For the flavours of Thai cuisine from different corners of the country, E-Ga is worth seeking out. Located on Songwad Road and part of the It's Happened to Be a Closet family, the restaurant serves local Thai dishes with its own twist, using ingredients sourced from communities across Thailand.

Distance from Chatrium Bangkok Riverside: 4.8 kms

Historic shophouse facade with green wooden shutters above a seafood restaurant; smiling guest seated at open doorway, busy street blur.

Hong Sieng Kong occupies the site of a 150-year-old riverside house. The owner has revitalised the space, blending Chinese influences to create a venue where café-goers can relax, dine and take in views of the Chao Phraya River.


Tuesday-Sunday
10.00 – 20.00
Monday: Closed

Distance from Chatrium Bangkok Riverside: 3.6 km

Bright blue heritage shopfront with red Hong Sieng Kong sign, rustic hanging lamps, wooden beams and open doors to a cozy street-level dining area

KUA is a restaurant specialising in stir-fried dishes, with menu items including Stir-fried Noodles, Baked Stir-fried Noodles, and Fried Rice with Salted Chilli. Each dish is prepared using a charcoal stove, with freshly rendered lard, cooked daily, for its signature aroma and flavour.

Open daily
11.00 – 22.00

Distance from Chatrium Bangkok Riverside: 0.28 kms

Cantonese table spread: shrimp fried rice, beef with fried egg, roast chicken, scallops, soups, sauces and tea on a wooden table

Sarnies opened in Bangkok in 2018. What was once a 150-year-old boat repair shop is now a café, in a building that once stood derelict in the heart of the city. As with its flagship in Singapore, Sarnies focuses on food and coffee, roasting its own coffee in-house weekly.

Open daily
08.00 – 20.00

Distance from Chatrium Bangkok Riverside: 1.6 kms

Rustic café counter with vintage espresso machine, stacked coffee bags, grinders and a barista beneath exposed beams, weathered plaster walls

This Khao Tom restaurant, awarded a Michelin Plate (2020), is near Bangkok's fish market. It offers a comforting bowl of rice soup, with a broth made from pork and fish bones, complemented by fresh seafood and crunchy garlic chips.

Tuesday-Sunday
16.30 – 23.00
Monday: Closed

Distance from Chatrium Bangkok Riverside: 0.25 kms

Night seafood porridge stall with illuminated Thai sign, whole fish hanging above bowls and staff preparing fresh seafood bowls.

A long-running café and breakfast destination, with vintage photographs on faded grey walls, pale green Milo tins in wooden cabinets, and classic coffee-shop furniture throughout. The scent of freshly baked bread fills the air, evoking the 1980s.

Open daily
06.00 – 14.30

Distance from Chatrium Bangkok Riverside: 5.6 kms

People queuing at a ground-floor cafe in a tiled-roof heritage shophouse beside a pale-yellow colonial building and a modern parking tower