Baan Khanitha & Gallery
67, 69 S Sathon Rd, Thung Maha Mek, Sathon, Bangkok 10120
Khanitha Akaranitkul founded the brand as a restaurateur after her career in Thai silk design, naming the restaurants literally Khanitha's Home. The Sathorn house at 67/69 South Sathorn Road serves authentic Thai cuisine made with ingredients from the Baan Panalai organic farm in Khao Yai. Artwork throughout the space includes religious paintings by artist-turned-monk Ajarn Amnart Gan Pracha and boating scenes by Worasan Supharb, setting the visual register for the whole experience.
You walk into Baan Khanitha & Gallery at 67/69 South Sathorn Road and the architecture does most of the talking before the menu arrives. The building dates to the era of King Chulalongkorn, and the main house sits between two wings with three private dining rooms on the upper floor, each appointed with antiques, sculptures, and salvaged temple pieces. A vaulted teak-timbered Terrace Room runs along the back of the ground floor. The restaurant was founded on November 4, 1993, when Thai silk fashion designer Khanitha Akaranitkul opened the original Baan Khanitha on Sukhumvit Soi 23. The name translates literally as Khanitha's Home, and the home-cooking philosophy carries through every branch. The Sathorn location came later as the second iteration of the brand, which now operates across five addresses including Sukhumvit 23, Sukhumvit 53, a riverside spot at Asiatique, and an outpost inside ICONSIAM. The kitchen sources from Baan Panalai, the group's own organic farm in Khao Yai, and presents the produce as premium Thai cuisine prepared with fresh organic ingredients. The menu runs family-style, meaning dishes are ordered to share rather than plated individually. The format suits large groups and makes private dining rooms upstairs a natural choice for business dinners and celebratory meals. The gallery element is genuine and curated by Khun Khanitha herself. Religious paintings by Ajarn Amnart Gan Pracha, an artist who later became a monk and used the proceeds of his work to help complete Wat Patasongaew, hang high beneath the Terrace Room ceiling. Boating scenes by Worasan Supharb appear elsewhere in the space. The pieces are displayed as a curated collection rather than a commercial gallery, though the team can assist in connecting guests with other works if interest is expressed. The Sathorn branch is open every day from 11:00 to 22:00. BTS Sala Daeng (Exit 2), Chong Nonsi (Exit 2), MRT Lumpini (Exit 2), and Si Lom (Exit 2) all place you within walking distance.