Originally Posted by FoodieOnTour

To ask for amazing Thai food in the same line with 'at least somewhat upscale' give a strange echo in my head and really made me thinking. I could name same well renown restaurants like Basil in the SGS, the Lan Na Thai @Face Bar or many similar places. Honestly, in my opinion that does not do Thai food justice - or at least the Thai food I love so much. I would prefer high quality Thai food from a simple restaurant for real Thai people over those pretentious places for tourists all the time. But I guess this is (together with food stalls) a highly controversial topic in this Forum.

I just posted on my blog about a (former) amazing Thai sea food place in Bangkok, which was my favorite and beloved to a point, that I selfishly kept it a secret.
http://foodieontour.com/2013/02/form...ce-in-bangkok/

Give it a read, compare it with the websites pictures and ratings of the 'upscale' restaurants for tourists - which come with a 5 to 20 times higher price tag but are in no way superior food wise... and make up your own mind what you prefer.

In the end, this assessment is certainly my opinion, which does not have to be yours.