8 best Thai restaurants in Charlotte —and sexy Pad Thai photos to prove it

By Ted Williams |

| August 24, 2018

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Obsessed with Thai food? Here are top 8 Thai restaurants in Charlotte.

The OG of Thai around Charlotte.

Neighborhood: Dilworth, University and Mathews.
Vibe: Cozy, authentic, busy.
Agenda Pro Tip: Pad Thai lunch special costs $8.95. If you dine in at lunch, all dishes come with soup, a spring roll, and iced tea.
Agenda Story: It’s the little things that make lunch at Thai Taste addictive

Your server will ask you for your spice level (1-5), answer correctly.

Relatively new Thai Spot near Montford.

Neighborhood: Montford Park
Vibe: Located at ParkTowne Village (aka restaurant graveyard). There is a decent bar inside and solid booth seating in the back.
Backstory: Same family as Thai Taste.
Agenda Pro Tip: If you need a drink, Hibiscus has tastier craft cocktails that you’d think and they’re $8 on Tuesdays.

Lunch special comes with edamame at Hibiscus.

Best upscale Thai for an Uptown lunch or a date night

Neighborhoods: Uptown and Ballantyne
Vibe: Upbeat and busy.
Agenda Pro Tip: Your entire group needs to be there in order to grab a table.

Pad Thai comes with chicken and shrimp

Well designed spot well respected by foodies in South End

Rice noodles, bean sprouts, eggs & cilantro, served with peanuts – $12 at lunch with chicken and/or shrimp.

Family owned restaurant that’s now grown to four locations

Casual neighborhood restaurant in Strawberry Hill

Neighborhood: Near SouthPark
Backstory: Thai Orchid opened in 1994. Tthe owners and chef have been at the restaurant ever since.
Famous Appetizer: Go with their mee krob — crisp rice noodles topped with sautéed shrimp, chicken and water chestnuts in a lettuce leaf. Eat it like a burrito.

A Charlotte staple that just opened a noodle bar in NoDa

Takeout only hidden gem in Dilworth

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