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Brought to Bangkok by the S&P group, Japanese chain Umenohana specializes in Kyoto kaiseki (traditional Japanese set menu dinners). The bamboo-heavy space delivers the full Japanese look—tatami mats, rice paper walls, a decorative stone garden—but not quite the experience.
A large a la carte...
One of the few omakase specialists with a Thai chef at the helm is favored for its seasonal ingredients, whether it's nama-sujiko (fresh salmon roe), ankimo (monkfish liver) or shinko (small gizzard shad). Chef Banphot Boonklom makes his nigiri sushi with two types of rice (seasoned with either...
Joining the ranks of Bangkok’s latest Tokyo-born openings, this unagi-don specialist is known for its affordable charcoal-grilled eel. Situated within a few minutes’ walk of BTS Phrom Phong in the Villa Soi 33 car park, it’s already welcoming lengthy queues and rave reviews in equal measure. A bold...
You can count Bangkok’s dedicated Malaysian restaurants on one hand (and good ones on a couple of digits), which makes the discovery of this humble restaurant all the more exciting.
Occupying the lobby of a boutique guesthouse on Ekkamai Soi 10, Uncle Jeff’s Kitchen serves homespun Malay-Chinese...
Uncle John is a place you want to tell people about but then don’t because you don’t want them spoiling it. The concept is simple but inspiring. A Thai chef who works in the gleaming kitchens of one of the top 5 star hotels in Bangkok but by night comes back to this very simple shophouse (seriously...
Founded in Fukuoka, Japan, this bakery has been spreading around the globe for over 20 years and makes some of the best Japanese-style cheesecake you will ever taste.
The signature Angel Hat has a cloud-like texture which unfolds into a sugary and tangy burst of flavor. Also try the original...
The newly opened Unicorn Cafe previously sold cutesy haberdashery like scarves and tote bags on Facebook. Now, the brick-and-mortar shop also does cakes (B120) and cupcakes (B75) in pastel rainbow colors. As you’d expect, the small cafe is decorated in pink and filled with stuffed unicorns and My...
Formerly called Keyaki, this Japanese outlet really feels like Japan. Not only is the decor reminiscent of some 1980s Tokyo hotel, the kaisekiryori also has a real Japanese taste. Unkai doesn’t try to be stylish or hip—no models’ nights—which is just the way we like it. It’s a great business lunch...
The buzz: Centara Grand, the towering five-star hotel and exhibition center behind CentralWorld, has smashed down the windows of what used to be its top-floor fine-dining restaurant, Fifty-Five, to create this new, semi-alfresco tapas bar and restaurant where casual sharing plates meet with premium...
The buzz: Centara Grand, the towering five-star hotel and exhibition center behind CentralWorld, has smashed down the windows of what used to be its top-floor fine-dining restaurant, Fifty-Five, to create this new, semi-alfresco tapas bar and restaurant where casual sharing plates meet with premium...