Covent Garden, Thai Restaurant Guide

2023 Review: This “modest but terrific” former pop-up near Trafalgar Square, from entrepreneurial Lao-Thai chef Saiphin Moore (of Rosa’s Thai), is “well worth the visit” for “good-sized portions” of “authentic” Laotian food – a lesser-known Asian cuisine with meals revolving around the staple of sticky rice.

A tribute – via Hong Kong – to Ho Chi Minh’s street food ‘Lunch Lady’, Nguyen Thi Thanh – this September 2025 newcomer opens on the former Covent Garden site that was once Frenchie (RIP). On the menu: bun thai, bun mam, and banh mi (baguette sandwiches).