Spitalfields, Thai Restaurant Guide

“Stunning Thai food (some dishes will blow your pants off!)” inspires plenty of superlatives for this “vibrant” destination near Spitalfields Market, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. “An early innovator in London’s Thai food world” when it opened, its menu is “truly authentic and constantly changing”, delivering “unusual flavours that make it a standout from the herd” (and “the highly knowledgeable team guides new guests on how to choose their dishes”). Top Menu Tip – “the signature deep-fried sea bass is a wonderful beast, curled up on the plate and staring up at you like an angry horror-film monster”.

2022 Review: Originally a stall on Brick Lane (which started in 2009), this 20-seater, a short walk north of Aldgate, is the first permanent home of this experienced Bangkok-style street food vendor. Enjoy dishes (with lots of choice for vegans) on a bed of rice, wrapped tight in a tortilla, or accompanied with salad.

“Fab every time… love it here!” – Ben Chapman’s “buzzy, friendly” Thai BBQ in a converted Shoreditch pub still inspires adulation, a decade on from its founding (originally in Soho). “Distinctive menus and really strong value” are the bedrock of its appeal. Any downsides? – some reckon “it’s noisy and oh-so-trendy”. Top Menu Tip – “exceptional chicken wings”.

This legendary Thai canteen has quit Leytonstone and reopened in summer 2025 at this less easterly site in Shoreditch’s new Montacute Yards development. It’s not so much a move as a new incarnation as the owner’s father retires and hands the reins to his son, chef Sirichai Kularbwong, who is now joined by ex-Kiln head chef Nick Molyviatis and restaurateur Alexander Gkikas. The new team aims to ‘reimagine the restaurant for a new chapter’ – this involves a grill and an end to BYO (the new venue will be licensed).