Thai soups at Cheng Kitchen - Thai

Cheng Kitchen has one of the largest ranges of Thai noodle soups in Sydney, so we take ourselves on a Thai soup boot camp to explore them.

Saab Wer Thai Esan ~ Thai - Newtown

 Of all the Thai restos lining King Street in Newtown there is only one we've found that specialises in the spicy Esan food of North East Thailand. Look for the bright pink sign for Saab Wer along the strip.

Mrs Chan's by Crocodile Senior ~ Thai at Charlie Chan's pub - Chinatown

A few years ago Charlie Chan's pub was transformed from a pokie hellhole with a wino's bottle shop, to a modern and fairly swish pub, popular with office workies and Asian hipsters.  Mrs Chan's bistro out the back is run by the popular Crocodile Senior folks, and attracts more than a few Thai customers. We finally get around to giving it a try.

[UPDATED JANUARY 2013]

Thai Thai Thai ~ Market City Food Court - Chinatown

In our mission to eat at every food court stall in Chinatown it's the Thai joints that have given us the most unexpected pleasure. 'Thai Thai Thai' in Market City turns out to be another winner with a few Thai street food classics that we didn't expect to find.

Yummy Thai ~ Sussex Centre Food Court ~ Chinatown

There's thirty-odd perfectly decent Thai joints near our home in the inner-burbs. So why would we walk all the way to Chinatown to eat Thai in a foodcourt? Because it's Yummy, mummy.

Thailand Street Food Tour ~ Krabi Town

On day two of our Thai street food tour we hit Krabi Town for boat noodle soup, kanom jin, crunchy mussels, a sensationally simple breakfast, and a halal Thai lunch.

Thai Thai - 'Original Thai Home Style Cooking Since 1989' - Botany Road, Alexandria

Thai Thai is a same same but different hole-in-the-wall joint with a solid Thai following on Botany Road Alexandria/Redfern.

[UPDATED AGAIN JULY 2015]

Chonsiam Review # 2 ~ Thai – Campbell\Pitt Street Thainatown

Chon Siam has boat noodle soup straight out of Bangkok, at $4 per bowl it’s one of the best value street feeds in Sydney.

Chonsiam Review ~ Thai - Campbell\Pitt Street Thainatown

There’s a million thai restaurants in Sydney but legit Thai street food is hard to find. Chon Siam in Haymarket is the real deal: it’s tiny, packed with Thai people, and it has sugar in the condiment tray…