Best places to eat in Bangkok this Songkran (2025)
Songkran is here, and like it or not, you’re in it. If you’re joining the splash fest, you’ll need fuel, and the best kind is the delicious kind. But even if you’re skipping the water fights, Songkran Season is still the perfect excuse to get out and eat in Bangkok. Plenty of restaurants around the city are serving up special menus to help you cool off from the Thai summer heat, and it would be a shame to miss them.
So, here’s where to eat in Bangkok this Songkran when only good food will do.
Where to eat in Bangkok this Songkran (2025)
JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok
Date & Time: Available daily from 11am to 3pm until 30 April 2025 at BBCO / Sunday, 13 April to Tuesday, 15 April, and every Sunday throughout April from 12pm to 3pm at JW Café
Location: JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok
Price: 850 baht net per set (dine in) and 1,350 baht net per set (takeaway) at BBCO / 1,913 baht net per person for the International Lunch Buffet / 3,090 baht net per person for the International Sunday Brunch Buffet
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Khao Chae, a traditional Thai summer dish that’s basically chilled jasmine rice soaked in floral-scented water, served with a bunch of flavour-packed sides, is always the right answer when you’re craving something delicious during Songkran. And Bangkok Baking Company (BBCO) at JW Marriot is providing a version that feels both beautifully traditional and easy to take home.
Chef Tang Tananton Bunnag gives this royal summer dish her own quiet flair. It’s everything you expect and more, with nine delicious sides like fried shrimp paste balls, caramelised turnips, salted egg yolk, and her signature sweet snakeskin gourami.
And while the flavours are rooted in history, the presentation is pure 2025. You can enjoy it in-store, or take it home in an eco-friendly woven basket. If you’re more of a buffet person, JW Café is adding it to their International Lunch Buffet from April 13 to 15, as well as their International Sunday Brunch Buffet throughout the month.
Indulge Fusion Food & Cocktail Bar
Date & Time: Daily, from 7.30am to 1am during Songkran
Location: Indulge Fusion Food & Cocktail Bar, Sukhumvit Suites Hotel, in between Sukhumvit 21 and 23, on the footsteps of BTS Asok Station Exit 6
Price: A la carte menu options start from 250++ baht / Happy Hour – highballs & beers 99++ baht, 300 baht discount on wine bottles and cocktail pitchers
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When you’ve had your fill of Super Soakers and are looking for a place to reset, you need a restaurant like Indulge Fusion Food & Cocktail Bar. Located right off Sukhumvit, next to Interchange 21 and a stumble from BTS Asok (Exit 6), it’s where the water wars stop at the door, and the good times keep flowing until 1am every night of the holiday.
Staying true to its name, the menu here is indulgent. It leans into Thai favourites like spicy Thai curries and wok-fried noodles but isn’t afraid to throw in some European dishes like a well-cooked steak, a stacked burger, or a bowl of pasta made from scratch.
There’s also festive fusion tapas to share with your friends if you’re feeling generous. It’s basically comfort food with a global passport, which is what we all need after being out all day and getting soaked from head to toe.
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Behind the bar, things get lively with over 45 cocktails on offer, plus wine, beer, and top-shelf spirits from around the globe. Happy Hour, available every day until 7pm, steals the show with 99 baht offers on highballs with mixers and beers, as well as a 300 baht discount on wine bottles and cocktail pitchers that’ll keep your Songkran spirits lifted well into the night.
Khao Restaurant
Date & Time: Available until May 31. The restaurant is open daily from 11.30am to 2pm and 5.30pm to 10pm
Location: Khao Ekkamai and Khao Wireless Road
Price: 1,890 baht for 2 persons (dine-in) / 1,200 baht net per person (takeaway) – pre-order a day in advance
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If Bangkok’s heat has you daydreaming about ice baths and aircon, do yourself a favour and cool down the old-school way: with a bowl of Khao Chae at the Michelin-recognised Khao Restaurant.
Available until May 31 at both the Ekkamai and Wireless Road branches, this seasonal Thai classic is made with premium Sao Hai rice, chilled in floral water for a refreshing experience, and infused with fragrant candle smoke (yes, it smells as elegant as it sounds).
But the real fun is the nine side dishes that come with it, each its own small, deliberate pleasure. Highlights include Fried Shrimp Paste Balls, crispy on the outside and aromatic within, Stir-Fried Spotted Eagle Ray glazed in palm sugar and coconut milk, and Shallot Stuffed with Fish, golden and perfectly balanced.
There’s also Crispy Shredded Pork, Stir-Fried Radish with Sweet and Savoury Sauce, Salted Egg Yolk Coated in Batter, Stuffed Bell Pepper, and a rare traditional dish called ‘Ma-Aoun. And new this year, they’ve added Crispy Fried Gourami, wrapped in duck egg and fried into a ridiculous, stop-everything-and-close-your-eyes kind of crunch. Plus, they bring it all out with cucumber, finger root and slivers of raw mango for the perfect fresh bite in between.
The Special Khao Chae at Khao Restaurant is the Thai summer treat you didn’t know you needed. Make sure to order a day in advance and bring a few friends who appreciate a good food ritual.
Berlin’s Doner Kebab
Date & Time: Open daily; hours vary by branch. Sukhumvit Soi 22 is open 24 hours.
Location: Multiple locations across Thailand – see all branches here
Price: A la carte items start from 179 baht / sides start from 89 baht
Songkran gets messy. And when you’re dripping wet, slightly tipsy, and in desperate need of something satisfying at 11am or 3pm, Berlin’s Doner Kebab is the perfect place to go.
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With nine locations across Thailand, including Bangkok, Hua Hin, and Pattaya, you’re never far from a warm, saucy hug in the form of a kebab. You’ll find all the usual suspects here, only better.
Their Silom spot on Soi Thaniya puts you right in the splash zone, if that’s your thing. Or if you’re more of a late-night wanderer, hit up the 24-hour branch on Soi Sukhumvit 22, or roll in until 4am at Soi 11. However you Songkran, there’s a doner waiting for you at Berlin’s Doner Kebab.
Royal Orchid Sheraton Riverside Hotel Bangkok
Date & Time: Available until May 31, 2025. The restaurant is open daily from 6pm to 10pm
Location: Thara Thong, Royal Orchid Sheraton Riverside Hotel Bangkok
Price: A la carte menu options start from 388++ baht
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Royal Orchid Sheraton Riverside Hotel Bangkok’s Thai restaurant, Thara Thong, is offering a special menu called ‘Siam Summer’ this Songkran season. Available throughout April and May, the menu spins Thai classics through seasonal, sun-soaked lens.
The dishes are bold, just like Songkran in Bangkok, such as Som Tum Polamai (a zingy fruit salad with a spicy kick), Pla Krapong Samoon Pai (crispy whole seabass with Thai herb salad), Tom Yam Poh Tak (a seafood soup laced with lemongrass and lime), and Ped Tun Manow Dong (braised duck with mushrooms, winter melon, and pickled lemon).
For dessert, they’ve prepared Ma Yong Child Loy Kaew, which consists of chilled Miriam plum in scented syrup. It’s the type of dessert that makes you forget how hot and humid the city is.
Shangri-La Bangkok
Date & Time: Available until April 30, 2025. The restaurant is open daily from 6pm to 10pm
Location: Salathip Thai Restaraunt, Shangri-La Bangkok
Price: 2,200 baht net per set
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After dodging water guns all day, head to Salathip Thai Restaurant at Shangri-La Bangkok to soak up a different Songkran spirit. The restaurant is serving a Songkran set menu at their teak pavillion by the Chao Phraya River.
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The main dish on the menu is the delicate and floral Khao Chae, but you’ll also savour crispy sea bass with tamarind and tiger prawns in a deep red curry. To wrap up your meal, you’ll be served Som Chun, which is a dessert with lychee and bitter orange that’s somehow both sweet and poetic (literally, inspired by King Rama II).
If you’re feeling extra, you can dress up in full Thai traditional attire, available to rent starting from 800 baht at the Krungthep Wing Lobby.
InterContinental Bangkok Sukhumvit
Date & Time: Friday, April 11 to Tuesday, April 15, from 6pm to 10pm
Location: AVA Brasserie, InterContinental Bangkok Sukhumvit
Price: 990 baht per adult (includes free-flow soft drinks) / free for children under 12 (one child per paying adult)
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Okay, so this one is not technically a Songkran menu. AVA Brasserie at InterContinental Bangkok Sukhumvit is leaning into the holiday spirit anyone, celebrating Family Day (which falls on April 14), with a special dinner running from April 11 to 15, conveniently overlapping with the whole splashy Songkran festival.
It’s a semi-buffet setup with enough choices to keep everyone happy, from perfectly pink Duck Leg Confit to classic Steak and Fries with Béarnaise. Seafood lovers can dive into Poached Salmon or Steamed Sea Bass, while the Thai options, like Kao Soi Curry with Chicken or Soft-Shell Crab with Black Pepper, bring the spice.
That wraps up our list of best places to eat. And that’s the thing about Songkran in Bangkok, under all the splash and chaos, it’s really about coming home to what comforts you. Cool rice in floral water. Curry that clings to your lips. A table full of too much, shared with people you love (or at least like enough to split dessert with).
So whether you’re out dodging buckets or hiding in air-con, eat like it matters. Because in Bangkok, the real Songkran celebration is always on the plate. Happy Thai New Year!
Want to join the water fights, but not sure where to go? Get your water guns ready and check out our list of best places to celebrate Songkran in Bangkok.
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