TAGTHAi Launches Foodie Pass: 9 Best Places to Eat in Bangkok

TAGTHAi, a Thailand app designed to provide a seamless travel experience, gives you access to attractions like Bangkok’s Mahanakhon SkyWalk. The latest of TAGTHAi’s ever-expanding product offerings is the Foodie Pass, which will launch soon. To help you prepare your trip to Bangkok, here’s a sneak peek at the best places to eat in Bangkok and nine Michelin guide restaurants that TAGTHAi’s Foodie Pass will include.

Nara Thai Cuisine, The Emquartier Shopping Mall, Sukhumvit Road

No wonder Nara Thai Cuisine is popular with both travelers and Thai people. One of the best local restaurants in Bangkok, Nara Thai Cuisine has been an authentic Thai eatery for over 19 years. If you’ve never eaten Pad Thai before, take advantage of TAGTHAi’s Foodie Pass and order the tasty dish with prawns. The classic Thai meal made with stir-fried noodles, eggs, bean sprouts, tofu, and many spices, is served with a glass of iced signature Nara Thai tea.

Do you like sweets in particular? Then go for Nara’s Signature Ice Cream set. The indulgent Thai dessert contains several spices and young coconut juice.

Baan Restaurant, Thai Family Recipes, Lumphini

Overlooking Lumphini Park, Baan Restaurant is one of the best seafood restaurants in Bangkok and has become a firm favorite in the cuisine game. Epitomizing the Thai word Baan, which translates to home, the founders of Baan serve up Thai meals that date back to their childhood, when they ate them at home. Nowadays, Thais and tourists from abroad visit Baan for food made with locally sourced ingredients. Some of the dishes you can get at Baan include Pra Kor Moo Yang, which is spicy, signature grilled pork salad. And the crispy salad called Yum Pak Bung Kob is made with morning glory and pork or shrimp. 

One of the best places to eat in Bangkok, Baan sources the Massaman curry beef with braised lamb belly from an Islamic farm in Thailand’s northeast, and seafood is delivered from the south of the kingdom. Enjoy!

Khua Kling Pak Sod, Vegetarian-Friendly Local Dishes, Thong Lor & Ekkamai

Undoubtedly two of the best Bangkok vegan restaurants, the Khua Kling Pak Sod Thai eateries in the Thong Lor and Ekkamai areas serve quality food. The minced pork soup with basil leaves has subtle hints of herbs, and the smooth Bai Liang Pad Kai, a Chinese dish with lieng leaves topped with eggs, is a delight for your taste buds. Yet nothing beats the fiery, savory, deep-fried fish in chili that will blow you away.

Bangkok Bold Kitchen, Thonglor Lumphini

The Thai chef Noi took the plunge and opened a Michelin Guide restaurant in the city center after running a cooking studio in the old town. Noi says at Bangkok Bold Kitchen, she’s keen to preserve the heritage of basic and bold Thai tastes with creative twists.

Must-try dishes you’ll have to try include the stir-fried pork or shrimp with a delicate fish sauce, topped with scrambled eggs and hummingbird flowers. And the hot, salted beef in coconut cream, elevated with fresh shallots and bird’s eye chili is a tender meal with balanced flavors.

Somtum Der, Dishes from Northeast Thailand, Silom

Another restaurant that features in the 2024 Michelin Guide Thailand, Somtum Der specializes in Som Tam, the sweet, sour, salty, and particularly spicy, green papaya salad. Thailand’s national dish, Som Tum translates to hit and pound. The name derives from crushing and pounding the sour mix of green papaya slices, shrimp, peanuts, cherry tomatoes, garlic, lime juice, palm sugar, hot pepper, and fish sauce. At Somtum Der, one of the most popular restaurants in Bangkok, you can get both the Isan version with fermented fish or the Thai-style version without fermented fish.

While dishes from other Thai regions are available, Somtum Der focuses on meals from Isan, a region in the country’s northeast, Thailand’s forgotten paradise.

Pad Thai Fai Talu, Thai Dishes, Banglamphu Area

Pad Thai Fai Talu is a top-notch eatery on Dinsor Road. Small and authentic, the restaurant specializes in Pad Thai topped with char-grilled pork loin slices. While the aroma of sizzling pork is tempting to some, Pad Thai with fresh prawns is also available for those who prefer that sweet, fragrant flesh of prawns stir-fried in their shells.

Thien Duong, Vietnamese Meals, Silom Area

One of the best Vietnamese restaurants in Bangkok, Thien Duong serves up mouthwatering lamb rack grilled to perfection and served with a mint-tamarind sauce. Thien Duong also offers healthy dishes fresh veggies. The boast of Vietnam at this Michelin Restaurant in the Silom area isn’t just represented in the food but also in its black, shiny floors, rose-pink tables made of granite, and mustard-colored walls – a visual delight.

Jay Fai, Thai Street Food, Banglamphu Area

Loved for its crispy gold-brown crab omelet, Jay Fai Restaurant has made a name for itself far beyond the location in the Banglamphu area. A friendly Thai woman who wears goggles while cooking, Jay Fai has become a street food icon. Her lavish signature omelets are unparalleled, as are her stir-fried seafood noodles coated in gravy. One of the best places to eat in Bangkok, Jay Fai doesn’t take bookings. In other words, do arrive early so you don’t end up being pressed for time when people are queuing.

Supanniga Eating Room, Thai Food

Offering uninterrupted views of the Chinese-porcelain and glass-covered Temple of Dawn, better known as Wat Arun, Supanniga Eating Room specializes in Thai cuisine. Steps from Khao San Road’s backpacker haven and Tha Tien pier, Supanniga hasn’t earned its Michelin recognition with the location. Based on the owner’s grandma recipes from Trat and Khon Kaen, the home-style food is just amazing. Try the fried Chinese cabbage and braised pork belly with cowa leaves and herbs.

Whichever Michelin Restaurants you prefer, with TAGTHAi’s new Foodie Pass that’ll include some of the best places to eat in Bangkok, you can eat your way through Bangkok for an affordable flat fee. Stay tuned, and do check out our blog for some travel inspiration.