Come to These Thai Restaurants to Cure Your Loss of Appetite 😋🌶️

Thai food is something I crave if I haven't had it in a while! From soups to stir-fries to main dishes, there’s so much variety – perfect for any season 🍜🍚. ❶ Mahaniyom Merai next door is way too hard to book and super small, so I chose its sister restaurant nearby instead 🏮. They offer creative dishes you won’t find at other spots. Beef Penang 🐮 Beef shank stewed until fall-apart tender. The sauce is thick, rich with coconut milk and spiciness. The zucchini underneath soaks up all the curry goodness – could easily go with three bowls of rice! 🍚🔥 Pad Thai 🍤 The most wok hei Pad Thai I’ve had in Boston! Not too sweet – slightly spicy with a zesty lime kick, totally addictive 😍. The shrimp are huge and bouncy, and the rice noodles are dry yet satisfyingly oily. The place is mainly tapas-style 🍽️, and the space is cozy – perfect for 2–3 people to share and try different dishes. The window seats are super vibey ✨. ❷ Laughing Monk Located in Allston – I’ve been here 3 times and will keep coming back 🥰. It strikes the best balance between value and flavor. Raw Shrimp / Papaya Salad 🦐 Getting shrimp this fresh here is already a win! The sauce is tangy, spicy, and addictive. The salad is super appetizing too. Their curries are lighter and milder 🍛 – red, yellow, and green taste fairly similar, packed with meat and veggies, perfect for a solo meal set. Beef Shank Noodles / Stir-Fried Beef Shank 🐮 – MUST ORDER! If you’re not getting another curry, get the curry beef shank – absolutely divine 💫. Sliced thinner but more flavorful than ❶, the tendon is sticky but not greasy – I love it! Pork Neck 🥓 – blew up on Xiaohongshu, and for good reason! Super fragrant with a fruity wood-smoked aroma, and the fat-to-lean ratio is just right. Tom Yum Hot Pot 🍲 – loaded with ingredients, including two huge shrimp and a seafood mix. Sadly, the instant noodles inside are a letdown, messing with the soup’s refreshing vibe. Portions here are HUGE 🍛💥, so it usually comes to about $25–30 per person. The only downside is the small dining space. ❸ Brown Sugar Reasonably priced, right next to Ya Yuan. The shrimp cakes are tasty (about 90% meat) 🍤. Other dishes are solidly good – the curries are a bit too creamy for my taste, so I’d recommend the stir-fried dishes more. But the ambiance here is really nice – elegantly decorated and spacious 🍽️✨. ❹ Rod Thai Family Taste This is the budget-friendly pick – the dine-in environment is pretty basic. Rice noodles and rice portions are enormous 🍚 – my friend got the veggie rice (no meat), but the noodles had plenty of chicken. My beef tendon & shank rice was tasty too, though the rice soaked in the broth got a bit salty. Overall, it’s homestyle cooking 🏠. Lucky for us, Boston has plenty of noteworthy Thai spots 🍛🌟. I really want to venture farther out to try other highly praised restaurants! #BostonEats #Boston #BostonThaiFood #ThaiCuisine #PadThai