Filled with character, pad thai embodies the very essence of Thai street-food: generous, affordable and rich in flavor. It's a dish of stir-fried rice noodles , often flat, mixed with eggs, bean sprouts, crushed peanuts, Asian chives, tofu and sometimes shrimp or chicken.
The whole thing is topped with a sauce made from tamarind, palm sugar, nuoc-mâm and lime, which gives the dish its characteristic sweet-salty-tart signature. Having become a culinary symbol of Thailand in the aftermath of the Second World War, pad thai has crossed borders and can now be found on the menu of almost every Thai restaurant in the world... including those in the capital!
Pad thai comes in a variety of recipes, depending on the garnish chosen. The most common is shrimp pad thai kung ('kung' meaning'shrimp'), but there are also chicken, beef and vegetarian versions. But whichever recipe you choose, deliciousness is always guaranteed.
So if you're looking for a pad thai treat in Paris, here's where to find it!
Sukhothaï, the best Thai restaurant in the Buttes-aux-Cailles area of Paris 13th arrondissement
In the Butte-aux-Cailles district, the Sukhothaï restaurant offers authentic, generous Thai cuisine. Open every day, it offers homemade dishes to eat in or take away. [Read more]
Buja, vegetarian restaurant with Thai and Vietnamese specialties Paris 13th arrondissement
Looking for a good vegetarian restaurant with an exotic flair? We'd like to take you to Buja, the good restaurant serving Thai, Vietnamese and even Korean specialties in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. [Read more]
Baan PhadThai, the Thai restaurant in Paris' 2nd arrondissement
Baan PhadThai, Bangkok's benchmark for traditional pad thai, has set up shop in Paris's Étienne Marcel district. We're off to discover this exotic new spot, which will take us back to Thailand for a meal, indoors or on a sunny terrace. [Read more]
Q Bar, the excellent Thai restaurant and cocktail bar in the 11th arrondissement.
We'd like to take you on a tour of Q Bar, a Thai restaurant featuring homemade dishes made with fresh ingredients, and historically the first Thai bistro to open in Paris. Exotic cocktails, astonishing pad thai and superb, flavorful plates await you in a pretty, unique decor. [Read more]
Luangpra, a little Lao-Thai nugget in the neighbourhood
As tasty as it is affordable, the Luangpra restaurant, with its specialties at the crossroads of Thai and Laotian cuisine, deserves to be known by the inhabitants of rue Saint-Maur, but not only. [Read more]
Thiou, Apiradee Thirakomen's Thai restaurant back at the Norman hotel
Chef Apiradee Thirakomen installs Thiou, her iconic Thai restaurant from the 2000s, in the Hotel Norman, a stone's throw from Place de l'Etoile. [Read more]
Nana Bistro Thaï, the Franco-Thai restaurant at MK2 Quai de Loire
A Thai restaurant in the MK2 Quai de Loire, Nana offers fine palates a simple but well-crafted Franco-Thai cuisine that transports us a thousand miles away. [Read more]
Find the location of all these places by clicking on the map at the bottom of the article.
Thai restaurants in Paris, our best addresses
Do you like spicy, exotic cuisine? The Thai have just what you're looking for. Here are the best addresses for Thai restaurants in Paris! [Read more]
Thai restaurants in Paris, our best addresses
