Mark Weins has been blogging about travel and food for about ten years and is arguably one of the most passionate advocates of Thai cuisine online. His blogs, migrationology and eatingthaifood, reach thousands of readers worldwide, and his YouTube channel has over three million subscribers. He recently published his list of the ten best restaurants in Bangkok for 2018 on his popular blog, eatingthaifood.

Here's an excerpt from Mark's blog post. You can find the full article with contact details for the restaurants discussed here.

Even after years in Bangkok, it remains a city where food is always exciting and there's always something new to discover. A few brief notes on this list of the best restaurants in Bangkok:

  • This list contains only Thai restaurants in Bangkok where I personally ate for the first time in 2018.
  • I like Thai food with maximum flavor and a particularly spicy kick, which is also reflected in my choice of restaurants. However, these restaurants also offer dishes that can be ordered without spice.
  • The restaurants are listed in no particular order.

    • 1.Pla Mae Nam

    Pla Mae Nam specializes in freshwater fish from rivers and other wild ingredients – known in Thai as jungle food.

    2. Panya Seafood – Beer Hima

    Panya Seafood – Beer Hima is a huge family restaurant in Bangkok where you'll find some of the best southern Thai dishes in Bangkok and a vast selection of fresh seafood. Besides the fantastic food, "Beer Hima," as the name suggests, means "snow bear." The beer is almost frozen, so when poured, it instantly becomes a frothy, icy snow beer.

    3.Sorn

    Sorn is an upscale restaurant in Bangkok serving exquisite southern Thai cuisine. It opened in 2018 and received a prestigious and well-deserved Michelin star that same year.

    4. Ba Chao Jungle Food

    There aren't many jungle restaurants in Bangkok; most are located in the countryside or smaller rural areas. Ba Chao Jungle Food, however, is situated on the outskirts of Bangkok, and the owner is from Kanchanaburi, where he sources his ingredients.

    5. Kuay Teow Khae

    Kuay Teow Khae is an extremely popular noodle stand in the center of Silom, Bangkok, stretching along the sidewalk of Soi Convent. Their specialty, and the dish I order every time I come here, is dry egg noodles with all the trimmings.

    6. Som Tam Stand

    The owner of this small food stall in the Isaan region has been serving delicious green papaya salad for over 30 years. The stall is located at the top of the alley, right next to Ratchadmnoen Road, near government buildings and the Royal Thai Survey School.

    7. Guiding tip

    Lerd Tip is the family restaurant of Chef Gigg, winner of the cooking show "Thai Iron Chef," located in Lad Phrao. The menu mainly features Thai-Chinese dishes, but Chef Gigg has also added some Western-Thai-Chinese fusion dishes. One signature dish is holy basil fried rice topped with Wagyu steak and a fried egg, served in a Korean ceramic pot.

    8. Lim Lao Ngow

    Lim Lao Ngow is a family-run Thai-Chinese food stall in Yaowarat (Chinatown) in Bangkok, serving fish ball noodles. It is considered one of the best restaurants in Bangkok for egg noodles and Chinese fish balls.

    9. Jay Hong

    Jay Hong Kuay Teow Khua Gai Worachak restaurant is legendary in Bangkok for its Kuay Teow Khua Gai stir-fried noodle dish. When dining at Jay Hong, be sure to order the classic Khua Gai with wide rice noodles, but don't miss the version with thin rice noodles either.

    10. Chicken baked in hay

    The dish, known as "Uncle Peen Hay Baked Chicken," is one of the most extraordinary ways I've ever seen or eaten grilled, smoked, or baked chicken. It's a traditional Thai cooking method from the countryside, but one that's very rare.

    Read the full article here, which includes contact details for the restaurants discussed as well as Google Maps links for orientation.