Two chefs and two restaurants received the highest accolades for excellence at Thailand's Favourite Restaurants 2025 Awards tonight, selected after a panel of reviewers visited 300 restaurants across the kingdom. Some 100 restaurants and chefs from across Thailand were also recognised in front of the audience of 600 industry luminaries at Gaysorn Urban Resort in Bangkok.
Drum roll please! … The chefs and restaurants of the year are:
Chefs of the Year:
- Baan Tepa's Chudaree “Tam” Debhakam, Bangkok
- Côte by Mauro Colagreco's Davide Garavaglia, Bangkok
Restaurants of the Year
- INDDEE, Bangkok
- Mezzaluna, Bangkok
The Thailand’s Favourite Restaurants team has been presenting awards for 23 consecutive years, helping to promote the kingdom as a fine dining destination. The amazing turnout from the hospitality and restaurant sector proved that these awards remain the industry’s firm favourite. To mark its debut contribution to the event, Time Out Thailand supplied the drinks and the DJ for the evening.
The star-studded evening was hosted by MediaMagination Co., Ltd, publisher of Koktail Magazine, Time Out Thailand and Thailand’s Favourite Restaurants by Koktail, in partnership with Gaysorn Urban Resort and took place on Wednesday November 20 2024, at Gaysorn Urban Resort. The event brought together culinary masterminds from Thailand and across Asia – from hospitality industry leaders and star chefs to game-changing restaurateurs.
Time Out Thailand partners bringing the night to life:
- Festilia
- Heineken
- Greenery Water
- Aoijai
- Lamoon Group
- Wine Connection
- Jack Bain's Bar at 137 Pillars Suites & Residences
- Inspirador Indian Spirits
Check out the full list of winners here