 Exactly as the name implies, A Garden Café could be described as both beautiful and exotic with a lush garden atmosphere for outside dining and a white contemporary designed inside complimented by water flowing down the side windows. The food is also quite amazing, with the Shrimp and Chayote salad...
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 Literally “upstairs,” this hi-so French restaurant in the Sukhumvit 39 complex is a fave for politicians, smartly-dressed Japanese businessmen and their wives. Authentic French cuisine prepared with ingredients flown in from Normandy and Argentina come punctuated with the odd nod to its Thai location...
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 A hotspot for young contemporary art students in a cafe-bar atmosphere combined with a good selection of art books for the mind. Upstairs caters to a variety of events including art exhibitions, public discussions and video installations, anything that has to do with art. The price of a small Heineken is 80 baht...
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 Amaltery is a small cafe specializing in frozen cocktails and alcohol ice-cream. The flavors are changing all the time and everything is homemade with about 5 percent alcohol, perfect for an unsuspecting date. After sampling almost every flavor at the bar, we would recommend the margarita, whiskey sour...
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 Picnic tables, gingham table cloths, outdoor settings…it’s a little bit country, but that is far from keeping the customers away. On the contrary, you’ll have to make a booking on weekends to get a seat at the American Rib Company. Monday also hosts an all-you-can-eat Mexican night for just 199 baht...
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 Hidden in the sub-sois of Ekkamai, this restaurant offers both Italian and Thai food. The design is retro black and white and large glass windows offering a nice view. The concept is to offer a romantic and intimate place, which could as well serve for business meetings. The romantic aspect is strengthened by the live piano music at night, rather unromantic...
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 Bangkok Bar attracts mainly artists and young people who enjoy decent food, drinks, and atmosphere at moderate prices. The music is electronic, the interior 60's, and the crowd chic though unpretentious. If you are hungry and want to try something European...
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 Behind the night bazaar lies a replica of Indian architecture that is almost a caricature, or perhaps a microcosmos, of the sub-continent: kitsch décor, idle and plentiful wait staff, a synthesizer-and-drum machine duo providing “entertainment” and a mysterious, blue-lit side bar that no one ever seems...
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 German atmosphere (food, drinks, people) at it's best. It's the place where you find both, a good German bread and a bad German tabloid. A Schweinebraten (pork knuckle) costs 350, and mixed sausages 420. A Heineken comes for 105 Baht, however we recommend a glass of Erdinger Weissbier (wheat beer) for...
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 If you want to enjoy a really good and freshly made burger, then Big John’s is your place. Being actually a guest house for travelers, the restaurant is rather small, but hopefully that will change as Big John’s expands within the next months. The burgers are good (Beef Burger with fries 105 Baht) and the home baked pies are excellent Apple Pie 60 Baht...
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 Lauded as one of the finest Italian restaurants in Bangkok, Biscotti has continued to deliver traditional Italian dishes in the contemporary style of Chef Giovanni Speciale. The fine food and wine comes at a pretty price and the portions are small. But that’s the price you pay for the pique of lemon zest in the...
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 One of the most famous Thai restaurants abroad and at home, the Blue Elephant was originally promoted as a Thai cooking school. The chief hosts a T.V. cooking show Mondays at 16:30 on channel 5. We tried the excellent “Foie Gras” with a dressing of Thai Tamarind Sauce which cost 480 baht and is worth every satang. The Blue Elephant restaurant chain is using the fresh ingredients with no MSGs, and delivering...
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 More than just a restaurant, Café Buongiorno specializes in promoting Italian lifestyle in Bangkok with great Italian food, and organizing special events such as Italian film screenings. The restaurant itself is situated in an Italain style villa with the main seating area located in the outside garden. Recommended is the Spagetti Al Mare (tomato sauce and freshly...
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 This split-level, glass-enveloped restaurant is frequented by local Thais and expats. The contemporary architecture and design is fresh and clean, just like the food. It’s not hard to see why this restaurant continues to see steady numbers each night since it opened in 2001...
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 Calderazzo Bistro is like the more contemporary, casual sibling to its sister, Calderazzo Restaurant across the street. The Bistro serves lighter meals for the business lunch set or perhaps a late night treat with the kitchen open until midnight. This oval-shaped restaurant is encased in glass...
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 Under new management, Circle has recently undergone a refurbishment on both sides of the kitchen. The restaurant still serves American cuisine but the focus has become wider than the Californian fare served under its previous Chef. Appetizers like the exceptionally meaty pan-fried crab cakes...
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 The three-storey tall second branch of Coffee Beans has been running at full capacity since it opened in late 2005. Designed to be both homely and hip, waitresses wear nun-like costumes and tote electronic ordering devices.
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 Soi Convent’s latest Mexican restaurant is frequented by mostly expats and a few Thais, who can feast on burritos, enchiladas and quesadillas, as well as steaks and ribs. Most of the menu comes well-portioned, as do the prices. The nachos were a little disappointing, however, the wide range...
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 A cozy European restaurant settled in a quiet tropical garden atmosphere on Sukhumvit Soi 12. The restaurant is complete with a lounge, terrace and both indoor and outdoor dining areas, complimented by stylish tropical furniture. From the name, you can guess that their specialty...
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 The third Baan Khanitha restaurant, Curries & More opened in 2004, serving award-winning authentic Thai cuisine and international food. You may be bowled over by the exhaustive menu and the slightly steep prices, but the cow-towing staff will point you in the right direction...
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 Tucked away inside a lush condo on soi 16, Enchant is a small creperie and tea house specialising in breakfast-brunch fare. Mediterranean-style dishes for lunch and dinner are also available. The décor’s clean lines, camp chillout lounge and house music provide a soothing enough atmosphere...
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 The first restaurant to serve chocolate cake in Bangkok is now a plush eatery in yet another hi-so mall, Erawan. Boasting vintage Tony Chi design, the mood is continued with hits from the 50s and 60s. Must-trys are the honeycomb or mangosteen smoothie, deep-fried minced pork...
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 “Churrascaria & Bar”, a unique barbeque restaurant where they serve you delicious meats cooked over an open fire and sliced at your table along with a full salad bar and many Brazilian side dishes. Lunch will cost you 350++ baht while dinner runs at 500++ baht, for all you can eat.
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 Greyhound Cafe serves a wide variety of Thai, Mexican, German, Italian, Vietnamese or American foods (represented by the notorious Elvis Burger for 130 baht. Whatever you order, there is a good chance that you'll enjoy it. Food and drink will add to a bill of approximately 200-300 baht...
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 This underrated little eatery is hidden away on the rooftop of a low-rise building on Sukhumvit soi 19. The interior feels a little "cafeteria," so sit outside in the sweet garden area. The food is a blend of the three most popular cuisines in this country: Thai, Japanese and Italian...
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 Indus is a pleasure for all the senses. This restaurant, bar and café is located in a 1960's Art Deco house, with a beautiful garden out the back, Indus not only delivers on taste but also offers a feast for the eyes.
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 The story behind Isao Japanese restaurant (150m from corner of Suk 31) is not a typical one – but then again, that’s appropriate for a sushi bar as unique as Isao. In fact, Isao is not just a story (one that begins half a decade ago), but it’s also a man – the sushi chef who opened and runs the famous Green Tea sushi bar in Chicago’s trendy Lincoln Park...
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 Dating back more than a century, the colonial-style mansion housing Ishq once welcomed visiting foreign dignitaries. This Chinese restaurant is two years old, but was only recently renovated with a pan-Asian theme. The Cambodian, Chinese, Laos, Thai, Malaysian and French menu serves fresh, uncomplicated food...
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 You won’t know whether it’s night or day at Italianate, as you step further inside the Conrad Hotel. The service is excellent and the food is tasty because it’s cooked with butter, according to the Northern Italian tradition. The antipasti buffet is good value at only 250 baht ++. Italianate seats only 35 people with the intention of keeping it small and cozy...
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 All dark wood, glass and red lighting, Koi is decadence defined. Replacing the short-lived, but equally luxurious French eatery, Cyrano, Koi is frequented by models (who receive free food and drinks), high-ranking police officials and royalty...
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 There’s not much right about this restaurant: low ceilings, bad lighting, grandma décor, poorly framed prints, salad drowned in dressing, and small portions of average Italian food at above average prices. Mostly patronized by mid-to-high end business clients...
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 Set deep inside leafy soi Tonson, Le Pre Grill is a charming little French restaurant in a vintage teak house. Serving to mostly French expats and Asian tourists, the half-Thai, half-French owner/chef, Khun Jai, spent 16 years in traditional French kitchens...
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 Patsiree offers a cheaper alternative to its more expensive next door neighbour, “Curries & More,” and indeed, any other restaurant on Ruam Rudee. In a casual and friendly setting, customers can choose from a range of Thai and English magazines before chowing down on some very reasonable Thai food or sipping on a smoothie. Must-tries include the fresh spring...
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 Directly underneath Ratchatewi skytrain station, Prathong Buffet (Coco Walk) offers limitless Korean barbecue suki for the extremely reasonable price of 89 THB a head. Predominantly Thai diners choose from a wide range of seafood, vegetables, noodles and meat to sizzle together on table-top grills. The staff don't speak a great deal of English, so here goes...
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 One of the best Indian restaurants in Bangkok, Rang Mahal is located on top of the Rembrandt Hotel with a magnificent view of Bangkok metropolis. The décor is consistent with Indian traditions, giving you the feeling of an ancient Indian palace with several private rooms and banquet tables. You will also find a Live Indian band playing love songs in the background...
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 Red Fort takes sub-continent dining a step further in Bangkok serving Northern Indian, Hakka Chinese and Tibetan food. The fact that the menu merely nods to Tibetan cuisine with the sole addition of momos mustn’t dissuade you. Red Forte provides an otherwise funky, fun atmosphere while serving a fine feed...
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 Ronny's New York Pizza claims to be "the Best Pizza in Bangkok" and some of our testers can confirm that claim. Besides a delicious Pizza with an excellent tomato sauce with which the likes of Pizza Hut and Pizza Company cannot compete with, there are also some really good pastas available.
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 Open since 1998, Shintaro is one of the finest Japanese restaurants in Bangkok, so expect to pay for it. Despite its prices, Shintaro (meaning “new vision”) is not in the least bit stuffy. Half contemporary and half traditional, the melt-in-your-mouth fare (must-trys are the sushi pizza and the UFO wheel) and artful presentation...
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 The Sirocco is a spectacular roof top restaurant at the 63rd floor of the State Tower and part of the so called Dome. The food at this highly popular restaurant starts around 700 baht, which the excellent view makes worthwhile. If you want to skip the dinner, just sip a (small) cocktails for reasonable 220 baht...
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 Based on Milgrem’s “six degrees of separation” concept, 6 Degrees aims to connect people by providing a venue to eat, drink and meet people in. Actually more of a restaurant than a place to meet new people, nevertheless 6 Degrees provides a modish backdrop for “Italian-influenced” cuisine...
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 Thai Metro styled café inside the HSBC Building. This restaurant serves delicious Thai, Italian and Japanese cuisine as well as a homemade bakery. Prices range from 90-200 baht per dish while a small Heineken will cost you 110 baht. This venue also features live bands for special events such as Armchair and Apartmentkhunpa.
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 Approaching Spring Dining Room, the silhouettes of bean bag-engulfed diners at its sister establishment, Summer Chocolate Bar, line the front lawn. Located in two renovated 1950s homes, Spring & Summer enjoy an unusually symbiotic relationship. Spring’s homely, yet minimalist decor jars with its recognizably Thai menu – fish cakes are a signature dish. While the portions may not satisfy everyone, you will at least have room left for Summer’s freshly made desserts...
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 Tamarind cafe is restaurant/art gallery that combines a relaxed dining atmosphere with friendly staff and a delicious selection of vegetarian cuisine. The modern interior is decorated with a variety of photographs and paintings from various artists. Carnivores, the vege fare here is surprisingly more than palatable with prices starting from 90 – 300 baht per dish.
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 Thang Long is one of the best Vietnamese restaurants in Bangkok. The high prices reflect the quality of the cuisine and everything on the menu could be considered addictive, so be careful. Khuiy Po (fried crab meat) costs 155 Baht, while a Heineken costs 120 Baht. Cocktails start at 155 Baht.
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 With so many hotel buffets to choose from in Bangkok, Novotel’s newly revamped The Square first appears to offer the common fare of salads, antipasto, sushi, roasts, steaks, Asian, Isaan and desserts. However, unlike other eateries, The Square involves diners in the cooking process with live cooking stations...
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 To-Die-For is a contemporary European gourmet restaurant operated by fashion and lifestyle brand Greyhound. The inside is colorful, oriental and stylish designed. The service is professional and the food light, modern and served in small portions to proud prices of around 300 baht. The duck on orange sauce for 250 baht is worth trying...
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 Tucked away on a soi near the end of Ekkamai lurks a concept more than a mere restaurant, a café that transcends theme and rather embodies an attitude towards the beautiful, stylish, and sublime. Tuba Design is a truly unique experience – I hesitate to call it a “dining experience” because there is so much more to it than that...
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 “An Italian Tradition” opened recently after the great success in Koh Samui, Via Vai strives to deliver the highest Italian quality food in Bangkok with its well known Chef “Riccardo Cappuccio”, who originally comes from Naples, Italy. This restaurant has it all, with a superb selection of dry and fresh pasta from the kitchen, as well as many different sauces...
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 Probably one of the only actual fusion venues that does not use the word in the title, this boutique/restaurant offers a variety of delicious Thai dishes reasonably priced at around 100 baht. We also recommend one of there blueberry/strawberry smoothies for just 69 baht. The upstairs restaurant is decorated much like...
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 One of the most well-established Italian restaurants in Bangkok, Zanotti is all about fine Italian dining. From the crisp white waiters’ uniforms, to the old Italian tunes, to the specially-imported ingredients, you can tell the Tuscan and Piedmont fare here is made with love. The antipasto platter is a good way to sample...
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