I was greeted by name (perhaps I was the only foreigner on the reservation list that night?) and directed into an elevator, where the host explained the concept of the restaurant. It was this video that first caught my attention and altered me to the restaurant:įrom the entrance, I could see the majestic TriStar glowing in the night sky in a constantly-changing hue of light.Ī wooden sign with a carved animals and the words Na-Oh Bankgok marked the entrance to the restaurant. It now is one of the hippest restaurants in the Thai capital. I took a taxi from my hotel to ChangChui, an outdoor market on the outskirts of Bangkok that is home to a former L-1011 jet, HS-AXE, that flew for Delta Air Lines from 1974 to 1999 and then flew briefly for Thai Sky Airlines, a defunct charter airline. Yes, this evening was the primary purpose of my long journey to Bangkok through Europe, the Middle East, and North Asia in the midst of a global pandemic. Na-Oh Bangkok Review – L-1011 TriStar Restaurantįirst I made my reservation.
I flew all the way from Los Angeles to Bangkok to dine at Na-Oh, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar jet that has been turned into a gourmet restaurant with exquisite cuisine and a unique dystopian theme.
