Discover 7 exceptional culinary happenings in Bangkok worth ruining your hair for, from 200 years of Milanese café heritage to authentic, royal Thai flavours.

When it rains, it pours – and in Bangkok right now, you practically need a snorkel just to cross the street. But while your shoes might be ruined, the city’s food scene refuses to be dampened. At Koktail, we’ve rounded up the latest culinary happenings worth knowing about before they wash away.

From 200 years of Milanese café heritage to royal Thai flavours that actually taste better in a downpour, we’ve found seven culinary happenings worth ruining your hair for. We know the city’s food calendar is so bloated it makes you want to eye-roll yourself into a food-induced coma, but don’t give up just yet. These are actually good. 

Cova brings 200 years of Milanese café culture and all-day dining to One Bangkok with its sole Southeast Asian flagship

Cova, known to many of its devotees as Pasticceria Cova, is an extension of the location on Via Montenapoleone in Milan, which first opened its doors in 1817 near the historic Teatro alla Scala. Making its debut at One Bangkok, this new location – part of the LVMH portfolio – stands as the brand’s sole flagship in Southeast Asia. Spanning two floors, it introduces over two centuries of Italian culinary artistry to the capital, captured in its gold-accented dark mahogany interior. The boutique was recently unveiled at an opening ceremony attended by Pasticceria Cova CEO Paola Faccioli and Paolo Dionisi, the Italian Ambassador to Thailand.

From your morning espresso to an evening Aperitivo, Cova Bangkok brings the art of Milanese dining to life. This all-in-one café and all-day dining hub celebrates the joy of socialising over structurally beautiful pastries, signature pralines and the world-renowned Cova Panettone. It’s the perfect spot to drop in for a midday lunch or an afternoon dessert date. But the best is yet to come: an exclusive premium dining space is poised to make its full debut later this year, so keep an eye out for that.

For one night only, Mezzaluna and Jōzan unite to fuse chef Kawasaki’s dishes with Fukui’s signature sake terroir

Wine pairings are everywhere, but how often do you see premium sake taking centre stage at a fine dining table? On 2 July, 2026, Mezzaluna by lebua hosted an exclusive one-night-only six-course dinner dedicated to the world-class sakes of Fukui, Japan. Floating 65 floors above Bangkok with panoramic views of the Chao Phraya River, Mezzaluna is known for its French-Japanese culinary identity. Helmed by acclaimed Japanese chef Ryuki Kawasaki since 2015, the restaurant proved to be the ideal venue for this cross-cultural harmony, bridging French culinary technique with Japanese ingredients and premium sake. 

The featured sake expressions came from Jōzan, a premium brewery in Fukui. In an exclusive touch, Shinpei Tokoyama – the ninth-generation Master Brewer and CEO of Tokoyama Shuzo – flew in from Japan to share his craft tableside. He walked guests through everything from the fermentation process to the intentional design of each bottle, including the custom typography and symbolic names. Spanning junmai ginjo, junmai daiginjo and traditional junmai, the lineup demonstrated how varying rice polishing ratios alter texture and flavour – from bone-dry to subtly sweet – to complement chef Kawasaki’s dishes. 

To match the sake, chef Kawasaki tilted his usual French-Japanese balance toward its Japanese roots. The crown jewel of the night, as always, was his signature Murakami wagyu beef – sourced from his hometown in Niigata – paired with smoked eel green asparagus, and wasabi. Velvety, intensely marbled and virtually peerless in quality, this cut is the definitive reason connoisseurs book a table at Mezzaluna.

World in One Bite brings 120+ Bangkok pop-ups to Central Chidlom and Embassy until 12 July for the perfect eat-and-snap festival

Ever thought, “I love foodie pop-ups, but I need way more of them”? Well, Central Embassy and Central Chidlom heard you loud and clear! The World in One Bite festival is back with the theme “Eat with Smile,” bringing over 120 of Bangkok’s best pop-up spots together under one roof from now until 12 July. This year is extra special, too. Central Group has teamed up with artist 3LANDBOY, whose adorable cartoon designs easily make this one of the chicest food festivals in town right now. Make sure to explore both Central Embassy and Central Chidlom before the event ends. It’s the perfect excuse to snack on great food and snap a few photos along the way.

The festival brings together different dining concepts, starting on the LG Floor (Eathai) with street-food staples from Suki Por Siri, PASTA AMA and Pad Thai Khun Choo. For a more personalised experience, the MBTI Wine Test at The Smiling Ground (Floor G) lets you find your ideal wine match based on your personality type, which you can follow up by taking a seat at SIWILAI City Club for chef Narongrit “Inn” Saekho’s exclusive kitchen takeover.

Tsu celebrates the culinary traditions of Tokushima, grounding chef Yoshida’s exclusive menu in the rich soil and coastal waters that shaped it

Peak-season travel to Japan might break the bank right now, but Tsu Japanese Restaurant is offering the ultimate gourmet loophole. From 1 July – 31 August, the fine-dining destination at JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok is transporting diners to the eastern coast of Shikoku Island with a menu dedicated entirely to Tokushima Prefecture. Crafted by Executive Chef Atsushi Yoshida, the dishes celebrate a region famous for its landscapes and a culinary history that dates back centuries.

Menu standouts include Sudachi Buri Sashimi – premium yellowtail raised on local citrus peels for a clean, delicate flavour – and a sweet-soy simmered Kabutoni. For mains, choose between soul-warming Tokushima ramen topped with sweet soy pork belly char siu or a traditional clay-pot Tai Meshi sea bream rice. It all wraps up nicely with a refreshing Yuzu Trio sorbet, jelly and juice, making this seasonal menu the perfect way to experience the very best of Tokushima’s culinary heritage without ever leaving Bangkok.

Tōst 49, the city’s newest poolside hotspot, serves 30 wines alongside Barcelona-style pressed bikinis and “khaotomified” broths

For one of the city’s most exciting new openings, head to Tōst 49 at Townhall Sukhumvit 49, found poolside by the Marriott Apartments lobby. One look at the bubbly purple branding tells you everything you need to know: they do wine, and they do it well, with 30 options by the glass. The clever menu is curated by music genres, spanning Rock, Pop, Jazz, Hip Hop and Disco Funk. Enveloped by striking curved glass panels, the space offers a lazy, peaceful vibe by day, while transforming into the ultimate “toast” to Thonglor’s electric nightlife after dark.

Don’t miss the Barcelona-style pressed sandwiches on holey shokupan – a delicious take on the ‘Barcelona bikinis’ that became a staple of 1950s Spanish nightlife. Tōst 49 also reimagines a classic Thai late-night comfort food with the ‘khaotomification’ of broth. Here, Western favourites like chicken, mushroom and beef are paired with Jasmine rice, chilli crisp, ginger, coriander and green onion for the perfect hangover cure. If you fancy something else, they also serve up salads, gazpachos, aperitifs, desserts and coffee.

Uno Mas hosts a three-chef Spanish takeover on 23 July, featuring unlimited tapas, live paella and exclusive guest chef creations

Three chefs, one night and a mountain of tapas. UNO MAS at Centara Grand at CentralWorld is throwing an epic culinary takeover on 23 July, serving up unlimited tapas and live-station paellas alongside some of the best skyline views in Bangkok. UNO MAS’s own chef Borja Terry Borrego is teaming up with Red Sky’s chef Luca Russo – bringing that Mallorca touch to evening – and guest chef Nicolas Aparicio “Manxeff” straight from Madrid’s Lievre Gastronómico. 

Come hungry, because the evening features unlimited tapas and fresh-off-the-fire paellas from 6pm-8pm, priced at THB 999++ per person. To elevate the night even further, the guest chef will debut a selection of exclusive, event-only dishes created just for this special evening. 

Wisetwiso weathers the monsoon season with a royal Thai tasting menu celebrating ingredients that thrive after the storm

As the monsoon rains arrive, Wisetwiso debuts a new seasonal tasting experience inspired by the resilience of nature under stormy skies. Chef Chakkrapoom “Poom” Boonyakorn’s latest fine-dining menu uses refined royal cuisine to mirror life itself, celebrating ingredients that emerge stronger and more full of hope after heavy downpours. Every creation remains tightly anchored to the chef’s family roots, preserving heritage recipes passed down through generations.

The culinary journey features tableside theatre alongside comforting flavours. Taste history in the Kun Pra Bunjerd’s Pa-naeng, a heritage dish combining premium lanna-gyu beef, candy palm seed and macapuno coconut, finished with palmyra palm sugar mixed directly into your rice. For a truly sensory moment, tom kha presents a smoky, fresh-caught Andaman fish unveiled from a glass cloche to release an intoxicating, aromatic cloud at your table.

Highlighting the restaurant’s zero-waste philosophy, the Thong-Su-Wan dessert transforms locally sourced corn into a sweet-and-salty expression featuring ganache montée, roasted cob tea and corn-leaf-printed butterscotch. To finish, the “Rainbow” petit four selection brings a post-storm renewal to the palate in bite-sized portions. This final act showcases a Khao Yai vanilla passionfruit cheesecake, ginger-calamansi macaron, traditional Kayasart bonbon and a Mahachanok mango sticky rice choux cream.

You can book a table for this seasonal dining journey by contacting them via LINE Official at @wisetwisobkk or calling +66 98 919 2244.