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Transcend the definition of conventional food with innovative and inspiring menus.

In addition to authentic cuisine, Bangkok is also a city full of creativity where both Thai and international chefs combine their personal experiences with traditional cooking techniques to create a menu called innovative cuisine, which involves experimenting with new ingredients, unfamiliar seasonings, and creative plating to create a unique dining experience. For example, using molecular cooking techniques, using liquid nitrogen, cooking food with low heat, or even presenting food in a way that is different from the original format, making each dish a living and meaningful work of art.

Tatler has rounded up some of the best innovative fine dining restaurants in Bangkok.

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1. Restaurant Potong by Chef Pam

Bangkok
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Restaurant Potong by Chef Pam
Above Thai-Chinese restaurant in an old house, Restaurant Potong by Chef Pam
Restaurant Potong by Chef Pam

Awards

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2025 Tatler Best 100 Restaurants Asia-Pacific

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2025 Tatler Best Restaurants Thailand

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2024 Tatler Best Asia 100 Restaurants

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  • Potong Chef’s Tasting Menu

At Restaurant Potong, Chef Pam Soontornyanakij reinterprets her Thai-Chinese heritage with a modern lens, crafting an innovative tasting menu that breathes new life into familiar family flavours. Set within a beautifully restored five-storey Sino-Portuguese building in Bangkok’s Chinatown, the restaurant blends tradition with avant-garde techniques and a strong commitment to sustainability. Each course highlights her culinary roots while incorporating practices that minimise food waste and celebrate seasonal, locally sourced ingredients — resulting in a thoughtful, exciting dining experience that bridges past and present.

Read more: Embrace and elevate: Chef Pam’s quest to honour her Thai-Chinese roots with Restaurant Potong


Restaurant Potong by Chef Pam

Address:  422 Soi Wanich 1, Sampheng Rd, Samphanthawong, Bangkok

2. Sra Bua by Kiin Kiin

Bangkok
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เมนูอาหารของร้าน Sra Bua by Kiin Kiin
Above Menu of Sra Bua by Kiin Kiin restaurant
เมนูอาหารของร้าน Sra Bua by Kiin Kiin

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2026 Tatler Best Restaurants Thailand - Best Service

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2026 Tatler Best 20 Restaurants Thailand

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2025 Tatler Best Restaurants Thailand

Sra Bua by Kiin Kiin offers a modern interpretation of Thai cuisine, blending innovation with deep respect for tradition. Helmed by Chef Chayawee Sutcharitchan, the Bangkok restaurant is an extension of Chef Henrik Yde Andersen’s Michelin-starred Kiin Kiin in Copenhagen. Each year, Chef Henrik flies in to collaborate on exclusive seasonal menus, ensuring a continuous exchange of ideas and creativity between the two kitchens.

Known for its imaginative take on Thai flavours, Sra Bua by Kiin Kiin transforms familiar dishes with techniques such as foams, gels, smokes, and liquid nitrogen — from reimagined spicy curries to chilled appetisers and house-made ice creams. Emphasising organic local produce and playful presentation inspired by both traditional Thai recipes and street food culture, the tasting menus take diners on a journey where nothing is quite as it seems, yet every bite is unmistakably Thai.


Sra Bua by Kiin Kiin

Address:  Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok, 991/9 Rama I Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok

3. Coda

Thai   |   Bangkok
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Coda Bangkok
Above Minimalist Thai restaurant Coda Bangkok
Coda Bangkok

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2026 Tatler Spotlight Restaurants Thailand

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2025 Tatler Best Restaurants Thailand

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2024 Tatler Best Restaurants Thailand

Coda Bangkok is a fine dining restaurant that challenges expectations through its understated, minimalist setting — belying the vibrant Thai flavours that await inside. Led by Chef Napol “Joe” Jantraget and Chef Saki Hoshino, the restaurant crafts seasonally driven tasting menus that reimagine Thai cuisine with global techniques and a bold creative spirit.

By eschewing rigid culinary frameworks, Coda continually evolves its menus in response to the availability of ingredients, offering dishes that feel both surprising and deeply rooted in Thai identity. Every plate is a testament to the chefs’ philosophy of freedom, innovation, and balance.

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Coda

Address:  Sindhorn Building, 130-132 Witthayu Rd, Lumphini, Pathumwan, Bangkok

4. Etcha

International   |   Bangkok
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Above Food menu from Etcha restaurant
เมนูอาหารจากร้าน Etcha

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2026 Tatler Spotlight Restaurants Thailand

Etcha is a fine dining restaurant in Bangkok that stands out for its borderless approach to cuisine. Under the vision of Chef Giacomo Primante, the restaurant merges European culinary techniques with inspirations drawn from diverse global cultures. The result is a concept known as “Borderless Dining,” where each tasting menu transcends geographical and culinary boundaries.

Chef Giacomo’s world-class experience shines through in dishes that are both elegant and adventurous — offering diners a journey that blends flavours, textures, and stories from around the world. Set in a sleek, contemporary space, Etcha invites guests to discover limitless culinary creativity in every bite.


Etcha

Address:  7th Floor, Chatrium Grand Bangkok, 728 Phetchaburi Road, Phetchaburi, Ratchathewi, Bangkok

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