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Best Thai Restaurants in Brisbane

Updated: Jul 26, 2026

From traditional Thai fare and Thai with a twist to tantalising street food and interactive dining experiences, here are 18 of the best Thai restaurants in Brisbane:

Naga Thai

Naga Thai, one of Brisbane's best Thai restaurants, can be found in a stunning riverside location at South Bank

Boo's Kitchen

This is the perfect place for diners to explore the tastes of Thailand beyond the standard Thai fare offered in most Brisbane restaurants

Chalong

Chalong brings an authentic and delectable taste of southern Thailand cuisine to the leafy, inner-western suburb of Chapel Hill

Jumbo Thai

A must visit for fine dining quality Thai fare is this exquisite piece of Thailand hidden away upstairs in the city's historic Embassy Chambers

Chaan Thai

Chaan Thai is a hidden gem of a pavilion-style Thai restaurant nestled in a tiny dining precinct next door to Paddington's antique centre

Siri Thai

Siri Thai in Alderley serves authentic Thai fare cooked with love, including Thai classics and signature house dishes

PingPong Asian

Brisbane's hot pink Thai restaurant with secret jungle room, offers Thai street food with a creative twist and killer cocktails

Short Grain

An exquisite Thai-flavoured diner by esteemed chef Martin Boetz (of Longrain fame), located in a heritage-listed building

My Thai Restaurant

Table with Thai statue lit at night at My Thai Auchenflower

A perennial favourite with western suburbs diners, My Thai serves authentic food that is consistently fresh and well executed

Phat Boy

Serving all your favourite Thai dishes along with unique interactive dining experiences

Banana Leaf

Banana Leaf in East Brisbane dishes up top-notch Thai fare in a funky setting

Ruean Phae Thai Restaurant

This is one of those rare stumble-across gems – a tiny authentic Thai eatery found in a quaint old garage workshop in

sAme sAme

sAme sAme is a stunning contemporary 2-level Thai restaurant and bar in the Valley's chic Ada Lane

Vela Kinn

A stunning 200+ seat upmarket Thai restaurant within Factory 2 of the heritage-listed Peters Ice Cream factory building

Ma Chim

A chic contemporary restaurant and bar bringing the delicious flavours of Thai street food and cocktails to Rosalie

SayHi Thai Noodle Bar

SayHi Thai Noodle Bar is a funky and colourful little Thai street food eatery tucked away down a city laneway

So What Stereo

So What Stereo is Brisbane's first Thai vinyl cafe, a hole-in-the-wall where authentic Thai street food meets crate-dug vinyl

New Season Asian

Located in the heart of the city, New Season Asian restaurant offers some of the best Thai street food in Brisbane

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