Mugendai Tempura and Sushi Bar (Thonglor Sol 12, Bangkok) – this is one of Bangkok’s more popular Japanese restaurants. Recommended dishes there include the Uni Hotate Tempura (sea urchin roe with scallops) and Aburi 7 (a series of nigiri which included masazaka gyu beef — tender, barley fed beef, and otoru — blue fin tuna)
Masala Art (88 Thonglor Soi 8, 2nd Floor, Unit L-205, Sukhumvit Soi 55 (Thonglor), Bangkok 10110) – located in the heart of Bangkok’s Thonglor is this contemporary & stylist Iindian restaurant, which has a smart stocked bar and an outside dining terrace overlooking the great views of Sukhumvit Soi 55. A gleaming line of oak color […]
Lotus Restaurant (31/13 Banyantree Beachfront (Bang Tao Beach) Moo. 4 Cherngtalay, Thalang, Phuket 83110) — For over twenty years, Lotus restaurant has been recognized as the best seafood restaurant on Bang Tao beach Phuket. The unique offering of the restaurant is to provide the best quality food and drink. It offers not only the fresh […]
Long Table (25F, 48 Column Bangkok, Sukhumvit Soi 16, Bangkok) – this restaurant offers a stunning 25th floor view and trend-setting interior featuring the 25m long table and contemporary video art. With a focus not just on food, but the total dining environment, Long Table delivers Thai inspired cuisine with a creative and distinctive twist. […]
Lim’s Restaurant & Bar (28 Phra Baramee Soi 7, Kathu, Patong, Phuket 83150) — Phuket’s most appealing restaurant for the sophisticated international traveler is located far away from the busy noise of international tourism. LIM’s, tucked into a setting of tall trees and lush vegetation on the hillside above Kalim Bay, features Modern Thai Cuisine, […]
Joe’s Downstairs (223/3 Prabaramee Road, Patong Beach, Phuket 83150) — One of Phuket’s most popular restaurants for lunch, sunset cocktails, dinner or late night drinks, Joe’s Downstairs is located right on the water with breathtaking views of Kalim Bay. This backdrop, combined with the all white interior and terrazzo bar make Joe’s is a great […]
Gaggan (68/1 Soi Langsuan, opposite Soi 3, Bangkok) – this is a progressive Indian restaurant — located in a colonial style wooden house set in the heart of downtown Bangkok. Gaggan means “sky” in Hindi, and this 70-year old restored bungalow of sorts, with green gardens, comfortable rooms and cane furniture, make patrons feel like […]
Da Maurizio (223/2 Prabaramee Road, Phuket) — Da Maurizio Bar Ristorante offers the finest in contemporary Italian cuisine in a beautiful seaside location. Enjoy your evening, while seated a few feet from the dramatic interplay of waves crashing into subtly lit rocks. Da Maurizio’s has always distinguished itself from other Italian restaurants and the new […]
Wat Traimit (Mittaphap Thai-China Rd., Talat Noi, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100) – this temple houses a unique Buddha statue made out of 5.5 tons of solid gold (previously hidden in coatings of plaster – presumably to protect it from robbers). It is assumed that the statue came from the Sukhothai period / 13th century (when bands […]
Wat Suthat (Bamrung Muang Road, Sao Chingcha, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok) – this is one of the oldest and most beautiful of Bangkok’s Buddhist temple – whose construction started in 1782 by King Rama I (with Rama II and III all having a hand in its completion). Apart from its delightful architecture, the temple boasts some […]