🌶️ Best in LA
LA's best Thai restaurants — from Southern Thai in Hollywood to the Isaan specialists. The definitive LA Thai food guide for 2026.
5 picksSherman Oaks' LA Times restaurant of the year — a family-run Valley Thai institution elevated to one of the most celebrated tables in California
Must-try: Thai fried chicken, River prawn with garlic butter, Mango sticky rice
📍 14704 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Southern Thai that rewrote LA's Thai dining playbook — Chefs Pla and Fern at their fiery best
Must-try: Kaeng Kua Phuket Curry, Hat Yai Fried Chicken, Crab Fried Rice
📍 6660 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Thai Town's legendary Southern Thai kitchen — Michelin-recognized, Benny Blanco-approved
Must-try: Crying Tiger Beef, Coco Mango Salad, Crispy Pork Basil
📍 5233 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Silver Lake's boisterous Thai kitchen — Kris Yenbamroong's mom's recipes, fish sauce wings, and a playlist that makes you stay late
Must-try: Fish sauce chicken wings, Khao man gai, Boat noodles
📍 3322 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
Kris Yenbamroong's fiery Northern Thai street food on the Sunset Strip — no apologies for the heat
Must-try: Khao Soi, Crispy Rice Salad, Nam Prik Ong (Northern Thai dip)
📍 9043 W Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Anajak Thai in Sherman Oaks was named LA Times Restaurant of the Year — a family-run Valley institution elevated to one of the most celebrated tables in California. For traditional Bangkok and Southern Thai, Luv2Eat on Sunset Blvd and Jitlada in Thai Town are the benchmarks.
Thai Town is centered on Hollywood Blvd between Western and Normandie in East Hollywood — a roughly six-block stretch with the highest concentration of authentic Thai restaurants in America outside Thailand.
Jitlada in Thai Town is famous for punishing heat — the Southern Thai menu is legendary for dishes most Thai restaurants don't attempt. The staff will warn you. Luv2Eat Thai Bistro also operates at genuine Southern Thai spice levels rather than Americanized mild.