Join us in the Harbour City as we uncover the top spots that have perfected one of Australia’s most popular cuisines. Sydney’s Thai food scene offers enthusiasts a perfect blend of bold flavours, aromatic spices and culinary experience that’ll transport you across the country’s many regions. From underrated gems hidden away in suburban neighbourhoods to the bustling eateries of the city, our team at Best Restaurants have put together a definitive list of the best Thai Restaurants in Sydney. Get ready to explore the intricate balance of sweet, sour, salty, and spicy that defines the city's top Thai dining destinations.
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Read moreAfter nearly two decades of running kitchens across the globe in leading restaurants, Perth-born Annita Potter has opened her own restaurant, Viand, in Sydney's Woolloomooloo. Annita comes with enormous credentials having worked at David Thompson's critically acclaimed restaurant in London's Nham followed by moving to Singapore to open Long Chim, then opening Aaharn, David Thompson's first fine dining restaurant outside Thailand. Now in Sydney with her own restaurant, Viand, this is a unique food concept unlike any other Thai restaurant in Sydney.
As well as exceptional Thai cuisine, Potter wants Viand to stand out from other restaurants with multifunctional spaces celebrating premium wines, exceptional Thai cuisine and an impressive kitchen stage.
Photography: Courtesy of Viand
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2. Thai Rock - Potts Point
28 Bayswater Road, Potts PointThai Rock Restaurant in Potts Point offers all of your favourite Thai dishes, with plenty of meat, seafood and vegan options. Thai Rock restaurant is also well known for its specialty - a volcanic heated rock brought to your table with your choice of meats or seafood to cook to your liking. Consider booking Thai Rock for your next private or corporate event. With packages and spaces to cater for small intimate gatherings to large scale events and reasonably priced banquet menus, you can be assured your event will be a success.
Dinner daily from 5pm
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Read moreRight in the heart of Paddington's buzzing Five Ways, with tables that sprawl onto the pathway outside, this Paddington stalwart functions as a Thai restaurant by night and cafe by day. Open seven days, the authentic Thai menu ensures Eastern Suburbanites get their South East Asian fix while, gym junkies sip fresh coconuts by day.
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4. Long Chim Sydney
14 Martin Place, Sydney CBDFollowing the highly successful Long Chim in Perth, David Thompson brings his authentic and creative Thai flavours to Sydney with the second Long Chim in Australia. Inspired by the vibrant and bustling streets of Bangkok, the decor is light industrial married with bright food packages and furnishings. The menu is alive with fire engine red chilis, elegant glass noodles and the zest of lime and is diverse taking diners and their taste buds on a sensory journey. P
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There are now five Chat Thai outlets across Sydney but that hasn’t diminished the line of people waiting to enter the Haymarket dining room, with its glass-walled kitchen pumping out noodles and good vibes. Luckily, you have until 2am to sit down to a meal of some of the most authentically delicious South East Asian dishes in the city.Read more -
Most Thai restaurants don’t come with their own gift shop, but Thai Potong likes to do things differently. The iconic restaurant has been a Newtown mainstay for over 20 years and has been selling its entertaining mishmash of buddha statues, bejewelled necklaces and life-sized robots for just as long. The combination of traditional and modern Thai dishes, along with the heady excitement of sharing a dining space with over 400 people, makes this the perfect choice for a lively meal.Read more -
The original incarnation of Spice I Am packs its customers in, day and night, not least because it’s BYO and doesn’t charge for corkage. So what does get added to your bill? Seriously traditional dishes dosed up on flavour and spice.Read more -
8. Muum Maam
50 Holt Street, Shop 1, Surry HillsTuck shop by day, restaurant by night, Muum Maam makes little gluttons of all its Surry Hills diners. We love the open kitchen, the burst of red and orange Thai street art and the classic dishes made with seasonal ingredients and accompanied by fresh coconut juice, squeezed on the premises daily. -
9. Let's Eat Thai
352 Illawarra Road, MarrickvilleSometimes culinary gems have nondescript dining rooms and this one, just opposite Marrickville Station, is one you shouldn’t judge on appearances. The menu is reminiscent of that of Spice I Am, all fresh and vibrant but with noticeably lower prices and the guarantee that you’ll never have to queue to get in. -
Southern Thai cuisine is known for its heat and tongue-tingling, nose-watering spiciness and that’s the order of the day at Chinatown’s Caysorn Thai. Try the house specialty: sour fish curry with lime juice, but pile on the Asian salad ingredients to douse the fire in your mouth.Read more -
Read moreOpen for lunch Wednesday-Friday and dinner Tuesday-Sunday
Image courtesy of Mr T Vietnamese
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12. Chat Thai Westfield Sydney
188 Pitt Street, shop 6002, Level 6, Westfield Centre Point, Sydney CBDRead moreIn the heart of Thaitown opposite the Capitol Theatre, Chat Thai is renowned as one of Sydney's most authentic South East Asian restaurants. Everything here is fast, fresh and easy on the wallet. The only problem you'll have is choosing just one dish from the menu. This Haymarket favourite has an around-the-clock queue of hungry diners waiting to get a table from opening time until 2.00am.
