retep1 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I like very much thai food and would like to know the names of the top end restaurants in Bangkok. I do not care about price, I just want to enjoy. Unfortunately my thai friends prefer the buffets with continental food, which I can eat at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Nahm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATF Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 http://www.baan-khanitha.com/ Also Mango Tree Suriwong and a very interesting and old place is My Choice Suk 36. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhythmworx Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Nahm. Voted #1 restaurant in the whole of Asia I believe. Not eat there myself but also ran by the 1st and maybe the only farang chef to get a Michelin star just specialising in Thai food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertthebruce Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Shangri La Hotel..... Restaurants there are the best..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomatopo Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 (edited) Art of Food (not just Thai, but I have been here and recommend it) Bo Lan Issaya Siamese Club Long Table Nahm Salathip Sra Bua Soul Food Supanniga I like Chef Vichit Mukura’s show on Channel 5, he is the executive chef at the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, but not sure which of their restaurants (Sala Rim Naam?) would be best? Edited November 2, 2014 by lomatopo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Nahm. Voted #1 restaurant in the whole of Asia I believe. Not eat there myself but also ran by the 1st and maybe the only farang chef to get a Michelin star just specialising in Thai food. Nor me. Any meal at over 1000 Baht I scrutinise first....and for Thai food in Thailand its very difficult for me to justify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 (edited) http://www.baan-khanitha.com/ Also Mango Tree Suriwong and a very interesting and old place is My Choice Suk 36. I wouldn't rank Mango Tree that high unless there's been a major change recently. Nice ambiance, but the times I've eaten there the food was not worth the bother, The Ruen Urai restaurant next to the Rose Hotel off Surawong is surprisingly good (not the hotel, though). http://www.ruen-urai.com/ And also the restaurant attached to the Siam Heritage Hotel also on Surawong. The place has the ambiance of a bus terminal, but the food has always been excellent. http://www.thesiamheritage.com/dining My recommendations are assuming you're looking for good food and greater variety than in some food court rather than just searching for expensive location and furniture. Of course, things change. Sometimes for the better, sometimes for worse. Edited November 2, 2014 by Suradit69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwpga Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Try Don Khreung on Thonglor (Sukhumvit Soi 55) on the NW corner of Soi 12 or 13. Excellent Thai food---service can be spotty though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Depends what you mean by top end.....I like Madam Saranair between Soi 17 and 19....good Thai food at around 500 Baht a head...or more if you load up on the more expensive dishes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Or the place on soi 22 for its good dishes with curry paste....very nice for about 200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGS1244 Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Try Bahn Karnita, She has several restaurants and has been voted best Thai in town for many years. One on Sukhumvit 55. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 The food is the same but it served on a cleaner plate.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninbkk Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 How refreshing. Most post are where is the cheapest this, that, well EVERYTHING.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullcave Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 High end to me is minus the MSG and using healthy oils.. Such as coconut oil. I know it’s expensive but well worth the effort.. yummy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjoo888 Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I second Baan Khanitha. If you like seafood, Somboon has quite a few locations, great food and meat dishes as well: http://www.somboonseafood.com/index.php/en/site/intro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRascal Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 High end to me is minus the MSG and using healthy oils.. Such as coconut oil. I know it’s expensive but well worth the effort.. yummy.. Damn right. My girl doesn't use MSG or sugar in our food and is happy to use coconut oil. Her Khao Pad Gai using coconut oil and brown rice is as good as anything I've tasted and I have no guilt eating it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerbalEd Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Don't assume a high-end, expensive Thai restaurant will have excellent Thai food. It may ... and it may not. Many of these restaurants spoil the food by dressing up the dishes to justify their higher price, and the customer gets barely-Thai Thai food. Often the best Thai food is on the streets or in a food court. Then there's the unassuming small restaurant up country or in the burbs where farangs seldom venture. You need a food-savy Thai local friend to turn you on to those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexicanFarang Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 By World standards, high end food is "molecular" or "modern" cuisine. By the looks of the food at Nahm, you can't get high end food in BKK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfp Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Top-end could mean either: 1. Very expensive, interior decorations etc exquisite but food lousy 2. Reasonable price, poor interior/exterior decorations 3, Food value for money, so it could be anything Below is a link to a seafood restaurant we frequent regularly. It is situated on Srinakarin Road on the way to Samutprakan and very close to Kanchanapisek Road or Outer Ringroad (Highway # 9). The food is excellent and priced very reasonable. Their Tum Yam Goong is out of this world - the best I have ever had. Their signature desert dish is Khao Niew Mamuang (Mango with sticky rice). How they can maintain/get a supply of mangoes of high quality is beyond me. http://www.sompongseafood.com/menu_set.php?L=en Take a trip out of Bangkok to the nearby province. There are some sights here as well: Erawan Museum, Ancient City and the Crocodile Farm (60,000 crocs in one place). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfp Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I second Baan Khanitha. If you like seafood, Somboon has quite a few locations, great food and meat dishes as well: http://www.somboonseafood.com/index.php/en/site/intro My opinion about Baan Khanita. My wife and I visited a few years ago, simply because I would like to try it out. Baan Khanita is a restaurant that make Thai food for foreigners or foreign tastebuds. It has nothing to do with authentic Thai food. What I noticed when visiting was Japanese, South Korean, Americans, Europeans and not one single Thai person except my wife and the service staff (most likely from Burma or Cambodia). On top of this it was highly priced as well. So one visit from us and that was enough. One good thing about our visit was that I learned to appreciate Miang Kham, a very nice appetiser. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konfuzed Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Avoid long table - it is bland, fusion crap.... Naj on soi convent is quite good, Baan Khanita is excellent Nahm has been voted best restaurant in Asia... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puccini Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Sala Rim Naam of the Oriental Hotel, but they've got a dance show with it, which is perhaps not what your want. Probably more for entertaining business visitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puccini Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 (edited) For Isaan cuisine: Sarah Jane's. No luxury ambiance, not outrageously expensive, but I'm told the Thai food is the real thing. Lots of middle and upper class gourmets eating there. Edited November 3, 2014 by Puccini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Removed a troll post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seancbk Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Lan Na Thai @ Face Bangkok on Sukhumvit Soi 38Menu here - http://facebars.com/assets/docs/bangkok/Lan%20Na%20Thai%20-%20Restaurant%20Menu.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abhaya Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Somboon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 http://www.baan-khanitha.com/ Also Mango Tree Suriwong and a very interesting and old place is My Choice Suk 36. Agree with Baan Khanitha. Best in BKK Mango tree is owned by a chain. Good but not awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclueng Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Methavalai Sorndaeng Restaurant is a very fine Thai Restaurant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I second Baan Khanitha. If you like seafood, Somboon has quite a few locations, great food and meat dishes as well: http://www.somboonseafood.com/index.php/en/site/intro My opinion about Baan Khanita. My wife and I visited a few years ago, simply because I would like to try it out. Baan Khanita is a restaurant that make Thai food for foreigners or foreign tastebuds. It has nothing to do with authentic Thai food. What I noticed when visiting was Japanese, South Korean, Americans, Europeans and not one single Thai person except my wife and the service staff (most likely from Burma or Cambodia). On top of this it was highly priced as well. So one visit from us and that was enough. One good thing about our visit was that I learned to appreciate Miang Kham, a very nice appetiser. Not sure which branch you went to, but on Suk 23 we have had not only great service, but the food is always amazing. There's a variety of customers but the last time we were there, it was me my husband, and 7 other Thais in our group. The other tables were mostly but not exclusively Thai. The wine list is great and they do a good job of recommending wines to match the food. The food is not overly spicy. It is far more upscale than hammering a bunch of chilies into a dish. It is imho better than the Blue Elephant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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