Sala Saneha hosts a kitchen takeover built around Bangkok’s ‘cookshop’ past

Over two evenings, Sala Saneha brings in Akkee and Baan Lamyai for its first kitchen takeover, centred on the idea of ‘cookshop’ cuisine. The concept looks back to a period when Chinese cooks in Thailand adapted Western dishes for American soldiers, often improvising with limited ingredients and local techniques. What emerged was a style that sat somewhere between Thai, Chinese and Western cooking, with its own charm and a fair bit of nostalgia. Expect an à la carte format and two seatings each evening. More than a one-off collaboration, this feels like a smart way of revisiting a part of Bangkok’s food story that doesn’t get enough attention.

Apr 27-28. Sala Saneha, Decho Rd, Suriya Wong, Bang Rak. Two seatings:  5.30pm-7.30pm and 8pm-12am. Advance booking recommended.