On the afternoon of 22 January 2025, HELLO! Magazine Thailand hosted its third annual HELLO! Taste Awards at the Camellia Ballroom, Waldorf Astoria Bangkok. With the primary goal of elevating Thailand’s vibrant food and beverage industry, the 2025 HELLO! Taste Awards – which featured over 270 restaurants – was presented in partnership with Scarlet M Card, Platinum M Card, Bangkok Bank M Visa, Mont Fleur, MegaChef, and Mali.
The afternoon commenced with welcome speeches from Kessuda Marawichai, Editor-in-Chief, HELLO! Magazine Thailand and Voralak Tulaphorn, Chief Marketing Officer of The Mall Group Co., Ltd.
“HELLO! Thailand is proud to continue producing the HELLO! Taste Guide as the recognised F&B bible for our readers and foodies who love to find new restaurants, not only in Bangkok, but all over Thailand,” said Marawichai. “This year, we gathered more than 270 restaurants for everyone to try. No matter what type of restaurant you are looking for or what occasion you are looking for, we believe that the HELLO! Taste Guide has restaurants that are suitable for everyone, whether you’re looking for fine dining or street food.”
“The Mall Group has always given importance to our customer who love to eat,” said Tulaphorn. “This is the reason why The Mall Group has continuously supported the HELLO! Taste Guide. We hope that this guidebook will meet the needs of our customers, allowing them to choose delicious experiences that meet their needs and enjoy discovering new flavours. We would like to congratulate all the restaurants that receive the HELLO! Taste Awards this year and we hope that this will lead to new developments in our culinary industry in the coming years.”
A total number of 32 restaurants and bars were the recipients of this year’s HELLO! Taste Awards.
Winners of the Editors’ Choice Awards, presented by Kessuda Marawichai
- European: Bodegas Wine
- Meat Feast: Bull & Bear
- Coffee & Tea: Butterbear
- Destination: Diwa Rooftop Bar & Restaurant
- Destination: FishHouse Restaurant & Bar
- Coffee & Tea: Gâteau-Lien
- Chinese: Hei Yin
- Coffee & Tea: Little Hideout Pâtisserie
- Meat Feast: Madison Steak Avenue
- Chinese: Mei Jiang
- Thai-Thai: Nava Restaurant
- Modern Thai: Nimitr Restaurant
- Fine Dining: R-Haan
- Fine Dining: Restaurant Løyrom
- Chinese: Shang Palace Chinese Restaurant
- European: Wolf 984
- Japanese: Yuzu Suki
- Omakase: Yuzu Omakase
Winners of the Celebrities’ Choice Awards, presented by Voralak Tulaphorn
- Italian: Bianca
- Korean: BorNga
- French: Elements, inspired by Ciel Bleu
- Italian: Emilia Ristorante Italiano
- Chinese: K by Vicky Cheng
- Thai-Thai: Kaenkrung
- World Cuisine: Ms. Maria & Mr. Singh
- Fine Dining: Restaurant Înt
- Thai-Thai: Sang Thatien
- Modern Thai: Sava
- Fine Dining: Sorn
- Omakase: Sushi Masato
- Chinese: Wah Lok
- World Cuisine: Yuènán
The afternoon concluded with attendees experiencing the showcase of the award-winning restaurants, enjoying the afternoon reception and engaging in networking opportunities.
For more information on the HELLO! Taste Awards, please click here.
