Bangkok has outperformed Paris and Lima with six entries in the world's top 50 restaurants listing, sealing "its reputation as an international capital of fine dining", said The Times. It is the first time the Thai capital, better known for its "cheap and cheerful street food", has had more entries than any other in The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025, considered the "most influential rankings of its kind" in the culinary industry.
The "quiet revolution" that has reshaped Asian fine dining is "one rooted not in trends, but in tradition", said Sasha Mariposa in Tatler. Its top restaurants have gained acclaim through their use of "heirloom ingredients and ancestral techniques", drawing on "centuries-old knowledge" to craft "elegant and evocative" dishes.
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Bangkok is "on a roll in the world of fine dining", as other restaurants from the area included on the list were: Sorn (No. 17), Sühring (No. 22), Le Du (No. 30) and Nusara (No. 35). Through these restaurants, Bangkok is making a name for itself as a culinary capital, as it "continues to rise in the ranks of the world's fine dining spots".
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