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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune and Gambit (nola.com). Updated August 2026.
Sukho Thai · Marigny
Opened in the Marigny in 2003 and later expanded Uptown, Sukho Thai is the only Louisiana restaurant to hold Thai Select Premium certification from the Royal Thai Government. The menu covers the range of Thai cooking, from curries to noodle dishes, in a room on Royal Street that helped introduce the city to the cuisine.
Budsi’s Authentic Thai · Marigny
A Marigny kitchen specializing in the food of Thailand's northeastern Isan region, dishes rarer on New Orleans Thai menus. Larb, grilled meats, and fiery salads share the board with sticky rice and papaya salad, pushing past the standard curry-and-noodle lineup toward the bolder, herb-heavy cooking of the countryside.
Dahla · Central Business District
A Central Business District spot serving bold contemporary Thai, noted for its pad thai and curries. The kitchen keeps the flavors bright and assertive across a compact menu, giving downtown workers and hotel guests a solid Thai option within walking distance of the convention center and Warehouse District.
Thai Nola · New Orleans East
A New Orleans East kitchen serving traditional Thai dishes to a part of the city underserved by the style. Curries, noodle plates, and stir-fries make up a straightforward menu, and the room fills a real neighborhood need out east, well away from the Uptown and downtown Thai clusters.