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The Best Thai Food in Vancouver

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The best Thai food in Vancouver, according to the experts: Canada's 100 Best, Eater, and Vancouver Magazine have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Baan Lao comes out on top.

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Song and Maenam hold the next two places. Vancouver Magazine shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with the Michelin Guide next.

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  1. Rank 1. Baan Lao

    Royal Thai

    A 20-seat fine dining room in Steveston Village, which is otherwise known for fish and chips and frozen yogurt, turns out to be an oddly perfect home for royal Thai cuisine. White-gloved servers bring each course of an 18-dish tasting menu to white-clothed tables overlooking the Fraser River. The chef trained privately with Bangkok cooks before opening this, having no restaurant background at all. Canada's 100 Best ranks it among the country's top 25.

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    4100 Bayview St, Richmond BC · Richmond
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  2. Rank 2. Song

    Thai

    A casual Thai restaurant on East Broadway where the green curry beef shank reportedly stops conversations cold. Song holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand and Vancouver Magazine's gold for best Thai, and the room feels built for lingering over pomelo salad and lemongrass wings with a group that shows up hungry. The menu runs deeper than the familiar standards, though the pad Thai earns its place on the table without apology.

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    317 E Broadway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  3. Rank 3. Maenam

    Thai

    Angus An runs a small empire of Thai concepts across Vancouver, but this Kitsilano original is where it all started and still where the cooking cuts deepest. Maenam is a sit-down Thai restaurant where the kitchen balances bold aromatics with serious precision, and rustic-looking plates consistently surprise you. The wine list is genuinely thought-through, not an afterthought. It holds a Michelin Guide selection and has taken Vancouver Magazine's gold for Best Thai more times than anyone's counting.

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    1938 W 4th Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  4. Rank 4. Zab Bite

    Northeastern Thai

    The boat noodles here, a funky, aromatic beef broth thick with meatballs and tripe, tell you right away that Zab Bite is more interested in northeastern Thai cooking than in playing it safe. Pad Thai is on the menu because it has to be, but the grilled pork jowl with toasted rice and nam jaew is the reason regulars come back. A casual, cheerful Fraser Street spot where requesting extra spice is treated as a reasonable life choice.

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    4197 Fraser St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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    Open now, until 9 PM

    Monday 11:30 AM–9 PM

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  5. Rank 5. Sainam - Thai Isaan Eatery & Bar

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    1235 Davie St, Vancouver, BC · Vancouver
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  6. Rank 6. Fat Mao

    Thai Noodle Shop

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    983 Helmcken St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  7. Rank 7. Fat Mao

    Thai Noodle Shop

    The nham ngeaw, a tomato broth tangled with pork ribs, vermicelli, and dried red cotton tree flowers, is the kind of bowl that makes you question why you ever eat anything else. Fat Mao is a noodle shop in Chinatown serving Thai-style soups in a no-fuss room where the food does all the work. Chef Angus An keeps the menu tight and the broths deeply considered, which is a polite way of saying this place is far more serious than its vibe lets on.

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    217 E Georgia St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  8. Rank 8. Unchai

    Thai

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    2351 Burrard St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  9. Rank 9. Thai Basil

    Thai

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    2184 Cornwall Ave, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  10. Rank 9. Thai Basil

    Authentic Thai

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    3271 W Broadway, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  11. Rank 9. Thai Basil

    Thai

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    1215 Thurlow St, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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    Closed now, opens Tue 11:30 AM

    Monday 11:30 AM–3:30 PM

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  12. Rank 9. Thai Basil

    Thai

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    1179 Commercial Dr, Vancouver BC · Vancouver
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  13. Rank 13. Longtail Kitchen

    Modern Thai

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    116-810 Quayside Dr, New Westminster BC · New Westminster
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    Closed today, opens Tue 11:30 AM

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