Each year, we ask Avenue readers to vote for their favourite restaurants in Calgary in our Best Restaurants readers’ choice ballot. These are some of their favourite places in the city.
Winner
Thai Siam Restaurant
This popular northern Thai-focused restaurant offers delectable dishes that have earned it a loyal following since opening in 2022. Expect to find authentic dishes like sai ua, the popular spicy Thai pork sausage, or larb duck salad with traditional Thai dressing.
15, 4127 6 St. N.E., 403-680-0366, thaitakeout.ca @thaisiammarket
Runners-up
White Elephant Thai Cuisine
There are many authentic Thai dishes on offer at White Elephant Thai Cuisine, which is located inside the Airport Traveller’s Inn. Try papaya and mango salads, tom yum or tom ka soups, noodle and rice dishes, fish dishes or one of the Thai curries. White Elephant has one location in Calgary and two in the surrounding areas of Okotoks and Chestermere.
1808 19 St. N.E., 403-457-1172, whiteelephantthaicuisine.com, @whiteelephantthaiyyc
Juree’s Thai Place Restaurant
This cozy and tropical Thai restaurant has an extensive menu of curries, stir-fries and soups — like the tasty hot and sour prawn soup — that can be ordered for dine-in or to-go from the drive-through window. Start your meal off right with the beautiful six-piece flower dumplings filled with minced pork and Thai herbs, served with Thai sauce.
2055 16 Ave. N.W., 403-264-6477, jureesthaiplace.com, @jureesthaiplace
Thai Sa-On Restaurant
This restaurant has served Calgarians delicious, authentic Thai cuisine for 35 years and is known for flavourful dishes like pandan chicken, a crab meat and ground shrimp omelette and more. You can also pair your meals with a drink from the wine list that has been curated over the years by the owner.
351 10 Ave. S.W., 403-264-3526, thai-sa-on.com, @thaisaonyyc
Chili Club Thai House
A long-standing Thai restaurant that’s been on the Calgary restaurant scene for decades, Chili Club Thai House has a robust list of curries and stir-fries as well as desserts like a flourless chocolate torte and a coconut cream cake. The spacious dining room makes it a great choice for a group outing, too.
1904 36 St. S.W., 403-217-8862, chiliclub.ca, @chiliclubthaihouse