Ultimate Guide to Thai Food in Singapore!

Thai food fans, rejoice! We have gone around the island just to hunt down 27 eateries that serve Thai food in Singapore! Don’t ask why, but the mix of fiery spices and sour tastes present in Thai food just kept us going back for more.

Thai cuisine really plays on your sense of taste, strongly portraying the Thai’s love for sour, sweet, salty and spicy food. The rising popularity of Thai food in Singapore has led to many Thai eateries opening around Singapore in recent years.

• Abb Zabb
• Ah Loy Thai
• Bangkok Jam
• Diandin Leluk
• Folks Collective
• Jai Thai (Jalan Pemimpin)
• Jane Thai
• Nakhon Kitchen
• Na Na Original Thai Food
• Nangfa Thai Kitchen
• New Udon Thai Food
• Pepper Jade Thai Vegetarian Cuisine
• Porn’s
• Royal Thai
• Sawadee Thai Cuisine
• Sedap Thai
• Siam Society
• Soi Thai Kitchen
• Soi Thai Soi Nice
• Spicy Thai
• Thai Express
• Sedap Thai
• Thai Gold Food

Abb Zabb

Located at a corner of the food court outside the supermarket on Level 2, Abb Zabb sells their signature Tomyum lobster dish, along with other Thai foods. Their signature Tom Yum Lobster Noodle Combo ($38) consists of one whole Boston lobster, tiger prawns, scallops, mussels and an entire squid that is generously stuffed with flavoursome minced pork.

Customers can choose between glass noodles or instant noodles. For the pricing, we would say it is a luxurious seafood spread that’s good for two people, and definitely value-for-money. The lobster came with plenty of roes! The seafood is fresh and absorbs the Tomyum soup well hence every bite packs a good punch of spiciness! Thumbs up for the sweetness of the soup too, making the overall dish, just the right amount of spiciness, not too overwhelming.

Another dish worth savouring would be their Thai Basil Minced Pork Rice with Egg ($6). There are also other items available on their menu such as Fried Squid Eggs ($10), Braised Pork Rice ($4) and Fresh Oysters ($12) etc.

You may also wish to read our full review of Abb Zabb here!

Ah Loy Thai

Opened by an old couple whom the wife is a Thai, Ah Loy Thai has been serving Thai food in Singapore for slightly more than a decade. One of Ah Loy Thai’s signature dishes is Butter Calamari ($8.50). The calamari is fried well with a good crunch. It is then dripped with butter and chilli which will whet your appetite.

Ah Loy Thai makes their own sauces every day. And if the sauces run out for that day, you probably won’t get a chance to eat some dishes.

For sharing, we ordered Thai Lemongrass Steamed Fish ($13.50). The fresh Red Tilapia is drenched with a tangy sauce made up of lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, and spring onions – very refreshing! Our favourite dish is the Pad Thai ($5.90). Ah Loy’s version is dry and sweet, with a generous amount of tofu, bean sprouts, prawns, peanuts and chilli.

You may also wish to read our full review of Ah Loy Thai here!

Bangkok Jam

Bangkok Jam features a modern bistro-style interior with hints of Thai elements. Chicken wings stuffed with mushroom and glass noodles ($10.90) is a creative dish. The chicken wings are well marinated and fried till juicy with crispy skin. What amazed us was how the chef managed to stuff mushrooms and glass noodles into the chicken.

Bangkok Mixed Grill ($23) is one of the Thai dishes that is good for sharing. It has a combination of grill squid, prawns, chicken and beef. Overall, the grill was done pretty well. Chicken was tender but beef was tough and prawns were overcooked but the accompaniment of the chilli sauce made up for it.

End your meal with a Thai dessert, Mango Sticky Rice ($8.90), which was not bad. Mangoes were sweet and coconut cream were drizzled on top of the fruit.

Diandin Leluk

Diandin Leluk’s humble beginning is traced back to the early 1980s when they sold packed lunches to Thai workers at construction sites around Singapore on a rented lorry. After gaining a significant number of fans and the rising popularity of Thai food in Singapore, they decided to set up the current eatery at Golden Mile Complex to cater mainly to the Thai community, and subsequently won the “taste buds” of locals as well.

A speciality of Diandin Leluk, the Tom Yam Soup ($12 small) packed a good punch. The sour-spicy broth is flavoured with lemongrass, lime juice, lime leaves and chilli, and contains seafood such as squids, prawns and fish. Wanting to keep it traditional yet having to cater to the locals’ taste buds, the chef adjusted the level of chilli.

Stir-fried Chicken with Basil Leaves & Chilli ($10 small) was a disappointment though. We expected more but it was mediocre. The BBQ Pork ($12 small) didn’t have any smokiness to it but tasted sweetly caramelised. The menu is quite extensive and they are open for 24 hours so next time you’re craving a feast in the middle of the night, you know where to go.

Folks Collective

Located in a 1920’s converted shophouse, everything in Folks Creative is so vintage, retro TV, jackpot machine, wooden chairs and tables. It creates a nostalgic feeling. Here’s the most interesting concept – the set lunch menu ($9.90/set) where you get to try 3 dishes in tingkat portions. Basically, Thai food is served in tingkats at Folks Collective!

We had a set of Thai fish cakes, creamy tom yam seafood soup and steamed jasmine rice. While the fish cakes were too small and flat, we enjoyed the mildly spicy Tom Yum soup. The portion is certainly “food for an office lady”, if you are afraid of suffering from a food coma in the afternoon, this is just enough for you.

We also had the Pad Thai Goong ($8.90), which was fragrant and had a lovely sweet tang, but the noodles were slightly too chewy for our liking. Folks Collective has a long list of drinks menu but we prefer to end our meal with Thai Ice Milk Tea ($3.90/cup).

You may also wish to read our full review of Folks Collective here!

Huay Kwang Thai Kitchen

Amongst the Thai food in Singapore, Mookata is one that is good for gatherings. Huay Kwang Thai Kitchen owner’s wife is a Thai and all the recipes for meat marinades and sauces belong to her. Chunks of pork fat are placed at the top of the domed grill and diners then cook the ingredients on the sizzling oil which drips down. The lard, plus the marinade and juices from the meats, flavour the soup.

Service here is very efficient and the assortment is decent. Sets start at $39.90, or you can eat all you want for $25.90 (weekdays, weekends and PH – $28.90) in two hours.

If you are looking to have premium cuts of meat that are air-flown from overseas, they have another outlet, Beef & Beer, at Golden Mile Complex!

Jai Thai (Jalan Pemimpin)

This is one of the cheaper places to satisfy your cravings for Thai food. We had the Olive Set ($7.80) which consists of olive rice, mango salad, Tau Fu Green Curry, Fish with Chilli Sauce and Fried Mix Vegetables. The olive rice was dry and bland, but the dishes made up for it. Jai Thai’s mango salad will knock your socks off. It was spicy, sweet and a tad sourish. So is the fried mix vegetables which felt like home-cooked dishes.

Pandan Chicken ($2/pc) is deep-fried, so you cannot really taste the smoky flavour nor the pandan aroma, and it is quite tough.

The Pad Thai ($5), on the other hand, was well executed. It was flavourful enough and had the perfect balance of sweet, sticky and savoury. The noodles were well fried, not sticking together and each mouthful had a wok hei aroma.

You may also wish to read our full review of Jai Thai here!

Jane Thai

Having shifted from Orchard Towers to East Coast Road since the second half of 2016, Jane Thai is still whipping up affordable and authentic Thai food in Singapore. The Thai Prawn Cakes fried to a crispy golden brown are accompanied by a sweet, tangy chilli sauce. Its savouriness was enhanced by the tinge of Thai spices, with a citrusy finish from the kaffir lime.

The other side for sharing – Mango Salad – was crunchy and flavoursome. The Clear Tom Yum Soup with Seafood arrived with generous portions of prawns, mussels, squids and fish meat. Its hotness was neutralised by the sour flavours and the ingredients in the soup were very fresh.

Nakhon Kitchen

Talking about Thai food in Singapore, Nakhon Kitchen is not a stranger to any Thai food lover. It all started when owner-chef Benedict was influenced by the Thai food culture when travelling around Thailand for five years. Passionate about bringing Thai dishes to Singapore, Benedict decided not to alter any ingredients nor level of spiciness as he wants to keep the dishes served at Nakhon Kitchen as authentic as they can be.

The Green Curry boasted a strong coconut fragrance, simply delicious, but the thought of spending hours in the gym after this indulgence stopped us from having too much.

Each Thai Prawn Cake had a crisp exterior, with a soft and chewy interior. This savoury dish makes a great appetiser. Furthermore, you can’t miss out on the Thai Tomyum Soup. One sip of the clear soup boasted subtle lemongrass aroma and the natural sweetness coming from the prawns. We loved the juicy mushrooms too, as each bite gave a slight burst of the tangy soup.

Na Na Original Thai Food

Golden Mile has plenty of Thai eateries but Na Na Original Thai Food is one of the more popular ones around.

The most impressive dish we had was the Tom Yam Seafood Soup ($10). It is served in such an ancient claypot design which The Thais would have probably used this kind of ceramic (we assume) pot to cook their food during the olden days. It helps to keep the soup warm because of the stove at the bottom. There is a distinct lemongrass taste and its spiciness is acceptable. They are quite generous with the amount of ingredients in a pot of soup like this.

If the tom yam soup didn’t heat things up, go for the Basil Chicken ($10) and you will soon have a steaming head and sexy sausage lips! The Grilled Pork ($10) uses pork collar as it is one of the favourite cuts among the Thai. However, the one here was not tender enough. It’s better when dipped with the special chilli sauce.

You may also wish to read our full review of Na Na Original Thai Food here!

Nangfa Thai Kitchen

Nangfa means angel in Thai, that’s what they inspire to serve – angelic food and an unique Thai experience. Among many zestily rewarding entrees, we would single out Thai Mango Salad ($5) which looks unassuming but fiery to every bite. This no-frills favourite isn’t afraid of anything, be it spiciness or ingredients.

The clear Seafood Tom Yum Soup ($6) with a tantalizing undercurrent of lemongrass and chillies is aromatic and still has its exquisite balance of Thai flavours. The price is a steal and there is a good amount of prawns, fish and squid in the soup.

Stir-fried minced pork with hot basil leaves ($6) hits the right note of savouriness and spiciness. The minced meat was stir-fried with crunchy bean sprouts, onions, red chillies and basil, it’s great with the rice. Other signature items include pandan leaves chicken and homemade Thai fish cake.

You may also wish to read our full review of Nangfa Thai Kitchen here!

New Udon Thai Food

Mookata has been a trend recently and we ordered the set for 3 pax at New Udon Thai Food which included a variety of seafood, meats and vegetables. When the waiter brought the mookata pan, she helped us place a piece of pork lard at the centre to lubricate the dome. After the pork lard oils the whole pan, you can start cooking your meat!

The food is slow-cooked over the stove to achieve a barbecued flavour. By using the pork lard to oil the pan, the meat will not stick to the pan. The oil from the pork lard drips into the soup and this makes the broth even tastier.

The soup is used for cooking fish balls, meatballs and vegetables. It really requires some skills to cook the mookata because once in a while, our meat will fall to the soup. But the Thais next to our table were very good with this and they could stack their mookata. Chopped garlic, red chilli padi and a Thai sweet chilli were served which paired very well with the meat.

Be sure that you aren’t going for some important events after your dinner here because we left the eatery with a lingering smoky smell.

You may also wish to read our full review of New Udon Thai Food here!

Pepper Jade Thai Vegetarian Cuisine

It is rare to come across a vegetarian Thai food in Singapore! With a luxurious interior, dining at Pepper Jade Thai Vegetarian Cuisine made us feel like we were dining with Thai royalty. Pepper Jade offers an extensive range of Thai vegetarian dishes, from appetisers, all the way to desserts.

We shared a plate of Deep Fried Chicken wrapped in Pandan ($12 for 6 pieces). If no one mentioned that this is a vegetarian dish, we would’ve thought that the “chicken” was authentic. The tender texture is similar to the actual pandan chicken and even the taste was alike, boasting a strong aroma, enhanced by the pandan leaves.

Tom Yum Soup in Claypot ($14) explodes with flavours as soon as it reaches our tastebuds. It has a well-balanced spicy-sour taste, making it perfect, especially on rainy days. According to the waitress, the soup is made with fresh and original herbs and spices before vegetables, tofu, mushrooms, tomatoes, mock meat-like crabsticks and prawns are added in. Pair this with the Blue Butterfly Pea Rice ($3 per bowl) to complete your wonderful vegetarian Thai feast.

Porn’s

Established by Mediacorp celebrity host, Pornsak, you can expect traditional yet sexy Thai food at Porn’s. The Pineapple Fried Rice contains chunks of zesty pineapples, a handful of raisins and shrimps, and is topped with chicken floss. Presenting the dish in a pineapple fruit enhances the aroma and natural sweetness of the pineapple rice.

The Tom Yum Goong consists of fresh ingredients, some of it imported directly from Thailand to give you an authentic Thai feel. There is distinct flavours from the prawn’s natural sweetness, lemongrass, kaffir and galangal in the soup. While some might find the minced pork too greasy, we beg to differ as serving the dish like this reminds us of the authentic Thai flavours you get in Bangkok, especially when you’re having their street food – so satisfying.

Royal Thai

With the head chef formerly from Mandarin Gallery’s Thai Thai restaurant, Royal Thai serves up good quality and authentic Thai food. Expect Thai favourites such as Green Curry Chicken ($17), Papaya Salad with Dry Shrimps ($12), Tom Yum Seafood ($19), Thai Prawn Cakes ($14/4pcs), and Stir Fried Mixed Vegetables with Garlic ($15).

The Green Curry Chicken at Royal Thai takes you back to Thailand immediately. A little sweet, creamy with the tender notes of savoury chicken and basil immersed all about. The papaya salad is as good as those you get in Thailand. The dressing of lime juice, sugar and fish sauce is heavily spiked with chilli padi, which is pounded lightly with shredded green papaya to release the juices and better soak in the flavours. It is sweet, sour, fresh green and spicy in one mouthful.

Tops on the chilli chart for us is the tom yum seafood. It is very flavourful with fresh servings of seafood, and authentically spicy. The prawn cakes were also done to expectation with a firm and generous bite.

You may also wish to read our full review of Royal Thai here!

Sawadee Thai Cuisine

Sawadee Thai Cuisine places huge emphases on the presentation of their food. We started with the Betel Leaf Wrap ($12 / $18) or Miang Kham, a popular Thai street food. Designed to be eaten in a single bite, each betel leaf is wrapped with dried shrimps, roasted peanuts, shredded coconut, chilli, onion, ginger and homemade prawn sauce. It has a lovely combination of sweet, salty, sour, spicy and crunchy flavours.

Thai Spicy & Sour Coconut Soup ($13 chicken, $15 prawn) was served in a small coconut shell. Even though the presentation is pretty, it is quite difficult to scoop out the ingredients. We love the sweet coconut flesh but the spices kinda covered it up. Crab Springroll ($10/3pcs, $15/5pcs) has rice paper roll stuffed with crab meat and fried to crispy golden brown and served with Thai chilli sauce.

We were also served the tasting platter of Green Mango Salad ($10 / $15) and Thai Rice Crackers Dip ($9/5pcs, $14/10pcs). While we enjoyed the rice crackers that are served with a thick chicken sauce, the mango salad was too sweet for our liking. We prefer to have a more punchy salad. The Hearty Duck Curry ($15 / $22) offers a bowl of coconuty red curry cooked with succulent roast duck meat, chilli, lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves. Perhaps, adding some pineapple slices will give it a more refreshing touch.

You may also wish to read our full review of Sawadee Thai Cuisine here!

Sedap Thai

Searching for a Halal-certified Thai food in Singapore to enjoy with your Muslim friends? Sedap Thai serves Halal-certified Mookata! A special feature of the usual Mookata is the use of pork lard in place of oil. Instead of using pork lard, chicken oil is used here.

We ordered a platter which consists of chicken, lamb and beef, with some prawns and vegetables, enough for 2 pax. The marinade is more pepperish and because chicken powder is added into the marinade, when the meat juices flow to the soup, it feels like we were having maggie mee soup. While it may not work too well for us, some of our friends like it. The sweet tangy chilli sauce is pretty mild, and more towards the sweet side.

You may also wish to read our full review of Sedap Thai here!

Siam Society

Wanna escape the hustle and bustle of city life? Located in a quiet private residential estate, Siam Society is the ideal place for you.

First up was Prawn Cake Balls ($11.50). These handmade Thai prawn cake balls were plump, crusty and absolutely addictive, served with Thai sweet sauce.

We also had Deep Fried Pork Knuckles ($35). It is marinated for one full day in Siam Society’s special sauce before being deep-fried to perfection. It has a crispy crackling exterior, which reminded us of suckling pig. However, this is one of the days when we cannot bear the thought of eating anything with a thick layer of skin and fats. It will probably be less “threatening” if the pork knuckles are cut into smaller pieces before serving.

The Clear Tomyam Seafood Soup ($10 small, $16.50 large) came loaded with squid, fish fillet and tiger prawns. It looked harmless but was packed with flavours and spicy to the palate.

You may also wish to read our full review of Siam Society here!

Soi Thai Kitchen

Soi Thai Kitchen offers 3 different types of Tom Yam Soup – thick base, tom ka and clear version, with the option of Prawn or Chicken ($6). The thick and tom ka base is less spicy but we usually prefer the clear base. We had the Thick Tom Yam Prawn Soup ($6) and it is much sweeter than we thought.

The highlight at Soi Thai Kitchen has to be Sea Bass with Namjim Larb ($22). Namjim Larb is one of our all-time favourite Thai dishes, and it is a very common dish served throughout Thailand as well as Laos. Larb means salad and it can be made with minced beef, pork or chicken.

In Thailand, it is made to be very spicy but the lime juice and mint leaves give it a splendid combination. At Soi Thai, the chef turned it into a dip for fried sea bass. The sea bass is fried till a golden crisp, and the tangy dressing awakens your mouth and adds extra dimensions of flavour. Don’t worry about its spiciness, they have toned it down to suit the local palates. However, if you prefer it to be spicier, just let the chef know.

As for dessert, we had Mango Sticky Rice ($5).

You may also wish to read our full review of Soi Thai Kitchen here!

Soi Thai Soi Nice

Step aside mookata as Thai hot pot is steaming its way to our table! Let your taste buds explore the four fundamental flavours of spicy, sour, sweet and salty with Soi Thai Soi Nice’s Royal Thai Hot Pot.

The Royal Thai Hot Pot is overflowing with fresh ingredients like crayfish, tiger prawns and roast pork. The ingredients are submerged in a classic home-made Tom Yam broth. The broth is mild on its own, but the fresh seafood gives a pleasant crustacean flavour that melds harmoniously with the broth. A regular pot ($38.80) is recommended for 2 pax while a big pot ($68.80) is good for 4.

Have you tried Cha-om, a tropical member of the acacia family? It is a well-loved herby vegetable among Thais. Honestly, its fragrance may not be well-liked by some but when cooked right, it’s so tasty that most people can’t stop eating it.

You may also wish to read our full review of Soi Thai Soi Nice here!

Spicy Thai – Thai Cafe

Decked out in a comfortable non-intimidating Thai decor, with ornate patterns, bouquets of flowers and ceiling fans whirling, you can savour authentic Thai cuisine with a laid-back atmosphere.

Grilled to perfection is BBQ Chicken Wing ($6 for 4pc/ $9 for 6pc) which is sweet, smoky and slightly charred. If you are a fish lover, Spicy Thai cooks fish in Thai style. Thai Walking Cat Fish with Spicy Lemon Soup ($28) gives you a refreshing take with firm meat drenched in a tangy soup base cooked under constant charcoal heat. Alternatively, Red Emperor Snapper with Chilli Garlic (market price) offers a garlic and chilli combination with a hint of lemon zest to boost up the flavours of the fish.

We ended the dinner with a range of desserts. Spicy Thai offers a good selection of Thai desserts such as the Lemongrass Jelly with Aloe Vera Cubes and Calamansi ($2.50), Tapioca in Coconut Milk ($3.50), Thai Red Ruby ($3.50) and Sticky Glutinous Rice with Mango ($6). The lemongrass jelly and red ruby are perfect to cool off that fiery tongue after all the spicy food.

You may also wish to read our full review of Spicy Thai – Thai Cafe here!

Thai Express

We’re pretty sure Thai Express needs no introduction as this restaurant is easily accessible at a number of places. Beginning with rice crackers, a very popular snack in Thailand where you can just buy a packet to eat while shopping on the streets, you can now have this at the comfort of Thai Express. Look forward to savouring rice crackers with creamy minced chicken and shrimp sauce ($7.90).

Moreover, voted as the “Most Popular Noodle” in Sukhothai, stick noodle with minced chicken and prawn in chilli oil soup topped with crushed peanut ($11.30) looks deceivingly spicy but actually, it is not as spicy as it seems. Maybe a little oily for some due to its chilli oil, but the soup brings out the flavour of minced chicken and fresh prawns.

Besides our favourite Lod Chong which we always eat whenever we visit Thai Express, there is also Thai Fragrant Pandan Jelly with Coconut Custard ($6.80). Its colourful combination has the simplest ingredients ever but the most amazing taste!

Thai Gold Food

This is the place for affordable food in an unpretentious setting. Tom Yam Talay ($8) was flavoursome and the balance in flavours was certainly worth flattering. They were quite generous with the ingredients such as prawns, squid, mushrooms etc. The abundance of herbs and spices give the soup a solid punch of sour tinge and lingering spicy aftertaste.

We really enjoyed Deep Fried Pork with Garlic ($8). The pork smells and tastes very delicious, with aroma enhanced by the flavoursome garlic. We also ordered Omelet Pork ($6). This tastes very home-cooked and gave us a warm, fuzzy feeling.

Thai Gold Food also offers Papaya Salad ($5) with spicy lime dressing. Every bite came with a nice crunch and an explosive burst of flavours – sour, sweet and spicy! Don’t forget the Stir-fried Chicken with Chilli Basil Leaves ($8). It is too oily for our liking, but the spiciness gives a kick and if it is less oily, it will be great accompaniment with rice.

So which is your favourite Thai food in Singapore? If there’s a Thai eatery which you think should be included in this list, feel free to comment below or drop us an e-mail!

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