Shoreditch, Thai Restaurant Guide

“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).