The best riverside restaurants in Bangkok, as of October 2026, are Côte by Mauro Colagreco at Capella Bangkok for fine dining, Rongros at Tha Tien for Thai food facing Wat Arun, and Savoey Tha Maharaj for giant grilled river prawns. All three put the Chao Phraya River in front of you while you eat. Prices range from a food-hall bowl of noodles at ICONSIAM to a two-Michelin-star tasting menu on Charoen Krung Road.
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This guide covers restaurants along the river from Tha Maharaj in the old town down to Charoen Krung and the Thonburi bank. We have deliberately left out the date-night rooftops and cruise dinners already covered in other bookingMentor guides, so every pick here adds something new. For more Thai dishes to try while you are in town, read our guide to food in Thailand, and for sights near these tables, see the top Bangkok attractions.
How we chose these restaurants: Each restaurant has river frontage or a direct river view, a reputation for its food (not just the scenery), and a clear reason to choose it. We checked Michelin status, addresses and opening details in October 2026. The 2027 Michelin Guide Thailand is due in November 2026, so awards may change after that.
Moving between them is cheap: the orange-flag express boat between piers costs 18 baht (as of October 2026).
New to the area? The Bangkok riverside travel guide covers the sights, transport and street layout, and there is a separate guide to hotels in the same streets.
Bangkok riverside restaurants compared by pier, cuisine and price
Eight restaurants make this list: two Michelin-recognised hotel dining rooms on Charoen Krung Road, three Thai and seafood places on the old town bank between Tha Tien and Tha Chang, two picks on the Thonburi bank and one hotel terrace south of Sathorn. Price bands are per person as of October 2026: budget is a food-hall or casual meal, mid is a few hundred to around a thousand baht, splurge is fine dining.
| # | Restaurant | Bank / pier | Cuisine | View | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Côte by Mauro Colagreco | East, Charoen Krung | French Riviera | River | Splurge |
| 2 | Yu Ting Yuan | East, Charoen Krung | Cantonese | Garden and river | Splurge |
| 3 | Rongros | East, Tha Tien | Thai | Wat Arun | Mid |
| 4 | Savoey Tha Maharaj | East, Tha Maharaj | Thai seafood | River | Mid |
| 5 | The Never Ending Summer | West, Khlong San | Modern Thai | River | Mid |
| 6 | River Barge | East, Chatrium | Thai, Chinese, international | River | Mid |
| 7 | Khun Kung | East, Tha Chang | Thai seafood | River | Budget to mid |
| 8 | SookSiam food hall | West, ICONSIAM | Regional Thai street food | Indoor | Budget |
Use the bank and pier column to group meals by area. Rongros, Savoey Tha Maharaj and Khun Kung sit within one short stretch of the Old City bank, so they pair naturally with a morning at the Grand Palace or Wat Pho. The two hotel restaurants on Charoen Krung suit an evening that starts near BTS Saphan Taksin. The west-bank picks around Khlong San and ICONSIAM need a boat or a taxi over the bridge, and the public express boats finish early: since March 2026 the last weekday boats leave around 6 to 7 pm and the weekend service ends around 5:45 pm. Price bands here are per person for food; drinks, especially imported wine, can double a bill at the splurge end.
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For a special occasion, book Côte by Mauro Colagreco or Yu Ting Yuan on Charoen Krung Road. For Thai food with a temple view, Rongros at Tha Tien is the pick, and Savoey Tha Maharaj does the best river prawns. The Never Ending Summer, River Barge, Khun Kung and the SookSiam food hall cover design, mixed groups, local value and budget eating.
Côte by Mauro Colagreco
The best fine dining on the river is at Côte, the Bangkok restaurant of Mauro Colagreco, the chef behind Mirazur on the French Riviera, set inside Capella Bangkok on Charoen Krung Road. The kitchen cooks Mediterranean coastal food with Thai produce, served in a calm room facing the river. It moved up to two Michelin stars in the 2025 guide and holds them in 2026.
Expect a tasting menu priced like top restaurants in Europe, with wine pairing on top. Booking ahead is essential, especially for window tables, and mention any dietary needs when you reserve. Lunch is the better value way to see the river in daylight, and a once-in-a-trip celebration is the natural occasion.
Yu Ting Yuan
Thailand's first Cantonese restaurant to earn a Michelin star, Yu Ting Yuan sits inside Four Seasons Bangkok at Chao Phraya River on Charoen Krung Road. The room is elegant and formal, and the fine-dining menu covers classic dim sum at lunch, barbecue meats and seafood dishes in the evening.
Weekend dim sum lunches are popular with Bangkok families, so book. Dim sum lovers should order roast meats to share and leave room for dessert. The restaurant is quieter than the hotel's busy riverside bar and grill; combine the two by having a drink by the water after dinner.
Rongros
For Thai food with a Wat Arun view, go to Rongros, whose name translates as "house of flavours", at 392/16 Maha Rat Road, Phra Nakhon, by Tha Tien and directly facing the temple across the river. It is listed in the Michelin Guide and serves traditional Thai dishes with care at mid-range prices: the green curry with rib-eye beef and roti and the tangy glass-noodle salad are the dishes regulars recommend.
The view is the obvious draw, and the cooking holds up too, which is rare for restaurants with a Wat Arun frontage. Book ahead for sunset and ask for a terrace table facing the temple; the window tables go first. Wat Pho is a two-minute walk, so it also works as lunch after the temple.
Savoey Tha Maharaj
Savoey, a long-established Thai seafood group, serves the best river prawns on this list from its branch on the second floor of the Tha Maharaj complex on Maha Rat Road, with panoramic views of the river near Tha Chang. Order the giant grilled river prawns, sold by weight, with their rich orange head fat, plus a tom yum goong and crab dishes. It opens daily from late morning to evening.
The dining room is busy with Thai families and tour groups, which makes it a good choice for groups after the Grand Palace, and a long menu of Thai comfort dishes covers anyone who does not want seafood. Prices are mid-range, but seafood priced by weight adds up quickly, so ask the server to show the prawns and confirm the price before the kitchen grills them.
The Never Ending Summer
Architect Duangrit Bunnag's creative complex, The Jam Factory on Charoen Nakhon Road in Khlong San, houses The Never Ending Summer in a converted warehouse on the Thonburi bank, the best-designed room on this list. The modern Thai menu reworks nostalgic dishes: diners recommend the beef massaman curry, stir-fried morning glory and the crisp Thai omelette with crab meat. Prices are mid-range.
The industrial room has high ceilings and river views, and the complex has a gallery and bookshop to browse before dinner. Reserve for the evening, when it fills. Take the cross-river ferry to Khlong San pier and walk a few minutes, and pair the meal with a walk to ICONSIAM or Lhong 1919 nearby.
River Barge
Mixed groups do well at River Barge, the riverside restaurant at Chatrium Hotel Riverside on Charoen Krung Road, with a terrace on the water and a menu that spans Thai, Chinese and international dishes. That range makes it an easy choice for families or groups who cannot agree on one cuisine.
It sits south of Sathorn, so most visitors arrive by the hotel's shuttle boat from Sathorn pier. The setting is relaxed, prices are moderate for a hotel restaurant, and evenings on the terrace are the best time; ask for an outdoor table close to the water.
Khun Kung
The best local value on the river is Khun Kung (Khrua Khun Kung), in a riverside building at the Royal Thai Navy Club close to Tha Chang pier and the Grand Palace. It is a casual Thai seafood restaurant popular with locals, serving seafood and central Thai dishes on a terrace looking across to Wat Arun and Thonburi.
The atmosphere is relaxed, and prices run from budget to mid-range, lower than at the hotel restaurants further south. It is a practical lunch stop a few minutes on foot from the Grand Palace; arrive before the lunch rush for a river table. Check opening hours before visiting, as they are not widely published.
SookSiam food hall
The cheapest good meal on the river is at SookSiam, which fills the ground floor of ICONSIAM on Charoen Nakhon Road with stalls laid out like markets from Thailand's regions. You can try northern khao soi, southern curries, Isan grilled meats and Bangkok noodles in one visit, all in air conditioning beside the river.
It is a mall food hall, so the river view is outside on the terrace; walk it after eating. It is very busy at weekends, so weekday afternoons are best, and it suits families and rainy days. Reach it by the paid shuttle boat from Sathorn pier (about 12 baht as of May 2026).
Which part of the river should you eat in?
Eat at the old town end, around Tha Tien, Tha Maharaj and Tha Chang, for temple views at casual or mid-range prices. Go to Charoen Krung Road for fine dining in the hotel strip. Cross to the Thonburi bank around Khlong San and ICONSIAM for creative spaces and food halls linked by short ferry crossings.
The restaurants at the old town end face Wat Arun, and they pair naturally with a morning at Wat Pho or the Grand Palace. They are busiest at sunset.
On Charoen Krung, Côte and Yu Ting Yuan sit side by side in the Capella and Four Seasons complex, and dress is smart casual. Getting there is easiest by taxi from BTS Saphan Taksin or by hotel shuttle boat.
The Thonburi bank mixes creative spaces such as The Jam Factory with the mall food halls, which makes it a good choice for an afternoon of eating and walking. Search for riverside hotels if you want to stay close to these tables.
How to plan a meal by the Chao Phraya River
Book a table facing Wat Arun a day ahead, about half an hour before sunset, and ask for the terrace by name. Confirm the price per kilo before ordering prawns or crab, plan your ride home before the public boats stop in the early evening, and check the dress code at hotel fine-dining rooms.
The light on Wat Arun changes fast and the best seats rarely free up once the sun drops. Hotel fine-dining rooms expect smart casual, while shorts and flip-flops are fine at casual riverside spots. After dinner, use hotel shuttles or taxis. Riverside terraces get mosquitoes after dark, especially in the rainy season, so bring repellent.
Season matters too. The cooler, drier months from November to February suit open terraces; from about June to October an afternoon storm can push everyone indoors, so ask whether the restaurant has covered or indoor river-view seating. The Loy Krathong full moon in November, when floats fill the river, is the busiest night of the year: terrace tables book out days ahead and prices rise. During the Chinese vegetarian festival (10 to 18 October in 2026, per the Tourism Authority of Thailand), vegetarian stalls line both sides of Yaowarat Road, a short walk from Ratchawong pier, and ordering "jay" food becomes easy across the area.
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