# The Restaurant War Thailand (เดอะร้านอาหารผ่านทางไปไหน)
**The Restaurant War Thailand** (Thai: เดอะ เรสเตอรองต์ วอร์ ประเทศไทย; Thai title ศึกพ่อค้าซ่าแม่ค้าแซ่บ) is a Thai reality television cooking competition in which street food vendors from across Thailand compete in team cooking challenges to become professional chefs, under the guidance of a headmaster chef and three head chef trainers.[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuzQ70v-UZQ) The show is produced by Heliconia H Group Co., Ltd., the company behind MasterChef Thailand, Top Chef Thailand, and Hell's Kitchen Thailand, and airs on Channel 7HD with same-day replays on Netflix.[2](https://www.lemon8-app.com/%40kanom.nom_noey/7428632753714938384?region=th) • [3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1otoo_dd8I)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Team cooking competition between street food vendors; 18 finalists divided into three teams led by head chef trainers[2](https://www.lemon8-app.com/%40kanom.nom_noey/7428632753714938384?region=th) |
| Judges and host | Headmaster Chef Wilment Leong; head chef trainers Chef Ton, Chef Pam, and Chef Art; host Chef Golf Sanya Thadathanawong[4](https://en.thairath.co.th/entertain/series/2940733) |
| Prize | 1,000,000 baht[4](https://en.thairath.co.th/entertain/series/2940733) |
| Broadcast | Sundays at 6:00 PM on Channel 7HD; same-day replay on Netflix[3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1otoo_dd8I) |
| Season 1 | 12 episodes, 22 September to 15 December 2024; winner พ่อค้าฟาน[5](https://www.chefaddicts.com/show) |
| Season 2 | 12 episodes, 22 June to 7 September 2025; winner แม่ค้าเบลล์[5](https://www.chefaddicts.com/show) |
| Season 3 | Restaurant War Street King Thailand, 12 episodes from 21 June 2026; airs in over 190 countries via Netflix[5](https://www.chefaddicts.com/show) • [6](https://en.thairath.co.th/entertain/news/2938010) |
## Format
Contestants are working food sellers: street vendors, market stall operators, made-to-order cooks, and owners of small restaurants. For season 2, applicants had to be at least 18 years old, hold Thai nationality, and submit a photo of their stall plus a video of no more than five minutes introducing themselves and cooking a dish they sell.[7](https://entertainment.trueid.net/detail/JevnwwVml20e) After auditions, 18 finalists are divided into three teams, each coached by one of the head chef trainers: Team Chef Ton, Team Chef Pam, and Team Chef Art.[2](https://www.lemon8-app.com/%40kanom.nom_noey/7428632753714938384?region=th)
The competition tests more than cooking a tasty dish. Challenges are built around running a real restaurant, including dividing roles within the team, planning sales, and coping with pressure while working as a system.[2](https://www.lemon8-app.com/%40kanom.nom_noey/7428632753714938384?region=th) In the opening round of a season, vendors present their signature dishes to the three head chef trainers, who then compete to recruit the vendors they want for their teams; when several chefs want the same vendor, the rivalry intensifies.[4](https://en.thairath.co.th/entertain/series/2940733) Later rounds include an individual challenge in which each trainer tastes their own team members' dishes and selects the best plate for the headmaster and guest judges to score.[8](https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9m2mcs)
## The chefs
The three head chef trainers bring distinct restaurant backgrounds, and the show plays on the contrast between their coaching styles: some teams emphasize systems, some flavor, and some technique and standards.[2](https://www.lemon8-app.com/%40kanom.nom_noey/7428632753714938384?region=th)
- **Chef Ton (ธิติฏฐ์ ทัศนาขจร)** owns Le Du, a restaurant that held a Michelin star for seven consecutive years and was the only Thai restaurant ranked number 1 in Asia.[2](https://www.lemon8-app.com/%40kanom.nom_noey/7428632753714938384?region=th)
- **Chef Pam (พิชญา สุนทรญาณกิจ)** owns POTONG and was named an outstanding female chef of 2024.[2](https://www.lemon8-app.com/%40kanom.nom_noey/7428632753714938384?region=th)
- **Chef Art (ศุภมงคล ศุภพิพัฒน์)** owns [Chef's Table](https://www.edgepedia.org/chefs-table) by Chef Art, described as the first chef's-table-concept restaurant in Thailand, with nearly 30 years of [European cuisine](https://www.edgepedia.org/european-cuisine) experience.[2](https://www.lemon8-app.com/%40kanom.nom_noey/7428632753714938384?region=th)
Overseeing all three is headmaster Chef Wilment Leong, and Chef Golf Sanya Thadathanawong serves as host.[4](https://en.thairath.co.th/entertain/series/2940733)
## Seasons
**Season 1** premiered on 22 September 2024 and ran for 12 episodes to 15 December 2024, ending with พ่อค้าฟาน (vendor Fan) as champion.[5](https://www.chefaddicts.com/show) Episodes aired Sundays from 6:00 to 7:50 PM on Channel 7HD, with a live stream on the show's Facebook page.[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuzQ70v-UZQ)
**Season 2** opened applications in January 2025 and ran 12 episodes from 22 June to 7 September 2025, won by แม่ค้าเบลล์ (vendor Belle).[7](https://entertainment.trueid.net/detail/JevnwwVml20e) • [5](https://www.chefaddicts.com/show) Its challenges sent the vendors abroad and into unusual settings: cooking Thai street food for Spanish diners, preparing meals on a Bangkok to Tokyo flight (episode 8, "Flight TG642 Bangkok–Tokyo"), feeding bodybuilders with nutrition-conscious menus, and cooking under a no-shouting rule in the kitchen.[9](https://www.netflix.com/th/title/82047051)
**Season 3**, retitled Restaurant War Street King Thailand, premiered on 21 June 2026 with 12 episodes.[5](https://www.chefaddicts.com/show) The season revamped the competition format to find a "King of Street Food" with deep knowledge of Thai street cuisine, and the show went international, airing in over 190 countries worldwide via Netflix.[6](https://en.thairath.co.th/entertain/news/2938010) Netflix lists the series with two seasons available, Thai audio, and English and Thai subtitles.[9](https://www.netflix.com/th/title/82047051)
## Reception
A 2025 academic study of Thai entertainment television selected The Restaurant War Thailand among three popular entertainment programs, analyzing 12 episodes in total for the shows' potential to promote social learning.[10](https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jca/article/view/290984)
## References
1. [The Restaurant War Thailand Episode 1, Heliconia H Group (YouTube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuzQ70v-UZQ)
2. [The Restaurant War Thailand คืออะไร? สรุปรายการศึกพ่อค้าซ่าแม่ค้าแซ่บ, Lemon8](https://www.lemon8-app.com/%40kanom.nom_noey/7428632753714938384?region=th)
3. [The Restaurant War Thailand Season 2 teaser, Heliconia H Group (YouTube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1otoo_dd8I)
4. [Kitchen Battle Heats Up in Restaurant War Street King Thailand, Thairath English](https://en.thairath.co.th/entertain/series/2940733)
5. [รายการแข่งขัน (Competition shows database), ChefAddicts](https://www.chefaddicts.com/show)
6. [Restaurant War Street King Thailand Returns with Chefs Art, Pam, and Ton, Thairath English](https://en.thairath.co.th/entertain/news/2938010)
7. [ห้ามพลาด "The Restaurant War ศึกพ่อค้าซ่า แม่ค้าแซ่บ ซีซั่น 2" เปิดรับสมัครแล้ว, TrueID](https://entertainment.trueid.net/detail/JevnwwVml20e)
8. [ศึกพ่อค้าซ่าแม่ค้าแซ่บ 2 (EP.2), Dailymotion](https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9m2mcs)
9. [ศึกพ่อค้าซ่าแม่ค้าแซ่บ, Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/th/title/82047051)
10. [จากความบันเทิงสู่การเรียนรู้ทางสังคม, วารสารนิเทศศาสตรปริทัศน์](https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jca/article/view/290984)
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