{"id":"cee11f02-cabc-45f8-9985-86fde3e34ab1","slug":"zafran-eatery-indian-food","name":"Zafran Eatery (Indian Food)","bgm_category":"restaurants","category":"restaurants","subcategories":["Indian restaurant"],"district":"Phra Nakhon","sub_district":"Wang Burapha Phirom","neighborhood":"Phra Nakhon","address":"392, 26-27 Chakkraphet Rd, Wang Burapha Phirom, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200","postal_code":"10200","latitude":13.7429582,"longitude":100.5016959,"status":"published","is_active":true,"noindex":false,"updated_at":"2026-05-23T23:30:48.029Z","last_checked_at":"2026-05-23T23:30:48.029Z","google_rating":4.8,"google_review_count":"893","price_range":"$$","phone":"+66 86 973 8266","website":"http://www.zafraneatery.com","cover_image":null,"opening_hours":{"Friday":["10AM-10PM"],"Monday":["10AM-10PM"],"Sunday":["10AM-10PM"],"Tuesday":["10AM-10PM"],"Saturday":["10AM-10PM"],"Thursday":["10AM-10PM"],"Wednesday":["10AM-10PM"]},"description":"You step onto Ong Ang Walking Street off Chakkraphet Road and Zafran Eatery opens on your left, its Rajasthani-chic interior visible from the entrance. The design signals the kitchen's orientation clearly: this is northern Indian cooking with Rajasthani aesthetic framing, served in a covered courtyard built to operate regardless of Bangkok's weather. MRT Samyot is within walking distance, giving the Phra Nakhon branch an accessible transit connection despite its position in the historic district rather than the Sukhumvit corridor.\n\nThe menu organises itself around four pillars: street-food snacks as starters, tandoori preparations as the centrepiece, biryani as the grain anchor, and curries covering both vegetarian and meat directions. Lead with the matka chicken curry, one of the restaurant's two named signature dishes, served in the traditional clay pot that gives the preparation its name. The palak corn is the other signature: a vegetarian option built on spinach and corn that represents the kitchen's approach to adapting classic palak preparations.\n\nThe tandoor section gives you tandoori chicken, tandoori prawns, and a tandoori leg format, each benefiting from the high-heat clay oven technique central to northern Indian cooking. Butter chicken and rogan josh represent the slow-cooked curry end of the menu. On the biryani side, chicken biryani is the reliable anchor. Bread service via naan accompanies most of the main courses. Dessert includes gulab jamun with ice cream and pistachio kulfi.\n\nZafran Eatery operates Sunday through Friday from 10:00 to 22:00. The Chakkraphet Road original has been joined by branches at EmSphere and One Bangkok, confirming a Bangkok-wide expansion that keeps the brand accessible across multiple districts. Staff communicate in English. The own Instagram handle is zafran.eatery and the Facebook presence is zafraneateryBKK.","our_take":"Zafran Eatery has built a multi-branch footprint across Bangkok with the Chakkraphet Road original joined by locations at EmSphere and One Bangkok. The signature matka chicken curry and palak corn anchor a menu structured around authentic Indian techniques, with the tandoor doing significant work across the chicken and prawn preparations. The covered courtyard at the Phra Nakhon branch makes it a reliable year-round option for a neighbourhood that otherwise runs thin on quality Indian options.","custom_description":null,"hook":"You find Zafran Eatery on Chakkraphet Road's Ong Ang Walking Street, inside the historic Phra Nakhon district near MRT Samyot. A Rajasthani-chic interior and a covered courtyard designed for year-round dining frame a menu that moves between street-food snacks, tandoori preparations, biryani, and curries from both vegetarian and non-vegetarian traditions.","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":["Toilet","Service options: Outdoor seating","Service options: Delivery","Service options: On-site services","Service options: Takeaway","Service options: Dine-in","Offerings: Alcohol","Offerings: Beer","Offerings: Coffee","Offerings: Late-night food","Offerings: Quick bite","Offerings: Small plates","Offerings: Vegetarian options","Dining options: Brunch","Dining options: Lunch","Dining options: Dinner","Dining options: Catering","Dining options: Dessert","Dining options: Seating","Dining options: Table service","Highlights: Great dessert","Highlights: Great tea selection","Crowd: Groups","Crowd: Tourists","Parking: Paid parking lot"],"property_specs":null,"features":{"Crowd":{"Groups":true,"Tourists":true},"Parking":{"Paid parking lot":true},"Children":{"Good for kids":true},"Payments":{"Debit cards":true,"Credit cards":true,"NFC mobile payments":true},"Planning":{"Accepts reservations":true},"Amenities":{"Toilet":true},"Offerings":{"Beer":true,"Coffee":true,"Alcohol":true,"Quick bite":true,"Small plates":true,"Late-night food":true,"Vegetarian options":true},"Atmosphere":{"Cosy":true,"Casual":true,"Trendy":true},"Highlights":{"Great dessert":true,"Great tea selection":true},"Popular for":{"Lunch":true,"Dinner":true,"Solo dining":true},"Accessibility":{"Wheelchair-accessible seating":false},"Dining options":{"Lunch":true,"Brunch":true,"Dinner":true,"Dessert":true,"Seating":true,"Catering":true,"Table service":true},"Service options":{"Dine-in":true,"Delivery":true,"Takeaway":true,"Outdoor seating":true,"On-site services":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/Zafran+Eatery+%28Indian+Food%29/@13.742958199999999,100.5016959,14z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sZafran+Eatery+%28Indian+Food%29!3m4!1s0x30e29966994acbff:0x9cec38ec7e1ab143!8m2!3d13.742958199999999!4d100.5016959","subscription_tier":"free","description_generated_at":null,"content_status":"approved","focus_keyword":null,"wifi_available":null,"created_at":"2026-02-20T13:24:11.224Z","owner_verified_at":null}