Gallery: 9 Bangkok restaurants with monster views, killer menus

With towering views (literally), these city hotel venues rise above the rank and file

By Karla Cripps, Bangkok Editor 2 October, 2009

Vertigo at Banyan Tree Bangkok

The aptly named Vertigo on the top floor of Banyan Tree hotel is an open-air rooftop lounge with excellent barbecued seafood and a cocktail and wine menu. Right next door is Moon Bar.

Three Sixty Lounge

On the 32nd floor, the Millennium Hilton’s Three Sixty Lounge offers a unique view of the city from across the Chao Phraya River. A live jazz band plays nightly.

Sirocco and Sky Bar

Sirocco serves Mediterranean cuisine on the 63rd floor of the Lebua hotel. The hotel claims this is the world's highest alfresco restaurant. Nearby Sky Bar -- standing room only -- is great for after-dinner drinks.

Red Sky

Centara Grand's Red Sky has a restaurant and wine/martini bar with seating inside and out. Of all the city’s roof-top venues it has perhaps the best location, between Chidlom and Siam.

Breeze restaurant & bar

On the 52nd floor of the Lebua hotel, Breeze is a semi open-air restaurant. Though not as high as its sister restaurant, Sirocco, some prefer the views from this side of the building.

D'Sens at Dusit Thani Bangkok

At D'Sens at the Dusit Thani, impressive views of Lumpini Park and authentic French cuisine make up for a lack of vertical thrills. The restaurant has a well-stocked wine cellar.

Pier59

Seafood restaurant Pier59 is on the 59th floor of the Banyan Tree hotel. Clear columns shot through with blue lights and bubbles are part of the aim to make the restaurant look like an underwater chamber.

Latitude

Eight floors down from Pier59 is Lattitude Lounge, which serves cocktails and Asian tapas.

Panorama

Panorama's menu offers everything from Colorado lamb to chocolate fondant with wasabi perfume. Nobody can complain about style over substance at this place.

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Few independent Bangkok restaurants impress when it comes to great views with great food to match. The legendary Long Table immediately comes to mind. Otherwise, it's the city's hotels that take the lead to offer sky-high quality, ambiance and views.

Lebua: Sirocco/Breeze

The Thai owner of boutique hotel Lebua, in the massive State Tower, took advantage of her prime piece of real estate to create not one but two stunning restaurant/bars on top of the city. Sirocco serves upscale Mediterranean cuisine. Breeze does Asian-style seafood.

1055 Silom Road, tel +66 (0)2 624 9999

Centara Grand: Red Sky

One of the newest venues on the list, Red Sky sits on the 55th floor of the Centara Grand Hotel, part of the Central World shopping complex. The 'urban bistro' menu includes mussels, steak, salmon, lobster and veal.

999/99 Rama 1 Road, tel +66 (0)2 100 1234

Dusit Thani: D'Sens

This French restaurant on the 22nd floor of the historic Dusit Thani Hotel doesn’t match the heights of most of the other venues on this list, but D'Sens' views and fantastic cuisine make up for the lack of vertical thrills.

946 Rama IV Road, Silom, tel +66 (0)2 200 9000 ext 2449

Banyan Tree: Vertigo & Moon Bar/Pier59/Latitude Lounge & Bar

Bangkok’s Banyan Tree Hotel has three separate venues that tower over the city. Vertigo's specialty is barbecued seafood, though it also grills a mean steak and has a good vegetarian menu. Pier59 is all about seafood. Lattitude is a lounge that serves Asian tapas.

21/100 South Sathorn Road, tel +66 (0)2 679 1200

Pan Pacific: Panorama

Panorama opened in mid-2009 but its chefs are already doing very impressive things. With dishes like frozen fois gras and Alaskan king crab, the menu is so intriguing diners might forget to check out the excellent views of the Bangkok downtown skyline.

952 Rama IV Road, BTS: Sala Daeng, tel+66 (0)2 632 9000

Millennium Hilton: Three Sixty Lounge

Millennium Hilton’s 32nd-floor Three Sixty Lounge is the rebel of our list, the only venue located on the south side of the Chao Phraya River. Ok, it doesn't really have much in the way of food. But the views make it perfect for an after dinner drink following a juicy steak at Prime.

123 Charoennakorn Road, BTS: Taksin (catch the free Hilton shuttle ferry from beneath the station), tel +66 (0)2 442 200

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