The Smokaccia Laboratory

Restaurant · Choeng Thale

Chef Luca Mascolo's tasting-menu restaurant on Srisoonthorn Road in Surin, listed in the MICHELIN Guide.

Restaurant

About The Smokaccia Laboratory

A small tasting-menu restaurant in Surin run by chef Luca Mascolo from Puglia, listed in the MICHELIN Guide. The meal runs to nine or eighteen courses, opening with a glass of champagne or an alcohol-free drink; the Smokaccia, a smoked focaccia with tomato and mortadella foam, is the signature. Cooking is precise and wastes little, the produce is local, and there are vegan options and a wine pairing from the cellar by the lounge. It serves lunch and dinner, and closes on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Good to know

Cuisine

Creative cooking with Italian roots on a nine- or 18-course menu, from local produce, trimmings reused; vegan options.

Dishes

The signature Smokaccia with a tomato reduction and mortadella foam; a reworked lasagna Bolognese.

Setting

An air-conditioned welcome lounge behind floor-to-ceiling windows, beside a wine cellar; wine pairing is offered.

Suits

Food lovers who want a creative, unhurried tasting menu.

Not for

A quick lunch after the beach.