Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok, Anne-Sophie Pic at Le Normandie: older guides have the wrong chef

Q: Can you eat at Le Normandie without staying at the hotel?

Yes. SevenRooms2 sells lunch and dinner tables to anyone with a credit card to guarantee them.

Q: Is Alain Roux still at Le Normandie?

No. Anne-Sophie Pic took over from him9 in 2025, and the restaurant that carried his name has closed10.

Q: Will Anne-Sophie Pic be there in person?

From 18 to 20 November 20261. On the 18th she hosts a 6-course dinner with Pierre Lurton of Château d’Yquem, listed at THB 25,50011: ask the hotel whether that figure is final.

Alain Roux has gone: Anne-Sophie Pic at Le Normandie in Bangkok opened on 20 September 2025, and older guides describe another restaurant. 7 courses cost THB 9,000 before service and tax, 3 at a weekday lunch THB 4,500.

Updated 1 November 20264 min readHow we write the guide

Cream armchairs and round tables under a crystal chandelier, a sculpted white wall behind

Who Le Normandie suits now

Why go

From 18 to 20 November the chef herself is back in Bangkok, for lunch and dinner.

The bill

When to look elsewhere

Monday and Tuesday it stays shut, and a man who arrives at dinner without a jacket has to ask to borrow one.

The rules

Lunch or dinner, and what comes

Noon

Business Lunch

3 courses⁴, with the Brittany sole or Limousin veal at the centre; the Berlingots ©ASP add THB 1,000.

6.30pm

First dinner tables

On a normal night² the last table you can book is 8.30pm. Each is yours for 2 hours 30 minutes, and is kept only 15 minutes if you run late.

Dinner

Voyage, 7 courses

Tuna belly³, the Berlingots with cow’s cheese and saffron, salsify, Brittany lobster, wagyu or lamb, then Brie de Meaux or a lovage salad, and an apple or lotus dessert.

Le Normandie at Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok

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Anne-Sophie Pic at Le Normandie5th floor, over the Chao Phraya

What Le Normandie charges

In baht, before service and government tax. On Thursday 3 December and Saturday 16 January a table takes no deposit: a card guarantees it.

On the menu

Voyage pairings: THB 3,200 without alcohol, THB 6,500 full, THB 11,000 Prestige
Voyage extras: Oscietra caviar THB 1,750, sea bass with caviar in place of lobster THB 2,000
Lunch pairings: THB 1,900 without alcohol, THB 3,200 with, THB 400 to THB 500 more at weekends
À la carte, with 3 dishes asked of each person: starters THB 1,200 to THB 2,500, mains THB 3,200 to THB 7,500, desserts THB 1,000 to THB 1,100

Stars, children and the room

Stars	2 MICHELIN stars
Children	From age 7, and the dress code applies to them too
Diets	48 hours’ notice
Designers	Humbert & Poyet, with lacquered arches and Jim Thompson fabrics
History	Thailand’s first French fine-dining restaurant, opened in 1958 as Le Normandie Grill

Staying at Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok

Deluxe Premier Room: a king bed, a blue lotus rug and the river through floor-to-ceiling windows

All the rooms, with photos

Which Le Normandie is your guide describing?

The guide names	When	Today
Arnaud Dunand	9 years, before Alain Roux	Long gone: he has opened Maison Dunand
Alain Roux	Up to the 2025 change	Closed
Anne-Sophie Pic	Since the 2025 reopening	The current kitchen

Questions about Le Normandie

Can you eat at Le Normandie without staying at the hotel?

Yes. SevenRooms² sells lunch and dinner tables to anyone with a credit card to guarantee them.

Is Alain Roux still at Le Normandie?

No. Anne-Sophie Pic took over from him⁹ in 2025, and the restaurant that carried his name has closed¹⁰.

Will Anne-Sophie Pic be there in person?

From 18 to 20 November 2026¹. On the 18th she hosts a 6-course dinner with Pierre Lurton of Château d’Yquem, listed at THB 25,500¹¹: ask the hotel whether that figure is final.

Choose lunch or dinner on SevenRooms, then pack the jacket

Le Normandie on the Mandarin Oriental site

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