13. Kungthong Seafood – A Thai seafood experience
This recommendation comes from my cousin Art (not to be confused with my brother Art), a man who appreciates all the good things in life, including good food. So when he says this is his favorite seafood place, he makes it mine too even though I haven’t been there, lol!
There are some food experiences that I think you shouldn’t miss when you are in Thailand and, barring any allergies, seafood is one of them. Thai people do seafood SO INCREDIBLY GOOD. I’ve already come across another cuisine that does it better (not at all biased of course).
As a country with very long coastlines, we take seafood very seriously. So much so that we have thousands of restaurants dedicated only to fish. Entire menus with hundreds of dishes featuring fish, shrimp, crab and all manner of bivalves, cooked in every way imaginable: soups, salads, curries, chips, fried, steamed, everything. It’s disconcerting.
I’ll add another one where my family often goes, Seafood Laem Charoen which has many branches in Bangkok. Wherever you go, make sure you go to at least one seafood restaurant in Thailand!
