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Since earning a Michelin star for her progressive Thai-Chinese venue Potong, Pichaya “Pam” Soontornyanakij has received a string of accolades, including the 2025 title of World’s Best Female Chef at The World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards. Yet Chef Pam hasn’t paused for a mid-course break. Cue the opening of <a href="https://www.khaosansek.com/?destinasian">Khao San Sek</a> in a lovingly restored Chinese shophouse in the Song Wat area down the road from Potong. The restaurant’s name refers to the rice grains spilled during milling, which are collected and blessed by monks to ward off evil spirits. On a menu created around five keystone ingredients—rice, chili, coconut, fish sauce, and palm sugar—dishes include eggplant relish and various dips, as well as an unforgettably luscious green curry using Australian black Angus beef. —Ron Gluckman
<a href="https://www.khaosansek.com/?destinasian">khaosansek.com</a> 
+66 97 016 9824 
<a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/kSPyTaRhrcWkytyP6">1121-1123 Song Wat Rd., Samphanthawong, Bangkok, Thailand</a>

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