A friend of mine who has never been to Asia will find himself with his girlfriend in BKK over the holidays. He plans to propose.

He asked for suggestions about where he might do it. Specifically, he wondered about a romantic restaurant. My only thought was (1) it should be on the river, and then (2) perhaps at the Oriental.

So my suggestion was Sala Rim Naan, since you arrive at the Oriental and then have to cross the river, thought that might be somewhat romantic. Though other than one specific dessert, I'm not a huge fan of the food...

But I'm hoping that someone here might be able to do better than that suggestion, whether for a restaurant or other special, meaningful, or memorable spot?

Thanks for any thoughts...
Gary