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Sip Song Thai Cuisine

Name: Sip Song Thai Cuisine
Address: 3626 W 16th Ave, Vancouver, BC, V6R 3C4, CA
Telephone: (778) 302-9898
Price range: value

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Sip Song Thai Cuisine is one of the best thai restaurants in Vancouver for dinner, especially if you want a strong option in Vancouver.

Editorial review updated•Jul 28, 2026

Sip Song Thai Cuisine is doing something quietly unusual on West 16th in the Arbutus-Dunbar corridor: bringing Bangkok street food into a 26-seat room that takes both the food and the atmosphere seriously. Chef Gary trained at a cooking school in Bangkok — private lessons, two years of groundwork before the restaurant opened — and that biography shows up in a menu that deliberately sidesteps the pad thai-and-green-curry template most Vancouver Thai spots default to. This is a family-owned room with a real point of view: dishes popular in Bangkok that don't circulate commonly around Vancouver, served in a dim, 800-square-foot space with gold, red, and dark brown tones and an open kitchen. The 2025 Canadian Choice Award citation calls out authentic flavours and attentive service, which tracks with the intimate scale — 26 seats means the kitchen is cooking for a room, not a crowd. The menu's anchors tell you exactly where Gary's head is at. Thai Boat Noodles — the rich, spice-forward broth-and-beef-ball bowl that's a staple of Bangkok floating markets and canal-side stalls — rarely shows up done properly in Vancouver, and it's a signature here. The Volcano Ribs are known for a tangy, punchy glaze that diners consistently flag as a standout. Raw White Prawns with chili heat represent the kind of bold, fresh-seafood preparation that Bangkok street vendors built their reputations on. Pomelo Salad rounds out the signatures with the bright, herbal contrast Thai cuisine uses to balance heavier flavours. At price level one, this is serious cooking at street-food economics. The room is small enough that walk-ins on weekends are a gamble — a reservation is the move. The open kitchen means counter-adjacent seats give you the closest view of what's coming out and in which order. If you want to eat the way the menu was designed, anchor your order around the Boat Noodles and Volcano Ribs and let the Pomelo Salad do its job between bites. Sip Song is on 3626 W 16th Ave; book ahead, especially Thursday through Saturday.

Carlos Mendez, Food & Drink Editor

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dinner and Thai food

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Good value

Neighborhood

Vancouver | 3626 W 16th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6R 3C4, Canada

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Good value

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8.5/10

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(778) 302-9898

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“Sip Song Thai Cuisine is worth putting on the shortlist for Thai Boat Noodles and Volcano Ribs—the two orders to build a first visit around.”

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Volcano Ribs

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What makes Sip Song Thai Cuisine worth the move

Sip Song Thai Cuisine is a clean first click in Vancouver when you want a thai option you can trust. Thai Boat Noodles and Volcano Ribs also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.6 rating across 725 Google reviews.

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9.6 from 725 Google reviews

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dinner and Thai food

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Thai in Vancouver

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Good value

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Google rating: 9.6 from 725 reviews

Price point: value

Popular dishes: Thai Boat Noodles, Volcano Ribs, Raw White Prawns

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There's a small ceremony to eating here that most Vancouver hot pot rooms skip: the cloisonné copper pots, the charcoal glowing underneath, the sense that dinner is an event rather than a transaction.

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Address: 3626 W 16th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6R 3C4, Canada
Phone: (778) 302-9898
Price: value
TastyPals score: 8.5/10
Google rating: 9.6 (725 reviews)
Cuisine: Thai
Neighborhood: Vancouver

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What cuisine does Sip Song Thai Cuisine serve?

Sip Song Thai Cuisine is a Thai restaurant located in Vancouver, Vancouver. Sip Song Thai Cuisine is doing something quietly unusual on West 16th in the Arbutus-Dunbar corridor: bringing Bangkok street food into a 26-seat room that takes both the food and the atmosphere seriously.

What is Sip Song Thai Cuisine best for?

Sip Song Thai Cuisine is best for thai food, dinner, takeout, bold, lively. Sip Song Thai Cuisine is a clean first click in Vancouver when you want a thai option you can trust. Thai Boat Noodles and Volcano Ribs also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.6 rating across 725 Google reviews.

How much does it cost to eat at Sip Song Thai Cuisine?

Sip Song Thai Cuisine is in the Good value price range (value). Google rating: 9.6 from 725 reviews

What should I order at Sip Song Thai Cuisine?

Start with Thai Boat Noodles, Volcano Ribs, Raw White Prawns and Pomelo Salad. These dishes are shown from TastyPals notes or restaurant data on this page.

Is Sip Song Thai Cuisine worth visiting?

Sip Song Thai Cuisine holds a 9.6 Google rating from 725 reviews. Sip Song Thai Cuisine is a clean first click in Vancouver when you want a thai option you can trust. Thai Boat Noodles and Volcano Ribs also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.6 rating across 725 Google reviews.

Where is Sip Song Thai Cuisine located?

Sip Song Thai Cuisine is located at 3626 W 16th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6R 3C4, Canada. Directions are available via Google Maps.

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