The Tastiest Thai in Nashville

Degthai

★★★★★ 4.7 (626) • $$

"I just moved here to Nashville from the northeast.... And let's just say I'm a little bit of a food snob. This is the best Thai food I've EVER had in my LIFE. My husband and I ordered the chicken pad thai and fried rice. Both dishes were incredibly balanced, seasoned, and tasty. I will definitely be back for more"

Pad Thai Cafe

★★★★★ 4.5 (493) • $$

"Wow, a hidden GEM! Amazing and authentic Thai/Laos cuisine. Drunken noodles and pad Thai noodles were some of the best I've ever had! They were so so flavorful and juicy and I was so impressed. Every bite was amazing. On the drunken noodles, they put fresh cucumbers on top and I really enjoyed that. If you like crab rangoons, you have to get them here! They're in a thin wrapper fried but the filling is so smooth and tasty. Also one of the best crab rangoons I've ever had! They do have bacon in them and thats probably the special ingredient. I also go the shrimp Tom yum soup and they give big pieces of shrimp. The Tom Yum was delicious, hot and a little sour, lots of lemongrass."

Bangkokville Thai Cuisine

★★★★★ 4.6 (409)

"Did you ever wish you could visit another city more often so you could get to a good restaurant? Me too. We were in Nashville recently and decided - instead of checking out new places, to go to a restaurant we apparently loved 4 years ago (hey, when you have a good thing, why play Russian roulette?). We weren't real hungry so shared the following: Fresh ($8) as well as fried Spring rolls (5), Steamed dumplings (9), Wonton Soup (7) and Coconut chicken soup (Tom Kha)(7). Great taste, except.... the Dumplings. The menu lists 'chicken shrimp', but we couldn't tell. They must have been finally blended, then steamed. Didn't care for them. Didn't effect our rating - sometimes you just don't like a particular dish.Everything else the same - service still great and the friendly. Get there if you like good Thai"

Umami

★★★★☆ 4.2 (402) • $$

"Food: Best Korean fried chicken I've ever had! I always have to get the fried chicken wings when I come visit. I know the chef personally went through all kinds of different trials and recipe tweaks to get it absolute perfection. The hamachi collar is one of the best I've had as well. One of the friends in our group said it was her favorite dish of the night besides the wings. The pad Kee mao is legit, so much flavor and we totally killed that dish. If you're into inventive creative dishes, try the kimchi fries, interesting way to make loaded fries. All the sushi rolls that we ordered were delicious, chef's kiss "mwah"! Service: Stop by the bar and say Hello to Michelle. She is the sweetest! I've talked to a couple regulars who love going here and I'm sure it's because of the friendly staff. Ambiance: I won't lie, the Kpop music videos distracted me like no other but it's so fun to watch! They all look like perfect dolls. It gives the place a fun vibe though."

Thida Thai

★★★★☆ 4.1 (373) • $$

"A hidden gem in a sea of strip malls off Sam Ridley. This charming spot is next to Subway and should not be passed up! We started our meal with Tom Kha which was very balanced in flavor, perfectly sweet, tangy and sour and addicting. The fresh spring rolls were also very good and I appreciate that it was cut into smaller pieces rather than served as a whole or half.For our entrees we got the curry fried rice with beef and Pad Kee Mao with chicken. Both were cooked just right (noodles were not over done, rice was also perfect) The only improvement would be the noodle dish, which could use a little more meat. Service was very friendly and attentive even as it got busier. Overall I am very pleased with my experience here and can't wait to go back to try more dishes!"

Peter's Sushi & Thai

★★★★☆ 3.8 (386)

"Love Peter's for a workday lunch stop. Service here is impressively fast and always friendly. The sushi always comes out extremely fresh and the quality of fish is too notch. Highly recommend checking out the Michael Jackson roll if you like a little spice with your roll."

Jasmine

★★★★☆ 3.9 (352) • $$

"Food is fantastic here. Loved the various sushi rolls. Always busy and service to sit down and get take out is slow. But, food is fantastic."

Thai Phooket II

★★★★☆ 4 (286) • $$

"Great place to take a hungry family on a budget. Ordered drunken noodles (weren't spicy like I expected) and a Thai tea. Don't skip the tea - it's $4 and pure heaven. Noodles had great flavor, just not what I expected. Had half an egg roll and a wonton as part of shared apps and those were tasty. No frills spot. Come in, eat, get out and make room! Small place. Heard it's popular for takeout and totally understand why. Too far for me to come back regularly but if you're in the area, it's a good move."

Siam Pad Thai

★★★★☆ 3.5 (287) • $$

"Had a good meal here the other evening with a friend who wanted to check this place out with me. The Lao Papaya salad was spot on, the Beef Panama was good, but have never had it with cabbage in it...it was a new twist, the wings were ok. There were a number of things that I tend to like to try that weren't on this menu, but they also had a number of dishes I've never seen before which was nice. Just wish they had pork belly and Lao Sausage"

SUSHI THAI

★★★★★ 4.7 (156) • $$

"Stopped in after going paintballing and needing some serious calories replenished! This place was delicious and the service was great. The ambiance is on point and very tranquil and comfortable. We ordered garlic edamame, Dirty old man roll, Angry tuna roll, First love roll, Orange blossom roll, Triple Crown roll, and the Baked Alaska. They were all delicious!!"

The Eastern Peak

★★★★☆ 3.8 (207) • $$

"Was looking forward to trying this place, but sad to say the food was no big shakes. The ambiance is nice and place is inviting, but the food was a let down. We had the orange chicken and it was dry and did not have much flavor, I had to pour some sweet and sour sauce to remove the chickeny taste bc it had very little sauce. Also our waitress forgot the sweet and sour sauce and didn't remember it until we asked her for the check. The basil fried rice was ok but we would not be back."

Siam Cuisine

★★★★☆ 3.8 (179) • $$

"I was craving Asian food today, but my friend/coworker is very picky about what kind of Asian food he eats. I give him a pass because he's Caucasian and you can't expect everyone to like all Asian food. I think being Korean myself, I'm genetically programmed to like all Asian food. So today, I suggested Thai food over ramen/sushi/Vietnamese/Korean/Japanese and he said OK. I was going to go to Thai Esane, which seems the popular spot for Thai in the downtown area, but after seeing the reviews on both Yelp & Google... I decided not to go there. Simply because the comments on the food & price varied considerably. I mean who wants to pay $20 for a dish I can probably get at a legit "hole-in-the-wall" Thai restaurant? After a quick search for Thai places that were not Thai Esane, I settled on Siam Cuisine because it was the most promising.Arriving to the White Bridge neighborhood, Siam Cuisine was tucked away in an office building. It's quite big for what it is, but with it being a time of the year where traffic is cut in half, there weren't that many patrons.When I eat Thai, I always get Pad Thai or some type of curry. I know that's what I like and I'm afraid to stray from that. Maybe it was the rainy weather, but I was craving a soup & curry that day.I ended up with the Tom Kha Gai Soup (cup for $3) as an appetizer. Chicken poached in coconut milk and loaded with onions, mushrooms, green onions, lime juice, and silver galangal (Thai ginger). The soup was very strong and pungent. I think it had to come from the fish sauce, which is used in a lot of Asian cuisine. Despite the fishy smell, man was it delicious. The coconut milk made it sweet, the fish sauce made it salty, the lime juice made it sour. It's a very complex soup and with all the meat and veggies, it was absolutely filling.For my entrée, I selected the lunch portion ($9) of the Kang Ped (red curry) with pork meat. Spicy curry sauce, coconut milk, bamboo shoots, bell peppers, mushrooms, peas, carrots, and basil leaves are loaded into a bowl. There's a lot to love about Thai curry and this one doesn't disappoint. It's sweet, it's spicy, it's hearty, it's filling. On top of all that food, 2 vegetarian spring rolls came with the lunch entrée.Excellent, authentic Thai food is what Siam Cuisine offers. Not only is this place super affordable (I can't tell you the last time I got this much quality food for $12), but you could technically eat here for under $10 (sans the soup). I'll definitely come back to this spot for future lunch adventures!"

Simply Thai & Sushi

★★★★☆ 3.7 (185) • $

"This place is soooo good ! It's a hidden gem really. The staff are great. The food is excellent. I got the red curry chicken and it was supreme !! The waitress was so sweet to me and even brought me out something to my car I left inside. They need to get their pot holes fixed in the parking lot but it's still a killer spot !"

Chon Tong Thai Cafe

★★★★★ 4.5 (108) • $

"Talk about a hidden gem tucked away in a corner in LaVergne, TN. You wouldn't even know this place exist. If you want some good authentic Thai food, please run over to Chon Tong Thai Cafe. They have the best chicken wings around. The service and food is always good rather you're dinning in or taking out. It's a small quiet restaurant with owners that cook with love."

Chada Thai Restaurant

★★★★☆ 4 (136) • $$

"We were really excited when Chada Thai first opened up as they were super close to our apartment and we absolutely love Thai food. We dined at the restaurant once and it was very, very good, but we ended up getting takeout during Covid and it was a complete 180 from the dine-in experience. The portions were very skimpy for what we paid and it was really a shame since we liked them initially. There has since been additional Thai restaurants that have opened up nearby and we've ended up choosing them over Chada Thai as they've been more consistent."

Thai Esane

★★★☆☆ 3.3 (198)

"Got takeout - drunken noodle (pad kee mao) with tofu. When I went inside, there was nobody in front, and nobody was doing any service for the dine-in guests either. After waiting for a few minutes at the counter where takeout was, nobody showed up and I walked to the kitchen and asked through the open door about how to get pickup. Terrible.As for the food, I wasn't pleased; the first time I came here was surprisingly good so I'm disappointed this time, especially because pad kee mao is a pretty standard noodle dish that's served in all Thai restaurants. All the noodles were stuck together, it was pretty bad. Asked for spicy and they gave me a container of spicy oil on the side, instead of adding spicy peppers inside the noodles themselves. Good amount of basil and tofu, along with broccoli and onion, but definitely could do with more vegetables in general.For the price and quality, it's pretty expensive at $16. Wouldn't recommend it, there are likely better Thai places around."

Koi Sushi & Thai East

★★★☆☆ 3 (238) • $$

"This was definitely not expected, but I am grateful I tried Koi. I had not tried any of their locations before, so this was a pleasant surprise. We had a group of ten people in attendance where we were able to do separate checks. That was a great win on my end. They do add gratuity onto the checks for larger parties we came to learn.They offer as the name of the restaurant adds, Thai food and sushi. I had a bento box that offered both and the rest of the table got sushi largely. The guys next to me go their Thai food and really enjoyed their food. Everyone did actually. I think that was the most attractive concept about the restaurant was having iPad on each table that showed the offerings of their sushi. Visual of the sushi made it easier to determine what to order plus giving a breakdown of each sushi item. I haven't seen this in too many restaurants, and this was a great added touch.Service was great! We had a great time interacting with the servers and felt they were very accommodating to us and visited us when necessary.Parking is a bit tricky. It is a small lot off of a major road. Come prepared to search for parking if visiting during a high volume time. We came on a Monday evening and it was not difficult, but can see this being problematic on a weekend night or during lunch rush."

Kobe Asian Restaurant

★★★★☆ 3.9 (140) • $$

"I was very pleasantly surprised with this place. It doesn't look like much from the outside but I really enjoyed the food! The server was very pleasant and attentive to anything that I might need. I had read a complaint that the yum yum sauce tasted like peanut butter. There's a reason. It is! The peanut butter yum yum sauce was unusual but very good! I really liked it. I recommend this place, especially if you're like me, traveling for work and dining alone."

Satay Thai

★★★☆☆ 3.4 (162)

"Got takeout from Grubhub, food was ready when I arrived at noon. Got the pad kee mao with tofu, spring roll, spicy level 5, added baby corn and mushrooms, and asked for no bamboo. A small container of soup came with it as well, but it didn't really have any flavor. The spring roll was piping hot and delicious, I think I picked up my food right after they made it so my noodles were still hot too. Upon first bite, it was quite good - flavor was there, noodles were chewy, good ratio of vegetables and noodles. But as I ate more, the oil started seeping out and it was really gross. There was a puddle of oil at the bottom and I tipped my container sideways to get it out - there was at least a spoonful or two of it at the bottom. As I ate more, I could taste the oil covering the noodles and veggies, what a pity. The mushrooms were canned and so was the corn, while the bell pepper and zucchini was fresh; I wish the mushrooms were fresh. Well-priced too at $11.50 pre-tax pre-tip, pretty good portions, just way too much oil, eek. Also, looking at the photos, this spot only uses one-time use plates, bowls, and utensils, and I really don't like restaurants that don't take the environment into account. (I know I got takeout which is contradictory to the environment statement, but it was a Grubhub order through work so it was take it or leave it)"

Thai Papaya Restaurant

★★★☆☆ 3.4 (160) • $$

"Not my favorite Thai restaurant. I was so excited to see a Thai menu, a Lao menu, a Japanese Menu, etc. but after tasting a number of items from the menu, it left me wishing I had gone somewhere else at least to a better Asian restaurant.I will say that the food was presented beautifully, the ambience was nice, and the service was very good. It was just the flavors that were lacking. I'm assuming that maybe it was just a bad day? But if I'm honest, I'm not sure I'd venture in again to give them another try myself in less I had a gift certificate or something.Anyway, I hate giving bad reviews of a place, but I wouldn't want someone to steer me in the wrong direction, and that's what YELP is all about anyway. Helping people to make better choices on their dining experiences!"

Rice Box

★★★★☆ 4.1 (107)

"Food and service were both excellent. The inside is pretty small but we were seated in a booth right away. I also must mention that it smelled AMAZING inside. I couldn't decide what to get since everything sounded so good. Our waitress, May, helped me decide on the pineapple curry. It was a little more spicy than I expected but it still tasted good! I also tried some of my friend's pad thai was so very good. The team at Rice Box was very friendly and attentive at refilling our drinks and getting our orders in. It is also right next to a Kroger in a strip mall so there is plenty of parking."

Tipsy Thai

★★★★★ 4.5 (88) • $$

"We enjoyed our first dine-in visit to Tipsy Thai. Server said they've been open almost two years, and they highly rely on food delivery by Uber Eats, DoorDash, and GrubHub.We chose Summer Rolls with dipping sauce (don't miss), Tofu Pad Thai, Beef Pad Thai, side salads with ginger dressing, and Thai Fried Rice with Chicken. Tasty and fresh, and appetizing presentation. Choice of hotness. We'd order again. Styrofoam containers offered for take-home food left over.Tip: Bottled Beer Happy Hour, every day. Small outdoor seating area. Good for groups. Private parking lot. Variety of Thai drinks.Online ordering via ToastTab. Facebook page with menu. No website that I could find.Small Gripe: no draught brewskies.While the décor is plain, service is warm and friendly, and promptly served.We will return soon."

Yummy Pho Bac

★★★★☆ 3.8 (120)

Yoshi Sushi & Thai

★★★★☆ 4.1 (95) • $$

"Went on a weekend right before the dinner rush and was met with quick and friendly service! The place is bright, clean and inviting.The menu has a lot of speciality sushi, some pretty creative rolls! I enjoyed my pho and also had a tom Kha as my appetizer. Yes I had soup and soup- I don't mind as I happen to love soup. My only wish was that there was more acidity and sourness to the Tom Kha, it was a bit too sweet and more coconut than I prefer.My boyfriend enjoyed his beef fried rice with medium spice. He thought the spice level was perfectly enjoyable (the step before it becomes hard to enjoy lol)As we were finishing up, the place got pretty busy and filled up to 75% capacity.Prices were cheap to average. I'd be interested in coming back to try some more sushi and Thai dishes on my next visit!"

International Market

★★★★☆ 4.2 (84) • $$

"Discovered this place from Tik Tok, and had high hopes. The food was just okay for me. The aesthetics of the place was nice and pleasing to the eye. Great guy behind the bar. I can't recall his name, but he was very helpful in making food decisions. Chicken of Thai-3/5 I have had better at other authentic Asian restaurants. To me it lacked the extra flavor, but once you added some spice from the spice rack to it, it made the dish somewhat better. The shrimp/crab appetizer was pretty good. The lamb Dan Dan was pretty good, it just had more meat than noodle. So the meat to noodle ratio was a little off, but then again no one ever complains about extra protein.If you're in the area definitely give it a try."

Lemongrass Thai

★★★★☆ 4 (89) • $$

"Good service Good pricesGood menuGood portions of food Good ambianceGood flavored food Good time!"

Bluefin Sushi & Thai

★★★★☆ 3.7 (104) • $$

"I'm so lucky that I live walking distance to Bluefin, because it's one of my absolute favorite sushi spots in the Nashville area. Their menu is pretty extensive, especially for an indecisive gal like me, but they truly have so many great rolls. My go to is the crab cake roll, but I can't even narrow it down to the top 5, so many delicious options.Are they on the expensive side? Yes. But you get what you pay for, and the quality is there. Highly recommended!"

Thai Ni Yom

★★★★☆ 4.3 (72)

"The food here was really tasty, and the service was friendly and helpful.Thai Ni Yom is inside the L&L Market, which is a small shopping mall with a variety of shops and restaurants. We arrived just as they were opening, and the woman was very helpful in letting us know which items were gluten-free.The Pad Thai was really overflowing with flavor. The chicken was moist and tender, which I have to say I found to be a rare treat. So often when I get Pad Thai or similar dishes the chicken is really dry and a bit tough. My wife and I were both super happy with our Pad Thai at Thai Ni Yom.I had the Fried Spring Rolls, which were good and surprisingly flavorful. My wife had the Fresh Rolls, which lived up to their name being really fresh and of great quality.My only minor complaint was that it took about 30 minutes for us to get our food. If I had been trying to squeeze my meal into a lunch hour, I would have been pressed for time. They weren't busy at the time, and they do make everything to order, but it seemed like a long wait. But they may have also not quite gotten up to speed yet since we arrived just as they were opening.Regardless, the food was fantastic and the service was friendly and helpful, so we'll definitely be back."

Sakura Japanese Restaurant

★★★★☆ 3.8 (92) • $$

"Sakura is consistently good! It's tucked away in a nondescript strip mall next to Franklin's only legitimate late night bar, The Pond. It's the kind of place you know is good because of the lack of fanciness. They have a pretty wide range of Asian dishes, including Chinese, Japanese, Thai, and Vietnamese. Want Thai Curry or Tom Kha, gatcha covered. What Sushi? Covered. Vietnamese Pho? Yep. "Chinese" General Chicken? Why not? They may have "Japanese" in the name, but all of it done well, at least to my American tastes. I think their Tom Kha is the best in town, and the Hong Kong shrimp really hit the spot."

The Eastern Peak - Franklin

★★★★☆ 4.1 (78) • $$

Royal Thai Restaurant

★★★☆☆ 2.7 (136) • $$

"Got lunch here. Extensive menu with many lunch specials. The first thing you notice are the colorful murals of Thai culture, which I liked. Service was slow but the food was good. I think the owner was the only waitress. For the lunch special you get an egg roll or a bowl of soup and drink. Thumbs up for giving customers the whole soda can. My Pad Kra Pao didn't look authentic or appetizing but it was delicious and a large serving for lunch. Nice blend of basil, garlic and crushed pepper. I thought my friend's chicken curry was a little salty but she loved it. There are 4 levels of spiciness per entree. I would come back even though service could be better because the food and prices are worth it. Note that they are closed Sunday."

Love Thai Sushi

★★★★☆ 4 (48)

"This place ranks in my top one or two for Thai food in the Boro and the whole of Middle Tennessee and that is saying a lot! The Lao papaya salad with anchovies instead of crab was phenomenal, the Beef in the beef salad was so tender and tasty and the flavor was amazing. The Broth for the pho some of the best I've ever had...such good flavor...This place really surprised me! I thought it would be just ok since it was a sushi/Thai fusion place, but it was late and I felt like some Asian food and saw some good reviews so Decide to try it with my cousin Sunthy who is Lao, and he thought it ranked up there with Pad Thai Cafe"

Honey's Bie Thai & Sushi

★★★★★ 4.7 (32)

"Came here on a Friday night around 7PM, snagged a parking spot, had a few tables with people but not too many. Not enough people working there I think, menus weren't given to us after we sat down and I went to go get one, and it took forever to get our order taken. I got the drunken noodle, spicy level 4, with fried tofu. The flavor was good, a little bit too much oil, but good ratio of noodles to veggies, plenty of tofu. Bamboo shoots turned out to be non-canned ones (or at least if canned, quite good ones because I usually don't like bamboo). Tom yum soup with shrimp with a side of steamed noodles was pretty good too, flavor was on point. Really good food, probably best drunken noodles I've found in the Nashville vicinity. Prices were fair too, paid about $15 post-tax pre-tip, good portions. Service is pretty slow though."

Asia Market & Thai Phooket 3

★★★★☆ 3.7 (38) • $

"Located in a small strip mall just off Sam Ridley Pkwy, this is a store selling dry goods, fresh, frozen and canned food from a good number of asian countries. I recognized Thai, Lao, Chinese, Indian and Japanese products. The restaurant, which has a busy lunch period, is slower at dinner which means more attention can be paid to customers like myself. We were promptly seated, asked for drinks, and ordered appetizers before we were able to warm up the seats. Our young hostess jumped up and took care of us upon arrival, and her older sister (I'm guessing this is a family-owned business) took over to take our order and everything after that. The Summer Roll, known as Spring Rolls at most other places, were fresh with shrimp halves strategically spread throughout ($1 extra for shrimp, 2 rolls/4 pieces per order). The peanut dipping sauce was warm and definitely store-made, warm and rich. The Tom Kha soup was served in the traditional hot pot with a small cube of Sterno-like fuel to keep things warm. The soup was rich, with a very strong coconut taste and surprisingly strong lemongrass notes. On the borderline of too much lemongrass for my taste, but just right for my dinner companion. The shrimp were not overdone and were plentiful. I ordered medium spicy but it tasted like there was no spice, so I added some from the container on the table.The Pad Kee Mao was hot and fresh. It tasted good and came with no heat (as ordered). The chicken was sliced thin and cooked fast, so everything tasted fresh and not overcooked.The service was good. We enjoyed our visit and are sure we will return. The groceries seem on the high side of cost but we also found some items that were not commonly available that we would otherwise need to go up to Nashville to get."

Koi Sushi & Thai Midtown

★★★★☆ 3.6 (39)

"I really enjoyed the pad Thai! While the restaurant didn't get our online order so it took longer to get our food, it was very tasty! Also the portion was large! I will say, it was spicier than I expected. I'll definitely be back!"