This is the go-to place for trying a variety of drinks with Thai food, whether wine, cocktails or beer. Their regularly rotating, seasonal Bo.lan Brief (B1,880) and Bo.lan Balance (B2,280) set menus can be paired with five cocktails (B1,320 per person) created specifically for the dishes. Expect everything from classic mojitos to homemade rice whiskey infused with black galingale. 

 

 

 

Under the lead of young chef Thitid “Ton” Tassanakajohn, Le Du has become known for much more than just attractive plates of modern Thai cuisine. Instead of playing it safe with the five course wine pairing set (B1,590 per person), ask directly for a special pairing to be presented with a personalized menu of sake, beer and wine for the same price. 

 

 

Soho Hospitality—the people behind Above Eleven and Gramercy Park—recently opened this space for alternative Indian cuisine, with a focus on boozy dinners that blur the line between restaurant and bar. Although right now they don’t have an actual pairing menu, they do have a suggestion on every page of the menu of which cocktail to drink with each dish. Lamb dishes, for example, are paired with the Bollywood passion fruit cocktail (vodka, passion fruit juice, lime juice, almond and clove, B350).

 

 

 

Like Charcoal, the rooftop Japanese restaurant and bar Up & Above at The Okura Prestige also dedicates a corner of their menu to suggesting what drinks best match each dish. On top of that, the restaurant has welcomed for 2015 a special sushi kaiseki pairing set, which features sake chosen by the bar’s sommelier, Marc Bitter (B4,900 per person for five courses, food and drink).

 

 

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Molecular gastronomy is not the only thing Maverick takes seriously. The French restaurant also does some inventive pairing menus with wine, cocktails and whiskey, served over six seasonal courses. The next event is yet to be announced—check their Facebook for updates at tinyurl.com/l9bc2a5.