Riverside Restaurant Makes Waves in Thailand as Flood Dining Goes Viral

People eat food at a flooded restaurant on a river bank in Nonthaburi near Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 7, 2021. Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters

NONTHABURI, Thailand—Riverside restaurant owner Titiporn Jutimanon was convinced a bout of flooding in Thailand could be the end of a business already struggling from the pandemic.

But with the rising tide of the Chao Phraya River this week came an unexpected opportunity.