Why did we dine here? – Saam is the newest restaurant from chef Thitid Tassanakajohn of Thailand, this is his first venture in the United States after 18 years of cooking in Thailand. His restaurants in Bangkok are highly rated: Le Du earned a Michelin star and earned the No. 1 slot in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list. Nusara has a Michelin star and No. 5 on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2026. We recently went to Thailand, so we were interested in seeing how close this is to food we had there. The restaurant is not very big and has nice decor with Thai-pop blaring. We dined here after it had been open for a week, so we expected glitches. Saam is doing better than we expected. 4.8 on Google, 4.7 on Yelp. Insider Tip – Use Resy Notify to score a hard to get reservation Cuisine – Thai Location – San Francisco SoMa District Opened – July 2026 Service – Saam had better service than expected for a 1 week old restaurant. The server was not equipped well for dietary restrictions. Verdict – Saam serves up inventive Thai food in a nice environment. It is not a curry […]

This post originally from Saam – San Francisco

Foodnut travels, eats, and tells!  We’re based in San Francisco but have flown all over. We love Thai food and find some of the best in Thailand. We recently finished up our latest culinary tour in 2026 visiting: Bangkok Koi Samui Chiang Mai The Thai food was superior to that in the San Francisco Bay Area and much cheaper. The service is at some restaurants another level here. Here are some quick mini reviews of places we ate at, so you can understand how Thai food compares, and so you select the best places on your visit. We have full reviews for places we deemed important enough. Sunday Brunch Buffets: (Some of the best in the world) Ritz Carlton Bangkok Lily’s Breakfast Buffet 2026 Thailand Restaurant Reviews Last Visit: 5/18/26 Boon Tong Kee One Bangkok ศูนย์การค้า One Bangkok, ห้อง 1B102 ชั้น B1, Witthayu Rd Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330 Why did we eat here? – Boon Tong Kee is a fast casual sit down restaurant that specializes in Singapore Chicken Rice among other items. 45 locations are in Thailand, 8 in Singapore. This location is in the new and beautiful One shopping complex, Floor B1. Michelin guide bib gourmand for […]

This post originally from Thailand 2026 Trip Reviews

Where does a San Francisco Foodie eat in Thailand? Follow our journey and learn from our experiences. Here is a compilation of more casual restaurants, snack places we visited during our 2020 Asia trip. Our goal was to find good eats at reasonable prices, primarily restaurants where locals go. We have no interest sampling cuisine that is done better at home in the San Francisco Bay Area. This is challenging on an expensive ‘island’, full of pricey tourist traps. Useful Websites Michelin Guide Open Rice Our Trip includes visits to Restaurants Snack Shops and more Food Focus: Chicken Rice Local Cuisine Phuket Thailand The restaurant scene here is very chaotic and touristy. It is hard to find true foodie quality restaurants. We went to top rated Trip advisor spots and found them fair at best. December 30, 2019   Red Duck Restaurant Khoktanod Rd. 88/3 Kata Beach, Karon Phuket 83000 Thailand https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g1210687-d2335875-Reviews-Red_Duck_Restaurant-Kata_Beach_Karon_Phuket.html Red Duck is a Thai restaurant in touristy Phuket. It is listed in the Lonely Planet tour book so it is pretty popular. We found the food pretty average though. There does not seem to be any real food restaurant in this area, just a bunch of tourist […]

This post originally from Phuket and Chiang Mai, Thailand Restaurant Reviews