Michelin inspectors have identified a total of 50 good-value restaurants in this year's red guide, 20 of which are street hawker stalls.
Bangkok holds bragging rights to being the first Asian country to host the event.
The world's best female chef presented a casual menu, with pork belly, burgers, cotton candy, whiskey bars and cocktails.
Michelin has announced plans to expand its coverage of Thailand's dining landscape beyond Bangkok, and into Phuket and Phang-nga.
She is the first and only female chef in the United Kingdom to have helmed a three Michelin-starred restaurant.
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Women remain a tiny minority in the often macho world of haute cuisine, holding less than five percent of Michelin stars globally.
BANGKOK — After spending more than three decades cooking in an unassuming outdoor kitchen, a wok-wielding, goggles-wearing Thai chef has been propelled to international culinary stardom by having her restaurant awarded a Michelin star.
Supinya Jansuta, better known as "Jay Fai," is among 17 Bangkok-based chefs whose venues received the coveted honor from Michelin in a guidebook released last month — its first foray into the country.
In Bangkok, a humble street food vendor that serves crab omelettes, curries and dry congee has been honored with a Michelin star.
France boasts a healthy lead ahead of its nearest rivals, with Spain and Japan represented by 10 chefs each and tying for second.
