The restaurants are also divided into three different price categories:
Expensive (over 2,500 B)
Moderate (1,000 B to 2,500 B)
Inexpensive (up to 1,000 B)
The above prices include an average three-course menu, half a bottle of house wine (or the cheapest equivalent) per person. Service charge and VAT are not included.
In Bangkok, restaurant bills usually include 7% VAT. In addition, there is usually a 10% surcharge. If the service charge is not already included in the bill, restaurant visitors should tip 10%.
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Baan Khanitha
This restaurant, located on Sukhumvit Road, has won the Bangkok Dining and Entertainment Award in the “Best Thai Restaurant” category for eight years in a row , which also affects its popularity. Reservations are therefore essential. The converted villa has a typical Thai decor, a largely wooden interior with antiques and works of art, which conveys a calm atmosphere. The beautiful arrangement of the food is just as stylish as the decor. Individual dishes are also available for two people.
Address: 36/1 Soi 23 Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok
Phone: (02) 258 41 81
Website: http://www.baan-khanitha.com
LaColombe d’Or
LaColombe d’OR is one of the restaurants where you really feel welcome, the decor is elegant and the food is excellent. The intimate and classy restaurant, located on Sukhumvit Road, serves very good French cuisine, including a delicious fillet of Atlantic butter mackerel in white butter sauce with beer.
Address: 59 Soi 8 Sukhumvit Rd, Bangkok
Telephone: (02) 253 55 56
Le Normandie
This small, distinguished restaurant with a distinguished atmosphere serves the best French cuisine in Bangkok, if not the region. Le Normandie is in the original part of the The Oriental hotel and has windows that extend to the floor. Through this one has a unique view of the Chao Phraya river. The choice of dishes prepared by a chef with three Michelin stars is varied. A very good choice is the sole fillet with baby squid, Swiss chard and chestnuts. Sunday is closed for lunch. There is a strict dress code.
Address: The Oriental, 48 Oriental Avenue, Bangkok
Phone: (02) 659 90 00
Website: http://www.mandarinoriental.com
Moderate
Zanzibar
This chic and modern restaurant is a converted Thai house and is located in the Sukhumvit district. Loud live music plays on the busy ground floor, while the upper floor with its cozy seating and wooden floors is rather gentle. Thai, Japanese and Italian dishes are offered, including a spicy beef steak with herbs and crispy fried eggplants. Closed at lunchtime.
Address: 139 Soi 11 Sukhumvit Rd, Bangkok
Telephone: (02) 651 27 00
Manohra cruise
There is no better way to experience the Chao Phraya River than on a dinner cruise in a beautiful, restored rice barge. Manhora Cruise , operated by the Marriott Resort & Spa Hotel , offers daily river cruises past temples and waterfront homes. A great way to get a closer look at life on the river. The menu features beautifully presented Thai dishes, including green curry dishes with duck and sweet basil. The river boats leave the Marriott Hotel at 7:30 p.m. Guests can also get on other jetties: at the Taksin Public, Oriental Public and at the Peninsula Hotel. Reservations are recommended.
Address: 257 Charoennakorn Road, Bangkok
Phone: (02) 477 07 70
Website: http://www.manohracruises.com
Seafood Palace International
The restaurant cannot be overlooked at night because it looks like it was from the Arabian Nights. Inside are the tables around a round stage on which traditional Thai dances are offered. The menu is not very long, but it does serve delicious dishes, especially the fried crabs in Thai chili. The restaurant is popular with locals, which is always a very good sign.
Address: 348 Sukhumvit Rd, Bangkok
Telephone: (02) 653 11 45
Cheap
O’Reillys Irish Pub
This traditional Irish pub on Silom Road has a cozy bar with a great atmosphere. The floor is wooden and there are photographs on the walls depicting scenes from traditional Irish life. The menu has a good selection of Thai and European dishes, including a delicious roast beef and guinnness pate. Happy hour is daily from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Address: 62 / 1-4 Silom Road, Bangkok
Phone: (02) 632 75 15
Website: http://www.oreillyspubbangkok.com
Singapore Chicken Rice
At first glance, the functional, white tiles, the practical tables and the busy atmosphere are not particularly appealing. Nevertheless, the restaurant is frequently visited by people living abroad, visitors and many locals, all of whom come for the excellent food. Restaurant guests can watch how dishes, such as the delicious won ton, are prepared. Credit cards are not accepted.
Address: 440/5 Soi 55 Sukhumvit Rd, Bangkok
Telephone: (02) 392 42 47
Cabbages & Condoms
The Cabbages & Condoms is almost as unique as its name with its exhibition of condoms in all shapes, sizes and colors and a display board with devices used in the sterilization of men. The restaurant is committed to improving rural life in Thailand through birth control. It combines hygiene programs and AIDS education with excellent Thai cuisine. The restaurant, located on the hectic Sukhumvit Road, has a surprisingly relaxed atmosphere, a lush garden, and excellent food. Together with the good cause the restaurant is pursuing, these features make a visit absolutely worthwhile.
Address: 10 Soi 12 Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok
Phone: (02) 229 46 10
Website: http://www.pda.or.th/restaurant/
Ma Be Ba
When entering Ma Be Ba, you leave the hot and steamy streets of the Phloenjit area and it feels like you are going to another country, if not another continent. The smell of the bakery and the tiled mosaic floors, the warm colors, plants and the open kitchen evoke a southern Italian flair. The restaurant is family-friendly and just as popular with people who live abroad as it is with locals. The restaurant offers a fixed lunch menu and seafood, such as the crispy fried sea bass fillet, which is a specialty.
Address: 93 Lung Suan Road, Bangkok
Telephone: (02) 253 94 26