Garden bar-restaurants are getting rarer; this fine example with wooden decks within an (intentionally) broken wall can become a late-night affair. After a...

This traditional slate-walled tavern a few blocks south of Thaniya's Little Tokyo is the area's best Japanese restaurant. Prices are slightly higher, but...

Down a narrow soi, the pick of Yannawa's waterfront seafood restaurants serves every seafish, shell and crustacean combo in the Thai repertoire. Set simply...

This tower has an 84th-floor observation deck for vertiginous panoramas of the megalopolis and (on a clear day) the sea. There are also telescopic...

This revived talad nam (floating market) is quick to reach, yet very local. Thais prize the local speciality sausages, elephant ear curry and potted...

Typical of the arty single-room bars on riverside Phra Arthit, softly lit Bali consists of four walls of pictures, as well as the requisite food and cocktails.

From the owners of the Bull's Head, this modernist pub goes against the Japanese grain of Soi Thaniya. It draws expats and westernised Thais with regular...

Politicians, stars and tycoons choose this animated, Tony Chi-designed restaurant. And they're easily spotted in the huge room of terracotta and white,...

This Belgium-based Thai chain converted the century-old Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce building into a nostalgic restaurant with intimate nooks and grand...

Like Boh's drinks list of local whisky and mixers, its outdoor seating (set on the actual timbered pier) is hardly classy. But the views are free and the...

Though a great food capital, Bangkok has a chink in its culinary armour: there are too few sublime, upscale Thai restaurants. This ambitious newcomer tries...

Amid the plaid-and-stetson bars of Washington Square, this New Orleans-themed bar/restaurant stands out for its long bar and Cajun-Creole food like...

Breeze serves Pan-Asian seafood on a terrace, accessed via a sci-fi style bridge. Booking is essential. Premium prices.

Despite rivals within staggering distance, this wood-and-horse-brass tavern remains the city's most authentic British pub. The Bull's Head draws regulars...