The Best Thai Food in South Korea
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The best Thai food in South Korea, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide has weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. HORAPA comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Seoul and Busan.
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PILI PILI and Youhan hold the next two places.
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Rank 1. HORAPA
Thai
The name means "Thai basil" in Thai, which tells you something about the kitchen's attention to roots. This small, upstairs Thai restaurant in Jongno earns a Michelin Bib Gourmand on a short menu of dishes that pack improbable depth, from smoky mushroom salads cut through with toasted rice powder to a massaman curry that leans on cinnamon and sweet roasted vegetables. Seats are few and the room fills fast, so booking ahead is less a suggestion than a condition of entry.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 HORAPA (this place) 74.256
- #1 PILI PILI 74.256
- #1 Youhan 74.256
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Rank 1. PILI PILI
Thai
A Thai restaurant that leans into the rough edges rather than apologizing for them, with a deliberately vintage interior that sells the whole illusion. The menu stays close to the classics while quietly adjusting for Busan tastes, and the tom yum fried rice tends to be the table's last argument. A cocktail alongside and the miniature-Thailand effect kicks in. The Michelin Guide awarded it a Bib Gourmand.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 HORAPA 74.256
- #1 PILI PILI (this place) 74.256
- #1 Youhan 74.256
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Rank 1. Youhan
Thai
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 HORAPA 74.256
- #1 PILI PILI 74.256
- #1 Youhan (this place) 74.256
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Rank 4. Manao
Thai
Thai décor and art objects shipped straight from Bangkok set the mood on the second floor of a Hannam side street. Manao is a prix-fixe Thai restaurant where the meal arrives in small courses, so you end up covering a lot of ground in one sitting. Charcoal-grilled meat and seafood come to order, and the kitchen leans into the heat that Thai cooking is supposed to have. The name means "lime" in Thai, which tells you something about the kitchen's general attitude.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant