Best Seafood Restaurants in Bangkok

AH YAT ABALONE FORUM		Riverside
A nondescript, expansive room, simply decorated, filled with voluble Thai- Chinese and tourists from Hong Kong. Read an overview Style: Seafood/Chinese Dress code: Smart casual Reservations: Recommended Tel: 0-2291-7781-2 Ramada plaza Meanam Riverside, Charoen Krung Rd, bangkok 10120

ARTUR		Ploenchit / Wireless
The ever-present Artur eagerly goes out of his way to make all guests welcome. The decor is stylish with touches of eccentricity. Tamara de Lempicka prints mix with functional steakhouse table setting and delightful fresh flower arrangements. Read an overview Style: Steakhouse/Seafood Dress code: Smart Casual Reservations: Tel: 0-2658-6288 Blisto n suwa n park view, 9 soi to nson, Ploe nchit Rd, Bangkok 10330

BAAN KLANG NAM		Other Areas
On wooden decking over the river, Baan Klang Nam offers a casual and comfortable dining environment. Read an overview Style: Thai/Seafood Dress code: Casual Reservations: Recommended Tel: 0-2292-0175 288 Rama III Soi 14, Bangkhlo, Bangkok 10120

FAT FISH		Sukhumvit
A new seafood venue is always welcome in town. The simple, clean restaurant serving assorted dishes from the sea is decorated with glass, stones, wood and concrete, with small framed black and white photographs. Read an overview Style: Seafood Dress code: Casual Reservations: Tel: 0-2261-2056, 08-6977-1972 20/4 Sukhumvit soi 31, Bangkok 10110

JE NGOR'S KITCHEN		Sukhumvit
Je Ngor is located in the heart of Sukhumvit and offers affordable yet good quality Thai and Chinese food. The restaurant is particularly popular with Chinese and Japanese vistors. Read an overview Style: Seafood/Chinese Dress code: Casual Reservations: Tel: 0-2677-3927-8 68/2 Sukhumvit Soi 20, Bangkok 10110

LORD JIM'S		Riverside
Named after Joseph Conrad's seafaring antihero, the restaurant offers superb seafood, a romantic setting and impeccable service, all living up to the lofty literary reference. Read an overview Style: Seafood Dress code: Smart casual Reservations: Tel: 0-2659-9000 Mandarin Oriental bangkok, 48 Oriental Ave, Bangkok 10500

NA AROON		Sukhumvit
GO? Na Aroon provides an unlikely oasis of calm in the heart of Sukhumvit. The restaurant is on the ground floor of a 1940's style villa, and the poolside tables could be in one of Thailand's more rural corners. Customers are primarily guests of the hotel, although an increasing number of locals are discovering the unique charms of Na Aroon's location and menu. Read an overview Style: Vegetarian/Seafood Dress code: Casual but no shorts Reservations: Tel: 0-2254-8880 ariya somvilla , 65 Sukhumvit Soi 1, Bangkok 10110

PIER59		Sathorn
On the 59th floor of the Banyan Tree, blue bubbling columns create a romantic undersea grotto, with magnificent views of the skyline. Read an overview Style: Seafood Dress code: Smart casual Reservations: Recommended Tel: 0-2679-1200 Banyan Tree Bangkok, 21/100 South Sathorn Rd, Bangkok 10120

SCOOZI		Other Areas
Scoozi has moved to a converted colonial-style house on busy Surawongse Road. Orange lighting, wooden floor and revamped glass walls create an opulent ambience as if one were dining in a house of aristocrats in a different era. Read an overview Style: Seafood Dress code: Smart/casual Reservations: Recommended for lunch, necessary for dinner Tel: 0-2234-0943 174/3-4 Surawongse Rd, Bangkok 10500

SOMBOON		Sukhumvit
Nothing fancy to look at. Big tables, track lighting, tanks full of live sea creatures. Read an overview Style: Seafood Dress code: No Reservations: Recommended Tel: 0-2746-6850-3 32/25 Sukhumvit Soi 103, Bangkok 10260

SUPATRA RIVER HOUSE		Other Areas
Choose from al fresco dining with the vista of the Chao Phraya River or air-conditioned comfort in a traditional Thai house. Read an overview Style: Thai/Seafood Dress code: Smart casual Reservations: Recommended Tel: 0-2411-0305 266 Soi Wat Rakhang, Arun Amarin Rd, Bangkok 10700

THE SEAFOOD BAR		Sukhumvit
The no-frills decor belies the wealth of high-quality seafood flown in three times a week. Fans come to eat, not to be wowed by trendy ambience, although it is a friendly venue in which to dine on the fine menu selection, including oyster varieties not available elsewhere in Thailand. Live jazz on Sunday evenings adds to the fun. Read an overview Style: Seafood Dress code: Cas ual, no flip-flops or singlets Reservations: Tel: 0-2663-8863 Somerset Lake Point, 41/2 Sukhumvit Soi 16, Bangkok 10110