangkok has to offer.
Hong Sieng Kong (ฮงเซียงกง) is a charming riverside café nestled in Talad Noi, a neighbourhood of Bangkok popular for its historical atmosphere mixed with young modern art.
Korean Town in Sukhumvit Plaza is a little slice of Korea on Sukhumvit Road, in the heart of Bangkok. It’s an old four-story mall packed with Korean restaurants, shops, and businesses, mostly located on the ground floor and first floor.
The Sirimahannop Tall Ship, anchored at Asiatique the Riverfront Night Market on the Chao Phraya River, was built to honour the memory of the renowned “Thoon Kramom” vessel.
One Bangkok is a new and gigantic development in Bangkok with a prime location in Ploenchit which is becoming the high-end heart of Bangkok, just next to the popular Lumpini Park.
The Crystal Grill House at Asiatique The Riverfront in Bangkok is a charming restaurant located near the famous Ferris Wheel, offering a picturesque setting by the Chao Phraya River.
Krua Je Ngor Restaurant in Charoen Krung has been providing wonderful Thai seafood with fresh ingredients since 1999, and has now expanded to five stores across Bangkok including one in Sukhumvit.
Ros Dee Ded on Rama 4 Road serves delicious beef noodle soup with a unique taste, hard to find in Bangkok, especially at such a low price. Ros Dee Ded is a name familiar to Bangkok food enthusiasts because it has been widely known for many decades
Pastel Rooftop is a delightful new rooftop bar and Mediterranean restaurant on the 22nd floor of the exclusive Aira Hotel, on the popular Soi 11, off Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok. Pastel is quite a recent addition to the ever-growing rooftop scene of Bangkok and is gaining popularity very fast.
Sühring is a superb restaurant serving modern German cuisine and probably one of Bangkok’s most talked about places. The restaurant hides in a tiny street off Sathorn road and seems to be cocooned in an overgrown green garden.
Appia is an excellent Roman Trattoria hidden in Sukhumvit Soi 31 (also known as Soi Sawatdi) and run by Chef Paolo Vitaletti. Open for many years, Appia became a name to remember for Italian food lovers.
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Velaa Sindhorn Village is a trendy and luxurious community village on Langsuan Road in Bangkok. Velaa is one of the luxury community malls built in this part of Bangkok, just next to the well-known Lumpini Park.
Sushi Masato is Bangkok’s most exclusive address, even more since the restaurant received a prestigious Michelin Star. This Japanese restaurant can only accommodate ten guests and is booked more than three months in advance.
Ma Maison Bangkok is a unique Thai restaurant found in the Ploenchit area. A glasshouse sitting in the shade of immense old trees in a vast green garden, hidden in the heart of Bangkok, somewhere you would never expect to find a garden of this size.