KAEN Michelin-Level Isan Cuisine

Experience the deliciousness of Michelin-level fine dining Isan cuisine, with a focus on ingredients from source to table, telling us the culture of the Isan people through each menu, with the guarantee of Michelin awards for two consecutive years. 'Kaen' is a restaurant that elevates fine dining to Khon Kaen, the hometown of Chef Paisarn Cheewinsiriwat. It's a Thai restaurant that serves contemporary Thai food, without forgetting to perfectly blend the essence of Isan cuisine. The restaurant 'Kaen' conveys five core intentions: "The first core is the Core. We believe that eating is the core or the essence of life, a fundamental principle of life. "The second core is Wood. If you look around, you'll see that the restaurant is decorated with a lot of wood, because by coincidence, my family runs a timber business, so we've used a lot of wood. The tables and chairs are from home, and all the wood in the restaurant is made by us. Even our logo is a wood stamp. Actually, the logo can be seen in two ways: it's a combination of the tree rings and fingerprints, because fingerprints represent the signature of each person. "The third core is Playfulness. It's like saying, 'This kid is so playful,' which reflects in the menu because we mix Thai food with Isan food to make it look modern, mixing this with that, with playfulness coming through the menu. "The fourth core means Comfortable. It's a word in the Isan language. For example, people say, 'There are a lot of people living around here, they must be comfortable here.' So, in Isan language, 'Kaen' means comfortable. "The fifth core is Khon Kaen. Because it's a restaurant in Khon Kaen, and I myself am from Khon Kaen." These five well-thought-out cores define the restaurant as a Casual Fine Dining style, reducing formality, adding playful and lively elements, but still maintaining Michelin-star quality food. 📌KAEN Restaurant, Khon Kaen