Le Du

At a glance

Opened in Bangkok in 2013, Le Du advocates Thai ingredients through a modern, season-led tasting menu. Its name refers to seasons.[1]

Cooking & identity

Seasonal Thai produce and modern techniques, with a menu that changes its ingredients and references as the year progresses.[1]

Why this profile is included

Included for the World Gourmet Festival dinner with Vaughan Mabee and the Seoul Signature Session. These programmes explicitly name Le Du.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Connected restaurant / chef: Thitid “Ton” Tassanakajohn

Recent developments

1. 2026-03-23

   Announced programme: The five-kitchen announcement names Andō, logy, Florilège, Ta Vie and Le Du. Participants remain those explicitly listed in the programme.[2] [3]

Collaborations & guest appearances

3 collaboration projects · 2 within the two-year research window

Projects are deduplicated: multiple nights, venues or reports do not automatically become separate collaborations. Food-and-drink events and shared festival appearances are labelled by format.

1. Multi-chef programmeScheduled date passed · announcement

   Five kitchens · Signature Session at Andō

   • 2026-03-23
     Andō · Hong Kong
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Agustin Balbi / Andō · Ryogo Tahara / logy · Florilège team · Hideaki Sato / Ta Vie · Thitid “Ton” Tassanakajohn / Le Du

   The five-kitchen announcement names Andō, logy, Florilège, Ta Vie and Le Du. Participants remain those explicitly listed in the programme.[2] [3]

2. Four handsScheduled date passed · announcement

   Thitid Ton Tassanakajohn / Le Du and Nusara × Vaughan Mabee / Amisfield

   • 2025-09-26
     Madison Steak Avenue, Anantara Siam · Bangkok
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Thitid Ton Tassanakajohn / Le Du and Nusara · Vaughan Mabee / Amisfield

   Thai flavours meet New Zealand produce-led cooking in the official programme.[4]

3. Eight handsScheduled date passed · announcement

   Vicky Cheng / WING × Jun Lee / Soigné × Thitid Ton Tassanakajohn / Le Du × Woojoong Kwon / Kwonsooksoo

   • 2024-03-24
     Soigné · Seoul
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Vicky Cheng / WING · Jun Lee / Soigné · Thitid Ton Tassanakajohn / Le Du · Woojoong Kwon / Kwonsooksoo

   An eight-hands Signature Session connects traditional and contemporary Korean, Thai and Chinese cooking.[5]

Recognition over time

Restaurant ratings and individual honours are listed separately. Editorial profiles are labelled as coverage.

1. 2026

   Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants · No.36[6]

2. 2026

   1 MICHELIN star · 2026 selection[7]

3. 2023

   Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants · No.1; The World’s 50 Best Restaurants · No.15[1]

Sources & dates

Public evidence reviewed through 2 November 2026. Older projects are retained; private or undated engagements may be absent.

1. 50 Best · Le Du · restaurant and team profile ↗Checked 2026-11-02
2. theforksandspoons.com.hk · Leela × Sōma · India and Southeast Asia ↗Checked 2026-11-02
3. mrem.bernama.com · Davide Garavaglia / Côte × Mitsuru Konishi / Plaisance × Mauro Colagreco · special appearance 26 March ↗Published 2026-03-06 · Checked 2026-11-02
4. worldgourmetfestival.asia · Chudaree “Tam” Debhakam · recognition ↗Checked 2026-11-02
5. 50 Best · chairman onjium seroja 2024 ↗Published 2024-02-14 · Checked 2026-11-02
6. Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants · 2026 · 1–100 list ↗Checked 2026-11-02
7. MICHELIN · MICHELIN · 2026 full selection ↗Published 2025-11-27 · Checked 2026-11-02