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 non-stop rustic wooden 'coffee garden' serves tea and coffee in modern and local styles, plus a full Thai menu. Inside are nine iMacs with internet,...

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.

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...

This 1922 home of an early Thai railway boss has antique and reproduction furnishings for sale, such as the brass pestle-and-mortar ashtrays. The...

No Bangkok restaurant has garnered so much praise from the cognoscenti, yet managed to retain its unique character. It's as close as you'll get to honest...

It's really Curries & Everything, so varied is the menu. Besides Thai staples are rare curries and good Western dishes. Many can be adapted for vegans. Fine...

Run by, and adjacent to, the hip Thai fashion store, Greyhound, this chain retains its quirky minimalist style, handwritten menus and tailor-made crockery....

A pioneer of this hip bar/restaurant strip, Hemlock maintains a near-Mediterranean breeziness (whitewashed walls and a rock-strewn interior). Exhibitions...

While Rangnam gentrifies, a few great Isaan restaurants remain on a street known for them. Isaan Rot Det (loosely, 'Northeast Car Garage') has all the...

There's fried chicken and there's fried chicken from Soi Polo. Its oily, crispy, aromatic, fleshy balance has won devotees. Owner J-Kee, though a...