The Best Thai Food in Germany
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The best Thai food in Germany, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide and Eater have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. SoulFood comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Berlin and Munich.
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AIMY and Chang Bistro hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Eater next.
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Rank 1. SoulFood
Modern Thai
The chef carries out the aperitif snacks himself, which tells you something about how SoulFood operates. This Michelin-starred restaurant beside Auerbach's town hall runs on a genuinely personal energy, with two set menus you can mix and match, or a full à la carte if you'd rather roam. The cooking is creative and internationally minded, balancing acidity and heat in ways that feel considered rather than clever for its own sake.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
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Rank 2. AIMY
Thai
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 AIMY (this place) 68.544
- #2 Chang Bistro 68.544
- #2 IU & ON 68.544
- #2 Li.Ke Thai Vegan 68.544
- #2 Nightingale Thai Cuisine & Bar 68.544
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Rank 2. Chang Bistro
Thai
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 AIMY 68.544
- #2 Chang Bistro (this place) 68.544
- #2 IU & ON 68.544
- #2 Li.Ke Thai Vegan 68.544
- #2 Nightingale Thai Cuisine & Bar 68.544
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Rank 2. IU & ON
Thai
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 AIMY 68.544
- #2 Chang Bistro 68.544
- #2 IU & ON (this place) 68.544
- #2 Li.Ke Thai Vegan 68.544
- #2 Nightingale Thai Cuisine & Bar 68.544
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Rank 2. Li.Ke Thai Vegan
Vegan Thai
The cheerful mishmash of colorful accessories and authentic Thai furnishings signals exactly what kind of meal you're in for at this casual vegan Thai spot in Friedrichshain. The chef draws on his homeland's street food traditions, building dishes around sweet, spicy, and subtly heated flavors that stay full-bodied without tipping into fire. A good place to find that pad thai craving and discover you didn't miss the fish sauce at all.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Chang Bistro 68.544
- #2 IU & ON 68.544
- #2 Li.Ke Thai Vegan (this place) 68.544
- #2 Nightingale Thai Cuisine & Bar 68.544
- #2 WELA 68.544
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The name is a nod to Bangkok's nightlife, and the room does its best to live up to that, blending restaurant and cocktail bar in a setting that's noticeably slicker than you'd expect from a Bavarian suburb. The chef grew up in Thailand and cooks accordingly, weaving in local ingredients without softening the flavors. The Michelin Guide has it listed. Dishes come in sharing portions if you want to go that route.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Chang Bistro 68.544
- #2 IU & ON 68.544
- #2 Li.Ke Thai Vegan 68.544
- #2 Nightingale Thai Cuisine & Bar (this place) 68.544
- #2 WELA 68.544
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Rank 2. WELA
Contemporary Thai
A Thai chef with a background in serious kitchens runs this compact, upscale contemporary Thai restaurant near the city centre. Evenings mean a choice of five or eight courses, and the room, dressed with considered Thai decorative touches, feels genuinely calm rather than stagey. The two owners handle the floor themselves, which shows. Lunch runs on a shorter menu a few days a week for those who can't commit to the full ritual.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #2. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #2 Chang Bistro 68.544
- #2 IU & ON 68.544
- #2 Li.Ke Thai Vegan 68.544
- #2 Nightingale Thai Cuisine & Bar 68.544
- #2 WELA (this place) 68.544
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The name signals the menu: larb, the punchy Lao-Thai salad, is the kind of dish most Berlin kitchens don't bother with. This small Thai restaurant in Friedrichshain skips the pad thai and goes regional instead, pulling from Southern curries and other corners of Thailand that rarely show up here. The chef isn't shy with spice, which is its own act of bravery in this city. A tight room, a tight menu, and food that doesn't soften itself for the neighborhood.
The awards
- Eater The 38 Essential Berlin Restaurants
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #8. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #8 Larb Koi Thai Home Cooking (this place) 64.672
- #8 Thaipark 64.672
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Rank 8. Thaipark
Isan Food Truck
Dozens of Thai vendors set up under bright umbrellas in a Wilmersdorf park on weekends, April through October, weather permitting. It's an outdoor street market tradition that's been around for decades, drawing people from across the city for homemade noodle soups, curries, and Isan-regional dishes cooked out of home kitchens. A recent relocation shifted things to Württembergische Strasse, just alongside the park, but the format stays the same: bring cash, find a patch of grass, eat well.
The awards
- Eater The 38 Essential Berlin Restaurants
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #8. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #8 Larb Koi Thai Home Cooking 64.672
- #8 Thaipark (this place) 64.672