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Glai Baan
Thai
The name means "far from home," which tells you something about what the chef is doing here. This central Phoenix Thai restaurant draws on Bangkok street food and the cooking of the Isan region, with a tight menu of small plates, noodles, and skewers that reads like a personal dispatch rather than a crowd-pleasing survey. The cocktail program is serious enough to make parking on this stretch of Osborn Road feel like a design choice. A James Beard semifinalist, 2024.
Twelve honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- USA Today Restaurants of the Year
- Foodist Awards 2023 · Winner · Best World Flavors
- Foodist Awards 2023 · Finalist: Mango Sticky Rice · Most Delectable Dessert
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Phoenix New Times The top 50 restaurants in Phoenix right now
- AZ Central The 100 Best Metro Phoenix Restaurants
- Phoenix Magazine 2025 · Thai Restaurant · Best of the Valley
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
- Eater Pork Dumplings · The Most Iconic Dishes in Phoenix
- Phoenix Magazine Beef Panang · Top 100 Dishes of Arizona
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Phoenix
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Southwest · Pornsupak “Cat” Bunnag
One number, weighted & current 89
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Kao soi Phoenix New Times
- Kanom jeeb Phoenix New Times
- Silom Road Moo ping Phoenix New Times
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