Thai Zaap restaurant Barcelona — Restaurant in Barcelona

While walking around Barcelona on some errands, we happened to be in the neighborhood around lunchtime. Having been visited before by my brother, we were recommended to check out Thai Zaap to have some tasty treats! Immediately upon entering the restaurant we felt transported to a little part of Thailand. They have wonderful decor and ornate wood carvings through the restaurant that are beautifully arranged and placed. Now, on to the menu!

What a delicious treat! They have an easy to read menu with loads of photos of the dishes you will be ordering to assist in the decision making process. With 3 of us there around lunchtime we decided to try one lunch menu and 2 other items on the regular menu.

Everything was delicious! They were nice and asked us what spice level we wanted, so you can say anything from not spicy, to medium to Hot. The orders came out very quickly which was nice as we were definitely hungry and the food was not only beautiful, but tasted as good if not better than it looked. Very fresh ingredients and perfectly cooked shrimp.

If you haven’t visited and enjoyed a Thai food meal yet during your time in Barcelona, I highly recommend you take a trip to Thai Zaap! It won’t zap your bank account, but it will Zaap your taste buds with deliciousness!

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The first time I ate at this place was in 2022, and I thought it was one of the best Thai restaurants overseas. The food was flavorful, they could add extra chilies to pad thai (which now they can’t, they will give you a separated chilie flakes, it’s just not the same). Maybe it is so hard to clean the pots if they make it spicy for you. You could taste the fish sauce and Thai herbs in the food back then.

But we’ve been to this place several times these years, and it was not as good as before.

They no longer use original ingredients or spices imported from Thailand anymore. The keys to authentic and tasty South East Asian cuisine are the original spices and herbs. Their Pad Thai only tastes sweet and sour now……they don’t even add fish sauce in anymore… Tom Yum Gong soup also tastes really blend now, it used to be salty, spicy and fragrant. What a shame… Overall, the dishes are more westernized now. They might still be good for most of Spanish people, but for me it’s...

My boyfriend and I came here tonight for a meal and were delighted with our experience. The staff are so welcoming and attentive offering the famous Thai hospitality. I had the kai satay to start which was mouthwatering whilst my boyfriend had Pho Pha which was also delicious. For main course I had a duck curry which was the softest and most delicious duck I’ve had in Spain while my boyfriend opted for a ground chicken wok dish which he remarked as “perfection”. Both were accompanied with perfectly cooked rice and washed down with traditional Thai beer. This cost us a total of €50.50 which was extremely good for what we got. We will...