For Bangkok’s elite, fine dining delivery is the answer to coronavirus lockdown

Concierge companies have retooled services to meet the cravings of wealthy Bangkokians, delivering high-end meals from the top-tier restaurants

Wagyu beef, seafood and dim sum are on offer from 20 restaurants, some housed in luxury hotels or listed in the Michelin Guide

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An employee from luxury concierge service White Glove Delivery brings an order to a client in Bangkok. Photo: Agence France-Presse

Published: 8:00am, 7 May 2020Updated: 2:31pm, 7 May 2020

Gourmet takeaway delivered by a butler in a black sedan – Thailand’s super-rich have not forgone luxury during a pandemic which has locked the country down, crushed the economy and left millions unemployed.

Thailand is one of the most unequal nations in the world and the chasm between rich and poor is widening as the coronavirus eviscerates jobs, leaving 22 million registering for a government cash handout.

Hundreds line up daily for food donations across Bangkok, a grim sign of an economic contraction forecast at more than 6 per cent this year – the worst since the Asian financial crisis in 1997.

Wagyu beef, seafood and dim sum are on offer from 20 restaurants. Photo: Agence France-Presse

For rich Bangkokians the pandemic has brought the inconvenience of restricted movement – with an overnight curfew still in place despite some businesses reopening – but no end to the lifestyle of plenty.

Concierge company the Silver Voyage Club has retooled its services to meet the cravings of the elite, delivering high-end meals from the top-tier restaurants.