Restaurants in Thonglor

Compare 207 restaurants in thonglor, ranked by review count.

Eating on Thonglor

Thonglor is Sukhumvit Soi 55, a single long road running north off Sukhumvit with dense side sois either side, and it is the most restaurant-heavy square kilometre we cover. This page lists the 207 restaurants in our directory that sit in the area, ranked by review count.

What the list actually contains

The area's reputation as Bangkok's Japanese quarter holds up in the data. 63 of the 207 carry a Japanese subcategory, covering sushi counters, izakaya, ramen shops, and omakase rooms, which is close to a third of everything here. Italian and pizza account for 20, Thai for 12, Korean for 9, and Indian for 7. The rest spread across brunch rooms, bakeries, steakhouses, and the hotel restaurants along the lower end of the road.

Ratings run high: the average across the list is 4.47, 121 places sit at 4.5 or above, and 49 have passed a thousand reviews. That is a function of who eats here as much as of the cooking - Thonglor draws a resident expat and Thai professional crowd that reviews consistently.

Getting around it

192 of the 207 are in Khlong Tan Nuea, the sub-district wrapped around Soi 55 itself. Thong Lo BTS sits at the mouth of the road, and the first few hundred metres are an easy walk. Past Soi 10 the distances stretch, and most people switch to a motorbike taxi from the rank at the station rather than walk the full length in the heat. The side sois - Soi 13 in particular - hold the quieter, smaller rooms that never see foot traffic from the main road.

Ratings, review counts, and category labels come from public listing data and reflect what visitors and the venues reported. We do not verify or adjust them, and opening hours on a road that turns over this fast are worth checking before you go.

Frequently asked questions

What kind of food is Thonglor known for?

Japanese, more than anything else. Of the 207 restaurants on this page, 63 carry a Japanese subcategory - sushi counters, izakaya, ramen shops, and omakase rooms - which is roughly three in ten. Italian and pizza follow with 20, then Thai with 12, Korean with 9, and Indian with 7. It is the densest concentration of Japanese dining in Bangkok outside Phrom Phong.

Is Thonglor expensive to eat in?

By Bangkok standards, yes, though the range is wider than the reputation suggests. Where a price band is reported, most places sit in the mid band rather than the top one, and the sois behind the main road still hold everyday Thai shophouses at a fraction of what the main-road addresses charge. The expensive end is genuinely expensive: this is where Bangkok puts its tasting menus.

How far apart are these restaurants?

Close. 192 of the 207 sit in Khlong Tan Nuea, the sub-district that covers Sukhumvit 55 and the sois either side of it, so almost the whole list is walkable from Thong Lo BTS if you are willing to go the length of the road. Thonglor is long, though - the far end is a 20-minute walk or a short motorbike-taxi ride from the station.

How is this list ordered?

By rating and review count, using public listing data. Nothing on this page is paid placement, and we do not reorder it by hand.