Happy Monday, Toronto! This week we’re talking about Thailand’s delicious cuisine. The Southeast Asian country has plenty to offer when it comes to its culinary delicacies and of course, one of the most popular dishes from there is none other than pad thai. The stir-fried noodle dish has gained popularity here in The 6ix and for good reason. Wondering where’s the place for the best pad thai in Toronto near you? Just take a look at our list below. 😉
Check out the restaurants that serve the best pad thai in Toronto near you:
Pai
Run by Chef Nuit Regular, there are multiple locations of the restaurant in Toronto. The signature is the Chef Nuit Pad Thai, which has beansprouts, tofu, egg, chives, long-leaf coriander and more, along with a choice of protein and spice level for the sauce. Reservations can be made online.
Sukhothai
Another brainchild of Chef Nuit? It’s Sukothai. The restaurant serves the Sukothai Pad Thai, with beansprouts, tofu, egg, chives, and coriander, including a lime wedge and house-roasted peanuts. You can make a reservation through the site.
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Imm Thai Kitchen
The restaurant offers a variety of Pad Thai options on its menu. You’ve got the Famous Pad Thai, Curry Pad Thai, and Tom Yum Pad Thai. The last one is among the most popular ones, with tom yum paste and Thai herbs as part of the dish. You can reserve a spot online.
Koh Lipe Thai Kitchen
This restaurant whips up a Pad Thai with egg, tofu, and tamarind sauce as the highlights. The menu also has dishes with flat rice noodles and egg noodles. It has also made it on the list MICHELIN Guide list for Toronto.
Jatujak
Ever tried a street-style pad Thai dish? If not, then you can do just that at Jatujak. The stir-fried rice noodles dish, Jatujak Pad Thai, comes with egg and the in-house tamarind sauce, with a choice of protein. You can reserve online.
Si Lom Thai Bistro
This restaurant’s pad thai is made with chicken or shrimp and is available with radishes, tofu, chives, bean sprouts and peanuts. Reservations for Si Lom Thai Bistro are not needed.
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Mengrai Thai
Mengrai Thai is under the helm of award-winning Chef Sasi Meechai. The dish, Sasi’s Pad Thai Noodle (Chef’s Style), amplifies the seafood flavour, thanks to the shrimp paste and tiger shrimp. Crushed peanuts are added as a topping to complete the dish. Reservations can be made online.
Isaan Der – Thai Kitchen & Bar
This restaurant is the brainchild of Chef “Ko” Chatsuda. The Pad Thai is one of the restaurant’s featured dishes, which also comes with tofu, egg, peanuts, chives and lime. The extra kick? This one has oyster sauce included in the preparation.
Sala Modern Thai
The Danforth spot has the signature Sala Pad Thai in an egg crepe. Yes, it comes wrapped inside a crepe covering that’s made of egg. The sauce used is the Chef Mo signature homemade Pad Thai sauce. You can reserve a spot online.
Khao San Road
What you can expect at Khao San Road is Bangkok & central style street food. The restaurant’s dish, the Bangkok-Style Pad Thai, has fish sauce and dried shrimp and comes with other classic ingredients like egg, tofu, peanuts, chives and more. Reservations are not needed.
Bolan Thai Cuisine
One of the signature dishes here is the Bolan Pad Thai. This one also comes wrapped in an egg crepe, while served with homemade tamarind sauce and protein like chicken, shrimp, and tofu. If you don’t want the egg crepe, you can also get the regular Pad Thai instead. Reservations can be made online.
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Sorn Thai
The restaurant offers a classic version of a popular Thailand dish. It’s made with rice noodles, tofu, eggs, roasted peanuts & green onion with bean sprouts, and a dash of lemon & spiced to your preference.