Bo.lan

Featuring fine Thai cuisine made using traditional methods and the best ingredients, Bo.lan—an amalgam of chef-couple Bo and Dylan Jones’s names—has made a splash in the global dining world with its aromatic curries, beautifully plated salads and artfully conceived menu. Adding to the allure is a striking dining room, set in an old house replete with tropical garden and close to hipster thoroughfare Soi Thonglor. Try the “Bo.lan balance,” a menu which changes along with the seasons.

24 Sukhumvit Soi 53, 02-260-2961-2. Open Tue-Sun 6-10:30pm; Sat 6-10:30pm; Sun 6-10:30pm; Sat-Sun noon-2:30pm. BTS Thong Lo

Issaya Siamese Club

Set in a beautifully restored house, Issaya is all about updating tradition. The turn-of-the-century decor is spruced up with vibrant colors while celebrity chef Ian Kittichai’s authentic Thai cuisine makes classics fresh again. The salad of tender, imported beef comes piled into dainty little towers. The yum hua plee is an elegant pillar of crisp heart of palm and bamboo flower salad. And the delicious chili-glazed baby back ribs sit atop their own banana-leaf-wrapped grill.

4 Soi Sri Aksorn, Chuaphloeng Rd., 02-672-9040-1. Open daily 11:30am-2:30pm, 6-10:30pm. MRT Khlong Toei

Nahm

Still considered the “must-go” destination of every aspiring foodie in Bangkok, Nahm—helmed by Australian chef David Thompson—does Thai food made with the very finest ingredients using the most traditional methods. The most popular offerings at Nahm are the set menus, which usually feature dishes like blue swimmer crab curry with fermented rice noodles and the salad of fresh river prawns and Asian pennywort served in communal, Thai-style fashion.

COMO Metropolitan, 27 Sathorn Rd., 02-625-3388. Open daily 7-10:30pm; Mon-Fri noon-2pm

Paste

Here, two of Bangkok’s most highly-regarded modern chefs, Bongkoch Satongun and Jason Bailey, join forces with the aristocratic Snidwongse family, descendants of King Rama II, to plate up recipes from ancient cook books, with a particular emphasis on curries. Try the massaman lamb curry of crispy young durian, coconut apple and Thai cardomom.

3/F, Gaysorn Plaza, 999 Phloen Chit Rd., 02-656-1003. Open daily noon-2pm, 6:30-11pm. BTS Chit Lom

Le Du

Once in a while a restaurant comes around that manages to fuse classic Thai food with modern Western techniques in a manner that doesn’t feel heavy-handed or forced. Such is the case with Le Du, headed by Chef Thitid Tassanakajorn, a Thai chef with a degree from the Culinary Institute of America and stints at 11 Madison Park and The Modern. The menu changes seasonally and the wine list is sourced solely from organic or boutique outfits.

399/3 Silom Soi 7, 092-919-9969. Open Mon-Sat 6-11pm. BTS Chong Nonsi