sawasdee definitely keeps up the carioca menu as it is varied and full of surprises - this innovative thai restaurant brings some of the best asian food right to the heart of the city.

located in the trendy leblon neighborhood, and the perfect respite after heavy day of browsing the district's high-end stores - sawasdee's story began almost 30 years ago, 176 kilometers away from rio de janeiro city center, when chef marcos sodré opened the first sawasdee bistrô in his family's beach house,  in the affluent ocean city of búzios.

this upscale beach resort was the perfect place for sodré's restaurant to flourish, offering guests a true taste of thailand, from the other side of the world - with the success of the restaurant, sodré decided to expand his enterprise to the culinary hotbed of the region, rio de janeiro city center.