Food Detective / Thailand / Pad thai
Pad thai · ผัดไทย
ผัดไทย · Pad thai
Flat rice noodles stir-fried with egg, tofu and bean sprouts in a sweet-sour sauce, topped with peanuts.
- Kind
- Noodles, Street food
- Cooking
- Stir-fried
- Taste
- Sweet, Sour, Salty, Easy to eat alone · Not spicy
- Served · texture
- Hot · Chewy noodles, crunchy sprouts
INGREDIENTS
Ingredients, including hidden ones
- Main ingredient
- Rice
- Usually included
- Egg, Tofu & soy, Vegetables, Peanuts & nuts
- Varies by region or shop
- Shrimp
- Can be in the sauce or broth
- Shrimp paste, salted or dried shrimp, Fish sauce
- Dried shrimp and fish sauce are usual; asking for no shrimp may not remove them from the sauce.
- Crushed peanuts are sprinkled on top or served on the side.
Basis: General recipe. Shops differ and unlisted ingredients can be present; this is not an allergy guarantee.
CHAINS
Which chain, which menu item
Prices in local currency (THB).
No chain with a confirmed menu item yet. Find restaurants on Google Maps ↗
“Signature” is used only when the brand itself says so. No sales ranking is invented, and no dish is judged tastier than another.
PRICE GUIDE
General price guide · One plate
- Budget
- —
- Typical
- —
- Premium
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Separate from chain menu prices. Premium reflects setting and service, not a rip-off.
SIMILAR
How it differs from similar dishes
| Difference | Pad thai | Pad see ew |
|---|
| Noodles | Thin flat noodles | Wide noodles |
| Taste | Sweet and sour, peanuts | Soy, smoky |
| Seafood | Dried shrimp and fish sauce are usual | Mostly soy (oyster sauce possible) |
ORDERING
Phrases to show when ordering
- ไม่ใส่กุ้ง
- No shrimp, please (mai sai kung)
- ไม่ใส่อาหารทะเล
- No seafood, please (mai sai ahan thale)
- ไม่ใส่น้ำปลา
- No fish sauce, please (mai sai nam pla)
- ไม่ใส่ถั่วลิสง
- No peanuts, please (mai sai thua lisong)
- ไม่ใส่หมู
- No pork, please (mai sai mu)
- ไม่ใส่ไข่
- No egg, please (mai sai khai)
- ไม่เผ็ด
- Not spicy (mai phet)
- แพ้…
- I’m allergic to … (phae …) — add the ingredient
A request, not a guarantee the ingredient can be removed.
Recipe sources: Wikipedia — Pad thai (2026-10-18). Photos are Google results AMS does not vouch for; check opening status on Google Maps.