Washington, DC
For Thai in Washington, the local food press points to Siam House, Washington, D.C., Baan Siam, and Beau Thai Mount Pleasant. Picks from Washingtonian, updated July 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Washingtonian. Updated July 2026.
Siam House, Washington, D.C. · Cleveland Park
Washingtonian 2025 readers' #1 Thai. The Cleveland Park kitchen DC readers crowned best in the city.
Baan Siam · Mount Vernon Triangle
Washingtonian 2025 readers' #2 Thai. The Mount Vernon Triangle restaurant serving regional Thai dishes.
Beau Thai Mount Pleasant
Washingtonian 2025 readers' #3 Thai. The Mount Pleasant neighborhood Thai anchor.
Thip Khao Restaurant · Columbia Heights
Chef Seng Luangrath brought Laotian cuisine into the DC spotlight here in 2014, still known for a crispy-rice salad and an umami-bomb beef jerky, with rotating specials like crab-and-scallop noodles. More refined and ingredient-forward than its Virginia siblings, it blends fiery Laotian dishes with familiar Thai staples.
Padaek · Falls Church
A sibling operation to Thip Khao blending well-executed Thai staples with Laotian dishes, a more casual everyday counterpart to its Columbia Heights sister. Good for diners who want the same kitchen's Laotian range from a Virginia address without the more formal setting, at inexpensive prices.
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