Taken to @margobkk by @dmoudios Dimitrios, the chef/co-owner from @ore.bkk Ōre — more to come on that brilliant little counter later — which felt like a pretty solid recommendation before we’d even walked through the door.

Margo is chef Wilfrid Hocquet’s @chefwilfridhocquet neighbourhood French bistro in Sathorn, a much more relaxed expression of the cooking pedigree that previously saw him lead Blue by Alain Ducasse in Bangkok to a Michelin star and a place on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants.

And this is exactly the sort of place I increasingly love finding in Bangkok. Proper cooking, proper sauces, great produce and plenty of technique, but without all the ceremony that can sometimes come attached to it. French at heart, but loose enough around the edges to feel completely at home in Bangkok.

There’s a generosity to the food here — terrines, roasting, wood fire, sauces you actually want to mop up, and dishes designed to make you happy rather than make you sit there trying to decipher the chef’s intentions.

Margo only opened in 2025 but has already made quite an impression, being named MICHELIN Guide Opening of the Year 2026 and entering the guide as a MICHELIN Selected restaurant.

Interestingly, Dimitrios at Ōre won the very same Michelin Opening of the Year award the previous year. So when one of Bangkok’s most interesting chefs says, “you should eat here”, you listen.

Very, very good bistro cooking. And another reminder that Bangkok’s restaurant scene currently has ridiculous depth.
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