The best Thai restaurants in Stockholm offer different ways to spend a meal together. Pat’s Place turns Thai cooking into small plates to share, while Tjabba Thai explores preparations from different parts of Thailand. Elsewhere, neighbourhood restaurants, tropical dining rooms and a boat beside Södermalm’s waterfront give the evening its setting.
This guide brings together ten restaurants for everyday lunches, dinner dates and gatherings with friends. Each entry explains the food and dining format, with addresses, price tiers and practical distinctions to help you choose. Start with whether you want to order together, settle into a neighbourhood restaurant or make the surroundings part of the occasion. For more choices across the city, see our guide to the best restaurants in Stockholm.
10 of the best Thai restaurants in Stockholm
Choose Pat’s Place for food to share, Tjabba Thai for regional cooking, or Thaiboat for a waterside evening. The neighbourhood restaurants offer further choices for lunch, takeaway and an informal dinner.
Pat’s Place

Pat’s Place offers a contemporary interpretation of Thai cooking through small dishes designed for sharing. The approach gives diners room to explore contrasting preparations, with vegetables, meat and seafood all represented. Its intimate dining room keeps the atmosphere informal, making the restaurant particularly appealing when the food should lead the conversation.
Make it a dinner for two or a catch-up with a small group of friends who enjoy ordering together. Ask the team to help balance the selection around your appetite and preferred flavours. With its Thai tapas format and setting on eastern Folkungagatan, Pat’s Place suits an evening built around trying several things and taking your time over the meal.
Waan Thai

Waan Thai combines a broad Thai menu with the flexibility of a neighbourhood restaurant. Curries, noodles, soups and other traditional preparations provide several directions for the meal. A bar with wine, beer and Thai-inspired cocktails makes it easy to extend dinner beyond the food, whether you are meeting a friend or settling in for a date.
Lunch and dinner are both part of the offering, so the Sankt Eriksgatan address works for everyday meals as well as an evening out. The dedicated vegan selection is particularly useful for a table with different dietary preferences. Choose the appropriate section when ordering, and use the restaurant’s booking service when you want a confirmed table.
Tjabba Thai

Tjabba Thai draws on cooking from different parts of Thailand, giving curious diners plenty to explore. The menu ranges across soups, curries, salads and wok preparations, with different approaches to seasoning and heat. It is a useful place to broaden your picture of Thai food, especially when you would welcome guidance on choosing something beyond your usual order.
The Wallingatan address near Hötorget makes it practical for both lunch and dinner in central Stockholm. Lunch operates on a walk-in basis, while the restaurant recommends booking for dinner. Visit with someone who enjoys exploring a menu, explain the flavours you like and let the team help you plan a varied, satisfying meal.
Thongwiset — Hornsgatan

Thongwiset brings a personal, family-run approach to Thai dining. Lee and Janne run the restaurant with their children, building the cooking around flavours and food memories they want to share. That gives it a clear identity as a neighbourhood Thai restaurant, with an informal approach that suits returning for an ordinary meal as much as discovering it for the first time.
The Hornsgatan branch near Zinkensdamm works for a low-key dinner for two or collecting food to take home. Seating is walk-in only, so keep your plans flexible when eating in. Its separate restaurant on Folkungagatan accepts reservations, a useful distinction when organising a gathering that needs a confirmed table.
Koh Phangan — Södermalm

Koh Phangan makes its surroundings a central part of the restaurant experience. Bamboo, colourful lights and tropical decoration turn the dining room into an imagined Thai holiday setting. A broad Thai menu gives the table plenty to choose from, making this an appealing combination of food and atmosphere when you want dinner to feel like an outing.
The Skånegatan restaurant suits a birthday, an evening with friends or taking visiting guests somewhere distinctive. It accepts reservations while keeping tables available for walk-ins, allowing for both planned and spontaneous visits. For a larger gathering, contact the restaurant directly to arrange the table and confirm your booking before bringing everyone together on Södermalm.
Sabai Soong

Sabai Soong is a comfortable neighbourhood choice on Östermalm, with traditional Thai cooking at the centre of a menu that also includes wider Asian influences. Curries, wok dishes and noodles offer plenty of ways to put together a familiar, satisfying meal. The cosy setting lends itself to a relaxed dinner with friends or an uncomplicated meal for two.
Lunch gives the restaurant another useful role during the working week, and the kitchen explicitly offers vegetarian adaptations across that menu. Tofu also appears among the choices on the main menu. Anyone seeking a fully vegan meal should check the complete preparation, including sauces and eggs, before choosing. It is an approachable option for everyday Thai dining.
Thaiboat

Thaiboat combines Thai food with a waterside setting at Norra Hammarbyhamnen on Södermalm. The boat and its adjoining dining spaces give the visit a sense of occasion, whether you are planning a dinner for two or gathering friends over food and cocktails. Thai cooking remains central to the experience, with the surroundings adding much of its distinctive appeal.
Choose the dining area carefully when booking, since the main boat, Bryggan and smaller spaces offer different settings. A reservation should identify the area you want rather than leave the choice of table to chance. Larger parties can ask about group arrangements. Allow time to enjoy the setting as part of the evening.
Elefantpojken

Elefantpojken brings together a Södermalm neighbourhood bar and a kitchen centred on Thai flavours, with some wider Asian influences. Curries, noodles and wok dishes make it easy to build dinner around the food you feel like eating, while drinks and the informal setting suit a sociable evening with friends. It also serves lunch during the working week.
A useful feature is the choice of whole or half portions, giving different appetites room at the same table. You can choose a lighter meal without needing everyone else to do the same. Heat varies across the menu, so ask for guidance when ordering. Tofu alternatives provide further flexibility, with dietary details best discussed directly with the staff.
Mae Thai River

Mae Thai River brings Thai cooking to a central Drottninggatan address, with a colourful interior inspired by the jungle. The lunch buffet makes it a practical choice for colleagues or friends who want to select their own combination of food. Its central location also works well for a break during a day in the city.
The à la carte menu offers a different way to eat, with smaller plates for sharing alongside more substantial meals. This gives the restaurant scope for an evening gathering over dinner and cocktails as well as a buffet lunch. Choose the meal format that suits your visit, and ask staff about ingredients when dietary requirements affect your selection.
Thai House Wok — Birkagatan

Thai House Wok on Birkagatan is a practical option for an everyday Thai meal in Birkastan, near Sankt Eriksplan. The branch is listed for takeaway and delivery, making it especially useful when you want to bring food home. A broad selection of curries, wok dishes and noodles gives different appetites plenty of familiar categories to choose from.
The appeal is straightforward ordering and a relatively modest budget, with tofu available in many preparations. Check more than the main ingredient if you need a vegan meal: the published menu identifies shrimp paste, fish or oyster sauce in some dishes that also offer tofu. Ask about the complete recipe and possible adjustments before placing your order.
Good to know about Thai dining in Stockholm
Choose the meal format before the setting. Pat’s Place encourages exploring Thai food through smaller dishes, while Mae Thai River offers a buffet at lunch. Those are different ways to find variety: one involves choosing a shared order, while the other lets each person assemble a plate. For a group, decide whether you enjoy ordering together or prefer more independence, then ask how much food makes sense for the table.
Explain your preferences beyond “mild” or “hot”. Mention whether you enjoy coconut-rich, tangy, herb-led or wok-cooked food as well as your preferred heat level. Ask which preparations can be adjusted and which depend on their original seasoning. For a shared dinner, a varied selection gives you more to explore than several dishes with similar sauces. Staff recommendations are especially useful when trying a regional preparation for the first time.
Look for an explicitly vegan preparation. Waan Thai publishes a dedicated vegan selection. Elsewhere, replacing meat with tofu may leave other animal-derived ingredients unchanged: Thai House Wok lists shrimp paste or fish-based sauces in some preparations that also offer tofu. Confirm the whole dish, including sauces and accompaniments. Our vegetarian and vegan restaurant guide provides further options when plant-based food is the main requirement.
Separate an everyday lunch from an evening occasion. Compare the service and complete order you intend to have. Waan Thai and Tjabba Thai offer lunch and dinner, while Thaiboat makes the waterfront part of the occasion. Our food-only editorial tiers exclude drinks: $ budget, $$ moderate, $$$ upper mid-range and $$$$ splurge. For more everyday options, see our affordable restaurants and cheap eats guide.
Frequently asked questions
Which Thai restaurants in Stockholm are worth trying for a first visit?
Tjabba Thai is a useful starting point for exploring regional Thai cooking, while Waan Thai offers a broad menu in Vasastan. Pat’s Place provides another introduction through smaller dishes to share. Choose according to whether you prefer individual meals or an order built around trying several preparations together.
Where should I eat Thai food on Södermalm?
Pat’s Place suits a dinner built around sharing plates, while Thongwiset offers a family-run neighbourhood option on Hornsgatan. Koh Phangan is worth considering when a tropical dining room is part of the appeal. Compare their street addresses and booking arrangements as well as the food, since they serve different parts of the district.
Where can I find a Thai lunch buffet in central Stockholm?
Mae Thai River on Drottninggatan offers a Thai lunch buffet, useful when several people want different things without coordinating a shared order. The restaurant also serves à la carte, with selected dishes available at lunch. Check which menus are available for your intended visit when planning the meal or making a reservation.
Are there vegan options at Thai restaurants in Stockholm?
Waan Thai publishes a dedicated vegan section, making it a useful restaurant to shortlist for a plant-based meal. It also serves meat and seafood, so choose the appropriate preparation and confirm extras. Selecting tofu alone does not establish that the curry, sauce or noodle dish is vegan; the complete order needs to meet your requirements.
Which Thai restaurant in Stockholm has a waterfront setting?
Thaiboat is moored at Norra Hammarbyhamnen on Södermalm and offers dining on the boat and beside the water. It suits a date or a gathering where the surroundings are part of the occasion. Ask about the available dining areas when booking, since the table arrangement and outlook differ between spaces.

