We all know we truly deserve to celebrate after this tough year, and MICHELIN-listed hotels and restaurants are the best places to indulge in festive offerings with our closest friends and family. Our selection ranges from a fancy dinner at a Two MICHELIN starred French restaurant to a set Japanese kaiseki menu.
Note: Please check availability with the restaurant beforehand.
Thiptara (MICHELIN Plate)
For New Year’s Eve, choices expand to a six-course Thai set dinner in Thiptara’s traditional setting. Thai percussionists and contemporary dance performances, along with one of the biggest fireworks displays on the Chao Phraya River will complete your celebrations.
Price: 11,900 THB net per person
Address: 333 Charoen Nakhon Road, Bangkok
Phone: 0 2020 2888
Le Normandie (Two MICHELIN Stars)
If you decide to go for that extra special Christmas Eve, the culinary institution Le Normandie can indulge you and your family with a seven-course Christmas Eve dinner for 12,500 THB net per person. Get ready to savour dishes featuring top-quality ingredients like duck foie gras terrine, smoked eel, blue lobster ravioli, and milk-fed veal rack.
Price: 12,500 THB net per person
Address: 48 Soi Charoen Krung 40, Bangkok
Phone: 0 2659 9000
Nan Bei (MICHELIN Plate)
Take your taste buds on a trip across China with a special seasonal menu at Nan Bei. Available through the end of Jan 2021 are special à la carte menu items including Double-Boiled Seahorse Soup, Fish Maw with Jamon Iberico, Asparagus and Supreme Broth, and Crab Roe and Kurobuta Beijing Meatballs.
Address: 1041/38 Phloen Chit Road, Bangkok
Phone: 0 2080 0080
Sra Bua by Kiin Kiin (One MICHELIN Star)
Ring in the New Year with a ten-course culinary journey at Sra Bua by Kiin Kiin. The New Year’s Eve dinner highlights items made from surprising ingredients and cooking methods like Danish-style Peking Duck with a Sesame Ball with Foie Gras and Ginger and Japanese-style Hor Mok.
Price: 8,000++ THB with wine pairings
Address: 991/9 Rama 1 Road, Bangkok
Phone: 0 2162 9000
Blue by Alain Ducasse (One MICHELIN Star)
Congratulate the newly awarded One MICHELIN Star Blue by Alain Ducasse by visiting the restaurant for a gourmet experience to remember this New Year’s Eve. Opt for the ‘Menu Réveillon de Nouvel An' which celebrates Alain Ducasse’s credentials as one of the world’s greatest chefs. Adding a wow factor to the menu are Rossini-style Wagyu Beef Tenderloin and Marinated Langoustine served with Gold Caviar.
Price: The seven-course meal costs 18,000++ THB per person with one glass of champagne
Address: 299 Soi Charoen Nakhon 5, Charoen Nakhon Road, Bangkok
Phone: 0 2005 9412
R-Haan (Two MICHELIN Stars)
“Sustainable Greetings Season Samrub” at this Two MICHELIN Starred Thai restaurant is all about the best-picked ingredients from all over the country. Chef Chumpon Jangprai introduces mouth-watering dishes like grilled sea grouper’s belly with fish sauce served with highland brown rice, grilled Phuket lobster with tom yam bisque sauce served with plant-based meat, micro coriander, and savoury karanda fruit paired with Perrier-Jouët champagne. Available through 31 December 2020.
Price: 1,812++ THB per person for lunch set and 3,500++ THB per person for dinner set
Address: 131 Soi Sukhumvit 53, Bangkok
Phone: 0 2059 0433
80/20 (One MICHELIN Star)
One MICHELIN Star innovative Thai restaurant 80/20 switches their menu to a la carte just for this festive season. Choose from best-loved dishes from seasonal menus over the past years like kua kling curry puff, black banana sauce, grilled bavette steak with red koji sauce, and the famous prawn crudo. Only available from 23 December 2020 to 3 January 2021.
Address: 1052-1054 Charoen Krung Road, Bangkok
Phone: 09 9118 2200
Il Fumo (MICHELIN Plate)
A Portuguese dinner in the grand old villa on Rama 4 sounds perfect for a family gathering. The restaurant introduces a festive a la carte menu with inspirations from the European countryside. Basque-style baked spider crab “txangurro” and Sicilian Mazara del Vallo red prawns served with Japanese hen clams tartar, for example.
Address: 1098/2 Rama 4 Road, Bangkok
Phone: 0 2286 8833
Mia (MICHELIN Plate)
Chef Top Russell and Mia team go full Christmas with its nine-course European tasting menu, all inspired from the tales of Christmas. Mulled wine, roasted turkey, foie gras snow, and lobster Ballotine are on the list and an alternative vegetarian set menu is another option. Only available from 24 to 26 December 2020.
Price: 3,650++ THB per person
Address: 30 Soi Athakravi 1, Rama 4 Road, Bangkok
Phone: 0 2258 6745
J'aime by Jean-Michel Lorain (One MICHELIN Star)
J'AIME by Jean-Michel Lorain rolls out three special à la carte menus just for the festive season. Try Chef Amerigo Sesti’s deft take on creative French cuisine in dishes like Gillardeau oyster, prawn and black pomfret served with a sea urchin and passion fruit dressing, pigeon, bael fruit, and shallot. Available from now through 4 January 2021.
Address: 105, 105/1 Soi Ngam Du Phli, Bangkok
Phone: 0 2119 4899
Yamazato (MICHELIN Plate)
Celebratory Japanese kaiseki dinner and Teppanyaki menus at Yamazato with excellent service by Kimono-clad staff might be another interesting choice for some. The New Year’s Eve kaiseki dinner will be packed with highlights like grilled Spanish mackerel with mixed egg yolk, simmered rice with oyster, and sarashina soba with kakiage tempura of sakura shrimp. Options expand to the Teppanyaki menu using premium ingredients like snow crab and Satsuma wagyu beef.
Price: 4,600++ THB per person (Yama Kaiseki), 3,600++ THB per person (Sato Kaiseki) and 4,700++ THB per person (Teppanyaki)
Address: 57 Witthayu Road, Bangkok
Phone: 02 687 9200
Elements (One MICHELIN Star)
Enjoy a gastronomic night before stepping into 2021 with signature French cuisine with Japanese influences prepared by Chef Hans Zahner at One MICHELIN Star Elements. A New Year’s Eve 7-course dinner focuses on the best ingredients from Japan, including tuna toro, scallops and Kumamoto wagyu beef. The meal ends perfectly with Japanese strawberries with concerto white chocolate.
Price: 8,000++ THB per person (including a glass of premium champagne)
Address: 57 Witthayu Road, Bangkok
Phone: 0 2687 9000
