Hua Hin
A strange but welcome hole-in-the-wall serving Burmese (goat-and-lentil soup, tea-leaf salad) and Nepali (chicken masala, potato curry) food. The owner…
Must-see restaurants in Thailand
Hat Patong
You're the master of your meal at this smart, quiet, tucked-away cafe. Build your own sandwiches, salads, bagels and breakfasts from an array of options…
Bangkok
Over the years public appraisal for this restaurant has vacillated from 'simply awesome' to 'quite all right'. Things are currently somewhat on the latter…
Kanchanaburi Province
For Mon cuisine, every local we talked to advised us to head up the hill to this simple restaurant across from the Mon Market. The speciality is gaang…
Phuket
This popular stone-and-timber seafood restaurant (fake trees support the ceiling) serves a daily fresh-catch selection and all the Thai classics at…
Phuket
This relaxed spot towards the south end of Hat Nai Thon rustles up quality seafood dishes such as stir-fried crab with black pepper, tiger prawns cooked…
Ayuthaya
The location across from Wat Mahathat and air-con turned up to 11 make this a good place to recharge during a day of temple-hopping. There's shrimp noodle…
Phang-Nga Province
Operated by an Italian-Thai team, this beachside open-air restaurant serves excellent pizzas, pastas, Thai dishes and nice seafood plates including tasty…
Phuket Town
A fun cafe with a rustic-chic feel and decorative bicycles on colourful Th Thalang. The tiny semi-open kitchen turns out a tasty selection of sandwiches,…
Bangkok
This quintessential street stall – more accurately, a mini conglomeration of stalls – is a great spot for a cheap and quick refill while you're on the…
Kanchanaburi Province
It's hard to miss the giant crab sculptures signalling this excellent roadside cafe, 1.7km north of Thong Pha Phum's market. The fun continues inside a…
Chinatown
Combining Japanese and Thai dishes, Belgian beers and an artfully ramshackle atmosphere, Samsara is one of Chinatown's most eclectic places to eat. Its…
Udon Thani
This white cottage and surrounding garden feels transported from the English countryside. It features fresh and healthy cuisine, such as salmon with…
Hat Kata
Hot-pink tablecloths, white plastic chairs and a smiling team keep the scene down-to-earth at beachside Kata BBQ, one of several affordable Thai seafood…
Phuket
This charming Thai bistro with a shaded outdoor patio and tasteful indoor seating – a reconstruction of a traditional Sino-Portuguese shophouse, with old…
Chiang Mai
Found inside the Nim City Community Mall, Oh Ka Jhu is a busy farm-to-table restaurant that uses home-grown vegetables for the mains and fresh Thai herbs…
Phang-Nga Province
Run by an English-speaking Thai family, this is a good, authentic restaurant that dishes up green, red and massaman curries, cashew and ginger stir-fries,…
Hat Kata
Two Chefs continues to take over Kata, Karon and Kamala, but this original branch (just inland from the south end of Hat Kata Yai) remains the favourite…
Chiang Mai
Don't be put off by the name – this all-night Korean BBQ and hotpot buffet is where Chiang Mai's night owls come to play. It's all-you-can-eat, so pay…
Phang-Nga Province
Don’t miss the morning market at the northern end of town. The stalls here fry chicken, grill coconut waffles, and bubble kettles with Thai doughnuts to…
Phuket
A sweet terracotta-tiled cafe with candlelit tables, cane lanterns, friendly staff and a tiki-style bar, just inland from the southern end of Hat Bang…
Phuket
This frills-free seaside restaurant at the Andaman Bangtao Bay Resort has a laid-back castaway-isle feel with rustic bamboo lanterns and driftwood…
Ayuthaya
One of many restaurants with riverside decks along this stretch of Mae Nam Chao Phraya, Ban U-Thong focuses on seafood, with grilled river prawns and…
Banglamphu
Dating to 1925 and pronounced pôht sà·pah kahn, this is allegedly the oldest restaurant in Bangkok, and continues to maintain recipes handed down from a…
Laem Son National Park
Encircled by the green grounds at the Wasana Resort, this colourful family-run restaurant is the work of a welcoming Dutch-Thai couple, who cook up a…
Railay
This humble, heaving, local-style place, set beneath a stilted thatched roof between Railay's east and west beaches, turns out all the Thai favourites,…
Ko Ratanakosin & Thonburi
Pull up a plastic stool for some rich, seafood-heavy, Bangkok-style fare at this stall on the pavement. It's a bare-bones, open-air curry place, but for…
Banglamphu
Seizing upon Bangkok's obsession with industrial decor is this former warehouse turned gastropub. Pulleys, brick, rivets and glass create the vibe, while…
Ubon Ratchathani
Peppers, popular with both fa·ràng (Westerners) and Thai, features a broad international menu with everything from nachos to schnitzel to pizza to đôm yam…
Banglamphu
This tiny family-run restaurant specialises in the dishes and flavours of central Thailand. It’s a good place to dip your toes in the local cuisine via an…
Krabi Province
Come to this huge open-walled dining hall (on the southern edge of Hat Noppharat Thara) for the breezy seaside setting. Fresh seafood (you pay by the kilo…
Phuket
Don’t let the humble roots fool you. This delightful garden cafe-restaurant run out of the chef’s front yard serves some delicious Thai food: searing pá…
Udon Thani
The stalls at this night market are mostly cook-to-order shops with low prices. One woman serves the local speciality kôw þee·ak, a soup of thick rice…
Ayuthaya
Buying your food at this floating market, where vendors serve from boats tied to large rafts, is a great experience, though finding space at a table is…
Bangkok
An open-air food court with an English-language menu, this is a good place for trying khâw châa (an unusual but delicious Mon dish of savoury titbits…
Hat Patong
This cheap, local-food world is jammed with stalls offering all kinds of fresh fish, crab, lobster, roasted pork leg, steamed chicken, satay and sôm·đam …
Ayuthaya
Set at the front of the eponymous guesthouse, Tony's offers a slightly ambitious menu of Western and Thai dishes (such as grilled salmon and massaman…
Ko Chang
Enticingly set on wooden platforms that incorporate restaurant and bar, this is an atmospheric spot for a drink or selection from the wide-ranging menu…
Northeastern Thailand
Though named for its delicious pizzas, which attracts the expat crowd, this place also has a full Thai menu. It's a simple but comfortable air-con spot…
Ayuthaya
The dessert roti săi măi (silk thread roti) was invented in Ayuthaya and is sold all over town, though these stalls fronting the hospital are the most…
- placement: fullWidth
- path: Destinations/POIs/superzone
- possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [300, 250], [320, 50], [1, 1],
- targeting:
{ "position": "superzone" }
