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This review took place in August 2018 and is based on a visit to the restaurant without the restaurant's knowledge. For more on BK's review policy, click here.
Italy’s osterias of old were modest places where simple food was served as an accompaniment to wine. True to these origins, iO Osteria is...
The buzz: The first standalone Bangkok restaurant from AHMS Hotel group (Aleenta, Akaryn and Akyra resorts) claims to use 100-percent Thai-sourced produce, with which it tries to do a bit of everything: neighborhood coffee spot, lunch-friendly bistro, evening restaurant and even deli.
The decor: ...
Helmed by Chef de Cuisine Stefano Merlo (formerly of Enoteca and Rossini's), The St. Regis Bangkok's Italian restaurant presents a blend of tradition and innovation, with a focus on slow food and seasonal produce.
Aside from lots of homemade pastas, highlights from the dinner menu also include...
The team behind Italian powerhouse Clara is adapting to restriction-battered Bangkok with La Bomba, an Italian sandwich delivery brand that totally upends your average midday meal.
Led by Chef Christian Martena and sous chef Simone Scarparo, La Bomba cranks out gourmet sandwiches featuring...
When it comes to Italian fine dining, La Bottega lives up to expectations in every way shape and form, from the authenticity of the food (drawn from all parts of Italy), the hands on service by Chef Luca and his staff, the classy ambience and yes, the hefty bill at the end of your meal. For a...
Taking over a stately old home on Sathorn’s tiny Soi Goethe, this Italian restaurant has well-heeled crowds going gaga for its low-key vibe, wine list that’s arguably the best in town, and polished yet rustic dishes. Compared to Il Fumo or Il Bolognese, the neighborhood’s other welcomingly...
Tastefully twee in eye-popping aquamarine, Thonglor’s La Dotta looks like a ‘50s Italian diner as seen through the eyes of Wes Anderson. However, unlike that director, we couldn’t accuse this pasta-specializing restaurant (from the folk behind Vesper and Il Fumo) of putting style over substance.
On...
La Dotta Silom, which briefly opened in mid-April, is open again where the Italian cocktail bar 1919 once stood.
The new digs resemble its sister branch in Thonglor with aquamarine walls, counter seating, and loads of fresh pasta on display.
Head chef and partner Francesco Deiana brings a...
The buzz: Thonglor’s chic pasta house, La Dotta, has spread its wings and opened a new location right down the street from Terminal 21. Foodie Collection, the people behind Vesper, Il Fumo and Via Maris, have gone bigger and bolder with La Grassa, not only in terms of size—here, there’s an expanded...
Sukhumvit 11 is clearly changing fast: beer vans sprawl along the traffic-choked street while gleaming hotels continue to pop up on any spare patch of land. But there are still remnants of the soi’s quieter past and La Piola is clearly one of them.
Just one glance at the rather bleak-terrace with...