Baan Tepa

At a glance

Baan Tepa combines Thai cooking with a garden, ingredient research and direct work with local producers. Chudaree “Tam” Debhakam opened the Bangkok project in 2020 after training in the United States.[1] [2]

Cooking & identity

Seasonal Thai cuisine shaped by local sourcing, food-waste reduction, fermentation and the restaurant’s garden.[1] [3]

Why this profile is included

Included for her Tam Kwok Fung collaboration and the named dinner with MAZ’s Santiago Fernandez at World Gourmet Festival.[4] [5] [6]

Connected restaurant / chef: Chudaree “Tam” Debhakam

Recent developments

1. 2026-03-22

   Announced programme: The seven-course dinner announcement names seven chefs at Estro, including LG Han. Sommelier participation is not counted as another chef or another collaboration.[4]

Collaborations & guest appearances

3 collaboration projects · 3 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

   Seven chefs · Signature Session at Estro

   • 2026-03-22
     Estro · Hong Kong
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Antimo Maria Merone / Estro · Son Jong-won / Eatanic Garden · Tam Chudaree Debhakam / Baan Tepa · Han Liguang / Labyrinth · Zor Tan / Born · Michihiro Haruta / Crony · Dej Kewkacha

   The seven-course dinner announcement names seven chefs at Estro, including LG Han. Sommelier participation is not counted as another chef or another collaboration.[4]

2. Four handsScheduled date passed · announcement

   Chudaree Tam Debhakam / Baan Tepa × Santiago Fernandez / MAZ

   • 2025-09-26
     Guilty Bangkok, Anantara Siam · Bangkok
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Chudaree Tam Debhakam / Baan Tepa · Santiago Fernandez / MAZ

   Official Baan Tepa and MAZ collaboration at the festival.[5]

3. Four handsScheduled date passed · announcement

   Antimo Maria Merone / Estro × Chudaree Tam Debhakam / Baan Tepa

   • 2025-01-22 — 2025-01-23
     Estro · Hong Kong
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Antimo Maria Merone / Estro · Chudaree Tam Debhakam / Baan Tepa

   Ithailian Affair connects Neapolitan and Thai cooking in a jointly developed dinner menu.[6]

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.53[7]

2. 2026

   2 MICHELIN stars · 2026 selection[8]

3. 2026

   MICHELIN Green Star · 2026 selection[8]

4. 2024

   Promoted to two MICHELIN stars in the 2024 Thailand selection[1]

Sources & dates

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

1. MICHELIN · Baan Tepa · restaurant and team profile ↗Checked 2026-11-02
2. finedininglovers.com · Chudaree “Tam” Debhakam · career ↗Checked 2026-11-02
3. baantepabkk.com · Baan Tepa · cuisine and sourcing ↗Checked 2026-11-02
4. theforksandspoons.com.hk · Leela × Sōma · India and Southeast Asia ↗Checked 2026-11-02
5. worldgourmetfestival.asia · Chudaree “Tam” Debhakam · recognition ↗Checked 2026-11-02
6. theforksandspoons.com.hk · estro baantepa 2025 ↗Checked 2026-11-02
7. Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants · 2026 · 1–100 list ↗Checked 2026-11-02
8. MICHELIN · MICHELIN · 2026 full selection ↗Published 2025-11-27 · Checked 2026-11-02