“Kick-ass” Restaurants Elevating Sustainable Dining in Bangkok

Local shellfish at Eighty Twenty 80/20

Sustainability is “trending” in the culinary world, and Bangkok is no exception. People are more concerned than ever with where their food comes from, how it was sourced and how far it traveled to get to their table.

Haoma, Bangkok’s first net-zero restaurant

More chefs than ever are disengaging from the globalized industrial food chain and charting a new path that celebrates biodiversity and the local produce around them. Long gone are the days when imported food was regarded as superior, and Thailand is producing everything from award-wining wine and spirits to sustainable chocolate, regional honey, artisan and specialty coffee.

Award-winning sparkling wine from Gran Monte in Khao Yai Thailand at Jaime Bangkok

Many restaurants have developed symbiotic relationships with local farmers and fisheries where the ethical treatment of people, animals, and the environment are all equally cultivated.

Now more than ever Bangkok restaurants are incorporating sustainable practices into their business model, and the list below may surprise you as it includes everything from Michelin star…