Ohm Suansilphong

Chef Ohm Suansilphong is the Chef/Co-Owner and Cook behind Kru, a Thai restaurant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Born in Sukhothai and raised in Bangkok, Chef Ohm’s cooking reflects a lifelong connection to Thai restaurants, history, and hospitality. Before opening Kru, Chef Ohm was the Opening Head Chef and Co-Founder of Fish Cheeks, the acclaimed Thai seafood restaurant in Manhattan, and later Co-Founder and Opening Executive Chef of Chicks Isan, which focused on the casual food of Northeastern Thailand. His earlier career included training at Sala Rim Naam at Bangkok’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel and cooking at Nahm Bangkok under Chef David Thompson and Executive Chef Prin Polsuk, an experience he considers his true Thai cooking education.

At Kru, which means “guru” or “mentor” in Thai, Chef Ohm honors the teachers, books, and traditions that shaped his culinary perspective. The restaurant explores historic Thai recipes, including dishes inspired by old memorial cookbooks and rarely seen preparations that reflect Thailand’s sophisticated culinary past and openness to global ingredients. Through Kru, Chef Ohm presents Thai cuisine with depth, elegance, and historical context while creating a warm, modern dining experience rooted in generosity and cultural storytelling.