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10 Best Thai Restaurants in Singapore

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Ten Thai restaurants from Bugis to Jurong East, covering regional menus, street-food plates and full dining rooms.

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Isan Thai

Un-Yang-Kor-Dai

Boat Quay

$$

Un-Yang-Kor-Dai holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for Northeastern Thai (Isan) and Central Thai dishes, and carries a Thai SELECT seal from the Thai government.

Menu highlights

  • PenLaos Signature Grilled Chicken — Chicken marinated in white peppercorns and coriander for three days before grilling, the restaurant's best-known dish.
  • Leng Zaab — Pork ribs in a spicy, sour Isaan-style broth.
  • Isaan Spicy Grilled Pork Neck Fried Rice — Fried rice built around smoky, spicy grilled pork neck.
  • Papaya Salad with Salted Egg — A som tum variation enriched with salted egg.

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Fine Thai

Sabai Fine Thai on the Bay

Marina Bay

$$

Established in 2004, Sabai Fine Thai on the Bay serves Thai dishes at Customs House, with waterfront views across Marina Bay.

Menu highlights

  • Pomelo Salad — A refined, well-balanced pomelo salad frequently singled out by reviewers.
  • Green Curry — A customer-favourite curry noted for its balanced, aromatic flavour.
  • Kao Niew Mamuang — The restaurant's classic mango with sweetened glutinous rice dessert.
  • Red Curry Duck — Roast duck served in a rich, fragrant red curry.

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Royal Thai

Thanying Restaurant

Tanjong Pagar

$$

Operating within Amara Singapore since 1988, Thanying serves Royal Thai cuisine prepared by Thai chefs.

Menu highlights

  • Tom Yam Ruammit Talay/Goong — A Thai spicy seafood or prawn soup with mushrooms, kaffir lime leaf, lemongrass and chilli.
  • Peek Gai Sod Sai — Crispy deboned chicken wings stuffed with filling.
  • Miang Pla Tod — A crispy fish dish wrapped in betel leaves with condiments.
  • Massaman Kaeh — A rich, mildly spiced Massaman curry.

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Central Thai

Sawadee Thai Cuisine

Bugis

$$

Sawadee Thai Cuisine has served Central Thai dishes on Tan Quee Lan Street since 2001, pairing classic recipes with a modern dining room.

Menu highlights

  • Otah — Grilled spiced fish cake, a popular starter on the menu.
  • Red Curry Roast Duck — Roast duck served in a rich Thai red curry, a signature crowd favourite.
  • Sawadee Signature Olive Fried Rice — The restaurant's own take on olive fried rice.
  • Grilled Kurobuta Pork Collar — Premium Kurobuta pork collar, grilled and seasoned.

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Northeastern Thai

A-Roy Thai Restaurant

Velocity

$$

A-Roy Thai is a family-run restaurant that has served Northeastern and Central Thai dishes in Singapore for over three decades, now across several locations including VivoCity and Changi Airport T2.

Menu highlights

  • Signature Pork Collar — A well-regarded grilled pork collar dish.
  • Thai Prawn Cake — House-made prawn cakes served as a starter.
  • Deep Fried Sea Bass with Thai Chilli — Crispy whole sea bass finished with a spicy Thai chilli sauce.
  • Tom Yum Talay — A seafood-based tom yum soup, one of the restaurant's most ordered dishes.

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Thai-Indonesian Fusion

Bali Thai

Causeway Point

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Bali Thai is a Halal-certified chain combining Thai and Indonesian dishes across its Singapore branches.

Menu highlights

  • Tahu Telur — A signature Thai-Indonesian fusion dish of fried tofu and egg in savoury sauce.
  • Pad Thai Goong — Classic pad Thai stir-fried noodles with prawns.
  • Beef Rendang — Slow-cooked Indonesian-style beef rendang.
  • Combi Bakar — A grilled combination platter drawing on both Thai and Indonesian flavours.

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Casual Thai

Saap Saap Thai

Jurong East

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Saap Saap Thai is a Halal-certified self-service Thai concept serving street-style fried chicken, boat noodles and sweets across several branches.

Menu highlights

  • Signature Beef Boat Noodles — The restaurant's most ordered dish, a rich Thai boat noodle soup with beef.
  • Crispy Chicken Rice with Tom Yam Sauce — Fried chicken rice finished with a tangy tom yam sauce.
  • Yum Grilled Chicken — A spicy Thai-style grilled chicken salad.
  • Green Curry — A staple curry noted as one of the menu's everyday favourites.

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Thai

Yhingthai Palace

City Hall

$$

Yhingthai Palace has occupied #01-04 at 36 Purvis Street since the 1990s, spread across three Thai-styled rooms with waitresses in traditional dress. The MICHELIN Guide, which awards it a Bib Gourmand in its Singapore 2026 edition, notes Thai and Thai-Chinese dishes made with ingredients sourced daily, and suggests the set menu for anyone daunted by the long à la carte list.

Menu highlights

  • Som Tam — Green papaya salad with dried shrimps and peanuts, recommended by the MICHELIN Guide as a way to open the meal.
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MP Thai occupies #02-41/42 at Vision Exchange, 2 Venture Drive in Jurong East, and holds a Bib Gourmand in the MICHELIN Guide Singapore 2026. The Guide describes a plain room drawing a crowd for generous, affordable plates from a Thai owner and an all-Thai kitchen team.

Menu highlights

  • Tom Yum Soup — Described by the MICHELIN Guide as striking a fine balance between sour, sweet, spicy and salty.
  • BBQ Squid — Grilled squid served with a hot and sour dipping sauce.

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