What is it?: In Thong Lo’s chic Terrace 49, La Bottega is as stylish as many of the restaurants here are homey, a glass and wood haven serving food that spans Italy with a Venetian bent.
Why we love it: It is hard not to be smitten with the space – while Bangkok has no shortage of ‘designer’ restaurants, a few too many feel like they gild the lily. Thankfully that is not the case at La Bottega. Here, the mood is contemporary and elegant, but at the same time welcoming and familiar, with plenty of greenery. Chef Marco Avesani’s dishes match the setting, contemporary, flavourful, and beautifully fresh. The cicchetti make a perfect appetizer along with an Aperol spritz, just as in La Serenissima, the Mediterranean shellfish are utilised to a high standard, and the truffle risotto – something we thought we were sick of – made us realise it still has something to show us.
Time Out tip: La Bottega has one of the strongest gelato games in town, and they deliver – just in case you get an inopportune pistachio craving.