10 Best Rooftops for Dining in Bangkok

A rooftop is about more than the view and the cocktails. When the kitchen is genuinely good, the whole evening lifts. The best rooftop dining in Bangkok really comes down to what you are in the mood to eat, and over three years we have worked our way around the city's sky-high restaurants to find the ones that deliver on the plate, not just the panorama.

For seafood, Spire is our pick. If you love Mediterranean, both View and Pastel do it beautifully. Above Eleven is the place for Japanese-Peruvian (Nikkei) cooking, while Le Du Kaan flies the flag for Thai. Craving Spanish? Uno Mas at Centara Grand is the one. And for Mexican, Tulum and Lamaya both bring real flavour high above the street.

Save room for the most unusual rooftop meal in town: Cocoa XO, an all-you-can-eat chocolate experience served in a chocolate pod on the roof. It is genuinely delicious and very much a once-in-a-lifetime thing, just go easy on the calories. Every venue below comes with its menu link, price guide and how to book, so you can plan dinner before you head up.