{"id":"03d6ff15-2f86-419b-8bf3-047bfdf1f239","slug":"blue-elephant-bangkok-sathorn-cooking-school-restaurant","name":"Blue Elephant Bangkok Sathorn Cooking School & Restaurant","bgm_category":"cafes","category":"restaurants","subcategories":["Thai restaurant","Cooking school","Fine dining restaurant"],"district":"Sathon","sub_district":"Yan Nawa","neighborhood":"Sathon","address":"BTS Surasak station, 41 S Sathon Rd, Yan Nawa, Sathon, Bangkok 10120","postal_code":"10120","latitude":13.7187019,"longitude":100.5214907,"status":"published","is_active":true,"noindex":false,"updated_at":"2026-05-23T10:08:19.467Z","last_checked_at":"2026-05-23T10:08:19.467Z","google_rating":4.5,"google_review_count":"3015","price_range":"$$$","phone":"+66 2 673 9353","website":"https://www.blueelephant.com/bangkok","cover_image":null,"opening_hours":{"Friday":["11:30AM-2:30PM","5:30-10PM"],"Monday":["11:30AM-2:30PM","5:30-10PM"],"Sunday":["11:30AM-2:30PM","5:30-10PM"],"Tuesday":["11:30AM-2:30PM","5:30-10PM"],"Saturday":["11:30AM-2:30PM","5:30-10PM"],"Thursday":["11:30AM-2:30PM","5:30-10PM"],"Wednesday":["11:30AM-2:30PM","5:30-10PM"]},"description":"You walk in opposite Surasak Skytrain station and the Thai Chine Building rises in front of you: three floors of restored 1903 colonial architecture, originally a luxury fabric store for Bangkok's elite, later owned by the Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce. The dining rooms keep the original woodwork, the wide windows, and the proportions of a Bangkok mansion from the reign of King Rama V.\n\nBlue Elephant's Bangkok story is the second chapter of a longer one. Master Chef Nooror Somany Steppe met Belgian art dealer Karel Steppe while studying in Belgium in the 1970s. They opened the first Blue Elephant in Brussels in 1980 with Thai partners. The Bangkok flagship at Sathorn followed in 2002 when Chef Nooror inaugurated this building as the restaurant and cooking school.\n\nThe kitchen leans into Royal Thai heritage cuisine. Signature plates include the Chaowang Chor Muang butterfly-pea dumplings with truffle, Chef Nooror's bespoke Massaman lamb inspired by a poem of King Rama II, and a crab and young-coconut soup. The cooking school sits on the same property and runs hands-on classes with morning market tours.\n\nBook ahead for weekend dinners and especially for the cooking classes, which fill in advance and run alongside the restaurant service.\n\nWorth the trip for a long heritage dinner inside a piece of old Bangkok architecture, for a couple's anniversary, or for a visitor's first deep introduction to Royal Thai cooking with a class attached.","our_take":"Lead with the heritage menu. Chef Nooror has spent years rediscovering historical Thai recipes, and the Royal Thai dishes here are the kitchen's most distinctive work. If you have a free morning, the cooking-school class with the market tour is a better introduction to Thai food than two more restaurant meals would be. Worth the trip for either format.","custom_description":null,"hook":"You step off the BTS at Surasak and walk straight into a 1903 colonial mansion owned by the Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, restored as the Bangkok home of Blue Elephant. Master Chef Nooror Somany Steppe inaugurated the Sathorn restaurant and cooking school in 2002, two decades after she and her Belgian husband opened the original Blue Elephant in Brussels in 1980.","meta_title":null,"meta_description":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_image":null,"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","canonical_url":null,"is_featured":false,"is_verified":true,"amenities":["Bar on site","Toilet","Wi-Fi","Service options: No-contact delivery","Service options: Delivery","Service options: On-site services","Service options: Takeaway","Service options: Dine-in","Offerings: Alcohol","Offerings: Beer","Offerings: Cocktails","Offerings: Coffee","Offerings: Organic dishes","Offerings: Private dining room","Offerings: Small plates","Offerings: Spirits","Offerings: Vegetarian options","Offerings: Wine","Dining options: Lunch","Dining options: Dinner","Dining options: Catering","Dining options: Dessert","Dining options: Seating","Dining options: Table service","Highlights: Great beer selection","Highlights: Great cocktails","Highlights: Great coffee","Highlights: Great dessert","Highlights: Great tea selection","Highlights: Great wine list","Crowd: Family friendly","Crowd: Groups","Crowd: LGBTQ+ friendly","Crowd: Tourists","Crowd: Transgender safe space","Parking: Free of charge street parking","Parking: Free parking lot","Parking: Paid parking lot","Parking: Parking"],"property_specs":null,"features":{"Crowd":{"Groups":true,"Tourists":true,"Family friendly":true,"LGBTQ+ friendly":true,"Transgender safe space":true},"Other":{"LGBTQ+ friendly":true},"Parking":{"Parking":true,"Free parking lot":true,"Paid parking lot":true,"Free of charge street parking":true},"Children":{"Kids' menu":true,"High chairs":true,"Good for kids":true},"Payments":{"Debit cards":true,"Credit cards":true,"NFC mobile payments":true},"Planning":{"Usually a wait":true,"Accepts reservations":true,"Reservations required":true,"Lunch reservations recommended":true,"Dinner reservations recommended":true},"Amenities":{"Wi-Fi":true,"Toilet":true,"Bar on site":true},"Offerings":{"Beer":true,"Wine":true,"Coffee":true,"Alcohol":true,"Spirits":true,"Cocktails":true,"Small plates":true,"Organic dishes":true,"Vegetarian options":true,"Private dining room":true},"Atmosphere":{"Cosy":true,"Quiet":true,"Trendy":true,"Historic":true,"Romantic":true,"Upmarket":true},"Highlights":{"Great coffee":true,"Great dessert":true,"Great cocktails":true,"Great wine list":true,"Great tea selection":true,"Great beer selection":true},"Popular for":{"Lunch":true,"Dinner":true,"Solo dining":true},"Accessibility":{"Wheelchair-accessible toilet":true,"Wheelchair-accessible seating":true,"Wheelchair-accessible car park":true,"Wheelchair-accessible entrance":true},"Dining options":{"Lunch":true,"Dinner":true,"Dessert":true,"Seating":true,"Catering":true,"Table service":true},"Service options":{"Dine-in":true,"Delivery":true,"Takeaway":true,"On-site services":true,"No-contact delivery":true}},"attributes":{},"faq_items":[],"ai_generated_image":false,"street_view_image":null,"owner_uploaded_image":null,"has_real_photo":false,"image_source":"removed_pending_placeholder","image_generated_at":null,"menu_link":null,"line_id":null,"google_maps_url":"https://www.google.com/maps/place/Blue+Elephant+Bangkok+Sathorn+Cooking+School+%26+Restaurant/@13.7187019,100.5214907,14z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sBlue+Elephant+Bangkok+Sathorn+Cooking+School+%26+Restaurant!3m4!1s0x30e298ced98db64b:0xd2e3667942266a7!8m2!3d13.7187019!4d100.5214907","subscription_tier":"free","description_generated_at":null,"content_status":"approved","focus_keyword":null,"wifi_available":true,"created_at":"2026-02-20T13:24:18.785Z","owner_verified_at":null}