Smoked by AI · Bangkok

The people.

The critics, chefs and locals whose picks shape the Bangkok list. Registry rules: named people with public track records, tagged only for specific citable endorsements.

Chef 6Critic 11Creator 3Author 1Journalist 1

• Gaggan AnandChef7 picks

  Bangkok dining top to bottom — he recommends street stalls as readily as fine dining; progressive Indian.

• Tita HonghirunkhamCritic3 picks

  Bangkok fine dining and the city's Thai rooms; 119 articles on the Time Out Bangkok masthead.

• Pichaya "Chef Pam" UtharntharmChef2 picks

  Thai-Chinese cooking, Yaowarat/Chinatown, and Bangkok's everyday eating; also fine dining.

• 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.

• Dylan Jones & Bo SongvisavaChef1 pick

  traditional and regional Thai cooking, sustainable sourcing; central Thai and out-of-town.

• Marisa MarchitelliCreator1 pick

  northern Thailand, Thai food culture and disappearing craft traditions; Bangkok fine dining as a visiting writer.

• Arpiwach SupateerawanittCriticregistry

  Bangkok restaurant news, openings and closures; also the masthead's scored bar reviews.

• Austin BushAuthorregistry

  regional Thai food — northern and southern Thailand — plus Bangkok street food; photography.

• Dylan Jones & Bo SongvisavaChefregistry

  traditional and regional Thai cooking, sustainable sourcing; central Thai and out-of-town.

• Chawadee NualkhairChefregistry

  Bangkok and Thai street food — stall-level, named-vendor detail.

• Joey LeskinCreatorregistry

  beer, worldwide; the politics and legal frameworks that decide who is allowed to brew.

• Laurie OsborneJournalistregistry

  Bangkok food news; guide and awards reporting.

• Leela PunyaratabandhuChefregistry

  Thai culinary history, technique and authenticity; Bangkok home and street cooking.

• Mark WiensCriticregistry

  Bangkok and Thai street food at stall level; Thai-Chinese roast meats, noodles and regional Thai.

• Matylda GrzelakCreatorregistry

  everyday Bangkok eating, Charoen Krung and the old town.

• Prae SakaowanCriticregistry

  Bangkok's old shophouse kitchens and Thai-Chinese cooking; the Bang Rak and Charoen Krung beat.

• Pruepat "Maprang" SongtiengCriticregistry

  Thai hospitality, hotels and the grand-hotel end of Bangkok dining.

• Tyler RoneyCriticregistry

  Bangkok dining across categories; the city's own awards programme.

• Vichayuth ChantanCriticregistry

  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 Magazineregistry

  Bangkok eating, drinking and nightlife; the city's longest- running English-language listings and awards title.

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