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Potong

Bangkok

Progressive Thai-Chinese cuisine from one of Asia’s culinary stars

On the Pass

Pichaya 'Pam' Soontornyanakij

Pastry Chef

Kanin Buntanbut

What's the hype? Winning a constant stream of awards since opening in 2021, Potong is the fine-dining restaurant in a narrow multi-floor building from chef Pichaya 'Pam' Soontornyanakij (widely known as Chef Pam), offering a tasting menu of innovative Thai-Chinese cuisine in the heart of Bangkok's Chinatown. Potong made its debut on The World's 50 Best Restaurants list in 2025 at No.13, winning the Highest New Entry Award in the process.

On the menu: The food at Potong focuses on five elements: salt, acid, spice, texture and Maillard reaction (the chemical process of reducing sugars that brings distinctive flavour). The degustation takes diners through Chef Pam's culinary memories and emotions, starting with New Life (marinated squid and squid ink), before moving through courses including Preserving (cured ham with lard, rosé wine and vegetable broth); Respect (mud crab roe, coriander and lemongrass); and Celebrate (fish maw with nine grain rice, morels and Shaoxing wine).

An historic setting: Potong is located in a generations-old five-storey building that housed the family's Chinese herbal medicine business from 1910. Restored over two and a half years in a major architectural project, the site now contains late-night cocktail haven Opium Bar on its fourth and fifth floors, the main dining room on the second floor, and on the third, an original room filled with hand-painted tiger drawings.

Meet the chef: With Thai, Australian and Chinese heritage, Chef Pam grew up in Bangkok before moving to the US, where she honed her skills at the legendary Jean-Georges. She went on to win multiple awards and became a judge on Top Chef Thailand. Since returning to her hometown, she has quickly become one of the most influential chefs in the country and beyond, winning the Asia's Best Female Chef Award 2024 and The World's Best Female Chef Award 2025.

If you like this, you'll love: Chef Pam also runs the Texas barbecue-inspired Smoked, and beef omakase restaurant The Table by Chef Pam.

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