About
Long Chim literally translates from Thai as “come and try” – a phrase often heard in Bangkok as diners share their meals.
At Long Chim you will experience Thai food, as eaten by Thais in Thailand. We strive to capture all the excitement and tastes of a Modern Bangkok. Long Chim is intended to be fun, 'sanuk' as the Thais say, with food and drinks that everyone loves.
Our restaurant's high energy service style combines with the sounds of clashing woks and the beating rhythm of the pestle as it hits the mortar. It's a kind of music that leads you to laugh a little louder, stay a little longer and try something new each time.
David Thompson
David Thompson is renowned as a world authority on Thai food, his restaurants have won great acclaim the world over.
David first went to Thailand in 1986 and was seduced by the country and its people, its culture and its cuisine. ‘Thai food has such great depth – the diversity of ingredients, deft balance of flavours, textures and seasonings and vast repertoire of dishes make it one of the world’s great cuisines.’
Back in Sydney 1992 he opened Darley Street Thai, followed by Sailors Thai, a more casual restaurant, in 1995. Darley Street Thai won numerous awards, including best Thai restaurant in The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide for every year it was open. David was awarded ‘Professional of the Year’ in the same guide for 2000.
Nahm opened at the Halkin Hotel in London in 2001 to immediate critical success and was awarded a Michelin star within six months. David received the ‘London Chef of the Year’ award at the Carlton Evening Standard Food Awards in 2003. Throughout this time David worked on Thai Food, his highly regarded cookbook, which provides a comprehensive overview of Thai cuisine, features over 300 recipes, and has won every major cookbook award.
In 2010 David opened nahm at the Metropolitan in Bangkok. ‘After 20 years of cooking Thai food, it was like coming home.’
Nahm in Bangkok was included in the San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards for seven consecutive years from 2012 to 2018.
David’s second book, Thai Street Food, was published in 2010 and takes the reader on a journey into the streets and markets of Bangkok and beyond. This book was the genesis for a restaurant concept you may have heard of…… Long Chim.