Guide of the Week

🦆 LYCHEE-SMOKED DUCK: Paste

Bangkok, Thailand

Inside Gaysorn Village, Paste balances luxury and nostalgia. Michelin-starred Chef Bee reinterprets centuries-old palace recipes using contemporary techniques, creating dishes like lychee-smoked duck with tamarind jam and coral trout with watermelon rind. With velvet banquettes and polished gold accents, it’s equal parts research lab and retro-glam lounge.

🐮 GREEN CURRY WITH BEEF CHEEK: Charmgang

Bangkok, Thailand

Charmgang is a modern curry house where Bangkok’s hottest young chefs serve punchy southern-style dishes in a moody, teal-hued loft tucked behind a Chinatown alley. The crowd is stylish, the soundtrack is loud, and the green curry with beef cheek hits like a flavor bomb. A must for late lunch or early dinner hangs.

🥥 SMOKED COCONUT TOFU: Potong

Bangkok, Thailand

Set in a century-old Chinatown pharmacy, Potong spans five floors of sensory overload. Chef Pam’s progressive Thai-Chinese tasting menu includes black garlic duck and smoked coconut tofu, each course tied to memory and ritual. The interiors mix historical architecture with neon-lit edge — think Blade Runner meets Bangkok heritage.

🍳 SEAFOOD-STUFFED OMELETS: GOAT

Bangkok, Thailand

GOAT redefines Thai-Chinese comfort food in a dramatic shophouse setting with tall ceilings, brass details, and brutalist lighting. Dishes like Wagyu sukiyaki or seafood-stuffed omelets bring nostalgic flavors with a flex. It’s dinner party energy with architectural swagger.

🦪 WOK-CHARRED CLAMS: Charmkrung

Bangkok, Thailand

From the team behind Charmgang, this natural wine bar doubles as a Thai izakaya. Small plates — think fried chicken with prik pao and wok-charred clams — pair with pet-nat pours in a dark, intimate room lined with wood and stainless steel. A new-gen hangout for Bangkok’s cool crowd.