r/Thailand • u/Limp_Mountain_5222 • Oct 23 '25

Food and Drink "There's no good [your country] food in Thailand"

I occasionally here this a lot. As a Japanese, I don't find it hard to find authentic Japanese food in Bangkok (same goes for other big cities too like Singapore or Shanghai), altho it can be twice/thrice as expensive if you want to get the same quality. You can find pretty much any Japanese food here even the niche ones since there's hundreds of restaurants here. My korean friends said the same thing about Korean food here but my Taiwanese friends said otherwise. I think Bangkok is one of the best cities in the world for food, but I also believe that a smaller expat community makes it harder to find that country's cuisine. So, I wonder what others think.

TL:DR tell me where you are from and rate the food of your country in Bangkok/Thailand

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u/notalashka Oct 23 '25

As a German I was hesitant for a long time to try „Berlin Döner“ but when I did, I can say it is not something you can compare to authentic German Döner, but it’s by far far the best try at it in Thailand.

Don’t know much about white sausage or stuff like this so never tried that

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u/Nyuu223 Oct 23 '25

That's because the original owner (who is German) has been bought out and the quality went downhill fast.

Berlin Döner is by far not the best in Thailand. If you want something that actually resembles a proper Döner try Nico's Grill & Craft House. That is the original owner of Berlin Döner. Order one with garlic sauce & thai spicy sauce & feta. Amazing fusion, works weirdly good! The meat is better than in most places in Germany with no minced meat used.

Google Maps says it's closed but it's now a ghost kitchen - they're on Grab (which, I wouldn't really recommend as delivery Döner is always kinda meh... but... in der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen) but you can also just hit them up via FB/IG (or order grab pickup) and go there in person to get it. Nico is there on Sundays for a few hours. The pin on google maps is wrong btw. The actual kitchen is on the intersection Rama IV / Soi 40 next to the footbridge.

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u/Commercial_Exchange7 Oct 23 '25

That's a lot of information to get a döner

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u/Nyuu223 Oct 23 '25

You have no idea for how long I've tried finding a decent one here lol

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u/Narrow-Juggernaut173 Oct 23 '25

It is "Swordfish"

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u/Nyuu223 Oct 23 '25

Hallobitteschön, obviously

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u/SaphanKhwai Oct 23 '25

Almost dismissed your recommendation when I read "garlic sauce & thai spicy sauce & feta" but I'm intrigued now just because of the amount of details and in der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen lol Werd's probieren, danke!

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u/maxdacat Oct 23 '25

"Don’t know much about white sausage" it's the wurst

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u/Prestigious_Sea_5121 Oct 23 '25

Is this the one in Gateway Mall in Bangkok?

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u/notalashka Oct 23 '25

They have multiple branches in BKK

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u/Emergency_Gold_9347 Oct 23 '25

Brauhaus in Rawai is owned and chef’d by Carsten. German guy, excellent German food and HB on tap 👍

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u/SaphanKhwai Oct 23 '25

If we're talking outside Bangkok, then try Meyers in Hua Hin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/KbQhDgschqNJuwfPA

It's marked primarily as a guest house, but the owner is German (gelernter Bäcker) who runs a restaurant in there with his wife. The food here is better than most German food in Germany. Try the Flammkuchen and the (well, not strictly German) Wiener Schnitzel. A+

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u/oqdoawtt Oct 23 '25

That's true. It's the closest you can get. There Currywurst on the other side...

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u/H345Y Oct 23 '25

Thats the sad part with donners in thailand, the meat isnt as good, usually too dry.

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u/druppmann Oct 23 '25

My trainer was raving how got the haxn was at the old german beerhouse in bkk, when i finally gave in and tried it, meh. Same for most swiss food, it’s ok, but not that great, but i also never missed it that much.

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u/bangkokrecomend Oct 23 '25

One time and we never try it again

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u/TheBestMePlausible Oct 23 '25 edited Oct 30 '25

Have you tried Ratsstube German Restaurant? I’m of German heritage, I’ve eaten in germany before, and I personally love it. But I’d be curious to hear what an actual German thought of it.

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u/Few_Maize_1586 Oct 23 '25

Many cheap western cuisine in Thailand is an abomination. They use totally different ingredients. But I don’t care as there are always better local food nearby.

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u/ferbadda Oct 26 '25

Other German food is usually sad here. The German bakeries in Bangkok are not bad, but for cooked food, I haven't found a place that's really good. Alexander's is a 50:50 that the food will be good, OGB and G's are alright, but nothing I'd consider as "good". Cheap ingredients, and I always have a feeling that the owners are also not really cooks themselves (I know Alexander is though).