This restaurant housed in a 100-year-old mansion exudes a sultriness with its dimmed interior, wooden furniture and antiques that set the stage the moment you walk through the door. The food focuses on regional Thai ingredients and secret family recipes handed down over generations. Try the selection of rare savoury local dishes such as Thai mackerel with coconut milk and lotus stem, which is a traditional dish from the Samut Songkram Province.

The emphasis at this traditional Thai restaurant in a century-old house is on fresh seasonal ingredients and hard-to-find regional delicacies, with a regular menu but also a smaller one of specials that is consistently changing. The Local's decor, outdoor terrace, wood floors, and antiques and old photos make for a pleasant setting.

Owner Can Markawat and his sister Ploy come from a family of traditional foodies, and they have put their love of traditional and hard to find dishes from all over Thailand on display at the lovely new eatery, The Local, where one can dine in a 70 year old traditional teak home, outfitted with antiques, wooden bird cages, old paddles from the floating market, and bookcases full of Thai cookbooks from throughout the ages. The menu is large and varied and standouts include gaeng lun juan, which comes from the Rama V Royal Court and is made with beef or pork laced with aromatic Thai herbs and shrimp paste, highly aromatic and bursting with flavor. Another menu winner is the gaeng kua pla bai som pan kee maa, a spicy yellow curry fish with hard to find orange leaves from the south, and don't forget to save room for the homemade ice cream and perhaps one of the signature cocktails such as the Safflower, made with Mekong whiskey, safflower, and kumquat juice, and a perfect complement to the food.

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I did not say anything about the missing fries and salad as -despite the disappointment- I liked to try another favorite Dutch dish 'gehaktbal met pindasaus op brood' (meatball with peanut butter sauce on bread. The meatball was very dry and tasteless, the peanut butter sauce was of the variety where you only have to add water. Had they only used milk could have helped a bit. Two slices of not very fresh white factory bread finished it off. I will not be back and can only suggest you do not go either unless you go there to sit and watch people going by.

Despite its striking setting—a 100-year-old house that pays homage to Thailand’s rich heritage with a faux-museum of antiques and old photos— The Local’s menu still manages to take the spotlight. Focusing on hard-to-find Thai court recipes and regional products, authentic Thai flavors burst from century-old recipes like beef in spicy herbal soup and Thai mackerel in coconut milk, all served in a warm and bright dining area. 32-32/1 Sukhumvit Soi 23, 02-664-0664.

The Local brings to life long lost recipes from the past, with an extensive menu featuring more than 70 finely crafted updated versions of classic dishes from regions all over Thailand. The cheery bright blue facade of this authentic century old Thai wooden house conceals a cosy, up to date dining space with individual raised wooden platforms with comfy cushions for intimate dining. There’s even a small antiques museum and silk shop on site.

The Local by Oam Thong Thai Cuisine is another Thai restaurant in the Asoke area that presents authentic Thai food in local style using premium quality raw materials to season and create various special dishes for everyone to try. Some options include Curry with Fish Fillet with Orange Leaves, Pan Horseradish, Green Curry with Chicken, and Papaya Salad with Pork, etc., starting at 799 baht.

Housed in a huge hundred-year-old building in Asoke, The Local by Oam Thong Thai Cuisine is a posh Thai restaurant that dishes out an array of Thai specialities made from its secret family recipe handed down over generations. Enter the building and you will find yourself in a small antique museum and a silk shop which curates a selection of the finest Thai silk products.

If you’re looking for an upscale restaurant in Bangkok that serves authentic Thai food, this restaurant is the place to be. The Local uses a secret family recipe as well as regional ingredients of the highest quality to bring only the best flavors to your table. Their seafood platters are especially recommended as well as the Larb Muang Moo.

The Local serves traditional and insanely delicious Thai food, with many of the dishes on the menu from the south of Thailand. Everything is tasty and flavors are prepared the way they are meant to be. For a nice sit down meal, this is among my favorite restaurants in Bangkok.

Renovated from a hundred-year-old traditional Thai wooden house, dine under the stars at The Local where they say you can 'experience authentic Thai taste in every spoonful.' The dishes are cooked according to a secret family recipe spanning generations.

The Local by Oam Thong Thai Cuisine offers a journey through traditional Thai flavors in a contemporary setting. Located in a bustling area, it showcases regional specialties with a focus on authenticity.

Address:32 32/1 Soi Sukhumvit 23, Khlong Toei Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand. Opening hours: Daily 11:30 AM to 10:30 PM