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Thai•San Francisco•$$$$
Khun Mae Thai Noodles
Khun Mae Thai Noodles is a thai restaurant in San Francisco that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
hidden gem
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9.8
Based on 29 reviews
Best Thai Restaurants in San Francisco: 22 Picks for 2026
The best Thai restaurants in San Francisco, sorted by rating and curated by TastyPals editors.
22 restaurantsAvg rating 9.0$$ – $$$$Updated July 2026
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Fast answers for diners comparing thai restaurants in San Francisco. These first picks are sorted from live restaurant data and editorial fit.
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Thai•San Francisco•value
Song Wat
Song Wat is an easy thai option in San Francisco to suggest without needing a long explanation.
spicydinnerthai
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9.8
Based on 24 reviews
3
Thai•San Francisco•value
Sriracha Thai Cuisine
Sriracha Thai Cuisine has been operating in the Inner Sunset since 2009, which in San Francisco neighborhood-restaurant terms is its own form of credibility.
spicydinnerthai
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9.6
Based on 1311 reviews
4
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Thai•San Francisco•value
Chaa Roen Pohn
Chaa Roen Pohn is a sensible thai call in San Francisco when you want something that usually lands well.
spicydinnerthai
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9.6
Based on 98 reviews
5
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Thai•San Francisco•value
New Thai Elephant
New Thai Elephant is an easy thai option in San Francisco to suggest without needing a long explanation.
spicydinnerthai
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9.4
Based on 2050 reviews
6
Thai•San Francisco•value
Oraan Thai Eatery
Oraan Thai Eatery operates in a register San Francisco almost never gets right: Thai food cheap enough to eat twice a week, built around Central Thai technique rather than the softened, crowd-pleasing version the city has been tolerating…
spicydinnerthai
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9.4
Based on 173 reviews
7
Thai•San Francisco•$$
Khob Khun Thai cuisine & breakfast
Khob Khun sits on Geary Boulevard in the Inner Richmond, and its premise is specific enough to feel almost radical in a city where Thai restaurants tend to default to the dinner-and-cocktails playbook: this is a family-run kitchen that t…
brunchhidden gemdate night
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9.2
Based on 354 reviews
8
Thai•San Francisco•value
Khao Tiew
Khao Tiew landed in West Portal in March 2024 and has been running full tilt most nights since — a Thai family restaurant in the truest sense, built around recipes passed down through generations rather than the kind of pan-Asian crowd-p…
spicydinnerthai
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9.2
Based on 320 reviews
9
Thai•San Francisco•value
Zen Yai
Zen Yai is a Tenderloin Thai spot that has no interest in making you comfortable with your Thai food.
spicydinnerthai
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9.0
Based on 769 reviews
10
Thai•San Francisco•value
hed verythai
hed verythai is a thai restaurant in San Francisco that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
spicydinnerthai
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9.0
Based on 407 reviews
11
Thai•San Francisco•$$$$
HolyShred – Thai Street Food
HolyShred – Thai Street Food is a sensible thai call in San Francisco when you want something that usually lands well.
hidden gem
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9.0
Based on 80 reviews
12
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Thai•San Francisco•value
Farmhouse Kitchen Thai Cuisine
Farmhouse Kitchen Thai Cuisine is a thai restaurant in San Francisco that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
spicydinnerthai
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8.8
Based on 3046 reviews
13
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Thai•Marina•moderate
Blackwood
Blackwood is the kind of thai room in Marina you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
dinnerdate night
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8.8
Based on 1438 reviews
14
Thai•San Francisco•$$
House of Thai
House of Thai is an easy thai option in San Francisco to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.8
Based on 840 reviews
15
Thai•San Francisco•$
The ThongLor SF - Thai Restaurant
The ThongLor SF - Thai Restaurant is a thai restaurant in San Francisco that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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8.6
Based on 1163 reviews
16
Thai•San Francisco•$$
Saap Ver Damn Good! Thai street food
Saap Ver Damn Good! Thai street food is a sensible thai call in San Francisco when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.6
Based on 875 reviews
17
Thai•San Francisco•$$
Thai Spice Restaurant
Thai Spice Restaurant is an easy thai option in San Francisco to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.6
Based on 480 reviews
18
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Thai•San Francisco•$$
Osha Thai Restaurant and Bar (Embarcadero)
Osha Thai Restaurant and Bar (Embarcadero) is a smart brunch call when the morning is supposed to feel a little more like an occasion.
brunchcocktaillate night
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8.4
Based on 2246 reviews
19
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Thai•San Francisco•value
MICHELIN ★
Kin Khao
Kin Khao occupies a quietly subversive position in San Francisco's dining landscape: a Michelin-recognized Thai kitchen operating out of a hotel lobby off Union Square, a neighborhood where the gravitational pull toward safe, tourist-fac…
spicydinnermichelin star
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8.4
Based on 2140 reviews
20
Thai•San Francisco•$$
The Old Siam Thai Restaurant
The Old Siam Thai Restaurant is a thai restaurant in San Francisco that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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8.4
Based on 988 reviews
21
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Thai•San Francisco•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
Nari
Pim Techamuanvivit named Nari for the Thai women who carried their country's foodways forward, and the kitchen here — staffed and led by women — channels that lineage through Californian produce and a contemporary Thai lens.
michelin star
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8.4
Based on 574 reviews
22
Thai•San Francisco•$$
Lers Ros Thai
Lers Ros Thai is an easy thai option in San Francisco to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.2
Based on 862 reviews
Common questions about Thai in San Francisco
What are the best Thai restaurants in San Francisco?
The top Thai restaurants in San Francisco include Khun Mae Thai Noodles, Song Wat, Sriracha Thai Cuisine. TastyPals curates these picks based on Google ratings, review volume, and editorial judgment.
What is the highest-rated Thai restaurant in San Francisco?
Khun Mae Thai Noodles is among the highest-rated Thai restaurants in San Francisco, with a 9.8 Google rating across 29 reviews.
How much does Thai food cost in San Francisco?
Thai restaurants in San Francisco range from $$ to $$$$. Most mid-range options fall in the value range.
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