This longtime expat favourite continues to wow diners with its homely atmosphere and exclusive dishes and deals
 | SWISS cuisine in Bangkok doesn’t get any more authentic than the fare on offer at Chesa. For just over 12 years this homely restaurant, located in a beautifully renovated teak house on Sukhumvit Soi 20, has been satiating Swiss appetites with a wide range of the country’s most popular dishes plus traditional favourites you won’t find elsewhere in Bangkok. Take Capuns Auf Chesa Art (B350++), for example. This dish, which originated in Canton Grison, Western Switzerland, was first created by farmers in search of a simple yet tasty meal and has since gone on to become a national delicacy. |
| Featuring spiced dough mixed with bacon, wrapped with Swiss chard, topped with cheese and served in a creamy sauce, it has a deliciously chewy texture and rich flavour that balances perfectly with the bitter tastes of the chard. It’s a real treat, and in Bangkok you’ll only find it at Chesa. Another option unique to Chesa, albeit not a single dish, is Bangkok’s only a la carte Sunday Brunch. Served from 11am-3pm, it offers a family-style serving of dishes brought directly to your table. Select as many items from the menu as you like, and as many items as you want. Priced at just B1,350++ per adult and B750++ for kids aged 6-12, it’s a great deal. What’s more, pay B1,980++ per person and this includes free-flow beers, wine and Prosecco. Swiss cuisine is influenced by German, Italian, and French cuisines, and Chesa’s a la carte menu reflects this with a selection of pasta, meat and seafood dishes, many of which will be instantly familiar to fans of hearty |  |
   |  European cuisine (try the superb Braised lamb shank with chanterelle mushrooms. B650++). And, of course, there are the famous Swiss fondue pots – including the traditional melted cheese (starts at B570++), Swiss chocolate (B290++), and the fondue bourguignonne, which sees you cook cubes of meat at your table (B670++). Translated from Swiss, Chesa means house, but the warm atmosphere here makes it more like a home. Restaurant owners Rene Khun and Thomas Nowak are always on hand to personally greet guests, and their good humour, attentive service, and delicious food add up to create a homely experience that may just see you becoming a regular. Chesa, 5 Sukhumvit Soi 20. Open daily 11am-11pm. Ample parking on site. %02 261 6650 :chesa-swiss.com |
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