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
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.
Coda
3. Coda
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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Etcha
4. Etcha
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.
