Restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand
Michelin value, west Bangkok, book ahead.
Lucky Seafood has earned the Michelin Bib Gourmand two years running (2024 and 2025), making it one of Bangkok's most validated casual seafood stops at the ฿฿ price point. The house-made curry and chilli pastes are the reason to make the trip to Taling Chan. Call ahead to confirm availability and pre-order — the fresh-catch model means the best dishes go fast.
Yes — and it earned that answer twice. Lucky Seafood has held the Michelin Bib Gourmand in both 2024 and 2025, which puts it in a small category of Bangkok seafood restaurants that deliver serious quality at a price point (฿฿) that won't require planning around. If you've visited once and left wondering what to order next, this page is for you. If you haven't been, the short version is: book it.
The kitchen at Lucky Seafood in Taling Chan runs on house-made curry and chilli pastes — the kind of foundational prep work that separates a serious Thai seafood operation from a tourist-facing one. The Michelin guide specifically flags the stir-fried crab with bird's eye chilli and the non-spicy stir-fried squid with curry powder as the dishes to order. On a return visit, those are exactly where you should start. The crab dish brings real heat and the kind of aromatic depth you get when chilli paste is made fresh rather than bought in bulk , the scent alone, wafting from the kitchen while you wait, signals that something more careful than average is happening here. The squid, by contrast, is a study in restraint: the curry powder used is fragrant rather than aggressive, and the dish works well for anyone sharing a table with lower heat tolerance.
Critically, the menu availability note in the Michelin record is worth taking seriously: order in advance or call ahead to confirm what's available. This is not a place that runs a static, predictable menu every service. The seafood is fresh and the kitchen works with what's on hand, which is part of why the quality holds. It also means that showing up without a plan risks missing the dishes you came for. Factor that into your booking approach.
Lucky Seafood is not a cocktail destination. At this price tier and in this neighbourhood setting in Taling Chan, the drinks program is functional rather than considered , expect Thai beer, soft drinks, and possibly house spirits, consistent with the category. If the drinks experience matters as much as the food, this is not the right venue for that combination in Bangkok. For a meal where both elements are equally weighted, you'd need to move up the price tier entirely. Here, the drink is a vehicle; the food is the reason. Order something cold, keep it simple, and let the curry-paste-driven cooking do the work.
Lucky Seafood sits on Phutthamonthon Sai 4 Road in Taling Chan, which is west of central Bangkok. This is not a venue you'll stumble past on a night out near Sukhumvit or Silom. You need to make the trip intentionally, which is part of why it remains less crowded than its Michelin status might predict. The ฿฿ price range means total spend is accessible, and booking difficulty is low by Bangkok Bib Gourmand standards , but given the fresh-catch model and the advance ordering note from the Michelin listing, calling ahead is not optional, it's genuinely useful. Go with a group of three or four people if possible; dishes here are meant to be shared across a table, and ordering a spread makes more sense than a focused individual plate.
For other strong-value seafood and Thai cooking options worth knowing about in Bangkok, Ann Tha Din Daeng, Here Hai, Kin Kub Koi, Mae Khlong Hua Pla Mo Fai, and Sornthong are all worth comparing. Further afield in Thailand, AKKEE in Pak Kret and PRU in Phuket represent different ends of the Thai dining register. For international seafood comparisons outside Asia, Gambero Rosso in Marina di Gioiosa Ionica and Alici Restaurant on the Amalfi Coast are reference points for what serious seafood cooking looks like at different price tiers in Europe.
If you're planning more broadly around Bangkok, see our full Bangkok restaurants guide, our full Bangkok hotels guide, our full Bangkok bars guide, our full Bangkok wineries guide, and our full Bangkok experiences guide. For diners also looking at the Chiang Mai food scene, Aeeen in Chiang Mai is worth a look. In the northeast, Agave in Ubon Ratchathani offers a different register entirely. For a tasting-format Thai experience near Bangkok, AKKEE Thai Delicacies and Tasting Counter in Nonthaburi is a meaningful step up in formality. If beach-adjacent dining is relevant to your trip, The Spa in Lamai Beach covers a different occasion entirely.
Two consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand awards and a Google rating of 4.6 across 182 reviews make Lucky Seafood one of the more consistently validated casual seafood spots in Bangkok. At ฿฿, it is not trying to compete with the city's formal Thai dining tier. It doesn't need to. The house-made pastes, the fresh-catch model, and the focused menu mean that what it does, it does with more care than most. Order ahead, go with a group, and make the trip to Taling Chan , it justifies the detour.
Booking difficulty is low by Bangkok Bib Gourmand standards, but calling ahead to check availability and pre-order dishes is genuinely recommended , not as a formality, but because the kitchen works with fresh seafood and availability shifts. Same-day or next-day visits are likely fine for the table, but confirming your order in advance ensures you get the dishes you came for.
At ฿฿, it is one of the stronger value propositions among Michelin-recognised seafood restaurants in Bangkok. Two consecutive Bib Gourmand awards (2024, 2025) and a 4.6 Google rating confirm the quality-to-price ratio holds. Compared to ฿฿฿฿ venues like Sorn or Baan Tepa, you're trading formal service and tasting-menu structure for direct, flavour-forward cooking at a fraction of the cost. For most diners, that trade is the right one here.
Lucky Seafood does not operate a formal tasting menu. It is a fresh-seafood restaurant with a Thai-flavour focus, leading approached by ordering a spread of dishes across the table. If a tasting-menu format is what you're after in Bangkok, Gaa or Sühring are the right venues for that experience, at a considerably higher price point.
There is no confirmed bar seating or cocktail bar format at Lucky Seafood based on available data. The venue is a seafood restaurant rather than a bar-dining hybrid. If bar-seat dining or a strong cocktail program is a priority, this is not the right choice , Lucky Seafood is leading suited to a table-sharing meal with a group.
No confirmed information is available on how Lucky Seafood handles specific dietary restrictions. Given the fresh-seafood and Thai-flavour focus, shellfish allergies and strict vegetarian or vegan requirements may be difficult to accommodate. The advance-ordering model means calling ahead is the practical route , use that call to check both dish availability and any dietary questions at the same time.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Seafood | Seafood | ฿฿ | This gem of a place serves fresh seafood with Thai flavours, featuring house-made curry and chilli paste. Order in advance or call to check availability. Try the stir-fried crab with bird's eye chilli or the non-spicy stir-fried squid with curry powder.; Michelin Bib Gourmand (2025); Michelin Bib Gourmand (2024) | Easy | — |
| Sorn | Southern Thai | ฿฿฿฿ | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Baan Tepa | Thai contemporary | ฿฿฿฿ | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Côte by Mauro Colagreco | Mediterranean, Modern Cuisine | ฿฿฿฿ | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Gaa | Modern Indian, Indian | ฿฿฿฿ | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Sühring | German | ฿฿฿฿ | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
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Bar seating details are not confirmed in available venue data for Lucky Seafood. Given its Taling Chan neighbourhood format and ฿฿ price point, this is a table-service seafood restaurant rather than a bar-forward venue. Call ahead to ask about seating arrangements, and note that the venue advises ordering in advance.
Lucky Seafood does not operate a formal tasting menu format — this is a Thai seafood kitchen where you order dishes to share. The documented highlights are the stir-fried crab with bird's eye chilli and the stir-fried squid with curry powder. At ฿฿ pricing with back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025, the à la carte approach here delivers more value than a fixed menu would at this price tier.
The kitchen runs on house-made curry and chilli pastes, so spice and shellfish are central to the menu — not easy to sidestep. The venue does list a non-spicy option (stir-fried squid with curry powder), which suggests some flexibility. For serious allergies or strict dietary requirements, call ahead; the venue itself recommends phoning to check availability before visiting.
Yes, at ฿฿ pricing with two consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand awards (2024 and 2025), Lucky Seafood sits in a small bracket of Bangkok restaurants that deliver verified quality at accessible spend. For comparison, Michelin-starred options like Sorn or Gaa cost significantly more per head. If your priority is serious Thai seafood cooking without the fine-dining bill, Lucky Seafood makes a clear case.
The venue explicitly recommends ordering in advance or calling to check availability — which signals demand outpaces walk-in capacity. Book at least several days ahead, and more lead time is advisable given its Bib Gourmand profile. Lucky Seafood is in Taling Chan, west of central Bangkok, so factor in travel time when planning; it is not a spontaneous detour from the city centre.
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