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Khao San Sek

1121 1123 Song Wat Rd, Khwaeng Samphanthawong, Khet Samphanthawong, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10100, Thailand

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1121 1123 Song Wat Rd, Khwaeng Samphanthawong, Khet Samphanthawong, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10100, Thailand

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+66 97 016 9824
HoursMonday: 11:30 AM – 10:30 PM Tuesday: 4:30 – 10:30 PM Wednesday: 4:30 – 10:30 PM Thursday: 4:30 – 10:30 PM Friday: 4:30 – 10:30 PM Saturday: 11:30 AM – 10:30 PM Sunday: 11:30 AM – 10:30 PM

*Opening hours may differ during holidays.

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About Khao San Sek

Chef Pam Pichaya’s Song Wat offshoot delivers Thai-centric dining built around daily local ingredients without the stiff formality. Set inside a refurbished multi-level shophouse, the ground floor opens directly onto the prep line before stairs lead up to casual, rustic dining rooms. Diners notice the kitchen’s focus on the five pillars of Thai seasoning—sweet, sour, salty, spicy, and texture—across an ingredient-focused tasting menu. The lineup features tender smoked beef tongue, charred pork belly, and E-san pork jerky resting in herbal broth, alongside spiced emperor fish and bowls of complimentary brown rice. The meal winds down with a warm palm sugar caramel.

  • Ingredient-Led Tasting Menu: Helmed by Chef Pam Pichaya, focusing on daily local ingredients and the five foundational pillars of Thai taste.
  • Multi-Level Shophouse Setting: A refurbished multi-level Chinatown walk-up featuring a ground-floor prep kitchen and relaxed upper dining rooms.
  • Standout Plates: Features tender smoked beef tongue, E-san pork jerky in herbal broth, spiced emperor fish, and palm sugar caramel.
  • Unpretentious Service: Attentive, high-touch hospitality that stays personal and welcoming without rigid fine-dining stiffness.
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Why Diners Choose Khao San Sek

Discover why diners choose Chef Pam's relaxed, ingredient-led Thai tasting experience in Song Wat.

  • Five Pillars of Thai Cooking

    The tasting menu highlights local daily ingredients and the five pillars of Thai cooking—salty, sweet, sour, spicy, and texture—delivering balanced, inventive dishes.

    Chef Pam’s concept here revolves around the 5 pillars of Thai cooking — salty, sweet, sour, spicy and texture — delivered in a more Thai-centric style compared to the stronger Chinese influences at Potong.

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  • Local Ingredient-Focused Tasting Menu

    Carefully composed dishes showcase fresh regional produce and fish, giving each core ingredient dedicated culinary focus.

    I love love loveddd the concept of using local, daily ingredients in the traditional Thai kitchen to bring out the beauty of its cuisine.

    Bao Anh

  • Historic Song Wat Shophouse Setting

    Situated in a restored heritage shophouse in the vibrant Song Wat area, diners get a peek into the ground-floor open kitchen before heading upstairs.

    Located in Bangkok’s increasingly trendy Song Wat precinct near Chinatown, the restaurant sits inside a refurbished multi-level shophouse with the kitchen on the ground floor and dining rooms upstairs.

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  • Elevated Yet Relaxed Dining Destination

    Offers an elevated, memorable dining occasion with an unpretentious, approachable neighborhood ambiance.

    the atmosphere rustic and casual, and the service excellent — polished but without the formal stiffness often found at fine dining restaurants.

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  • Flexible and Accommodating Booking

    The hospitality team provides highly responsive direct communication via Line and phone, readily handling short-notice reservations and schedule changes.

    Though our reservation was super last minute (booked it at 15:00-ish through Line for 2 people at 16:30) and they were okay with it! They were extremely kind and even accepted a bit of a delay because we got stuck in traffic.

    Bao Anh

  • Attentive and Thoughtful Hospitality

    Every course is served with attentive care and attention to detail, ensuring guests are comfortable from start to finish.

    A special mention goes to the manager Dennis V., who went above and beyond to ensure everything was perfect.

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Standout savoury courses highlighting Chef Pam's Thai-centric tasting menu

  • Fish

    beautifully cooked fish

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  • Beef Tongue

    tender beef tongue

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  • Smoky Eggplant Starter

    smoky eggplant starter

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  • E-san Pork Jerky with Herbal Soup

    The E-san pork jerky with herbal soup, tender meat and super flavorful broth.

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Before you head over

Essential guidance on reservations, accessibility, and dining style

  • Prepare for Stairs

    Dinner tables are upstairs in a renovated multi-level shophouse with no elevator, so be ready to climb stairs.

  • Check Line for Last-Minute Tables

    Even if the website shows full booking, message or call via Line for last-minute availability and delay accommodations.

  • Expect a Casual Tasting Style

    The concept leans rustic and casual rather than rigid fine dining, focusing on ingredient-driven Thai tasting courses with moderate portions.

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