perth thai

Bangkok Jump Street

PERTH

Traditional Thai food on the go.

Long Chim

PERTH

David Thompson is the most accomplished Western chef globally when it comes to Thai food. He spent 30 years in Bangkok, and plates up the classics here. Come for wok-fired pad see ew, high-definition curries and other staples.

Baan Baan

NORTHBRIDGE

Baan means “home” in Thai, which is how you’ll feel at this street-food haven. Go cutlery-free with betel leaf wraps and pork skewers. Or order a show-stopping whole fish grilled in a banana leaf.

Will Street

LEEDERVILLE

Chef Will Meyrick’s Leederville restaurant is all about the bold flavours of Southeast Asia, with a focus on Thai cuisine. It also slings spice-friendly wines and cocktails, plus a signature rice lager and gin by Fremantle brewery, Running with Thieves.

Rym Tarng

BICTON

Act fast to snap up one of the restaurant’s 16 seats and enjoy golden prawn-and-pork fritters, electrifying green papaya salad, unctuous massaman curry and other Thai classics.

Est Home of Torung Market

PERTH

A laid-back Thai spot that heroes underrepresented dishes. The spice-driven menu spans north-eastern favourites like koi (raw beef salad with herbs) and sticky rice, to fragrant fish curries from the south. Plus, Thai beers and creamy milk tea.

Spice Market Karrinyup

KARRINYUP

The lengthy menu at this lively Karrinyup Thai eatery packs in street-food classics, show-stopping seafood plates, salads with a kick, fragrant curries and more. And dessert is taken just as seriously.

Chuonkin Thai Restaurant

PERTH

Feast on regional Thai food at this low-key neon-lit restaurant. Order its souped-up stir-fries, curries with house-made paste, and a Thai take on duck confit. Its BYO status and jazzy soundtracks are just a bonus.

S&T Thai Gourmet Cafe

PERTH

Visit this fuss-free diner for some of Perth’s best Thai food. Order crowd-pleasing noodle soups, herb-heavy hotpots and papaya salads. Then cool down with Thai milk tea and house-made ice-cream (with sticky rice at the bottom).

Ma Kin Thai

CRAWLEY

Here, a Chiang Mai-raised chef draws on the Thai recipes she grew up with. The specialty is northern Thai dishes, with standouts like aromatic beef khao soi and punchy papaya salad. BYO wines and crew for more than just pad thai.