Thai restaurants in Pacific
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Spice I Am
Once the preserve of expat Thais wanting a taste of home, this little red-hot chilli pepper now has queues out the door. No wonder, as everything we’ve tried from the 70-plus affordable dishes on the menu is superfragrant and superspicy. BYO and no corkage!
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Longrain
Longrain makes serving dozens of diners look easy. Inside a century-old, wedge-shaped printing-press building, urbanites slurp down delicacies such as red venison and snakebean curry or caramelised pork hock with five spices and chilli vinegar. Sip a Caipiroska (vodka, crushed lime and sugar syrup) at the bar afterwards.
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Thai Pothong
This place has won a bowlful of ‘Best Thai Restaurant in Sydney’ awards. The menu is predictable and the usual rabble of golden Buddhas festoons the walls, but the mood is oddly romantic. Pull up a window seat and watch the Newtowners pass by.
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Isthmus Of Kra
This is where the local business community 'does lunch'. Specialising in Thai and Nonya cuisines, the Isthmus of Kra is a chance for business execs to show the clients they take to lunch how cosmopolitan their tastes are. The blue dumplings (dyed with butterfly-pea flowers) are sure to impress. In the evening, take some friends and choose from one of three banquet options. It's a good idea to book.
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Hanuman Restaurant
You won't believe you're in the outback when you try the incredible Thai- and Indian-influenced cuisine at this stylish restaurant. The delicate Thai entrees are a real triumph as are the seafood dishes, particularly the Hanuman prawns. Although the menu is ostensibly Thai, there are enough Indian dishes to satisfy a curry craving. There are several vegetarian offerings and a good wine list. Book ahead.
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Longrain
The Wegner chairs and raw décor are fabulous, but like its Sydney sibling, the off-hand service, big-night-outers and woo-woo ear candy can make a chore out of getting your fill of the best Thai food in town. It’s best at lunch, when you can book a table or bolt a few trout-topped betal leaves and gin slings at the bar.
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Thai Room
Head to this arcade restaurant for perky Thai dishes and quicker-than-average service. The modest menu mixes its signature spices with a variety of veggie, meat and seafood dishes. The lunch specials are a bargain and it's BYO.
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Sticky Rice Thai
Beach-style Thai served up with typical Novocastrian zest and five beers on tap.
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Sailor's Thai Restaurant & Sailor's Thai Canteen
Sit down at the communal table in the canteen and feast on some of the best Thai food this side of Bangkok. Consultant chef David Thompson whips up complex dishes fit for royalty, and you'll be sampling and discussing it with a mixture of artists, politicians, locals and tourists. For something more romantic head downstairs to the fancy restaurant.
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Pinto Thai
Avoid the fast and furious takeaway downstairs and try to hook a table in the little upstairs dining room - there are surprising harbour bridge views. Most of the usual Thai faves (curries and stir fries) are under around A$20 but you'll shell out a little more for crab (blue swimmer or soft shell with a lychee salad).
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Thai Basil Café
Recommended as one of the highlights of the Asian precinct on Keira St, between Smith and Crown, you'll find it among Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese restaurants jam-packed with curry-lovers and noodle-tragics. This area is definitely the cheapest eats in town. Try the creamy green curry.
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Citrus Mint
This neat little place has a menu of Thai standards a notch above the ordinary. Ingredients are fresh and the spicing never muddied. They do a very good-value lunch deal that gives you a choice of a few mains, with rice, a spring roll and a glass of wine, beer or soft drink thrown in.
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Lemon Grass
This dependable Thai institution offers a long list of vegetarian, stir-fry, curry and seafood dishes. You can bring your own wine and beer, and if you're a fan of king prawns order the goong gratiam (garlic prawns) with pepper and steamed vegetables.
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Red Flame
There are a few Thai joints along Victoria Ave, but Red Flame is the only one that's consistently busy. Try the Red Flame Special: lamb, beef or chicken sautéed with cashew nuts, chilli, onion, capsicum and mushrooms, washed down with a Singha beer.
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Prasit's Northside Thai Takeaway
There are only a handful of tables upstairs at this popular plum-painted eatery, so put your name on the list and grab a drink nearby. The menu covers a wide range of Thai specialties; look for the sublime Moreton Bay Bug in curry sauce in the specials.
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Thai Food to Go
The happy hipster nonchalance of the staff and décor, plus a nicely buzzing local crew of diners, make up for fairly standard, if fresh and tasty, Thai food. The menu is also fabulously flexible and the salads are a steal. Plus they deliver.
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Piyawat Thai
Tucked away in a cosy house a couple of blocks south of the centre, this authentic Thai restaurant serves fabulously fragrant curries, noodles and Thai stir-fries at affordable prices.
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Monsoon
Monsoon is a low-key local. Come with a rabble of friends or on your lonesome for zingy curries and saucy mains. Bring your own booze, or take your dinner away with you: Monsoon does BYO and takeaway.
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Apsara
It might look like one of the many takeaway shops on the main street, but Apsara serves up a mean selection of Thai dishes in a casual setting.
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Nu Thai
Dripping with accolades, this contemporary Thai restaurant is regarded as the best in town. Tuck into dishes that include crispy chilli barramundi and scallops with wild asparagus.
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Thai Dee
Autumnal walls with big pictures of Thailand will get you in the mood for well-spiced Thai salads, soups, noodles and curries in Southland proportions. Takeaways available.
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Baan Sabai Jai
This excellent restaurant with a traditional food cart on the front pavement has stolen the hearts and appetites of locals with its authentic Thai dishes. Fly by or eat in.
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Collar & Thai
No tie required at this upstairs, upper-end eatery that artfully elaborates on Thai standards and uses plenty of fresh seafood. This place has good-value lunch specials.
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Just Thai Cuisine
A reliable purveyor of traditional Thai classics, housed in a refreshingly simple street-corner room overlooking the Taruheru River. Worthy espresso and fine teas.
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Tanti’s
This casual BYO restaurant is packed every night with Thai-loving regulars. Tanti’s also offers good-value three-course lunch specials ($12) and takeaway.
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