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GuideUpdated July 15, 2026

5 Best Places for Green Curry in Winnipeg

Where to find the best green curry in Winnipeg — each restaurant rated 4.0★ or higher. Top-rated at 9.4★. Spanning thai kitchens. Curated by TastyPals.

The best places for green curry in Winnipeg are Shaba Thai Cuisine, Sukhothai Restaurant | Thai, Vientiane Restaurant, and more. Start with Shaba Thai Cuisine if you want the strongest overall first pick.

By Marcus Chen•5 ranked picks•Published July 15, 2026•Updated July 15, 2026
Methodology•Editorial team
Shaba Thai CuisineSukhothai Restaurant | ThaiVientiane Restaurant

Top picks at a glance

#1Shaba Thai CuisineThai • Downtown • value#2Sukhothai Restaurant | ThaiThai • Osborne Village • value#3Vientiane RestaurantThai • Winnipeg • $$

Who this guide is for

This guide covers the highest-rated spots for green curry in Winnipeg. Whether you're a local hunting your next regular or visiting and want to eat well, these picks are sorted by quality and review depth.

Quick picks

Shaba Thai Cuisine
Thai • Downtown
Shaba Thai Cuisine sits on Portage Ave about a block from the University of Winnipeg, occupying the kind of footprint that makes no attempt to seduce you before you've even looked at the menu — fou…
Sukhothai Restaurant | Thai
Thai • Osborne Village
Sukhothai Restaurant | Thai is a sensible thai call in Osborne Village in Winnipeg when you want something that usually lands well.
Vientiane Restaurant
Thai • Winnipeg
Vientiane Restaurant on Marion Street occupies a particular and underappreciated lane in Winnipeg's dining landscape: it's a Laotian-Thai kitchen that treats both traditions as equals rather than s…
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Editorial details
Author: Marcus Chen
Published: July 15, 2026
Last updated: July 15, 2026

On this page

  1. 1. Shaba Thai CuisineView →
  2. 2. Sukhothai Restaurant | ThaiView →
  3. 3. Vientiane RestaurantView →
  4. 4. Thida's Thai RestaurantView →
  5. 5. Siam Authentic Thai CuisineView →

How the restaurants compare

Shaba Thai Cuisine
Downtown • Thai
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
value
Best for
Thai food
Mood
Downtown
Sukhothai Restaurant | Thai
Osborne Village • Thai
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
value
Best for
Thai food
Mood
Osborne Village
Vientiane Restaurant
Winnipeg • Thai
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
$$
Best for
Thai
Mood
Easygoing
Thida's Thai Restaurant
Downtown • Thai
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
value
Best for
Thai food
Mood
Downtown

How we chose

We looked for restaurants that feel like a strong fit for the guide topic, not just the most obvious names in the city. The shortlist favors rooms with clear mood, dependable pacing, and enough distinction to help someone decide faster. Read our full methodology →

Room tone

Lighting, pace, and general energy all need to support the reason someone clicked this guide.

Food fit

We favored restaurants that feel best suited for the moment, not just restaurants with broad reputation.

Useful range

The final list tries to give readers enough variation in neighborhood, price, and style to compare real options.

5 ranked picks

Shaba Thai Cuisine — Shaba Thai Cuisine sits on Portage Ave about a block from the University of Winnipeg, occupying the kind of footprint that makes no attempt to seduce you before you've even looked at the menu — four tables, no restroom, a room that puts everything on the food. The person regulars know as Pen runs the place with a low-key attentiveness that comes through in the reviews: diners consistently mention being offered vegetarian adjustments without having to push for them, and the kind of by-name farewells that downtown lunch counters rarely generate. The price point is firmly in budget territory, which in a downtown core full of Thai spots calibrated to the widest possible audience is its own kind of statement. Worth noting: the menu runs an unusual Thai-and-Mediterranean dual lane that's reportedly worth exploring if you feel like going off the expected path. The three dishes Shaba is consistently known for tell you what the kitchen is actually about. The Pad Thai is what regulars describe as the calibration dish — the thing that sets the baseline and apparently holds it. The Red Curry Soup draws more specific praise, with diners pointing to a depth and warmth that registers gradually rather than upfront — the kind of quality that keeps a dish in your head after the meal. The Green Curry is where the loyalty really shows; by most accounts it functions less as a fallback and more as the reason people plan a return trip specifically around it. What ties the three together, based on consistent diner feedback, is balance over blunt force — this is not food that leans on heat or sweetness to do the work. Practical reality: the room is small enough that takeout is often the smarter call, particularly at lunch when university proximity means the place fills fast. If you're eating in, go early or off-peak. The Green Curry is the order to anchor the meal around. View restaurant →
Vientiane Restaurant — Vientiane Restaurant on Marion Street occupies a particular and underappreciated lane in Winnipeg's dining landscape: it's a Laotian-Thai kitchen that treats both traditions as equals rather than subordinating one to the other's commercial appeal. That dual identity matters. Where most Thai restaurants in mid-sized Canadian cities flatten their menus around pad thai and a handful of curries, Vientiane holds genuine Laotian dishes alongside the Thai standards, suggesting a kitchen with something to say beyond market calculation. At a mid-range price point, it draws the kind of regular clientele that returns not because the room is a destination but because the food is doing something specific and consistent. The owner's reputation for genuine hospitality — engaging with customers rather than moving them through — reinforces the sense of a place run with personal investment. The dish that diners return to most reliably is the Tom Kao Peak, a Laotian soup built around house-made rice noodles and chicken, and described across reviews as the best rendition of its kind in Winnipeg. That claim is worth sitting with: house-made rice noodles are labor-intensive, and their presence signals that the kitchen isn't sourcing convenience ingredients for a dish that could easily be phoned in. The Pad Thai reads as a well-executed baseline — stir-fried rice noodles, tangy sauce, vegetables, and your protein choice — and the Green Curry draws consistent praise for its creaminess. Massaman Curry and Papaya Salad round out a menu that rewards diners who move past the familiar into the Laotian column. The practical move here is the spice customization, which runs from 1 to 10 — take it seriously, and don't default to a modest number if you want the food to perform as intended. If you're ordering for the first time, the Tom Kao Peak should anchor your order; it's the dish that tells you most clearly what this kitchen prioritizes. Check current hours before visiting, as neighborhood spots at this price point sometimes keep irregular schedules. View restaurant →

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