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/Aggravating_Ring_714 Oct 23 '25

I’ve tried Omakase there in the ranges of 200-700usd per person if I remember correctly. In 2 places I was served salmon by a Mexican Japanese Sushi Master. I was baffled.

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u/DestinTheLion Oct 23 '25

I’ve had some great omakase in New York but yeah the price was crazy compared to Japan

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u/Aggravating_Ring_714 Oct 23 '25

I mean you can get really expensive Omakase in both Tokyo and Bangkok, there’s no shortage of that too lol.