Face

Upscale Thai, Indian, and Japanese cuisine
Noteworthy for: Face's chefs can teach you how to prepare their native cuisine at the restaurant's on-site cooking school.

Popular plate: Try the Chiang Mai-style pork curry.
If you think Bangkok dining is all about street food, smoky petroleum gas stoves, and small plastic chairs set in the middle of traffic, Face will show you another side. Popular with an upscale crowd, Face is a unique restaurant-bar-spa-cooking school concept serving authentic Thai, Indian, and Japanese cuisine (and loads of creative cocktails) in three separate restaurants.

All the dining components, as well as the luxury spa, are housed in a large teakwood mansion built in traditional Thai style. The contemporary cooking, classic service, and traditional decor—and the energetic atmosphere—bridge the gap between the old and new world.