Smoked by AI · Bangkok
The people.
The chefs and critics and writers whose picks shape the Bangkok list, grouped by what they do for a living. Every name is a real person with a public track record, and each one appears against a room only where they endorsed that room themselves.
Chefs 5Critics and writers 17
Chefs.
Chefs cook for a living, and a chef who sends you to somebody else's room is putting their own name on it.
- Gaggan AnandChef7 picks
Bangkok dining top to bottom, street stalls recommended as readily as fine dining, plus progressive Indian cooking.
- Pichaya "Chef Pam" UtharntharmChef2 picks
Thai-Chinese cooking, Yaowarat/Chinatown, and Bangkok's everyday eating; also fine dining.
- Dylan Jones & Bo SongvisavaChef1 pick
Traditional and regional Thai cooking, sustainable sourcing; central Thai and out-of-town.
- Dylan Jones & Bo SongvisavaChefno picks on this list yet
Traditional and regional Thai cooking, sustainable sourcing; central Thai and out-of-town.
- Leela PunyaratabandhuChefno picks on this list yet
Thai culinary history, technique and authenticity; Bangkok home and street cooking.
Critics and writers.
Critics ate the meal, wrote it up under their own name, and the review is linked so you can read it yourself.
- Tita HonghirunkhamCritic4 picks
Bangkok fine dining and the city's Thai rooms; 119 articles on the Time Out Bangkok masthead.
- Phavitch "Bank" TheeraphongCritic2 picks
Bangkok restaurants, street food and hotels; publishes in Thai and English.
- Toey SarunratCritic2 picks
Bangkok restaurants across the price range, fine dining to Ekkamai wok shops; Old Town wandering.
- Andrew FowlerCritic1 pick
Bangkok food and drink; the informal end of fine dining.
- Can SrisawatCritic1 pick
Bangkok eating and drinking, based in Huai Khwang.
- Chawadee NualkhairChef1 pick
Bangkok and Thai street food, down to the stall and the vendor's name.
- Marisa MarchitelliCreator1 pick
Northern Thailand, Thai food culture and disappearing craft traditions; Bangkok fine dining as a visiting writer.
- Arpiwach SupateerawanittCriticno picks on this list yet
Bangkok restaurant news, openings and closures; also the masthead's scored bar reviews.
- Austin BushAuthorno picks on this list yet
Regional Thai food, northern and southern, plus Bangkok street food and the photography that goes with it.
- Joey LeskinCreatorno picks on this list yet
Beer, worldwide; the politics and legal frameworks that decide who is allowed to brew.
- Laurie OsborneJournalistno picks on this list yet
Bangkok food news; guide and awards reporting.
- Mark WiensCriticno picks on this list yet
Bangkok and Thai street food at stall level; Thai-Chinese roast meats, noodles and regional Thai.
- Matylda GrzelakCreatorno picks on this list yet
Everyday Bangkok eating, Charoen Krung and the old town.
- Prae SakaowanCriticno picks on this list yet
Bangkok's old shophouse kitchens and Thai-Chinese cooking; the Bang Rak and Charoen Krung beat.
- Pruepat "Maprang" SongtiengCriticno picks on this list yet
Thai hospitality, hotels and the grand-hotel end of Bangkok dining.
- Tyler RoneyCriticno picks on this list yet
Bangkok dining across categories; the city's own awards programme.
- Vichayuth ChantanCriticno picks on this list yet
Bangkok cocktail bars; the drinking scene from hotel rooms to Thonglor studios.
Publications.
Cited sources rather than people — used when a piece carries no byline. Prefer the writer whenever there is one.
- BK Magazinenothing cited on this list yet
Bangkok eating, drinking and nightlife; the city's longest- running English-language listings and awards title.