Including a list of delicious restaurants that have to wait and are known for having tight queues. and Chef Gordon’s shop The first Ramsey in Bangkok
During the time of bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new year like this In addition to tourism activities to enjoy the colors of festivals around the world, Finding a delicious restaurant to enjoy the atmosphere while enjoying delicious food with the family is another popular activity. And to make things even more special today, The Explorer has picked out a list of famous stores that opened this year. and is famous for its difficulty in reserving seats Including the arrival of a restaurant from famous chef Gordon Ramsey that will open its first branch in Thailand this December.
SUSHI SAITO
Address : 300/1 Charoen Krung Road, Yannawa Subdistrict, Sathorn District, Bangkok 10120
Open : Open Tuesday – Sunday from 12:00 – 14:00, 17:30 – 19:30, 19:45 – 22:30, closed on Mondays.
Sushi Saito is a famous 3-Michelin-star sushi restaurant from Tokyo that is famous for its premium quality ingredients. Chef’s cooking skills Including making reservations that are very difficult because of the table reservation system that receives customers from the recommendations of regular customers. This makes the restaurant in demand among foodies who want to experience it once and for all. There are still only 3 branches around the world: Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Bangkok, which just opened in early 2023.
Chef Takashi Saito
Located in the grounds of the Four Seasons Bangkok Hotel, the restaurant serves omakase menus in the Edomae style, where the chefs demonstrate their skills in making simple and exquisite Edo period sushi, emphasizing the natural flavors of the ingredients. The flavors are kept to a minimum, overseen by Chef Makoto Maruyama, who previously worked at the main restaurant in Tokyo. As for the quality of the ingredients, owner Chef Takashi Saito selects the best seasonal ingredients himself. Sent directly from Japan to Thailand in order to maintain the store’s standards as much as possible.
Crimson Zuke, red meat tuna and special sushi made from Kohada fish.
Meanwhile, the main store in Japan currently only accepts customers who have been recommended by regular customers. causing many new foodies to be discouraged But in Bangkok Even though you have to wait in line for a reservation for a long time, there is still a better chance of tasting Edomae-style omakase with the same standard as Sushi Saito in Tokyo. And you don’t have to travel to Japan either.
Price : Lunch starts at 5,800 baht++ per person / Dinner starts at 8,500 baht++ per person.Reservation : Ask for details and reserve seats at 02-0601999
FUEGO
Address : The Taste Thonglor, 2nd Floor, Thonglor Road, Khlong Tan Nuea Subdistrict, Watthana District, Bangkok 1010
Open : Open Wednesday – Monday from 17:30 – 24:00, closed on Tuesday.
Tapas style restaurant that combines Japanese and Spanish food traditions and is full of creativity in creating menus. Use high quality raw materials Presenting food under the concept of “The innovative Spanish and Japanese Tapas” giving both the delicate taste of Japan and the boldness of Spain. And the menu is constantly changing according to seasonal ingredients. Run by Spanish chef Roger Solé, it just opened this past July.
Inside, the restaurant features a large bar counter with an open kitchen in the middle. Show off the chef’s skills in using fire in cooking. True to the name Fuego, which means fire in Spanish, the food is served tapas-style, with 11 courses for gourmets and a la cart for those wanting a lighter meal, hangout with friends, sipping cocktails and listening to music. Latin and lively atmosphere inside the restaurant that is full of life because of the rather crowded guests. You should reserve a table in advance to be sure you will get a seat. Because the whole store only had about twenty seats around the counter. And there is only one dining table that can accommodate 4 – 5 people.
Price : Cost per person approximately 1,000 – 2,000 baht / Tapas Set Menu price per set 2,600 baht per 1 person.
Reservation : Line: @fuegobkk
JUKSUNCHAE
Address : Woodberry Common, 5th Floor, 15/3 Soi Ruamrudee, Lumpini Subdistrict, Pathumwan District, Bangkok 10330
Open : Open Wednesday – Monday from 6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Closed on Tuesdays.
The first Korean fine dining restaurant in Thailand. It offers authentic Korean food with a contemporary twist that you can’t find at other Korean restaurants in Bangkok. Helmed by authentic Korean chef Henry Lee, it opened in November 2022 and has been recommended. Quickly from the Michelin Star website
* Photo credit from Facebook Juksunchae
Juksunchae serves a 12-course omakase-style meal. Traditional Korean dishes that many gourmets are likely familiar with, such as bibimbap, bulgogi, mandu, etc., are creatively translated into beautiful dishes that are full of flavor. Get creative, like EO Mando, Korean dumplings that use fish instead of flour. Using minced pork and grilled kimchi as the filling, Seong-Gye-Al Bibimbap is a premium bibimbap that uses uni or sea urchin as the protagonist. Elevate the taste to something special, or it’s Gul Bulgogi that changes from beef to oysters instead. It presents Korean food culture in an exciting way. Delicious, you must make a reservation early because the restaurant has only 16 seats in order to maintain a private atmosphere for customers.
Price : Omakase 12 courses, price 3,900 baht / Wine Pairing 4 glasses, price 1,700 baht
*Photo credit from Facebook Seasonal restaurant
TO TIME
Address : 76 Sukhumvit 49, Khlong Tan Nuea Subdistrict, Watthana District, Bangkok 1010
Open : Open Thursday – Tuesday from 17:30 – 23:00, closed on Wednesday.
Seasonal restaurant Thai restaurant that presents a new concept By bringing ancient Thai food menus over a hundred years old to tell a new story in the form of fine dining by Khun Pui Tripradab Wangwongwiwat. Restaurant owner and Chef Pro Pornprom Laomanatsak Both of which are in the fine dining industry at the Michelin star level. It intends to present Thai food under the concept of taking a time machine and going back in history to meet food that has a story and roots that go back hundreds of years.
*Photo credit from Facebook Seasonal restaurant
Traditional Thai food menu that many people may not know, such as the royal crispy rice noodles or Ban Rachathut noodles. that has the perfect combination of crispy fried rice noodles Crab meat and ginger A menu used to welcome guests from the countryside, which has a recipe that has been around for more than a hundred years. Sampan dessert that has been passed down since the Ayutthaya period, Thao Thong Kip Ma recipe. But add a western touch with cranberry, refreshing biscuits or watermelon dried fish, a menu from the early Ayutthaya period. Put on new eye makeup until it looks like a beautiful dessert. But still maintains the traditional taste All of this has gone through extensive research by the chef team in order to present authentic Thai food that can delight gourmets with stories and flavors to the fullest.
* Photo credit from website kiri tsukemen
KIRI TSUKEMEN BY TSURU
Address : 64 Soi Thonglor, Watthana District, Bangkok 10110
Open : Open every day from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM / 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Tsukemen is a type of Japanese ramen menu. It’s a ramen with separate broth and noodles. The soup will be very concentrated. When eating, use the method of tongs and dip the noodles in the soup. The noodles can be ramen, soba, or udon.
* Photo credit from website kiri tsukemen
Kiri Tsukemen is a new ramen shop in the Tsuru chain that opened this year. It’s special because the restaurant serves fresh tsukemen noodles as the main menu. But it is very original, especially from the shop. Selected premium grade raw materials from Japan. It takes a long time to simmer the soup until you can smell the rich aroma from chicken bones, pork bones, and dried sea fish. It is served in a stone bowl that keeps the soup hot throughout the meal. There are 6 types of soup to choose from, with kiri tsukemen being the restaurant’s signature menu. It’s a pork bone soup mixed with chicken bones, the shop’s recipe.
The shop is open only 2 times a day and there are only 10 seats inside the shop. With a reputation for deliciousness And there are a limited number of seats, making the queue at the restaurant quite tight. Especially on Saturday and Sunday holidays It is another deliciousness that foodies must wait to taste.
Price : All tsukemen menu items are priced at 350 baht.
Reservation : There is no reservation service. Use the queue in front of the store
*Image credit from Facebook Gordon Ramsey
BREAD STREET KITCHEN & BAR / STREET PIZZA
The wait is over with the first restaurant in Thailand from celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey that will be opening this December at The Emsphere Shopping Center, Phrom Phong area, with Bread Street Kitchen and Street Pizza. Casual Dining style restaurant under the brand of Gordon Ramsay, ready to create a new experience of premium deliciousness in Thailand.
Chef Gordon Ramsay is famous for his work on the reality cooking shows Hell’s Kitchen and MasterChef, and he holds multiple Michelin stars for all of his restaurants. Also He once received a maximum of 16 stars from over 58 of his restaurants around the world. Considered to be the chef with the third highest number of Michelin stars in the world.
Bread Street Kitchen & Bar is another Gordon franchise. Ramsey has opened restaurants in both Europe and Asia, such as branches in Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai. They are all-day dining restaurants, serving his famous dishes such as Beef Wellington, Fish & Ships, Macaroni Cheese and Sticky Toffee Pudding etc.
Street Pizza is another restaurant owned by Gordon Ramsay. The highlight is pizza made from freshly baked sourdough dough. Under the concept of ‘pizza without rules’, they serve a variety of pizza toppings, whether traditional like Classic Margherita or Peperoni, and creative ones like Nduja & Courgette Pesto, which is vegetarian, or Corn & Chorizo, which has corn and chori sausage. So, which is a Spanish sausage with many side dishes to choose from.
And this is the story of the delicious experience of bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new year in December that The Explorer would like to give to readers. Closing the year 2023 and stepping into 2024 together.