KIMI SW3

Song Wat keeps tightening its grip on Bangkok’s dining scene, and KIMI SW3 slides neatly into the neighbourhood’s current love affair with stripped-back spaces and quietly precise cooking. Sitting inside Soul Songwat by the river, the restaurant takes local Thai ingredients and filters them through Japanese technique without turning the whole thing into theatre. Highlights include grilled Thai kuruma ebi and whatever fish of the day lands freshest, but the standout might be the oyakodon built around organic Korat chicken and soft egg sauce that hits exactly where comfort food should. The room still feels a little rough around the edges during soft opening, though honestly that works in its favour.

Open now. KIMI SW3, Soul Songwat. Open daily 11am–10pm