Thailand’s dynamic culinary scene reaches new heights as Sorn is named the country’s first three-MICHELIN-starred restaurant in The Michelin Guide Thailand 2025.
The Land of Smiles has even more reason to smile.
At an awards ceremony earlier this week, The MICHELIN Guide Thailand 2025 named a total of 462 dining establishments to its latest gastronomic directory, comprising the country’s first-ever three-MICHELIN-star restaurant, seven with two-MICHELIN stars, and 28 one-MICHELIN-star establishments, along with 156 Bib Gourmand and 270 MICHELIN Selected entries.
While Southern Thai fine-dining gem Sorn has always been a darling among knowing epicureans in the region, achieving the coveted three-MICHELIN star status firmly solidifies its place on the global gastronomic map.
Once a modest single star entry in the 2019 guide, Sorn’s stunning ascent under Chef Supaksorn ‘Ice’ Jongsiri over the years is the stuff of kitchen legends. Artfully blending tradition and innovation, Sorn’s cuisine is a stunning showcase of bold yet harmonious Southern Thai flavours so captivating that MICHELIN declares “rather than being a detour on the way to a destination, Sorn has now become the destination itself”.
Five restaurants received their debut stars – AKKEE, AVANT, GOAT, Aulis and Coda, the latter which was promoted from MICHELIN Selected. Interestingly AVANT at Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok, which offers contemporary French cuisine with Asian inflections, is run by Singaporean Chef Haikal Johari, previously of ALMA in Singapore.
While Bangkok continues to dominate Thailand’s fine-dining scene, the 2025 guide shines a spotlight on rising culinary destinations. For the first time, Chon Buri enters the spotlight with 20 establishments recognised, including five Bib Gourmand venues that deliver exceptional value. Two of the restaurants with their inaugural stars also hail from outside Bangkok: Aulis in Phang-Nga, and AKKEE in Nonthaburi.
Sustainability also takes centrestage with Baan Tepa becoming the latest recipient of a MICHELIN Green Star, in addition to its two MICHELIN stars. The accolade commends Baan Tepa’s commitment to sustainability – from using homegrown herbs and composting waste to pioneering zero-waste dining – and underscoring the growing emphasis on responsible gastronomy in Thailand.
Other ancillary awards handed out in The MICHELIN Guide Thailand 2025 include the Young Chef Award, picked up by Sittikorn ‘Ou’ Chantop, the chef-owner of AKKEE; the Opening of the Year Award, won by Dimitrious Moudios of Ōre; the Service Award, landed by Yupa ‘Ying’ Sukkasem, restaurant manager of Baan Tepa; and the Sommelier Award, which was bestowed upon Côte by Mauro Colagreco’s Thansith Wasinonth.
“With the country’s first-ever ‘Three MICHELIN Stars’ restaurant, 2025 definitely marks a significant and historic year for Thailand on the international gastronomic map,” declared Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of The MICHELIN Guides.
“What’s more, the entire selection celebrates the richness and diversity of Thai cuisine, and highlights Thailand’s gastronomy as an inclusive market that embraces tradition, modernity, and new trends,” Poullennec added.
For the full list of The MICHELIN Guide Thailand 2025 at: https://guide.michelin.com/th/en.
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