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There are also plenty of Thai restaurants in Reykjavík (and Iceland in general), probably for a different reason then the article states since Iceland has a sig
by runarberg 8y ago
There are also plenty of Thai restaurants in Reykjavík (and Iceland in general), probably for a different reason then the article states since Iceland has a significant Thai population.
Living in Seattle for the past year, and loving Thai food, I noticed that there is a general overall difference in the type of restaurant a Thai place is between Reykjavík and Seattle.
Thai places in Seattle seem a lot fancier then in Reykjavík. In Seattle you most likely have to order a table, or at the very least have a waiter show you to your table. In Reykjavík, on the other hand, Thai places tend to range all over the place, all the way down to having only 4 bar-like seats by the window.
The menu is also way more diverse in Reykjavík. In Seattle, you can pretty much guess the entire menu before you walk into a Thai place. While in Reykjavík a Thai place might only have three types of pad thai on the menu, or only sell soup, or even sell have 3 or 4 pages of stuff on the menu, including non-thai cuisine.
Generally, I like the Thai places in Reykjavík better then in Seattle.
- thinkythought 8y agoCheck out "Thai Tom", it's more the style you're thinking of and very, very good. Expect to stand in a big line though
- kristjansson 8y agoVery, very good. One of those meals I can remember years later. Sit by the burners and sweat for the full experience.
- dannycastonguay 8y agoYou make me want to go to Iceland for the Thai food.
- runarberg 8y agoIn general though, if you want good Thai food I mostly recommend in North Thailand or Laos. Sometimes I would go to the same place and order the same thing, but get a completely different thing (for example, deep fried noodles instead of steamed; a fresh set veggies, etc), but either time be blown away by tastyness.
- Chathamization 8y agoOne of the things I found interesting is that in Thailand there seemed to be a big difference in the food at the Thai restaurants for tourists (which were similar to the food in the Thai restaurants abroad) and the Thai restaurants for Thai people.
- technofiend 8y agoSince I'll be in Reykjavík in a few days, any specific Thai restaurant suggestions are welcome.