A Phuket Hospitality Group · Since 2009
Two restaurants and three culinary services, under one chef.
Founded by Chef Tammasak “Noi” Chootong, SUAY Group runs dining rooms and culinary services across Phuket — fine dining, wholesale bakery, ingredient sourcing and full-service catering.
The Houses
The five houses of SUAY Group.
Recognition
Awards & recognition.
Awards earned by our founding house, SUAY Restaurant — and shared by the whole group.
MICHELIN Guide · 2019 – 2026
From the Ceremonies
Restaurants
Two dining rooms.
A flagship in Bang Jo and a Michelin-recognised dining room in Cherngtalay — each with its own character and its own kitchen, under one chef.
Services
Three culinary services.
Wholesale bakery, ingredient sourcing and consulting, and full-service catering — each run by its own dedicated team under Chef Tammasak’s direction, and available to work with directly.
For wholesale, sourcing or catering enquiries, contact the team directly.
Contact us
Founder & Executive Chef
Chef Tammasak “Noi” Chootong
Iron Chef Thailand · Michelin Plate, eight consecutive years · Trained in Germany, 30 years in professional kitchens.
About the Group
An independent hospitality group, on Phuket since 2009.
SUAY Group was founded in 2009 by Chef Tammasak “Noi” Chootong. Independent and family-run, it has grown into one of Phuket’s biggest F&B operators — five houses across the island, under one chef.
Chef Tammasak trained in Germany and spent nearly a decade cooking through Europe — a Michelin-starred kitchen in Stuttgart, an award-winning restaurant in Cologne, and the galleys of the Queen Elizabeth 2 — before returning to Thailand as Executive Sous Chef of the JW Marriott Phuket and, later, Corporate Thai Chef for Banyan Tree, opening its Saffron restaurants across ten resorts in Asia.
Beyond the dining rooms, the group bakes daily for the island’s hotels and cafés, sources ingredients for professional kitchens, and caters private and corporate events.
- 2009
- Founded
- 2
- Restaurants
- 3
- Culinary services
- 8 yrs
- Michelin Plate
Chef Tammasak · In Action
Education & Working Experience
- 1994 Ueberkingen Culinary School, Germany — master’s degree in kitchen development
- 1994 – 1999 “Top Air”, Michelin-starred restaurant, and the Maritim Hotel, Stuttgart — Commis
- 1999 – 2000 Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise liner — Chef de Partie
- 2000 Seabourn Legend — Chef de Partie
- 2000 – 2002 “Taku”, award-winning restaurant, Cologne — Sous Chef
- 2002 – 2007 JW Marriott Resort & Spa, Phuket — Executive Sous Chef / Acting Executive Chef · Manager of the Year 2005 · recognised as a Tsunami Hero of 2005 · Opening Chef of the “Ginja” cooking school
- 2007 – 2009 Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts — Corporate Thai Chef; implemented the “Saffron” signature Thai restaurant across ten resorts · Area Executive Chef, Banyan Tree Bintan, Indonesia
- 2009 Founds SUAY — from seven tables in Phuket Town to one of the island’s biggest F&B operators: five houses, a Michelin Plate eight consecutive years, and events for the world’s great luxury brands
- Television Resident chef on Iron Chef Thailand, in charge of European cuisine — a familiar face of fine cooking on Thai national television
The SUAY Ethos
With boundless energy for cuisine, Chef Tammasak appeared regularly on Iron Chef Thailand as the show’s resident chef in charge of European cuisine, and remains a frequent guest at cooking demonstrations and culinary shows — designing menu concepts and recipes for leading hotels and their restaurants.
The ethos of his cooking lives in the name. Suay means beautiful in Thai — and before any dish makes the menu, it has to earn four attributes, in the room and on the plate: sassy, unique, authentic and, of course, yummy.
Well versed in cooking across regions and for every palate, Chef Tammasak is one of the few chefs to have flourished long-term in Phuket’s competitive, ever-changing dining scene. His belief is simple: the sincerity of the ingredients and the experience of dining are what make a restaurant last — and he is honoured to present SUAY cuisine to guests from around the globe.
Directory
Every SUAY restaurant address, with opening hours and direct phone numbers.
Contact
Contact us.
Reservations, catering, wholesale and partnerships — messages are answered personally, usually within the working day.