The City of Angels has a habit of making routine feel impossible – but even then, it’s easy to fall back into the same rotation of reliable tables. The good news: new restaurants in Bangkok are giving us plenty of reasons to switch things up.
From skyline-facing rooftops and hotel dining rooms with serious design credentials, to buzzy market counters and clever takes on comfort classics, there’s something undeniably exciting about catching a restaurant right as it starts its journey.
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January’s Hottest New Openings
L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele
Here to make Bangkok’s pizza crowd forget, for a moment, that they’re in Siam Paragon instead of Italy is L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele – the fifth-generation Naples institution bringing 150 years of Neapolitan know-how to the city. Some may first clock the name from ‘Eat Pray Love,’ where Julia Roberts tucks into a slice on-screen, but the appeal is the craft behind it: Caputo flour, hand-kneaded dough fermented for over 24 hours, shaped by hand then baked for around 60 seconds in a custom Stefano Ferrara Napoli oven at 485°C. The result is a pizza that’s light in the centre with a soft, airy, and beautifully raised crust. Not sure where to start? Order the Pizza a Ruota di Carro – their signature ‘wagon wheel’ style pizza, named for its wide, thin base that can stretch beyond the plate – then explore the menu’s spicier ’Nduja option, burrata-led dishes, and seafood pastas that keep things classic, generous, and distinctly Italian.
L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele, 5/F, Siam Paragon, 991 Rama 1 Road, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand, +66 81 849 4620, www.damichelebkk.co.th
Chit Chaat
Chit Chaat is a new Punjabi-rooted Indian restaurant on Sukhumvit 24 that brings the pull of street-snack culture into a dinner setting – casual, stylish, and made for drawn-out catch-ups that get a little louder as the table fills up. The menu moves between chaat favourites and unexpected twists: Tuna Pani Puri Chaat, Crispy Shiso Chaat, and Rajasthani Lal Maas Tacos sit alongside Naan Rolls filled with butter chicken, smoked duck, or Baadshah lamb leg, plus deeper, slow-cooked classics including Goan Chicken Vindaloo, Kashmiri Rogan Josh, Shahi Lamb Leg Mussalam, and Mutton Nehari. Don’t forget to save room for dessert – Mango Kulfi, Ghevar, and Sheh-e-Jaam are all in the mix – along with a cocktail list that keeps the pace moving. Interiors-wise, expect a colourful, social room with playful Indian iconography and vintage-leaning art, the kind of place that feels made for group dinners with a bit of gossip.
Chit Chaat, 15 Sukhumvit 24 Alley, Klongtaan, Khlong Toei, Bangkok 10110, Thailand, +66 93 608 6623, chitchaatbkk.com
Jìng
This contemporary Chinese dining room inside Andaz One Bangkok leans into the Cantonese-Sichuan overlap that Bangkok tends to love: familiar enough to order with confidence, but lifted with real heat and fragrance. Jǐng keeps the mood modern and easy – big tables for groups, an open-kitchen buzz, and a terrace you can slip out to in between courses – while the menu runs from all-day dim sum to wok-driven dishes that land with satisfying intensity. On the table, you’ll want crisp, chilled starters like smashed cucumber in Sichuan dressing and sesame-topped greens; glossy BBQ pork and crackling pork belly; wok-fried beef and an XO-sauce pork neck that begs for a side of rice; a Sichuan-style fish dish in a numbing, aromatic broth; and a deceptively simple egg-white fried rice with dried scallop that shows off the kitchen’s restraint. The drinks hold their own here too, built around a customisable, tea-based cocktail format, with pricing that stays pleasantly reasonable.
Jìng, L/F, Andaz One Bangkok, 201 Wireless Road, Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand, Instagram: @jingbangkok
Ai Farang
A Thai restaurant that refuses to follow the usual rules, Ai Farang is Thonglor’s newest reason to book a table with friends who like their classics served with a bit of edge. Tucked into Thonglor 13, it takes flavours you already know – kra pao, larb, rat na, green curry – and filters them through a Western point of view, keeping the soul intact while changing the shape. Up front, it’s cocktail-bar first, with shaved ice drinks nodding to Thai flavours (the Guava Paloma is an easy start) that set the tone before you get into the food: familiar staples are given a new format, from kra pao in spring-roll form to a rat na that swaps in crisp spaghetti and slow-tender short rib. The room matches the mood, mixing vintage cinema chairs and 60s-70s finds with a relaxed, no-dress-code feel.
Ai Farang, 113 Soi Thonglor 13 Sukhumvit 55 Road Klongton Nua, Wattana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand, Instagram: @ai_farang
Piscari
With Andaz One Bangkok now officially open, it’s worth looking beyond the lobby and up onto the 23rd floor for the hotel’s next dining stop, Piscari – a Mediterranean rooftop restaurant and bar made for golden hour. Led by Chef Marc Vasseur, the menu keeps its focus on the coast: charcoal-grilled octopus with a silky potato espuma, grilled tuna loin with bright tomato salsa, plus oysters, jamón ibérico, and other shareable starters that feel right at home alongside a skyline view. The room is all about the setting – a glass-lined dining space facing Lumphini, an outdoor terrace for sunset, and a speakeasy-style bar hidden away for nights when you want the same city lights with a little more privacy.
Piscari, 23/F, Andaz One Bangkok, 201 Wireless Road, Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand 10330, Instagram: @piscaribangkok
Cheung Hing Kee
Renowned as one of Hong Kong’s most beloved names for Shanghai-style pan-fried buns, Cheung Hing Kee has finally landed in Bangkok – now open on the first floor of Central Chidlom. Each bun here hits that satisfying mix: a well-seared base, a soft wrapper with its signature pleats, and a juicy centre that’s best approached carefully, one bite at a time. Start with the classic pork, then don’t skip the black truffle version – the one people come back for – and if you’re sharing, the assorted box lets you sample a few flavours without having to commit to just one.
Cheung Hing Kee, 1/F, Central Chidlom Tower, Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand, +66 98 693 8893, Instagram: @cheunghingkeeth
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