Thai in South Korea - 19 Restaurant Picks

From a third-floor dining room on Myeongdong 9-gil, the windows look down toward the shopping streets. Pu pad pong curr…

Bangkok night-market decor, big windows and warm lighting set the scene on Yongridan-gil near Samgakji, and a Thai chef…

Up a narrow staircase off a Sinheung Market alley in Haebangchon, a tiny second-floor room serves pad krapow and tom yu…

Plates come out generously portioned from a small Thai kitchen in an old Jochiwon side street. A small entrance leads t…

Slow-braised pork leg over rice, the khao kha mu comes out tender with no dry bits and a gently seasoned sauce, with bo…

Warm tea comes to the table as soon as you sit. The beef pho arrives in a pale, clear broth with brisket, bean sprouts…

Heat is ordered by number, and while level 2 is pitched at about Shin Ramyun, the same level bites harder in a sour bro…

Near Exit 1 of Noksapyeong Station, Buddha's Belly fills a room of tall windows with tropical decor, plus terrace seati…

Inside Shinsegae Gangnam's Famille Station food hall, about 250m from Express Bus Terminal Station, this branch has cou…

Thai staff, a Thai flag on the wall and recognition from the Thai government as an overseas Thai restaurant set the ton…

A mural of Thai street stalls covers one whole wall of this basement room off an Apgujeong Rodeo side street. Beef nood…

Pad thai comes with chewy noodles and a deep sauce, and since extra noodles and bean sprouts cost nothing, big eaters a…

A Thai cook turns out about 70 dishes, sorted into curries, soups, stir-fries, salads and hot pots. Poo nim pad pong cu…

The crab in the pu phat phong kari is soft-fried, and the curry sauce has only a mild kick. Rice is long-grain indica c…

The cooking is less tamed for local palates than at most Thai restaurants in Korea: lemongrass and other aromatics come…

Groups of four or more can book the bungalow, a separate structure facing a small garden, and a set meal ordered there…

Take the meal receipt up to the cafe one floor above and it gets you two hot Americanos, with a view over Haeundae and…

A whole pork bone the size of those in Korean haejang-guk sits on top of the bone noodle soup (ppyeo-guksu). The broth…

Plastic stools and street-stall props give the room a Thai roadside look, tucked deep inside the Gourmet Street at Star…