Verlan, Modern French restaurant

Probably more restaurant than wine bar, Sukhumvit 26’s Verlan is the latest project from Chef Napol ‘Joe’ Jantraget – you may remember him from such restaurants as 80/20 and Samlor. The food is some of Chef Joe’s best, and my god the beef tartare is excellent, but it’s really the wines that steal the show. The bottle list is a Francophile’s dream come true, with a 100 percent French selection, and a broad range of offerings from throughout the hexagon, with a focus on grower Champagnes (those made not by big-name Champagne houses but by individual producers), as well as a particularly strong range of reds from current hot-shit region Jura, in the east of the country.

Address: 76 Sukhumvit 26, Khlong Tan, Khlong Toei. 093-324-6665. Open 6pm-midnight Mon-Fri, 11:30am-2:30 pm and 6pm-midnight Sat-Sun.