Michelin’s Bib Gourmand distinction highlights restaurants serving high-quality food at affordable prices, often the kind of places locals rave about long before the guidebooks notice them. The 2026 Thailand guide features 13 eateries that have earned this badge of honour for the first time, joining another 124 Bib Gourmand venues across the country. Here's a selection of our favourites from among the newcomers, spanning everything from comforting classics to regional gems to relaxed seafood spots.
Casual dining and classic street food
Great cooking meets no-frills dining at these restaurants, perfect when you're looking for a casual meal packed with flavour.
Kolun.h (Bangkok)
The Hainanese-style rice noodles, served here since 1997 in rich or clear broth with braised pork, radish and crispy pork belly, are well worth queuing for.
Pad Thai Bua Dang (Udon Thani)
This roadside legend is known for its boldly flavoured pad Thai with prawns, and alternatives with seafood, meat or other toppings. Good news: there's indoor seating with air conditioning!
Nub (Nakhon Ratchasima)
Smoky beef and offal noodles simmered over charcoal in a deeply savoury broth are the speciality in this simple restaurant, located in the capital city of the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima.
Heritage and comfort cooking
Regional traditions and heartfelt recipes evoke family kitchens in these restaurants, where you’ll feel instantly at ease.
Keawloon (Bangkok)
This cosy venue – it seats just two or three tables per service – serves home-style cuisine from Nakhon Si Thammarat and Sukhothai, with rotating menus inspired by the chef's grandmother’s recipes.
Euang Kam Sai (Chiang Mai)
Expect Northern Thai classics made with ingredients from local farms, including regional rice rolls and rich curries, in a restaurant run by the same family for generations.
Gongkham (Chiang Mai)
Local comfort food, from cho phak kat to nam prik noom, is the order of the day in this welcoming Lanna-style wooden house. According to Michelin, it “feels like dining at a local friend's home.”
