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Thai food in the UK, dish by dish and kitchen by kitchen
What goes into a green curry or a bowl of tom yum, which region of Thailand a dish comes from — and where to find 3,128 Thai restaurants, takeaways and caterers across the UK, with addresses, opening hours and the latest food hygiene ratings.
Thai kitchens listed3,128in 350 council areas · 2,197 with opening hours
Rated 5 — very good65%of 1,586 venues with a 0–5 score
Dishes explained97with Thai names and ingredients, 84 photographed
Average rating4.42out of 5, England, Wales, NI
the menu, decoded
Thai dishes by type
Curries19Cassia leaves curry · Green curry · Kaeng hang le
Soups4Khao soi · Tom khlong · Tom yum
Salads5Nam tok · Som tam · Wing Bean SaladNoodle dishes7Boat noodles · Drunken noodles · Khanom chinRice dishes7Hainanese chicken rice · Khao man gai · Khao phan phakDesserts and sweets10Khanom babin · Khanom chan · Khanom khai hongSnacks and street food5Egg sausage · Hmong sausage · La tiangSauces, pastes and dips5Fish sauce · Nam chim · Nam phrikDrinks4Black Ivory coffee · Nom yen · Oliang
Other dishes31Evil jungle prince · Ketupat sotong · Khai yat saiBest-known dishes
น้ำปลาFish sauceSauces, pastes and dipsfish as food
ผัดไทยPad thaiNoodle dishesrice noodle, chicken egg, tofu, Tamarindus indica
ต้มยำTom yumSoups · chillichili pepper, nam phrik phao, stock, Kaffir Lime Leaf
แกงเขียวหวานGreen curryCurriesThai eggplant, green curry paste, coconut milk
ต้มข่าไก่Tom kha kaiOther dishesAgaricus bisporus, Alpinia galanga, coconut milk, chicken as food
ข้าวมันไก่Hainanese chicken riceRice disheschicken as food, rice
แกงมัสมั่นMassaman curryCurriesmeat
ผัดกะเพราPhat kaphraoOther dishesHoly Basil, meat, seafoodfood hygiene rating scheme
How Thai kitchens score
multi-site kitchens
Thai chains
Giggling Squid56 branches49 council areas · 53 rated 5Rosa's Thai43 branches34 council areas · 36 rated 5Thai Express17 branches14 council areas · 5 rated 5Zaap Thai13 branches11 council areas · 9 rated 5PAYA Cuisine11 branches11 council areasThai Square11 branches8 council areas · 6 rated 5Thaikhun9 branches9 council areas · 5 rated 5Busaba8 branches5 council areas · 3 rated 5Chaophraya8 branches6 council areas · 3 rated 5
Hygiene ratings: FSA Food Hygiene Rating Scheme, refreshed October 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0Addresses, hours, websites: business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026