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Five new fine-dining restaurants in Thailand have won the prestigious Michelin star ratings, adding to the Southeast Asian nation’s gastronomic appeal that may help cement a post-pandemic tourism recovery.
Potong, which serves Thai-Chinese cuisine from a shop house that was once a pharmacy in Bangkok’s China town, and contemporary Thai restaurant Baan Tepa were among the five winners of one-star rating this year. Neo-Indian restaurant Haoma, Maison Dunand and Signature, which serve French cuisines, also made it to the list.
The sixth edition of Thai ratings, take the roster of Michelin star awarded restaurants to 35 with six of them placed in the two-star category. But no Thai restaurant has managed to win the most-coveted three stars so far.
Michelin’s restaurant reviewers anonymously award stars based on creativity, quality and service. Three stars are given to restaurants where the cuisine is akin to art and “worth a special journey,†two stars are given to those “worth a detour,†while one star is awarded to establishments that are considered good restaurants in their category, according to Michelin.
“Thai fine-dining restaurants are particularly blossoming with a variety of cuisines,†said Gwendal Poullennec, international director of Michelin Guide.