While Bangkok dominated the top categories, dining venues in Chiang Mai, Phuket, and Phang-Nga were also recognized in the latest edition of the Michelin Guide Thailand.
PRU is Phuketâs sole Michelin-starred restaurant. (All photos courtesy of Michelin Guides)
Facing a year of unprecedented challenges amid a pandemic that has devastated their industry, restaurants in Thailand persevered, delivering a high level of fine dining and diversity. That was the hopeful message at a glitzy awards ceremony marking the release of the 2021 Michelin Guide Thailand.
Nearly 300 restaurants are honored with stars or other rankings in the guideâs latest edition. The awardsâincluding the new Green Star for sustainability, which went to Phuketâs Pru; and Best Young Chef, snagged by Sujira Pongmorn of Saawaanâwere presented December 16 in the ballroom of the just-opened Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok, an expansive hotel and residence complex set on the banks of the Chao Phraya Ri