8 Best Restaurants in Pratunam

WALK Rooftop at Centara Watergate is arguably one of the best bars in Pratunam. This 21st-floor rooftop bar lets you get a taste of the city’s upscale trendy nightlife, in a part of the city with not so many options for unwinding after a day of shopping in the markets and wholesale malls for which Pratunam is famous. This venue’s panoramic views and Thai-flavored cocktails are highly recommended.

This is among the cheapest rooftop dinners you can find in Bangkok! Dine alfresco and enjoy watching a sunset over Bangkok or the bright lights of the city at night with 360-degree panoramic views.

This buffet lunch is hosted in The Square Restaurant at Novotel Bangkok Platinum, which is actually connected to Platinum Shopping Mall so you never actually have to leave the mall. The restaurant offers great views over bustling Bangkok and the sleek, modern dining area is complemented by interesting lights and wall designs.

The international buffet offers a range of Thai, Japanese and European dishes all for the bargain price of around 500 baht excluding drinks. Furthermore, on Sunday they have a special brunch with additional meat options and free flow fruit juice for around 700 baht.

Tae Chew Restaurant on the 8th floor of the Grand Diamond Suites Hotel is well known to Bangkokians who want a great value dim sum buffet lunch. Located in between Platinum and Pantip Plaza shopping malls, the restaurant is convenient for shoppers and offers many Cantonese specialities prepared by their chef from Hong Kong.

A range of dim sum treats is complemented by perennial favourites such as roast duck, braised spare ribs and hot and sour soup. The restaurant serves their all-you-can-eat buffet from 11am to 2.30pm and stays open until 11pm with an extensive a la carte menu.

Uno Mas is an upmarket Spanish restaurant that has stunning views from the 54th floor of Centara Grand at CentralWorld, high above CentralWorld shopping mall in Siam. The menu is a collection of intricate tapas plates, premium seafood, including a selection of lobsters, oysters, shrimp and clams. The cured meats on display at Uno Mas must be the most diverse and well-stocked in Bangkok. Although expensive, we would take a portion of Joselito Iberico ham (790 baht), sliced straight from the leg, over any other cold cut – from Spain or anywhere else.

Uno Mas was designed to bring you the best Mediterranean flavours coupled with stunning views from the (almost) rooftop where you will get to look over the iconic Bangkok skyline as you dine. The famous Red Sky rooftop bar is just one floor above the restaurant.

Ask any local what to eat in Pratunam and their first answer would probably be steamed chicken at Kaiton Pratunam. Originally a Chinese dish, khao man gai is a firm favourite in Bangkok for locals and tourists.

This legendary shophouse serving fresh and succulent chicken is opposite Palladium World Shopping Mall on the corner of Petchburi Soi 30. It’s an open-fronted shop so there’s no air conditioning, and there’s a lot of commotion going on out front with all the chopping and ordering, but don’t let that deter you. The chicken served here is laid out in strips on oily rice with a hint of garlic, and garnished with some crunchy cucumber. Alongside your chicken and rice, you will receive a chilli dipping sauce that delivers a lovely tingle and a soup made from the chicken stock that's a lovely and light accompaniment... and all for less than 50 baht.