🔄 Last checked 2 Jul 2026 · details and hours can change — check the venue before you go
If any restaurant genuinely shook up the MICHELIN Guide Thailand 2026, Juksunchae is one of them — the first Korean restaurant in Thai history to win a MICHELIN star. No Korean restaurant in Thailand had ever reached that point before, until chef Henry Lee proved that Korean food is more than just grilled meat and kimchi soup. The restaurant's story starts with memories from his grandmother's kitchen — the chef reinterprets the traditional Korean flavours he grew up with and refines them at every step. The restaurant first opened in 2022 in the quiet Ruam Rudee neighbourhood, quietly building a following among people who take Korean food seriously, before moving to the Town Hall Sukhumvit 49 development in 2025. The following year, its first star arrived right on cue, promoted from MICHELIN Selected straight to a full One Star.
The experience here is a Korean omakase around an Italian marble counter that seats just 12 guests a night, wrapped around an open kitchen so you can watch the chef work on every dish up close. The 11-course dinner menu runs THB 3,900++, which — compared to other MICHELIN-starred fine-dining restaurants in Bangkok — is a far more accessible number than most. The dish MICHELIN itself singled out for praise is Octopus Tubu Jigae, a hot tofu-pot soup with octopus that takes a humble Korean home dish and builds it up in layers. There's also the truffle mandu, Korean dumplings that carry the aroma of truffle from the moment they hit the table, and the crab bibimbap, which many guests agree is the closing dish that makes you want to come back. A 4.9 rating from just over a hundred real diners is proof enough that the impression it leaves goes beyond the star.
What makes this restaurant worth following long-term is that the menu changes with the seasons every 3–6 months, so you can go twice a year and never repeat a dish. And with only a dozen seats a night, the atmosphere comes out as an intimate dinner where you get to talk with the chef and see the story behind every dish, rather than a fancy restaurant where you're seated far from the kitchen. For anyone tired of the French-Japanese fine dining that already fills Bangkok, this is a genuinely fresh option that already has a star to back it up.
Juksunchae
The 11-course dinner menu at THB 3,900++ is a strong deal for a One Star restaurant in the middle of Sukhumvit, but the real challenge is seating — the whole restaurant has just 12 seats a night around the marble counter, and after the MICHELIN 2026 announcement you should book several days to a week ahead, especially for Friday-Saturday nights. There's no automated online booking system on the website — you'll need to book directly through one of 3 channels: phone at +66 98 333 4498, LINE (lin.ee/rXXQuCU), or email at reservation@juksunchae.com — LINE and phone get the fastest replies.
The restaurant is in the Town Hall Sukhumvit 49 development, across from Samitivej Hospital. You can walk from BTS Thong Lo or Phrom Phong, but it takes about 15 minutes — a motorbike taxi or cab from the mouth of the soi is far more convenient than walking. Open Wednesday–Sunday 18:00–22:00 (closed Monday–Tuesday), with last orders at 20:00 since it's an 11-course tasting menu. It's worth booking an early slot, 18:00–18:30, so you can eat at a relaxed pace without rushing. The menu changes with the seasons every 3–6 months, so check with the restaurant beforehand to see what's on for that stretch.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| MICHELIN award 2026 | ⭐ One MICHELIN Star · ⬆️ Promoted this year |
| Cuisine | Korean (omakase/fine dining) |
| Approx. price | 11-course dinner menu THB 3,900++ (per the MICHELIN Guide 2025/26 article) |
| Booking | Phone +66 98 333 4498 / LINE / email reservation@juksunchae.com — Book here |
| Hours | 18:00–22:00 (last order 20:00) open Wednesday–Sunday, closed Monday–Tuesday |
| Getting there | BTS Thong Lo / Phrom Phong, about 15 min walk |
| Neighbourhood | Sukhumvit (Thong Lo–Sukhumvit 49) |
Booking tips
Only 12 seats a night around the marble counter — book several days to a week ahead, especially after winning the MICHELIN 2026 star · Booking channels: phone, LINE (lin.ee/rXXQuCU), email — there's no automated online booking system on the website · Korean omakase, 12 seats, menu changes with the seasons every 3–6 months — booking directly with the restaurant via LINE/phone is the surest way. Located in the Town Hall Sukhumvit 49 development (across from Samitivej Hospital) — a motorbike taxi/cab from the mouth of the soi is more convenient than walking
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