Best Thai Restaurants in Brisbane

There's plenty to look at when you sit down to a meal at Banana Leaf Thai in Woollongabba; the dining room is plastered with posters of Thai actors and musicians. The kitchen offers a menu that fuses Eastern and Western technique, without watering down the Thai flavours. Grab your favourite Pad Thai or massaman curry or step out of the box and order a more imaginative Banana Leaf specials, like flame torched Atlantic salmon.

My Thai Kitchen is set in the Centro Milton shopping centre and it's a staple for locals when cooking is just too much to bear. The Pad Thai flies out of the kitchen and the drunken noodles - slippery rice noodles fried with garlic, chilli, chicken breast, egg, red capsicum, coriander, and basil - are a house specialty. MTK is also part grocery store, so you can pick up Asian staples to take home, too.

Who would've thought that you could experience a taste of traditional Thai cuisine just down the road from Wilston train station? Thai Kitchen is a laid-back restaurant where everything is authentically fresh and easy on the wallet. All your favourite noodles, curries and stir fry dishes are available and the kitchen will happily adjust spiciness to your liking. Bring a bottle of wine that pairs well with heat (there are no corkage fees) and enjoy.

We love the wait staff at Thai Naramit; they're friendly, accommodating and decked out in traditional Thai gear that transports you far away from the Clayfield dining room. Not that the dining room's not pleasant, it's got loads of indoor and outdoor seating with unfussy decor and an upbeat ambience. Don't leave without trying the red duck curry, which has Brisbanites travelling across suburbs for a plate.

Thai food has become a staple in Australia and Brisbane has definitely not been spared. Siam Southbank offers a slightly more upmarket version of Thai food, and their flavour and presentation has some serious style. Every dish is freshly cooked and the kitchen goes easy on the sauces, so your food's not swimming on your plate. There's also some innovative dishes that you don't see at your run-of-the-mill Thai restaurant.

Sure, the decor's nothing to write home about, but what Phuket Kitchen lacks in the looks department (it's located in the Woolworths Marketplace at Albany Creek) it more than makes up for in quality cuisine. The kitchen offers all your traditional Thai favourites and all dishes are seriously fresh, loaded with flavour and excellent value. Phuket Kitchen offers dine in and takeaway options, too.

Mons Ban Sabai Restaurant and Cooking School in Camp Hill is Thai food at its finest. Located on boutique Martha Street, a short drive east of Brisbane's CBD, the restaurant offers an innovative blend of authentic and modern dishes prepared by master Thai chefs. The dining room forms part of the Mons Ban Sabai experience; its vibrant colours get you in the mood for a dining experience with zing.