5 Best Thai Restaurants in Sydney (2026)

Abb Air Thai has served twist-on-tradition street food since opening its first store in 2013, and its World Square branch in the CBD is now its busiest location. The kitchen draws on recipes gathered from across Thailand's regions, built around a street-food menu rather than a fixed set of classics. It runs late, staying open past midnight on weekends, which makes it one of the few Thai kitchens in the CBD you can rely on after a late night out.

This Chat Thai branch sits above World Square shopping centre, part of a Sydney Thai restaurant name reviewers say has anchored the city's Thai food scene for decades. The kitchen leans into bold, sweet-and-spicy flavours across a large shareable menu, with wine and cocktail pairings alongside the usual Thai drinks list. It draws a mixed crowd of office lunches and evening groups, and gets busy enough on weekends that a reservation is worth making.

Doodee King's Darling Quarter branch sits right on the harbour, built around generous share-style Thai dishes designed for groups. The signature king-sized noodle dish anchors the menu, alongside a rotating list of curries, salads and grilled meats. Its waterfront location and larger dining room make it one of the more spacious Thai restaurants on this list, with room for bigger group bookings than most CBD spots can offer.

This is the original Chat Thai, tucked into Haymarket's Thaitown and open into the early hours on weekends. Reviewers regularly credit it as the restaurant that first put Sydney onto Thai food in a serious way, and it still runs a huge menu covering soups, curries, seafood and fried rice built for late-night crowds. Its Campbell Street site is small and can get loud, but it keeps drawing people back for the classics done well.

Chat Thai's Circular Quay branch sits inside the Gateway Shopping Centre near Macquarie Place, serving the same broad Thai menu as its sister locations with a slightly more polished, tourist-friendly setting. It's a longer-running location for the brand and leans on signature dishes like Amy's Noodle, named for the founder. Its position near the ferries makes it a practical stop for visitors as well as CBD workers.