OVERVIEW
Saawaan is a fine-dining Thai restaurant located in the heart of Bangkok. Set in a converted shophouse in a leafy alley off Sathorn Road.

AMBIENCE
Dark walls, colorful wallpaper, and dark wooden floors make for a dramatic backdrop.

MUST-TRY
11-Course Tasting Menu

FOOD
Saawaan serves a seasonal 11-course tasting menu with each dish representing a technique or concept commonly found in traditional Thai cooking, such as grilling, stir-frying, and fermentation. Using local ingredients sourced from all over Thailand, Saawaan creates innovative dishes with respect for the produce and Thai culinary heritage

SERVICE
Staff are very professional and well trained in both knowledge and customer service.

PRICING
Tasting Menu - THB 2,790++ per person

SUMMARY
Saawaan is a showcase of how Thai cuisine is not just evolving but the innovative dishes can be reinterpreted with all respect for the produce and Thai culinary heritage. True to its name, Saawaan (translates to ‘heaven’ in Thai), its five-star seasonal menu will elevate your Thai food experience into something of sky-high excellence. The passionate service and welcoming hospitality deliver an impeccable dining experience.

ABOUT CHEF
Chef Earth was born and raised in Phuket. He went to Penang, Malaysia, to attend high school and after graduating he was as many young people struggling to figure out what career to follow. He decided to go for a soul-searching trip around Thailand and at one point during this trip, he arrived in the town of Chiang Rai in Northern Thailand.

One evening he went out to a restaurant to enjoy some local food. The food was delicious, and the restaurant was full of happy people enjoying themselves and the food. Having grown up in a family who owned a restaurant in Phuket, he suddenly realized how food can be a powerful tool to bring people together and that the answer to his soul searching was far closer to home than what he had imagined.

The decision was made – he wanted to be a chef. Chef Earth enrolled in Le Gordon Bleu in Bangkok as he decided that he wanted to master French cuisine. He studied for 4 years at Le Gordon Bleu Dusit Culinary earning a Diploma de Cuisine and Dusit Thani College earning a Bachelor of Culinary Art & Restaurant Management. While studying he did odd jobs in small Wester restaurants around Bangkok to gain firsthand experiences.
Upon graduating he took up a job at the two MICHELIN Star restaurant Mezzaluna at the State Tower, Bangkok, as a trainee. From there he moved on to Bistro Convent working as Chef de Cuisine.

Due to family issues Chef Earth had to return to his native Phuket to help his family. As his mother had fallen ill one of his duties became cooking family meals. It was then he realized that he knew well how to cook French food but when it came to mastering the Thai cuisine his skills were not up to speed and if he didn’t know his mother certainly did.

Chef Earth then made another important decision that he needed to master the art of cooking Thai, especially Southern Thai. His mother became his primary teacher sharing old family recipes and techniques. Another passion was born!

In 2019 he was invited to join the opening team of Nitan restaurant in Phuket as Executive Chef creating a gastronomic experience showcasing Southern Thai classics using contemporary techniques. It was awarded: Best Restaurants 2020 by Tatler Thailand and in 2021 it made it into the MICHELIN Guide. In 2021 Chef Earth won the Iron Chef Challenge in the Thai Twist category.

After his success with Nitan Chef Earth has decided it is time for a new challenge in his culinary journey taking over as executive chef of Saawaan.
Saawaan was awarded 1 MICHELIN-starred restaurant from 2019 to 2022. Chef Earth knows that expectations are high! He is looking forward to continuing working with the unique Saawaan menu concept with each dish representing the different techniques used in traditional Thai cooking, such as boiling, steaming, grilling, stir-frying, and fermenting adding his skills as a trained French chef and most likely some Southern Thai flavors from his native Phuket. He also plans to work closely with small scale farmers producing organic and high-quality produce to support them and to ensure that Saawaan gets the best raw materials. “Chefs need to learn about the soil and farmers need to know about the taste” says Chef Earth.