The crowded spot in Silverlake isn't simply serving up Thai food, recreated; it's Thai food, elevated. Read more.
The broth on the khao soi is bold, rich and slightly sweet comfort food that's a gutsy take on the dish. Pad thai is more of a no-brainer: The perfectly stir-fried noodles are the best in the city. Read more.
The question becomes not whether or not Rodded is one of the best Thai noodle soups in the city, but whether Rodded's duck noodle soup is one of the best bowls of soup noodles in Los Angeles, period. Read more.
The fragrant star anise and cinnamon-powered steam from a bowl of boat noodles naturally elicits a Pavlovian response. Read more.
Sapp is famous for its spinach-tinted jade noodles and Sukhothai noodle soup, but you'd be hard-pressed to find a dud on the menu. Read more.
Execution of noodle soups and standby dishes like pad see ew and crying tiger (listed on the menu as "When Tigers Cry") are on-point and will satisfy even the most discerning Thai natives. Read more.
Spicy coconut curry based noodle soup khao soi is Chiang Mai's most famous export and it's the specialty at Pailin, but don't skip the intensely aromatic sai ua and the shrimp fireballs. Read more.
The kraphao (stir fried holy basil) is probably the spiciest outside of whatever they're cooking at Jitlada. Read more.
If you're not a fan of tangy, spicy and altogether delicious papaya salad, you can always opt for Isaan Station's grilled meat dishes. Read more.
Diners can choose between thin or flat rice noodles, egg noodles or glass noodles and steep them in a massive array of soup bases and toppings. Read more.
Thai cuisine is home to some of the most serious 'cue in the world, and Spicy BBQ's barbecued pork is Exhibit A. Read more.
Hollywood Thai specializes in some very specific Thai Chinese cuisine, including a salty, funky and savory olive and ground pork dish that needs to be eaten with the looser-than-most rice congee. Read more.
Southern Thai seafood is the star here, and Chef Tui knows his way around fish on par with any chef in the city. Order one of their crab curries and a side of morning glory salad. Read more.
Palms is a solid Thai Restaurant with something for everyone, and until recently, boasted an Elvis impersonator. Opt for the usual suspects, including a solid pad see ew and som tum. Read more.
Boasting everything from panang curry to spicy soft shell crab, to grilled pork dishes, to succulent deep-fried whole Pompano topped with basil, it's a serious Thai restaurant. Read more.
Expect serious heat from the two ladies from Phuket, whether it's in their sour tom yum noodle soups or their famous Phuket-style blue crab curry. Read more.
Larb packs serious heat, and the pungent meat mince is aided along further by a handful of unobtrusive white wines that potentiate an already fragrant bouquet of flavors. Read more.
Though it still runs a bit on the pricey side, the food coming out of the kitchen (a particularly well-executed steak salad comes to mind) is hitting all the right notes. Read more.
Otus Thai Kitchen not only captures some harder-to-find dishes like the sunny-side-up egg dish kai-kata and a particularly fancy jook, it also manages to encapsulate a modern Thai aesthetic Read more.
The downtown Pasadena mainstay is consistently packed on weekends and nights, and its pad thai is one of the better renditions in a city absolutely teeming with Thai food restaurants. Read more.
