DINE IN THE DARK

Mon-Sat, 6.30-9.30pm Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, 250 Sukhumvit Road dineinthedarkbangkok.com, fb.com/dineinthedarkbangkok dining.sgs@luxurycollection.com, 02-649-8358 Candle-lit dinners are great. Dinners under the stars are awesome. But if you want to kick it up a notch, pitch dark dinners are your best bet. This is what Dine In The Dark at the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit does. It has been around for a number of years, having started in 1999 in Zurich and has since popped up in cities like Paris and London. You, your special someone or your friends will be able to choose a four-course dinner (Asian or Western) but each dish will be a surprise so you’re figuratively and literally kept in the dark until the end of the dinner where you’re shown samples of the food you ate. Also, since it’s in the dark, this is probably one of those rare dinners where you’re not going to be checking your phone because surprise, phones have to be “surrendered” before going into the pitch dark dining room. Wine and cocktail pairings are also available. More than the heightened experience of dining in the dark, the resto also serves as a way to help the visually impaired and raise awareness for them. The role-reversal gives you the chance to be in their shoes for a short while.

The experience is priced at B1,450++ with the hotel making a donation for each diner to the Foundation For The Blind.