Albuquerque, NMThai

Sa! Thai on Holly Avenue NE opened in the former Slapfish space, with Art, former owner of Thai Kitchen and Siam Cafe, cooking as a partner. Gil Garduno rated it Excellent and praised dishes uncommon in Albuquerque, including boat noodle soup he called a remedy for whatever ails you, khao soi with fried chicken, and pumpkin curry with red peppers and crushed peanuts. Order the boat noodle soup and the khao soi, and finish with mango and sticky rice.

Thai Cuisine on Coors Boulevard NW is a longtime Westside kitchen Gil Garduno rated Excellent and called one of Albuquerque's very best Thai restaurants. Best bets include the green curry, the massaman curry, the egg rolls, and laab gai. Order the green curry and the massaman, and finish with mango and sticky rice.

Eat My Thai opened in 2025 on Gibson Boulevard SE, its room dressed with greenery, wicker, and Buddha statuary. Gil Garduno rated it Excellent and singled out the angel's wings, boneless chicken stuffed with ground pork, onion, carrot, and mushroom. Best bets also include the roti, Eat My Duck, mango curry, and green curry. Order the angel's wings and the mango curry, and start with the roti.

Pad Thai Cafe on Louisiana Boulevard SE earned an Outstanding rating from Gil Garduno, who wrote that it is unusually successful at the balance of flavors at the heart of Thai cooking. Best bets include the chicken satay, tod mun pla, massaman curry, pad Thai, drunken noodles, and green curry fried rice. Order the massaman curry and the pad Thai, and start with the chicken satay.

Thai Kitchen opened in 2014 on Corrales Road NW as the younger sibling of Siam Cafe, a Thai mainstay since 1995. Gil Garduno rated it Excellent. Best bets include the spicy noodle jungle, green curry, massaman curry, pork satay, penang curry, and pad krapow. Order the green curry and the pad krapow, and start with the pork satay. Corrales sits within the Albuquerque metro.