🔄 Last checked 2 Jul 2026 · details and hours can change — check the venue before you go
To tell the story of Potong properly, you have to start with the building — a Sino-Portuguese shophouse over 100 years old in the middle of Chinatown that used to be the family pharmacy of chef Pam, Pichaya Soontornyanakij. She came back and revived her own family's old building as a fine-dining restaurant in 2021, and things moved fast after that. In 2023 the restaurant won 1 MICHELIN Star along with the Opening of the Year award, and has held onto its star all the way through the 2026 guide. Chef Pam herself has picked up a run of major awards since — Asia's Best Female Chef 2024, followed by The World's Best Female Chef 2025, making her the first Thai to hold that title — and the restaurant also placed 13th on The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025. It's a Thai restaurant the whole food world is watching, no argument needed
The food here is Thai-Chinese fine dining, which MICHELIN itself describes as a place where "tradition and innovation" meet — the roots of the Chinatown Chinese food chef Pam grew up with, reinterpreted through a tasting menu called "5 senses, 5 elements" priced at 6,300++ per person (moving to 6,700++ from 1 August 2026). A meal takes about 2.5–3 hours, because they genuinely walk you through all five senses course by course, not just as a pretty menu name. The atmosphere inside the old building is part of the experience too — walking up each floor feels like walking through a house that carries one family's history in every corner
Worth knowing before you go: the restaurant just finished a major renovation and reopened on 16 June 2026 with an entirely new set menu, which means everything right now is at its freshest — but it also means seats are filling up especially fast. Anyone who wants to go during this window should plan well ahead. Another nice touch is that the restaurant runs a shuttle from the Wat Pathum Khongkha parking lot, handy for anyone driving into Chinatown, where parking is famously hard to find. It's a restaurant that thinks ahead for its guests before they even walk through the door, and a destination that gives your Chinatown trip a dimension beyond just street food along the road
Potong
The budget to set aside is the tasting menu "5 senses, 5 elements" at 6,300++ per person (moving to 6,700++ from 1 August 2026), plus 7% VAT and 10% service — a simple way to think about it is roughly 8,000 THB per head. Booking is through the official website restaurantpotong.com/reservation, which runs on the Chope system (you can also book directly through Chope). There's a 1,000 THB per-person deposit, deducted from your actual bill on the day, and you can reschedule up to 48 hours before your booking date — but the deposit is non-refundable if you cancel or don't show. There's no walk-in system or queue at the door here — advance booking only — and since reopening after the renovation on 16 June 2026, seats have been filling up fast, so book as soon as your travel dates are set
The restaurant is open every day except Wednesday, 15:30–23:00, with the first seating at 15:30 and the last at 20:30, and a meal runs 2.5–3 hours. We'd suggest booking an evening seating and building in time to walk Chinatown before or after your meal. Getting there is easier than you'd think — MRT Wat Mangkon, then about a 6-minute walk into the Sampheng/Song Wat area. If you're driving yourself, you can park at the Wat Pathum Khongkha parking lot, where the restaurant's own shuttle will pick you up
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| MICHELIN award 2026 | ⭐ One MICHELIN Star |
| Cuisine type | Thai-Chinese fine dining (tasting menu) |
| Approx. price | Tasting menu "5 senses, 5 elements" 6,300++ per person (moving to 6,700++ from 1 August 2026), excl. 7% VAT + 10% service |
| Booking | Official website (Chope system) — Book here |
| Hours | Open every day except Wednesday 15:30–23:00 (first seating 15:30, last seating 20:30, takes 2.5–3 hrs) |
| Getting there | MRT Wat Mangkon, about a 6-minute walk |
| Neighbourhood | Chinatown (Sampheng/Song Wat) |
Booking tips
1,000 THB/person deposit, deducted from your actual bill, reschedulable up to 48 hrs before your booking date (deposit non-refundable if you cancel/don't show); you can also book through Chope (chope.co/bangkok-restaurants/restaurant/restaurant-potong) · No queue at the door — advance booking only, seats have been filling up fast since reopening after the renovation on 16 June 2026; there's a shuttle from the Wat Pathum Khongkha parking lot
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