Starred Bangkok eateries struggle with too many customers

Michelin accolade proves too much of a good thing for some local chefs

20180112Michelin Bangkok Jay Fay 4 hours wait

Tourists from Singapore waited four hours to eat a crab omelette at a one-star Michelin guide restaurant Jay Fai in downtown Bangkok.(Photo by Shinya Sawai)

YUKAKO ONO, Nikkei staff writer

January 14, 2018 12:00 JST

BANGKOK -- The first Michelin guide for Bangkok, the vibrant Thai capital known as a gastronomical paradise in Southeast Asia, has produced some surprising effects on the city's gourmet scene.