The Best Places For Seafood In Bangkok

Quality seafood is not hard to come by in Thailand. From the Andaman Sea to the Gulf of Thailand, the country has no shortage of bodies of water to catch this type of cuisine. Dive into the freshest and most delicious seafood at one of these best seafood places in Bangkok.

1. Bangkok Seaview

Restaurant, Seafood, Asian, Thai

Bangkok Seaview offers its guests an entire sea experience from the moment they arrive at the restaurant’s pier. A boat departs every 20 to 30 minutes to take guests to the actual restaurant, which is about a 15-minute ride away. Hungry guests will pass fishermen, houses atop wooden stilts and mangrove trees on the scenic route, until arriving at the final destination: Bangkok Seaview. Guests sit on the water while devouring some of the most mouthwatering seafood in town. The portions are huge and dishes are meant to be shared by a group of people. Order a handful of your favorite dishes, including crab, clams, prawns and more. Bangkok Seaview is open every day but Monday, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and guests are welcome to dine until about 9 p.m.

2. Samyan Seafood

Restaurant, Chinese, Seafood

Samyan Seafood serves up a boatload of delicious seafood. This Chinese and seafood restaurant duo is beautifully decorated with high ceilings and golden chandeliers gracing its interior, making diners feel like royalty as they chow down on their freshly caught meals.

3. Chinatown

Chinatown

Chinatown’s streets are lined with seafood over melting ice. If hungry patrons don’t want to cook these items themselves, there are plenty of street-side vendors cooking up whatever it is they have on display. While the cleanliness of it all is questionable, visitors of Chinatown in Bangkok will certainly experience an authentic, traditional meal at any one of the food stalls located there; all you have to do is pull up a plastic stool, chow down and enjoy.

Chinatown, Bangkok, Thailand

Seafood in Chinatown | © Courtesy of Kelly Iverson

5. Seafood Market

Market, Restaurant, Food Court, Seafood, Asian, Thai

With a slogan like, ‘if it swims we have it,’ it is no wonder the Seafood Market makes one of the top destinations to chow down on some fresh seafood. Try a dish from its recommended menu, including its stir-fried crab with curry and tum yum kung (spicy shrimp soup). Speedy service in combination with the delicious cuisine makes this one of the most popular restaurants in Bangkok. This food court can seat more than your average restaurant, so bring your friends and your appetite to this delicious seafood spot.

6. Somboon Seafood Restaurant

Restaurant, Seafood, Thai

Somboon Seafood first opened in 1969 in the Samyan area and there are seven different locations today. After the opening of its second installment, the Somboon Seafood name began to spread and became a popular dining destination for expatriates. This seafood restaurant serves cuisine that is delicious and comes in enormous portions. You will find a menu filled with dishes such as crab balls, grilled prawns, curry crab and more. Somboon is said to be the creator of fried curry crab, which is one of the restaurant’s most popular dishes.

7. Eat Me

Restaurant, Contemporary

Eat Me Restaurant recently celebrated its 18th anniversary in 2015. Head Chef Tim Butler is originally from New York but has managed to keep Bangkokians and tourists alike coming back again and again for his delicious seafood dishes. Guests must try one of the menu’s signature dishes, such as its Alaskan scallops with avocado, grilled tiger prawns with tom yum infused olive oil, or the octopus with chorizo and tomato broth. In addition to its delicious seafood, Eat Me has an extensive selection of delicious fusion cuisine with international ingredients intermixed with classic dishes. Eat Me Restaurant is open daily from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m.

8. Summer Street

Food Truck, Thai

Seafood lovers need to make their way to Summer Street in the up and coming neighborhood of Ari. This charcoal grilled seafood is cooked by none other than the guests themselves over small, personalized grills at each and every table. The menu is dense and delicious, with things like freshwater prawns (฿120), squid (฿120) and seafood set selections for those dining with a handful of people. To get to Summer Street, take the BTS Skytrain to station Ari.

Since you are here, we would like to share our vision for the future of travel - and the direction Culture Trip is moving in.

Culture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful — and this is still in our DNA today. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special.

Increasingly we believe the world needs more meaningful, real-life connections between curious travellers keen to explore the world in a more responsible way. That is why we have intensively curated a collection of premium small-group trips as an invitation to meet and connect with new, like-minded people for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in three categories: Culture Trips, Rail Trips and Private Trips. Our Trips are suitable for both solo travelers, couples and friends who want to explore the world together.

Culture Trips are deeply immersive 5 to 16 days itineraries, that combine authentic local experiences, exciting activities and 4-5* accommodation to look forward to at the end of each day. Our Rail Trips are our most planet-friendly itineraries that invite you to take the scenic route, relax whilst getting under the skin of a destination. Our Private Trips are fully tailored itineraries, curated by our Travel Experts specifically for you, your friends or your family.

We know that many of you worry about the environmental impact of travel and are looking for ways of expanding horizons in ways that do minimal harm - and may even bring benefits. We are committed to go as far as possible in curating our trips with care for the planet. That is why all of our trips are flightless in destination, fully carbon offset - and we have ambitious plans to be net zero in the very near future.