The best Thai restaurants in Singapore range from Michelin Bib Gourmand Yhingthai Palace and Isan specialist Un Yang Kor Dai to Thai SELECT-certified kitchens like Sarai Fine Thai and Kin Leaw Chill, plus hawker stalls such as Sisaket Thai Food at Maxwell. Expect Isan grills and som tum, northern khao soi, boat noodles, tom yum and crab omelettes, priced from around $5 at hawker stalls to $30-$40 for seafood mains at sit-down restaurants. The main clusters are Beach Road (City Gate, the former Golden Mile crowd), Bugis' Tan Quee Lan and Purvis streets, Orchard Towers and the CBD, with strong heartland picks in Upper Thomson, Ang Mo Kio, Ubi and Jurong East. Most Thai restaurants serve pork; for halal Thai, Sanook Kitchen outlets are MUIS-certified.
Last verified: October 2026. Hours and prices can change — we re-check our guides regularly, but do confirm before a special trip.
- Un Yang Kor Dai
- Yhingthai Palace
- Sarai Fine Thai
- Diandin Leluk
- Kin Leaw Chill
- Sisaket Thai Food
- Thachang
- Sawasdee Thai Restaurant
- Gin Khao
- Bold Thai
- Shrimp Prawn Seafood
- Rod Dee Thai Cafe
- Bangkok Thai Muslim
- Sanook Kitchen (ION Orchard)
- Korat Thai Cafe
- ChilChil Thai Street Kitchen
- Sawadee Thai Cuisine
- Northern Thai Tomyam
- Beer Thai House
- Tomyum Mama
- Nummun Thai Kitchen
- Khao Hom by Rung Mama
- Kin Sen Thai Noodle
- Baan Kai Khon
- MP Thai
The list
Un Yang Kor Dai Thai (Isan / northeastern) · $$
An Isan (northeastern Thai) restaurant on South Bridge Road known for its charcoal-grilled chicken and boldly seasoned curries, a regular on best-Thai lists for regional cooking.
- Cuisine: Thai (Isan / northeastern)
- Price: $$ · Mains from around $17++; Isaan beef ribeye steak around $36++
- Must-try: UYKD signature grilled chicken, Red curry with grilled chicken, Isaan beef ribeye steak
- Where: 57 South Bridge Road, #01-02, Singapore 058688
- Area: Boat Quay / South Bridge Road
- Nearest MRT: Clarke Quay
- Hours: Tue-Sun 11:30am-2pm, 6pm-9pm (closed Mon)
- Halal: No
Yhingthai Palace Thai and Thai-Chinese · $$
A Thai and Thai-Chinese restaurant on Purvis Street, founded in the 1990s and spread over three dining rooms, suited to groups sharing dishes. It is listed with a Michelin Bib Gourmand and has held one in every Singapore edition since 2016.
- Cuisine: Thai and Thai-Chinese
- Price: $$
- Must-try: Mango salad with dried shrimp and salted fish, Fish maw fried with crab meat, Olive rice
- Where: 36 Purvis Street, #01-04, Singapore 188613
- Area: Purvis Street / Bugis
- Nearest MRT: Bugis
- Hours: Daily 11:30am-2pm, 6pm-10pm
Sarai Fine Thai Royal Thai · $$$
A Thai SELECT-certified fine-dining Thai restaurant in Tanglin Mall led by Isan-born chef Chimkit Khamphuang (Chef Lisa), serving classical Thai dishes in the sumrub sharing style.
- Cuisine: Royal Thai
- Price: $$$ · Mains from around $29++; massaman curry with oxtail $38++ (Sep 2026)
- Must-try: Mango and salted egg yolk prawn salad, Isaan grilled chicken (gai yang), Massaman curry with oxtail
- Where: 163 Tanglin Road, Tanglin Mall, Singapore 247933
- Area: Tanglin / Orchard
- Nearest MRT: Orchard Boulevard
- Hours: Daily 11:30am-3pm, 5:30pm-10pm
- Halal: No
Diandin Leluk Thai home-style · $
A Golden Mile Complex institution since 1985 that moved to City Gate on Beach Road, serving a wide menu of Thai salads, curries, soups, rice and noodles, with value weekday set lunches.
- Cuisine: Thai home-style
- Price: $ · Weekday set lunch from around $8.20++ (11am-3pm)
- Must-try: Pineapple fried rice, Phad thai, Yellow crispy noodle with seafood
- Where: 371 Beach Road, #01-17/18, City Gate, Singapore 199597
- Area: Beach Road (City Gate)
- Nearest MRT: Nicoll Highway
- Hours: Daily 11am-10pm
- Halal: No
Kin Leaw Chill Northern Thai · $$
A Thai SELECT-certified Tanjong Pagar restaurant focused on northern Thai cooking, from khao soi curry noodles and khantoke sharing platters to northern sausage and crispy pork skin.
- Cuisine: Northern Thai
- Price: $$ · Khao soi from around $12.80; tom yum river prawn from $18 (small)
- Must-try: Tom yum river prawn, Khao soi nong gai, Khantoke platter
- Where: 26 Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore 088449
- Area: Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
- Hours: Mon 11:30am-10pm; Tue-Sun 11:30am-11pm
- Halal: No
Sisaket Thai Food Thai (hawker) · $
A well-loved Thai hawker stall at Maxwell Food Centre serving affordable plates of basil beef rice and pad thai.
- Cuisine: Thai (hawker)
- Price: $ · Phad thai from around $6.50; basil beef rice $7.50
- Must-try: Basil beef with rice, Phad thai
- Where: 1 Kadayanallur Street, #01-85, Maxwell Food Centre, Singapore 069148
- Area: Maxwell / Tanjong Pagar
- Nearest MRT: Maxwell
- Hours: Mon 12pm-8:30pm; Tue-Sat 10am-8:30pm; Sun 10am-12am
- Halal: No
Thachang Thai (boat noodles) · $$
A casual Thai spot specialising in rich, dark-broth boat noodles, with a CBD outlet on Telok Ayer Street and another at Bugis Junction.
- Cuisine: Thai (boat noodles)
- Price: $$ · Special beef boat noodle from around $11.90+
- Must-try: Special beef boat noodle soup, Pork boat noodle soup
- Where: 171 Telok Ayer Street, Singapore 068621
- Area: Telok Ayer / CBD
- Nearest MRT: Telok Ayer
- Hours: Mon-Sat 11:30am-10pm
- Halal: No
Sawasdee Thai Restaurant Thai · $$
A Thai SELECT-certified restaurant in a Chinatown shophouse on Trengganu Street, with gluten-free and vegan options alongside Thai classics.
- Cuisine: Thai
- Price: $$ · Pad thai goong from around $16; tom yum goong $18
- Must-try: Miang kham, Tom yum goong, Black pepper soft-shell crab
- Where: 6/8 Trengganu Street, Singapore 058460
- Area: Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Chinatown
- Hours: Mon-Thu 10am-11pm; Fri-Sun 10am-11:30pm
Gin Khao Thai · $$
A sit-down Thai restaurant on level 4 of One Raffles Place, a weekday lunch option for the Raffles Place office crowd.
- Cuisine: Thai
- Price: $$ · Mains from around $14.80
- Must-try: Khao phat dtaeng mo (watermelon fried rice), Phat thai talay
- Where: 1 Raffles Place, #04-29/30, One Raffles Place, Singapore 048616
- Area: Raffles Place / CBD
- Nearest MRT: Raffles Place
- Hours: Mon-Fri 11:30am-3pm, 5:30pm-9pm; closed weekends
Bold Thai Modern Thai · $$
A Thai SELECT-certified restaurant in the basement of Capitol Singapore, known for sharing dishes such as a sea bass hotpot in coconut soup.
- Cuisine: Modern Thai
- Price: $$ · Dishes from around $16; sea bass hotpot $48 (promo, Sep 2026)
- Must-try: Sea bass hotpot with coconut soup, Prawn net, Garlicky chicken
- Where: 13 Stamford Road, #B2-55, Capitol Singapore, Singapore 178905
- Area: City Hall
- Nearest MRT: City Hall
- Hours: Daily 11:30am-10pm
Shrimp Prawn Seafood Thai (seafood) · $$$
A riverside Thai seafood restaurant at Boat Quay for prawns, scallops and cod cooked Thai-style.
- Cuisine: Thai (seafood)
- Price: $$$ · Jumbo Canadian scallop from around $28.80++; Atlantic snow codfish $38.80++
- Must-try: Goong ob woonsen (prawn glass noodles), Jumbo Canadian scallop, Atlantic snow codfish
- Where: 53 Boat Quay, Singapore 049842
- Area: Boat Quay
- Nearest MRT: Clarke Quay
- Hours: Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm; Sat-Sun 5pm-10:30pm
- Halal: No
Rod Dee Thai Cafe Thai · $$
A casual late-night Thai cafe near Outram serving crispy prawn cakes and seafood tom yum until midnight.
- Cuisine: Thai
- Price: $$ · Crispy prawn cake from around $10 (3 pcs); red tom yum with seafood $12
- Must-try: Crispy prawn cake, Red tom yum soup with seafood
- Where: 5 Teo Hong Road, Singapore 088323
- Area: Outram / Chinatown
- Nearest MRT: Outram Park
- Hours: Daily 11am-12am
- Halal: No
Bangkok Thai Muslim Thai (Muslim-owned) · $$
A Muslim-owned Thai restaurant in Kampong Glam serving pork-free Thai dishes such as grilled squid and creamy tom yum noodles. It does not appear in the MUIS halal directory, so it is not halal-certified.
- Cuisine: Thai (Muslim-owned)
- Price: $$ · Pla muk yang (grilled squid) around $27.90++
- Must-try: Pla muk yang (grilled squid), Creamy tom yum noodles, Steamed bread with kaya dip
- Where: 43 Sultan Gate, Singapore 198491
- Area: Kampong Glam
- Nearest MRT: Bugis
- Hours: Daily 12pm-4pm, 5pm-10pm
- Halal: Muslim-owned
Sanook Kitchen (ION Orchard) Thai (halal chain) · $$
A sit-down Thai chain run by Minor Food Group, with a broad menu of curries, soups, stir-fries and seafood at mall prices. The ION Orchard outlet trades as Sanook Kitchen Thai BBQ & Seafood; Sanook Kitchen outlets appear in the MUIS halal directory, and CapitaLand's mall pages note that halal certification is renewed yearly.
- Cuisine: Thai (halal chain)
- Price: $$
- Must-try: Green curry, Pad thai, Tom yum soup
- Where: 2 Orchard Turn, #B3-19, ION Orchard, Singapore 238801
- Area: Orchard
- Nearest MRT: Orchard
- Hours: Daily 11:30am-10pm
- Halal: MUIS-certified
Korat Thai Cafe Thai (Isan / northeastern) · $$$
A hearty Isan-style Thai cafe in Orchard Towers known for its towering leng saap pork spine and generously spiced tom yum.
- Cuisine: Thai (Isan / northeastern)
- Price: $$$ · Leng saap from around $22; chu chee sea bass $35; tom yum mama ultra $65
- Must-try: Leng saap (spicy pork spine), Chu chee sea bass, Tom yum mama ultra
- Where: 400 Orchard Road, #03-28, Orchard Towers, Singapore 238875
- Area: Orchard
- Nearest MRT: Orchard
- Hours: Daily 12pm-10pm
- Halal: No
ChilChil Thai Street Kitchen Thai (street food) · $
A convenient Thai street-food eatery in Cineleisure for quick basil rice and pad thai in the Orchard belt.
- Cuisine: Thai (street food)
- Price: $ · Thai basil rice from around $8.80++; pad thai $9.80++
- Must-try: Thai basil chicken, pork or beef rice, Pad thai, Tom yum fried rice
- Where: 8 Grange Road, #01-07, Cineleisure, Singapore 239695
- Area: Somerset / Orchard
- Nearest MRT: Somerset
- Hours: Daily 11am-10:30pm
- Halal: No
Sawadee Thai Cuisine Thai · $$$
A Thai SELECT-certified restaurant on Tan Quee Lan Street, founded in 2001, whose kitchen is led by Chef Ning, with produce supplied by her family in Si Sa Ket.
- Cuisine: Thai
- Price: $$$ · Tom khlong with smoked fish from around $14; red curry with roast duck $28
- Must-try: Tom khlong with smoked fish, Lemongrass seabass, Crying tiger
- Where: 9 Tan Quee Lan Street, #01-01, TQL Suites, Singapore 188098
- Area: Bugis
- Nearest MRT: Bugis
- Hours: Daily 11am-2:30pm, 6pm-10pm
Northern Thai Tomyam Thai (tom yum hawker) · $
A no-frills Berseh Food Centre stall known for punchy, wallet-friendly tom yum; it opens for lunch only.
- Cuisine: Thai (tom yum hawker)
- Price: $ · Tom yum from around $5; clear tom yum with noodle $5.50
- Must-try: N.T. tom yum, Clear tom yum with noodle
- Where: 166 Jalan Besar, #01-25, Berseh Food Centre, Singapore 208877
- Area: Jalan Besar
- Nearest MRT: Jalan Besar
- Hours: Tue-Sat 10:30am-3:30pm
- Halal: No
Beer Thai House Thai (boat noodles) · $
A Thai SELECT-certified casual eatery that left Golden Mile Complex in 2022; this Kitchener Road outlet is known for cheap boat noodles alongside sharing plates such as steamed seabass, and a sister outlet runs at City Gate.
- Cuisine: Thai (boat noodles)
- Price: $ · Boat noodles and pad thai from around $8; Thai prawn cakes $3 each
- Must-try: Thai beef boat noodle, Steamed seabass with spicy lime sauce, Pad thai with prawn
- Where: 155 Kitchener Road, #01-01, Singapore 208528
- Area: Farrer Park / Jalan Besar
- Nearest MRT: Farrer Park
- Hours: Daily 11am-10pm
- Halal: No
Tomyum Mama Thai · $$
An Upper Thomson Thai eatery built around its namesake tom yum mama claypot noodles.
- Cuisine: Thai
- Price: $$ · Tom yum mama claypot from around $15.90; Isan crab meat fried rice $12.90
- Must-try: Tom yum mama claypot, Isan spicy crab meat fried rice
- Where: 244P Upper Thomson Road, Singapore 574369
- Area: Upper Thomson
- Nearest MRT: Upper Thomson
- Hours: Tue-Fri 10:30am-3pm, 5pm-10:30pm; Sat 10:30am-10:30pm; Sun 10:30am-10pm
- Halal: No
Nummun Thai Kitchen Thai (seafood-focused) · $$$
A popular neighbourhood Thai kitchen best known for its crab meat omelette and fried seabass, with outlets on Upper Thomson Road and in Yishun (103 Yishun Ring Road, #01-85).
- Cuisine: Thai (seafood-focused)
- Price: $$$ · Signature dishes from around $26++; crab meat omelette $28++
- Must-try: Crab meat omelette, Thai-style fried seabass, Fried seabass in yellow curry
- Where: 200 Upper Thomson Road, #01-03, Thomson Imperial Court, Singapore 574424
- Area: Upper Thomson (and Yishun)
- Nearest MRT: Upper Thomson
- Hours: Upper Thomson: Tue-Sun 11:30am-3pm, 5:30pm-9pm; Yishun: daily 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-9pm
- Halal: No
Khao Hom by Rung Mama Thai home-style · $$
A Thai SELECT-certified restaurant serving recipes from the founder's mother, Rung Mama, with outlets at Djitsun Mall in Ang Mo Kio and Katong Square (88 East Coast Road, #01-05/06/07; daily 11am-10pm).
- Cuisine: Thai home-style
- Price: $$ · Crispy kangkong with prawn dip from around $14.80; Thai yellow curry with crab meat $30
- Must-try: Omelette roll with crab meat, Clear tom yum seafood soup, Thai yellow curry with crab meat
- Where: 5 Ang Mo Kio Central 2, #01-06, Djitsun Mall, Singapore 569663
- Area: Ang Mo Kio (and Katong)
- Nearest MRT: Ang Mo Kio
- Hours: Ang Mo Kio: daily 11am-9:30pm
- Halal: No
Kin Sen Thai Noodle Thai (noodles) · $
An affordable eastside Thai stall in the StarHub Green food court known for khao soi-style curry chicken noodles, popular with the Ubi lunch crowd.
- Cuisine: Thai (noodles)
- Price: $ · Thai curry chicken noodle from around $7; basil roasted pork $8.50
- Must-try: Thai curry chicken noodle (khao soi), Thai basil roasted pork, Moo ping
- Where: 67 Ubi Avenue 1, Level 1, StarHub Green Food Court, Singapore 408942
- Area: Ubi
- Nearest MRT: Ubi
- Hours: Mon-Sat 11am-7:30pm
- Halal: No
Baan Kai Khon Thai (omelette rice and pancakes) · $
A budget Thai omelette rice stall from Thai pancake brand Baan Kanom Thai, inside a Tampines North coffeeshop; it also sells the brand's Thai pancakes.
- Cuisine: Thai (omelette rice and pancakes)
- Price: $ · Creamy omelette basil rice from around $6.90; Thai pancakes from $5.50
- Must-try: Creamy omelette Thai basil rice, Thai pancakes
- Where: 633 Tampines North Drive 2, Chang Cheng Mee Wah Coffeeshop, Singapore 521633
- Area: Tampines North
- Hours: Tue-Thu & Sun 11am-9pm; Fri-Sat 11am-9:30pm (closed Mon)
- Halal: No
MP Thai Isan Thai · $$
A Thai SELECT-certified restaurant in Vision Exchange near Jurong East, one of the west side's stronger Thai options for Isan-style grills and hotpot.
- Cuisine: Isan Thai
- Price: $$ · Yellow curry crab from around $20; BBQ pork jowl $15; Esan hotpot $39
- Must-try: BBQ pork jowl, Esan hotpot, Yellow curry crab
- Where: 2 Venture Drive, #02-41/42, Vision Exchange, Singapore 608526
- Area: Jurong East
- Nearest MRT: Jurong East
- Hours: Daily 11:30am-9:30pm
- Halal: No
At a glance: compare every spot
| Spot | Cuisine | Price | Area | Halal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Un Yang Kor Dai | Thai (Isan / northeastern) | $$ | Boat Quay / South Bridge Road | No |
| Yhingthai Palace | Thai and Thai-Chinese | $$ | Purvis Street / Bugis | — |
| Sarai Fine Thai | Royal Thai | $$$ | Tanglin / Orchard | No |
| Diandin Leluk | Thai home-style | $ | Beach Road (City Gate) | No |
| Kin Leaw Chill | Northern Thai | $$ | Tanjong Pagar | No |
| Sisaket Thai Food | Thai (hawker) | $ | Maxwell / Tanjong Pagar | No |
| Thachang | Thai (boat noodles) | $$ | Telok Ayer / CBD | No |
| Sawasdee Thai Restaurant | Thai | $$ | Chinatown | — |
| Gin Khao | Thai | $$ | Raffles Place / CBD | — |
| Bold Thai | Modern Thai | $$ | City Hall | — |
| Shrimp Prawn Seafood | Thai (seafood) | $$$ | Boat Quay | No |
| Rod Dee Thai Cafe | Thai | $$ | Outram / Chinatown | No |
| Bangkok Thai Muslim | Thai (Muslim-owned) | $$ | Kampong Glam | Muslim-owned |
| Sanook Kitchen (ION Orchard) | Thai (halal chain) | $$ | Orchard | MUIS-certified |
| Korat Thai Cafe | Thai (Isan / northeastern) | $$$ | Orchard | No |
| ChilChil Thai Street Kitchen | Thai (street food) | $ | Somerset / Orchard | No |
| Sawadee Thai Cuisine | Thai | $$$ | Bugis | — |
| Northern Thai Tomyam | Thai (tom yum hawker) | $ | Jalan Besar | No |
| Beer Thai House | Thai (boat noodles) | $ | Farrer Park / Jalan Besar | No |
| Tomyum Mama | Thai | $$ | Upper Thomson | No |
| Nummun Thai Kitchen | Thai (seafood-focused) | $$$ | Upper Thomson (and Yishun) | No |
| Khao Hom by Rung Mama | Thai home-style | $$ | Ang Mo Kio (and Katong) | No |
| Kin Sen Thai Noodle | Thai (noodles) | $ | Ubi | No |
| Baan Kai Khon | Thai (omelette rice and pancakes) | $ | Tampines North | No |
| MP Thai | Isan Thai | $$ | Jurong East | No |
Your questions answered
What is the best Thai restaurant in Singapore?
There is no single best, but the names that appear most often are Michelin Bib Gourmand Yhingthai Palace (Purvis Street), Isan specialist Un Yang Kor Dai (South Bridge Road), fine-dining Sarai Fine Thai (Tanglin Mall) and Thai SELECT-certified spots such as Kin Leaw Chill and Sawadee Thai Cuisine. For cheap and good, Sisaket Thai Food at Maxwell Food Centre and Northern Thai Tomyam at Berseh Food Centre are hawker favourites.
How much does Thai food cost in Singapore?
Hawker and coffeeshop Thai plates start from around $5-$8 (pad thai, basil rice, tom yum). Casual sit-down restaurants typically charge around $12-$20 for mains, while seafood dishes such as whole seabass or crab omelettes run about $26-$40, and many restaurants add 10% service charge and 9% GST.
Where can I find halal Thai food in Singapore?
Sanook Kitchen outlets, including ION Orchard, Bedok Mall and Funan, appear in the MUIS halal directory; certification is renewed yearly, so check the directory for a specific outlet. Bangkok Thai Muslim in Kampong Glam is Muslim-owned and pork-free but not listed by MUIS. Most other Thai restaurants in this guide serve pork.
Which area in Singapore has the most Thai restaurants?
Beach Road is the traditional Thai hub: after Golden Mile Complex closed, long-time tenants such as Diandin Leluk moved to City Gate nearby, and Beer Thai House is a short walk away on Kitchener Road. Bugis (Tan Quee Lan and Purvis streets), Orchard Towers, Boat Quay and Telok Ayer in the CBD, and Upper Thomson Road are the other main clusters.
What is Thai SELECT certification?
Thai SELECT is a certification awarded by Thailand's Ministry of Commerce to restaurants abroad that serve authentic Thai food. Thai SELECT-certified restaurants in Singapore include Sarai Fine Thai, Kin Leaw Chill, Sawasdee Thai Restaurant, Bold Thai, Sawadee Thai Cuisine, Khao Hom by Rung Mama, Beer Thai House and MP Thai.
Are Thai restaurants in Singapore open late?
Some are. Rod Dee Thai Cafe near Outram opens until midnight daily, Kin Leaw Chill in Tanjong Pagar until 11pm from Tuesday to Sunday, and Sisaket Thai Food at Maxwell until midnight on Sundays. Many hawker stalls close earlier, and Northern Thai Tomyam serves lunch only.
Do I need to book a Thai restaurant in Singapore?
Hawker stalls and casual eateries are walk-in only and can queue at lunch. For sit-down restaurants such as Sarai Fine Thai, Yhingthai Palace or Un Yang Kor Dai, booking ahead is advisable for dinner and weekends, especially for groups.
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