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Best Fine Dining in Bangkok
Bangkok's top fine dining restaurants — tasting menus, Michelin-level cuisine, and elegant settings.
Best Hidden Gem Restaurants in Thailand
Under-the-radar restaurants across Thailand with outstanding food and loyal local followings.
Best Khao Soi in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai's essential khao soi — the storied Fa Ham houses, the locals' champion that sells out by afternoon, the halal original and the Nimman sit-down specialist.
Best Mango Sticky Rice in Bangkok
Bangkok's best mango sticky rice — the 1932 old-city original, Thong Lo's premium-mango famous corner, and the dessert counters worth crossing town for.
Best Pad Thai in Bangkok
Where to eat Bangkok's definitive pad thai — from Thipsamai's flaming woks and Michelin-listed Baan Phadthai to the neighbourhood shops locals actually queue for.
Best Seafood Restaurants in Phuket
Phuket's top-rated seafood restaurants — from beachside grills to upscale dining.
Best Thai Restaurants in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai's top-rated Thai restaurants — Northern Thai classics, khao soi, and Lanna cuisine.
Best Vegan & Vegetarian Restaurants in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai's top plant-based dining — vegan cafes, vegetarian Thai, and health-focused restaurants.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Ayutthaya, Ranked
River prawns run this list, with half the entries sitting on the water and grilling something large and orange. Grand Chaopraya takes the top spot on sheer weight of happy diners, though The Artisans edges it on rating alone if plating matters more to you than charcoal. Most of these are mid-priced, with Sukunya Somtum the cheap Isaan outlier. Ranked by Google rating, review volume breaking ties.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Bangkok, Ranked
Seafood buffets run this list, with three of the top four built around grilled prawns and all-you-can-eat, and the mid-table drops into two mall food courts before rooftops take the tail end. Kodtalay's riverfront branch takes the top spot on sheer weight of feedback, and it's mid-range money for Chao Phraya views. Sukhumvit and the river do most of the clustering, ranked by Google rating with review volume breaking ties.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Buriram, Ranked
Nang Rong dominates this list, with six of the ten there, and a fair few are cheap khao kha moo shops that open early and feed locals all day. Tri Café and Restaurant takes the top spot on sheer weight of reviews, far more than anything else here. The rest sit in the mid-range, from a riverside spot to a steakhouse and a seafood BBQ buffet, ranked by Google rating with review numbers breaking ties.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Chiang Mai, Ranked
Northern Thai dominates this lot, from teak-house classics off Nimman to home-style kitchens in Hai Ya, with an Indian place and a vegetarian one breaking things up. Khoei Chiang Mai takes the top slot on sheer weight of opinion behind it. Most cluster in the old city or around Nimman, and half are proper cheap eats. Ranked by Google rating, with review volume as the tiebreaker.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Chiang Rai, Ranked
This list leans heavily on garden cafés and mid-range all-day spots, with a couple of oddities thrown in by sheer review volume, including a shopping mall food court and a hypermarket. Chivit Thamma Da takes the top spot on weight of numbers, though Something Journey and Kunda's plant-based burgers score higher with a smaller crowd. Most sit on or just off the main road, and almost everything lands in the mid-range band.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Hua Hin, Ranked
Seafood runs this list from top to bottom, most of it Thai coastal cooking at mid-range prices, with a few places right on the sand and one Cha-am spot pulling in the crowds. Aowtakiab Seafood takes the top slot on sheer weight of reviews, though Indian Hut on Soi Naresdamri is the outlier worth knowing about if you want a break from grilled prawns. Ranked by Google rating, with review volume breaking the ties.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Kanchanaburi, Ranked
Most of this list looks out at something, either the River Kwai or the limestone cliffs, and nearly all of it sits in the mid price band. The farm-to-café out on Highway 323 takes the top spot on sheer weight of reviews, though I'd point budget eaters towards the Thai-Issan vegan kitchen on Mae Nam Kwai Rd. Ranked by Google rating, with review volume breaking ties.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Khao Lak, Ranked
Mid-range Thai kitchens do most of the heavy lifting here, with a Turkish grill up top, a beachside spot, a couple of cheap all-day places and one upscale outlier. Cappadocia is the one I'd name first, since it pulls big review numbers and still holds a near-perfect score. Most sit in the middle price band, several along Phet Kasem Road, and it's ranked on Google rating with review volume breaking ties.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Khon Kaen, Ranked
This lot leans mid-range and central, with a fair few tucked into malls, hotels and complexes rather than standing alone. CQK Hotpot takes the top spot on sheer weight of reviews, though I'd argue Seasons 27 earns its place for the view alone from the 27th floor. Ranked on Google ratings, with review volume breaking the ties, and the cheap ones are genuinely cheap.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Koh Chang, Ranked
Seafood does a lot of the heavy lifting here, and the list spreads well beyond Koh Chang itself, with Koh Kood taking four spots and Koh Mak one. Noochy Seafood tops it on sheer weight of reviews, though the cheaper end is where the ratings climb highest, with a local Thai kitchen and a coffee shop both punching above their price. Ranked on Google rating, with review volume breaking the ties.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Koh Lanta, Ranked
This is mostly mid-priced Thai kitchens doing home-style food all day, with a few cheap eats holding their own at either end of the ranking. Yawee takes the top spot on sheer weight of happy diners, and Sala Dan quietly accounts for a good chunk of the list. Ranked by Google rating, with review volume breaking the ties.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Koh Lipe, Ranked
Walking Street does a lot of the heavy lifting here, with three of the top five sat along it, and the rest split between cheap noodle shops and cafés that locals actually eat at. Elephant takes the top spot on sheer weight of reviews, though the clifftop sunset bar is the one people rave hardest about. Ranked by Google rating with review volume breaking ties, and most of it is budget or mid-range.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Koh Phangan, Ranked
This list leans heavily mid-range and casual, with three spots right by the sand and a good run of cafés doing breakfast, salads and long daytime hours. Phangan Food Court takes the top slot on sheer weight of feedback, and it's the cheapest thing here alongside At Chiang Mai. Ranking is by Google rating, with review volume breaking the ties.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Koh Samet, Ranked
Almost every place here sits on the sand, and most of them are beach bars and clubs that serve all day rather than proper sit-down restaurants. Breeze takes the top spot with a rating that barely anything on the island touches, though Winkks pulls a far bigger crowd. Prices stay mid-range across the board, with Brown Cabin's chocolate café the odd one out, and it's ranked on Google rating with review numbers breaking ties.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Koh Samui, Ranked
This lot splits neatly between Chaweng and Bo Put, with a couple of hilltop viewpoint spots and one oyster bar over near Lamai to break it up. Ban Thai is the one I'd flag if money's tight, a family-run Bo Put kitchen at the cheap end while most here sit mid-range or don't publish prices. Ranked on Google rating, with review volume settling the ties, and it's tight at the top.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Koh Tao, Ranked
It's a mid-range crowd here, mostly all-day cafés and brunch spots with a few cheap Thai kitchens holding their own, and only one place actually on the sand at Sairee. I'd point you at 995 Roasted Duck, a budget dinner-only spot that pulls in more reviews than most of the pricier names above it. Ranked by Google rating, with review volume breaking the ties.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Korat, Ranked
Almost every place here sits in the mid-range band and in central Korat, open long hours, running from morning dim sum through to late-night taverns. Baan Wihan takes the top spot, with more reviews behind its rating than anything else on the list. Only two budget options make the cut, and one of them, Imm Unn, is out in Phimai rather than in town.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Krabi, Ranked
Ao Nang does most of the heavy lifting here, with cheap Thai kitchens, halal Indian tandoori and a few mid-priced seafood spots making up the bulk of it. Kodam Kitchen takes the top slot on sheer weight of reviews, though I'd point you at Kanabnam View Seafood, a floating place you reach by long-tail from Chao Fah pier. Ranked by Google rating, with review volume breaking ties.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Pai, Ranked
This lot is dominated by cheap Thai kitchens and daytime cafés clustered around Pai's main road and Rangsiyanon, with a hillside sunset spot and a Mexican place breaking the pattern. Centrico takes the top slot on sheer weight of happy reviewers, which says a lot in a town this small. Ranked by Google rating, with review numbers settling the ties, and most of it costs very little.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Pattaya, Ranked
Seafood runs this list, from the waterfront places at Na Kluea and Jomtien to the beach club at the bottom, with a couple of mall food courts and even a 24-hour supermarket sneaking in. Harlan's is the odd one out and the one I'd name, a French steak place in Welcome Town among all the mid-priced Thai plates. Ranked on Google rating, with review numbers breaking the ties.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Phi Phi Islands, Ranked
This list is heavy on all-day cafés and open-air bar-restaurants, with a couple of beachside spots and one garden setting breaking things up. Pirates House pulls in far more reviews than anything else here, so it's the safe bet if you want somewhere lively, while As Good Restaurant edges everyone on rating. Nearly everything sits in the mid-range price band, and it's ranked by Google rating with review volume as the tiebreaker.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Phuket, Ranked
This lot splits neatly between Patong and Phuket Old Town, and it's far less Thai-only than you'd expect, with Punjabi, Turkish and Spanish tapas all making the cut. Three Monkeys takes top spot on sheer weight of reviews for its treetop jungle setting, though the two Michelin-recognised Thai kitchens in the Old Town are the ones I'd book. Ranked by Google rating, with review volume breaking the ties.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Sukhothai, Ranked
This is a cheap list, mostly small home-style Thai kitchens near the old city, with a handful of mid-range spots like a pizza place and a riverside seafood restaurant filling out the rest. Grandma Sert's Kitchen is the one I'd single out, since it's the highest rated of the lot and still in the budget band. Ranking is by Google rating, with review numbers breaking the ties.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Ubon Ratchathani, Ranked
This is a mixed bag of cheap local eateries, mid-range bar-restaurants and a couple of all-day cafés, with most of the city centre covered and one outlier over in Warin Chamrap. TETSU takes the top spot for me, a Japanese place that pulls big crowds without pushing prices up. Ranked by Google rating, with review volume breaking the ties.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Udon Thani, Ranked
Half of this lot actually sits over in Nong Khai, so you get Vietnamese plates, a riverside bar and a forest-themed cafe alongside Udon's noodle shops and home-style Thai. Cafe Viet is the one I'd name, topping it on rating and sheer weight of reviews. Prices stay mid-range, with the mall food centre the cheap option. Ranked by Google rating, reviews breaking ties.
The 15 Best Restaurants in Thailand, Ranked
Seafood buffets and big-volume crowd-pleasers run this list, with Bangkok taking six spots and Kanchanaburi quietly claiming three of the top eight. Kodtalay's riverfront branch in Sathorn leads on sheer weight of reviews, and like most here it sits in the mid-range bracket, with Kodam Kitchen in Ao Nang the one genuine budget pick. Ranked on Google rating, review count breaks the ties.
The 15 Best Seafood Restaurants in Bangkok, Ranked
Bangkok's highest-rated seafood restaurants, from Chinatown legends to riverside dining.
The 16 Best Street Food Spots in Bangkok, Ranked
Bangkok's highest-rated street food stalls, markets, and roadside eateries.