Best Thai Food near me in Orlando, FL

Where to find Thai food in Orlando

The densest stretch for Thai food in Orlando runs along East Colonial Drive and into Mills 50, the district around Mills Avenue known for Vietnamese and other Asian restaurants. SEA Thai and Meng's Kitchen are on East Colonial, and Pop Thai is a few blocks away on North Mills Avenue. Napasorn covers downtown on Pine Street, and Royal Thai sits on North Semoran Boulevard in the Conway area.

On the southwest side, Isan Zaap is near the Mall at Millenia and Thai Thani has locations on International Drive and West Sand Lake Road. Hawkers serves the Dr. Phillips and Windermere area, and Durian Durian covers Lake Nona from a Narcoossee Road shopping center.

What to order at a Thai restaurant

If you only know pad Thai, branch out. At Isan Zaap, order som tum, the green papaya salad, with larb and grilled meats and eat it all with sticky rice by hand. Khao soi, a curry noodle soup from northern Thailand, is the dish to try at Meng's Kitchen. For curry, Panang and red curries at SEA Thai or the duck pineapple curry at Napasorn are good places to start.

Pad see ew and drunken noodles are the wide-noodle alternatives to pad Thai, and tom kha gai, a coconut and galangal chicken soup, is a mild starter for anyone wary of heat.

Tips for ordering Thai food in Orlando

Take spice levels seriously. Isan Zaap goes up to Thai hot, which is much hotter than most American menus suggest, so start at medium if you are unsure. Many places will adjust heat on request, and vegetarian or gluten-free versions are offered at Napasorn.

Several of these restaurants close one day a week, often Monday, so check before driving across town. Mills 50 and downtown parking can be tight at dinner, while the Millenia and Sand Lake spots have shopping center lots. For a group, Thai Thani's private dining or Hawkers' shared plates are easier than squeezing into a small dining room.

To choose, think about the meal you want. Isan Zaap is the pick for adventurous eaters who want something beyond the usual menu, SEA Thai and Napasorn suit a classic curry-and-noodles dinner, and Meng's Kitchen is best for a quick, inexpensive lunch. If you are near the parks, Thai Thani is the closest sit-down option.

About this list

Every place here is a locally run business in Orange County with its own website, which we checked for hours, menus and contact details. We leave national chains off our best-of lists and favor places with a clear specialty.

This page covers 9 Thai restaurants in Orlando. You'll find them in Mills 50, Millenia, Downtown and Conway, spread across Orlando and Windermere.

Where menus list prices, most of these sit in the $$ range, with a handful at $.

What comes up again and again on their menus and websites: Catering and Pad Thai.