Best Romantic Restaurants in Bangkok in 2026

Bangkok has changed so much since I first wrote this list, and there are now so many beautiful restaurants to choose from for a romantic night out. From rooftop dinners overlooking the city to quiet little restaurants hidden away from Bangkok’s busy streets, we really are spoiled for choice!

So, I thought it was time to update my list for 2026. Whether you’re planning a first date, celebrating an anniversary or birthday, or simply want to treat someone special to a lovely evening, here are my top picks for a romantic dinner in Bangkok.

1. Pastel Rooftop Bar & Mediterranean Dining

If you’re looking for somewhere romantic but don’t want the atmosphere to feel too formal, Pastel Rooftop Bar & Mediterranean Dining would be my first choice.

Pastel has that combination I really like in a rooftop restaurant: a beautiful Bangkok skyline view, stylish surroundings, good food and a fun atmosphere.

The best time to arrive has to be around sunset. Start your evening with a cocktail and watch Bangkok slowly change from daylight to a sea of city lights. I think this is what makes rooftop dining in Bangkok so special. Even if you live here, there is something about seeing the city from above that can make an ordinary dinner feel like a special occasion.

I also really like the look and feel of Pastel. It’s elegant and romantic without feeling overly formal. The warm lighting, comfortable seating and open rooftop setting create the kind of atmosphere where you can dress up for a special night out but still relax and enjoy yourself.

And of course, let’s talk about the food!

Pastel specializes in Mediterranean cuisine, and many of the dishes are made for sharing -which, as a Thai, I absolutely love!

In Thailand, we rarely order one dish just for ourselves. We put everything in the middle of the table and share, so everyone gets to try a little bit of everything.

And did you know that sharing food can actually make us feel closer? Research suggests that eating and sharing food together can strengthen our connection. So sharing a few delicious dishes with your date might just make the evening even more romantic. 😊

There are plenty of tempting choices on the menu, including Royal Lobster Pasta, Truffle Pappardelle, Black Opal Wagyu Ribeye, and Truffle Farm Chicken. 

And please save some room for dessert! There’s Chocolate Lava Cake (my personal favourite!), Strawberry Panna Cotta and Pastel Chocolate Mousse. They all look like a very good way to finish a romantic dinner.

But what makes Pastel worth choosing when Bangkok already has so many rooftop bars and restaurants?

For me, it’s the combination of everything in one place. It’s special enough for a romantic date or celebration, but still relaxed and fun rather than overly formal. And your evening doesn’t have to end when dinner is finished. As it gets later, the atmosphere becomes livelier, so you can stay for cocktails and music and enjoy the rest of the night together.

So, if you’re looking for a romantic rooftop restaurant in Bangkok where you can enjoy sunset views, share good food, have a few cocktails and make a whole evening of it, Pastel is definitely one to add to your list.

Location: 22nd Floor, Aira Hotel, 14 Sukhumvit Soi 11, Bangkok
Opening hours: Daily, 5:00 p.m.–1:00 a.m.
Tip: Try to arrive around sunset and request a table with a view when making your reservation. And don’t forget to dress up a little – Pastel has a smart dress code.

Website: https://www.pastelbangkok.com/

2. Clara

If your idea of romance is somewhere quiet, intimate and a little bit hidden away from the busy streets of Bangkok, Clara would be high on my list.

Unlike the rooftop restaurants Bangkok is famous for, Clara’s charm comes from being tucked away in a peaceful residential area of Yen Akat. From the moment you walk along the beautifully lit garden entrance, it already feels like you’ve escaped the city for the evening.

And I think that’s part of what makes it such a lovely place for a date. It’s elegant and sophisticated, but it also feels very personal. There are candlelit tables, a beautiful garden and an outdoor lounge where you can have a drink after dinner. It’s the kind of restaurant where you can actually slow down, talk and enjoy spending the evening together.

Clara is also one of the more special-occasion restaurants on this list. It’s listed in the MICHELIN Guide Thailand 2026, and its cuisine is rooted in Italian cooking with subtle Japanese influences.

What about the food?

You can go for the full experience with either a six- or eight-course tasting menu, but Clara also offers à la carte dining.

The menu changes seasonally, but you can expect beautifully presented dishes such as homemade pasta, seafood, Wagyu beef and some more unusual combinations that make dinner feel like an experience rather than simply going out for a meal.

For me, Clara would be the restaurant I’d recommend if a friend said, “It’s our anniversary and I want to take my partner somewhere really special.”

It doesn’t rely on a huge skyline view to create romance. Instead, it’s the garden, candlelight, beautiful food and intimate atmosphere that make it feel special.

Location: CLARA, 69 Soi Prasat Suk, Yen Akat, Bangkok
Opening hours: Monday–Friday 5:00–11:00 p.m.; Saturday lunch 12:00–3:00 p.m. and dinner 6:00–11:00 p.m.; closed Sunday.
Tip: If you’re celebrating an anniversary or birthday, I would mention it when booking. And if the weather is nice, leave yourself some time to enjoy a drink in the garden lounge after dinner.
Website: Clara Bangkok

3. Scarlett Wine Bar & Restaurant

If you love the idea of a rooftop date but want something a little more classic and grown-up, Scarlett Wine Bar & Restaurant is another Bangkok favourite I’d recommend.

Scarlett sits on the 37th floor of Pullman Bangkok Hotel G in Silom, so you get those gorgeous panoramic Bangkok views, but the atmosphere is quite different from some of the city’s bigger rooftop bars.

It feels sophisticated without being stiff.

There is an open-air terrace for those beautiful city views, but you can also sit inside if Bangkok’s weather isn’t cooperating with your romantic plans.

For me, Scarlett is particularly good for couples who enjoy wine. The restaurant is very much a wine bar as well as a restaurant, with French-inspired food, cocktails and an extensive wine selection.

What should you eat?

This is somewhere I would come hungry.

The menu has a strong French influence, with charcuterie and cheese, seafood, small plates and dry-aged steaks. Some of the smaller dishes are designed for sharing too, which makes it easy to order several things for the table rather than committing to one dish each.

And steak + wine + Bangkok skyline?

That’s already a pretty good recipe for date night in my book. 😊

What I particularly like about Scarlett for this list is that it gives you the rooftop experience without making the view the only reason to go. You could come here for sunset drinks, but you can also settle in for a proper dinner and bottle of wine.

It’s romantic, but in a very relaxed way — the kind of place I’d recommend for an anniversary, birthday or simply a Friday night when you both feel like dressing up and going somewhere nice.

Location: Scarlett Wine Bar & Restaurant, 37th Floor, Pullman Bangkok Hotel G, 188 Silom Road, Bangkok
Opening hours: Monday–Friday 5:00–11:30 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday 4:00–11:30 p.m.
Tip: Ask for a terrace table if the weather looks good and try to arrive before sunset. If you and your date are wine lovers, give yourself time to explore the wine list rather than rushing through dinner.
Website: Scarlett Wine Bar & Restaurant

4. Bisou Bangkok

Now, if you want your date night to feel a little more sexy, this is the one. 😊

Even Bisou describes itself as “simple & sexy”, which tells you quite a lot about what they’re going for!

Bisou Bangkok is a modern French restaurant hidden away on Soi Langsuan. Rather than being formal, traditional French fine dining, it has a much more contemporary and playful personality. It’s stylish, intimate and a little moody — exactly the sort of atmosphere that works beautifully for a date.

The restaurant only has around 60 seats, so it feels relatively intimate too. And in 2026, Bisou is listed in the MICHELIN Guide Thailand.

The food is made for sharing

This is another reason Bisou makes my romantic restaurant list.

A lot of the menu is designed to be shared, so you can order several dishes and try everything together. As I mentioned earlier, that’s naturally how I love to eat anyway!

The food is modern French, but don’t expect every dish to feel traditional. You’ll find things like Black Truffle French Toast, Wagyu Beef Tartare, Crab Roll with French Toast and Beurre Blanc, alongside wood-fired dry-aged steaks, lobster and pasta.

There are also some dishes that are just fun to order on a date. Sharing a beautiful steak, trying several little plates, opening a bottle of wine and slowly working your way through dinner feels much more sociable than ordering one main course each and leaving an hour later.

Bisou is probably the restaurant on this list I’d recommend for a couple who loves food but doesn’t necessarily want traditional fine dining.

You still get beautiful food and excellent service, but there’s personality to it.

Location: Bisou Bangkok, 68/9 Soi Langsuan, Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok
Opening hours: Daily, 5:30 p.m.–midnight; last food order at 11:00 p.m.
Tip: Bisou is quite intimate and weekends can fill up, so I wouldn’t leave your reservation until the last minute. And definitely order a few dishes to share — that’s part of the fun here.
Website: Bisou Bangkok

5. Cento

And finally, we have Cento — my pick for couples who want a romantic dinner without making the evening feel like a big formal occasion.

Sometimes the best date nights aren’t about white tablecloths, tasting menus and getting dressed up. Sometimes you just want really good Italian food, a nice bottle of wine and somewhere you can sit for a few hours talking.

That’s where I think Cento fits perfectly.

Located in Sala Daeng, Cento describes itself as a “hospitality house”, and I really like that idea. The whole concept is about uncomplicated Italian food, good ingredients and making people feel at home rather than creating an overly formal dining experience.

It’s cool, stylish and intimate, but also relaxed.

Basically, this is where I’d send friends who told me, “We want somewhere nice for date night, but please don’t send us somewhere stuffy!”

Come hungry and share everything

Cento serves what it calls “mostly Italian” food, and this is definitely another menu where I would order several things for the table.

You might start with beef carpaccio, burrata or hamachi crudo, move on to pasta such as pici with crab and lemon butter, linguine with clams and tiger prawns, or black truffle raviolo, and then share something larger from the grill.

If you’re really hungry, there are also larger dishes designed for sharing, including salt-baked seabass, suckling pig and Bistecca alla Fiorentina.

And I wouldn’t skip dessert.

There’s lemon tart, chocolate mousse, Basque cheesecake and, because we’re talking about an Italian restaurant, of course there’s tiramisu. The menu changes regularly, though, so don’t become too emotionally attached to one dish before you arrive!

Cento also has more than 200 wine labels, with a particular focus on Italian and Old World wines, plus classic Italian cocktails. So if your perfect date night involves pasta, wine and staying at the table much longer than you originally planned, this could be your place.

And that’s really why Cento makes my list.

It’s romantic without trying too hard to be romantic. There isn’t a huge rooftop view or an elaborate tasting-menu ceremony. It’s simply good food, wine, a warm atmosphere and someone you enjoy sharing it all with.

Sometimes that’s all you need. ❤️

Location: Cento, 120 Soi Sala Daeng 1/1, Silom, Bang Rak, Bangkok
Opening hours: Daily, 5:30 p.m.–midnight.
Tip: Don’t order everything at once! I’d start with a couple of smaller dishes, share a pasta and then decide whether you still have room for something from the grill. And definitely leave room for dessert.
Website: Cento Bangkok

Let me also add my all-time favourite Italian restaurant to this list, I discovered this place on my birthday in 2013.  Enoteca Italiana is tucked away at the end of quiet Sukhumvit 27. On the way to the restaurant I thought ‘did I come to wrong street?’, there are just houses and pretty dark comparing to other sois in Sukhumvit. When I reached the white wall with lights, I was surprised to see that there was such a lovely gem hidden in this quiet corner.

The restaurant is set in a one storey renovated house with a well-maintained lawn. I also like the fact that this place has high ceiling with floor-to-ceiling arched glass windows,and a polished wooden floor , it makes the place feel airy. They also put a wall of wines on one side of the barnlike room offering visitors more than 300 only Italian wine’s lables. What a charming little place!

As for the food, the chef’s creation is pure magic. The restaurant offers dishes you won’t find elsewhere in the city ‒ not fusion, not pizza, but authentic traditional dishes. I still remember my first meal here, I ordered the 4 course degustation which all dishes were a surprise. They were Black Ink Cappuccino (I recommend!), Ravioli filled with Foie Gras with Black Truffle, Salmon with artichokes and the dessert was Macadamia ice-cream with chocolate sauce. It was memorable dining experience.

If you would like to have authentic Italian food in a romantic setting, this place is just perfect for you.

For reservations, please call (66)2 258 4386

 

Hope you find one of the places in my list interesting. Where is  your favourite romantic place in Bangkok?

Mod

 

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