Bang Bang Bangkok
Thai restaurant · Williamsburg
131 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Highlights
Immersive Thai tasting menu in a bus with movie screens
Immersive Thai tasting menu in a bus with movie screens
"Imagine dining inside the Magical Schoolbus, and you'll start to understand what BangBang Bangkok in NYC is all about. The dining room, which is a very literal bus, takes you on a virtual tour of Bangkok, with projections of the city’s markets, temples, and famous neighborhoods flowing by. A "conductor" tells you about the bites and sights as the 10 courses are delivered via trolley, and the whole experience crescendoes with a silly but fun trip to outer space, complete with a soundtrack we won't give away." - anne cruz
"We've never been to a restaurant quite like this tasting menu spot, which is made to look like the inside of a tour bus. As you eat Thai dishes—deconstructed, miniaturized, and draped with tuiles and microgreens—video projections of Bangkok's markets, temples, and famous neighborhoods flow by, and a conductor tells you about each place. It's all a lot more DIY and humorous than it sounds, and a lot of fun." - willa moore, neha talreja, bryan kim, will hartman, sonal shah
"A Thai restaurant, but instead of a serene dining room that defines tasting menus of its price range, the dining room mimics the appearance of a bus. The plating style is equally playful." - Emma Orlow
"In a sea of tasting menus, a Thai one is rare. Bang Bang Bangkok comes from Jugkrwut “Jay” Borin, owner and designer behind Bushwick’s Mao Mao and Jai Sang Ma. The interior is like a set design: a narrow dining room with school bus seats and scenes that transport customers through different markets in Bangkok (by way of wrap-around IMAX-style screens). Inside, the restaurant serves a tasting menu that juxtaposes fancy plates against street art during 10 courses for $155." - Emma Orlow, Eater Staff
"Bangbang Bangkok could be the cutest date night you have this year. From the people behind Mao Mao, this Thai restaurant in Williamsburg has a dining room that looks like the inside of a bus. The host serves their 10-course tasting menu from an airline trolley, as footage of Bangkok rolls by on screens that wrap around the bus like an IMAX theater. Expect lobster tom kha gai, poured tableside from a tea kettle, deconstructed papaya salad with som tum sorbet, and other Thai dishes with French techniques. Part theme-park ride, part fine dining, the $155 tasting menu experience has everything you’d want from a spendy night out. " - will hartman, willa moore, neha talreja, molly fitzpatrick, bryan kim, gabe bergado
