Authentic Thai in London

[fergal76]

Hi,

a friend has a hankering for authentic thai food - nothing too expensive (Nahm) or fast food (Busaba)

any suggestions as to where to go in central or south west london?

thanks

Fergal

[Gourmet Chick]

The best I have found for cheap and good Thai is Thai Rice at 303 Portabello Road, but I am interested in hearing others suggestions as well as inexpensive Thai is one of the things that I think London does not do that well

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[Nii]

Definitely try 101 Thai kitchen in Hammersmith. I had one of the best Thai meals of my life there. It was comparable with a meal I'd had in Sripraphai in Queens, NYC.

[t_g]

agree abt 101 thai kitchen, esp if you order off the specials board that's written in thai (they're happy to translate for you)

[Gourmet Chick]

Thanks Nii and Tg - I will check it out

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[limster]

Also not to miss their Isarn menu, a page or so at the back that lists all the Isarn dishes.

[jogas]

Reun Thai at 100 Fulham Palace Road in Hammersmith serves great Thai food. Starters good but the noodle dishes are great..ask for spicy and you get Thai spicy!!
Panang & Massaman curries also excellent.
Lovely friendly service and BYO! Admittedly I haven't been for 8 or 9 months but it used to be a real gem.

[limster]

Depending on how far west you are willing to go, there's 101 Thai around Hammersmith for Isarn-style Thai food.

[dexters]

Try Number One Cafe in North Kensington.

http://www.london-eating.co.uk/3723.htm

I am by no means an expert, but it is the best Thai I've had in London.

[Ibrahim.Salha]

A very good place, dexters. A more central option could be Muang Thai in Chalk Farm, which isn't BYOB but is still very good and cheap.

http://www.london-eating.co.uk/6715.htm

[Robin Joy]

I was recommended to try Chiang Mai in Soho by a Brit resident of Thailand a little while ago. It was his London fave and I must say it was fantastic. Reviews on usual sites I expect.