Best Seafood Restaurants in Bangkok: Curry Crab, Michelin Picks and Pr

The best seafood restaurants in Bangkok, from Somboon's famous curry crab and Ministry of Crab's giant mud crabs to PAII's modern Thai seafood and Michelin Bib Gourmand favourites, with prices and tips.

Last updated: October 31, 2026

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Bangkok's most famous crab dish: Somboon Seafood's fried curry crab
A crab feast for a special night: Ministry of Crab
Seafood in a historic setting: PAII at The House on Sathorn
Michelin value: Kin Kub Koi or Here Hai
Southern Thai seafood: Beer Hima

Bangkok sits close to the Gulf of Thailand, and seafood is at the heart of its cooking, from curry crab to river prawns grilled over charcoal. This guide covers the best places to eat it, from an elegant restaurant in a 19th-century mansion to family-run Michelin Bib Gourmand spots on the edge of the city.

How We Chose These Restaurants

This is an editorial selection, not a scientific or absolute ranking. We focused on restaurants that specialise in seafood, using the Michelin Guide Thailand 2026, official menus and recent listings to check addresses and prices.

The guide is compiled from published sources, not from personal visits. Seafood is often priced by weight, so check the price before you order.

Bangkok's Best Seafood at a Glance

Restaurant	Area	Style	Price
PAII	Sathorn	Modern Thai seafood	Tasting menu about ฿3,850++
Ministry of Crab	Sukhumvit 31	Sri Lankan crab	Crab from about ฿800 per ½ kg
Somboon Seafood	Surawong	Thai-Chinese seafood	Curry crab from ฿550
Kin Kub Koi	Thawi Watthana	Thai seafood	Dishes from about ฿250
Here Hai	Sukhumvit 63	Crab fried rice	Crab fried rice about ฿500
Beer Hima	Chatuchak	Southern Thai seafood	About ฿500–1,500 per person
Lucky Seafood	Taling Chan	Family seafood	About ฿250–600 per person
Sornthong Seafood	Rama 4	Classic Thai seafood	About ฿500–1,500 per person
Rue Poh Seafood	Prawet	Family seafood	About ฿500–1,500 per person
Mae Khlong Hua Pla Mo Fai	Taling Chan	Charcoal-grilled seafood	About ฿500–1,500 per person

Prices come from 2024–2026 menus and listings. "++" means 10% service and 7% VAT are added.

Special-Occasion Seafood

PAII

Address: The House on Sathorn, 106 North Sathorn Road, Silom, Bang Rak, Bangkok

PAII serves modern Thai seafood in The House on Sathorn, a 19th-century mansion built for the man who dug the Sathorn Canal, next to the W Bangkok hotel. Its name means "paddle" in Thai. The menu mixes local seafood, such as mud crab from Samut Songkhram and squid from Chonburi, with imported oysters and Hokkaido scallops. Order the giant crab fried rice, made with a whole mud crab and big enough to share.

Price and booking: the nine-course experience menu costs about ฿3,850++ per person, and à la carte dishes are also available. It is a three-minute walk from Chong Nonsi BTS Station.

Ministry of Crab

Address: Sam-ed Building, 15/1 Soi Sukhumvit 31, Khlong Toei Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok

Founded in Colombo in 2011 by chef Dharshan Munidasa and Sri Lankan cricket legends Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, Ministry of Crab opened its Bangkok branch in 2019. Mud crabs come in sizes from half a kilo up to the two-kilo "Crabzilla," cooked in signature sauces such as pepper or garlic chilli. Don't miss the giant "Prawnzilla."

Price and booking: crab is priced by weight, from about ฿800 for a half-kilo Thai mud crab; the largest crabs cost several thousand baht. Service and tax are added. It is a short walk from Phrom Phong BTS Station.

Good to know: closed on Mondays.

Bangkok Seafood Institutions

Somboon Seafood (Surawong)

Address: 169, 169/7–12 Surawong Road, Suriyawong, Bang Rak, Bangkok

Somboon put its fried curry crab on the culinary map in 1969: mud crab stir-fried in a rich, eggy yellow curry sauce. The chain now has eight branches, but the 200-seat Surawong restaurant is the largest and, according to the Michelin Guide, the best. Also order the deep-fried seabass with sweet fish sauce and the spicy seafood soup.

Price and booking: a small portion of fried curry crab cost ฿550 in 2024, and it is enough for several people. Go at lunch to avoid the evening crowds.

Good to know: open daily from 11am to 9:30pm.

Sornthong Seafood

Address: 2829–31 Rama 4 Road, Khlong Toei, Bangkok

A long-running local favourite, Sornthong is the kind of no-frills seafood house where you choose from tanks and the kitchen cooks to order. Try the oysters fried with egg, squid with salted egg yolk and whole fish.

Price and booking: expect about ฿500 to ฿1,500 per person for a shared meal.

Michelin Bib Gourmand and Local Favourites

Kin Kub Koi

Address: 83/3 Phuttha Monthon Sai 2 Road, Sala Thammasop, Thawi Watthana, Bangkok

Kin Kub Koi has held a Michelin Bib Gourmand every year since 2023. Its owner grew up in a family seafood wholesale business in Mahachai, which gives the kitchen direct access to fresh crab and river prawns. The signature dish is rice cooked with blue crab meat and roe.

Price and booking: dishes start from about ฿250, and river prawns are priced by weight. It is a large, family-friendly restaurant with parking, on the western edge of Bangkok.

Here Hai

Address: 112/1 Soi Sukhumvit 63 (Ekkamai), Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok

This small, casual restaurant holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand and is famous for one dish: crab fried rice packed with crab meat. The crab with garlic and pepper is also popular.

Price and booking: the crab fried rice costs about ฿500. There are no reservations, and queues are common, so arrive early.

Beer Hima (Chatuchak)

Address: 12/21, 99/231 Thetsaban Songkhro Road, Lat Yao, Chatuchak, Bangkok

Beer Hima serves the seafood of Southern Thailand and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand. The Michelin Guide highlights its sour southern curry with grouper and prawns stir-fried with shrimp paste and bitter beans. Expect bold, spicy flavours.

Price and booking: expect about ฿500 to ฿1,500 per person for a shared meal.

Lucky Seafood

Address: 28/1 Phran Nok–Phutthamonthon 4 Road, Bang Phrom, Taling Chan, Bangkok

A small family restaurant in west Bangkok with a Michelin Bib Gourmand, Lucky Seafood serves fresh seafood with house-made curry and chilli pastes. Try the crab stir-fried with bird's-eye chilli and the squid with curry powder.

Price and booking: expect about ฿250 to ฿600 per person. Bring cash.

Rue Poh Seafood

Address: 8 Soi Srinagarindra 56, Nong Bon, Prawet, Bangkok

This family restaurant, listed in the Michelin Guide, cooks fresh seafood to order in generous portions made for sharing. Its stir-fries follow a family recipe more than 50 years old, making it a good choice for groups.

Price and booking: expect about ฿500 to ฿1,500 per person for a shared meal.

Mae Khlong Hua Pla Mo Fai

Address: 198 Phran Nok–Phutthamonthon Sai 4 Road, Bang Phrom, Taling Chan, Bangkok

Listed in the Michelin Guide, this restaurant specialises in seafood cooked over charcoal. The Michelin Guide recommends the grilled river prawns, charcoal-grilled river fish and crab stir-fried with glass noodles.

Price and booking: expect about ฿500 to ¥1,500 per person for a shared meal.

How to Choose

For an elegant dinner: PAII.
For a crab feast: Ministry of Crab or Somboon Seafood.
For Michelin value: Kin Kub Koi, Here Hai or Lucky Seafood.
For spicy southern flavours: Beer Hima.
For grilled river prawns: Mae Khlong Hua Pla Mo Fai or Kin Kub Koi.

Tips for Eating Seafood in Bangkok

Check the price by weight. Crab, lobster and river prawns are usually sold by weight, so ask before you order.
Share dishes. Thai seafood is served family-style; order several dishes for the table.
Plan for distance. Several Bib Gourmand spots are in west or east Bangkok, so allow time for a taxi.
Bring cash to smaller local restaurants.