🔄 Last checked 2 Jul 2026 · details and hours can change — check the venue before you go
If you're talking about foreign chefs who understand Thai food at its deepest level, David Thompson's name always comes up first. Aksorn is his latest chapter after the Nahm era that made his name known worldwide. This time, Chef David isn't just making Thai food taste good — he's deliberately digging through the vintage Thai cookbooks he's collected over decades, reviving mid-20th-century recipes from the post-WWII era and bringing them back to life on the plate. Many of these dishes are almost impossible to find anywhere in Thailand anymore, because they're the kind of home cooking your great-grandmother's generation used to make, which slowly disappeared over time. MICHELIN awarded Aksorn one star, and it's kept that star through the 2026 guide too — a clear sign that this approach isn't a gimmick, but a seriousness that's proven itself over several years.
The restaurant runs a single prix-fixe format, priced at THB 4,150++ per person, rotating to a new set every few months. Each round, the chef pulls recipes from a different old cookbook, from a different era, and reinterprets them — which gives anyone who's already been a reason to come back again, since the menu you eat today might be gone in another three or four months. The dining room is an open kitchen where you can watch the chef's team at work right in front of you, plus a rooftop bar to sit at after the meal. Anyone who wants to add another layer of flavour can add the THB 3,200 wine pairing, matched specifically to each rotating menu — and with bold, old-school Thai flavours like these, having wines picked to genuinely match makes the meal even more enjoyable.
The detail that makes Aksorn stand out from typical starred restaurants is its location itself. The restaurant sits on the 5th floor of Central: The Original Store on Charoenkrung Road — the very building where the Chirathivat family opened their first Bangkok shop in 1950, before it grew into today's Central empire. Sitting down to eat Thai food from the same era as the building, inside the building that marks the start of Thai retail history, is a kind of fit you can't find anywhere else. And with Charoenkrung and Bang Rak now among the most fun creative neighbourhoods in Bangkok to walk around, booking dinner at Aksorn and leaving time to walk the area beforehand is an evening plan we'd wholeheartedly recommend.
Aksorn
Budget for the THB 4,150++ per-person prix-fixe menu, plus a 10% service charge and 7% VAT. Add the wine pairing for another THB 3,200. Booking runs through the SevenRooms system, linked from aksornbkk.com, or you can call +66 2 116 8662. The good news is Aksorn is easier to book than most MICHELIN-starred restaurants in Bangkok — no need to set an alarm to fight for a slot like some places — but Friday and Saturday nights still fill up first. If you want a weekend, book 1-2 weeks ahead or more, and keep in mind there's a cancellation/no-show fee of THB 2,075 per person, so double-check your date before confirming.
The restaurant is dinner only, daily 18:00-22:00, with no lunch service. Getting there is easy for a restaurant at this level — get off at BTS Saphan Taksin and walk north along Charoenkrung Road for about 10 minutes. The restaurant is on the 5th floor of Central: The Original Store. We'd suggest arriving in the neighbourhood about an hour before your booking — walking Charoenkrung in the evening is genuinely enjoyable — before heading up for dinner. After the meal, you can carry on at the restaurant's own rooftop bar without needing to move anywhere else.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| MICHELIN award 2026 | ⭐ One MICHELIN Star |
| Cuisine | Old-school Thai, fine dining (prix-fixe) |
| Approx. price | Tasting menu THB 4,150++/person (plus 10% service + 7% VAT); wine pairing THB 3,200; cancellation/no-show fee THB 2,075/person |
| Booking | SevenRooms (linked from aksornbkk.com) — Book here |
| Hours | Daily 18:00-22:00 (dinner only) |
| Getting there | BTS Saphan Taksin, about a 10-minute walk |
| Neighbourhood | Charoenkrung / Bang Rak |
Booking tips
Dinner only. Book via SevenRooms from the official site or call +66 2 116 8662. Cancellation/no-show fee of THB 2,075 per person applies. · No walk-in queue culture — reserve via SevenRooms; easier to get than most Bangkok stars but weekend slots go first. From BTS Saphan Taksin walk north along Charoenkrung ~10 min.
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