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Kinnari Thai Cuisine

Restaurant Thai restaurant

👍👍 Very nice & authentic Thai cuisine. Prices are slightly on the high side but dishes are really delicious & authentic. There’s also a good selection from the menu. No service charge, just GST. Advisable to make a reservation especially on weekends. We walked in & managed to get a table for 4. Will go... People often mention Thai, dishes, good, curry, delicious, spicy, rice, authentic, dish, salad,


Address

201 Joo Chiat Rd, #01-01, Singapore 427472

Website

www.kinnarithai.com

Contact

+65 9328 2928

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (290 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 11:30 am to 3 pm, 5 to 8:30 pm
  • Friday: 11:30 am to 3 pm, 5 to 9 pm
  • Saturday: 11:30 am to 3 pm, 5 to 9 pm
  • Sunday: 11:30 am to 3 pm, 5 to 8:30 pm
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 11:30 am to 3 pm, 5 to 8:30 pm
  • Wednesday: 11:30 am to 3 pm, 5 to 8:30 pm

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  • 4/5 M 2 years ago on Google
    Best Thai Food restaurant. I love Thai food but I never have satisfied with any Thai food in Singapore till I visit here. Even I go to Thailand can’t firm this good restaurant there. Definitely worth to visit. And staffs are friendly too. And I would also recommend with budget wise. Their beer is only SGD6, you can guess how their pricing is with it which I always do. Must come again one.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Toms A. 1 year ago on Google
    One of the best Thai restaurants that I have been in Singapore. Service was quick and the food tasted fresh. The steamed sea bass was delicious and spicy. The pad Thai was also perfect and tasted like the one that I had in Thailand. The braised pork knuckle with rice was decent. All of these with a milk tea cost around SGD 60.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kelvin W. 1 year ago on Google
    Very nice & authentic Thai cuisine. Prices are slightly on the high side but dishes are really delicious & authentic. There’s also a good selection from the menu. No service charge, just GST. Advisable to make a reservation especially on weekends. We walked in & managed to get a table for 4. Will go back to try other dishes.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Josephine T. 7 months ago on Google
    Truly enjoyed my evening feasting on authentic Thai cuisine. My favorite dishes were the claypot olive rice and the steamed sea-bass fillet (don't be deceived by the clear light broth... it's very spicy but I loved it 😄). The restaurant is quite spacious and can comfortably accommodate bigger groups. Large public parking (T0103) is also available a few doors down the road, closer to the Chinese temple.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Alex S. 1 year ago on Google
    Tried a few dish and all are good. Price reasonable. Would suggest fried rice or any rice would have to be served first before other dish. As we had our fried rice last. Which is more ang mo then Asian.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Huiling N. 9 months ago on Google
    We like the homely feel of the restaurant and the food always meet our expectation! My fave is pomelo salad among the usual dishes we always ordered. Service was great as well.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Jiak P. 10 months ago on Google
    Most dishes are average. Green curry chicken is super oily and I'm not the first to share this. Lady boss said they use coconut oil so it's oily. Too bad they don't serve desserts when they are busy. Last visit for sure.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Malcolm L. 2 years ago on Google
    The food here is quite authentic and it is always full of people. Quite liked the Sai Grok Isaan sausage which is a new addition to the menu. Highly recommended.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Raelynn B. 2 years ago on Google
    This place serves pretty good pad Kee mao which will make your stomach sing for another plate 🤣 it is done in a bit of a fusion style since it uses spaghetti instead of the fat&flat noodles. Though got no wok hei taste, the dish is delish. Initially only ordered one plate but after one bite decided to order 2 portions instead. 2nd dish was seafood yellow curry which had good amount of ingredients but not too spicy so won't rumble your tummy 😆 Third dish was Tom yum red curry served in a small hot pot. This was a bit on the sweet side and not spicy enough. Actually Thai food is about balance and sometimes to balance the acidity of the Tom yum paste + chilli, sugar may be added so perhaps the soup had a sweetened taste. Good amount of ingredients though. To increase fibre into our diet , we tried their recommended seasonal veggie - Bai lieng which was fried with eggs and dried prawns. Pretty tasty 😋 Next was KUA KLING which is meat dry-fried with curry - this is indeed a rare find since we can't find it in other Thai restaurants. Tasty 😋 and interesting. Worth giving it a try ! To end the whole food concerto, we ordered the Kinnari flute - looked like little popiah skin pipes stuffed with minced prawn and meat and spices etc . Total bill is shown in the last picture for reference to items and prices :) Overall the service was good especially from the girl with very short and sassy hair cut. Thanks 😊
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Chwee Leng K. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice, authentic Thai food at reasonable prices. Pleasant first visit. Will go again to try other dishes. :)
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Calcen C. 1 year ago on Google
    We went on a Friday for lunch and it wasn't busy. The food is great! We had the green curry, pomelo salad and a Bai lieng with eggs vegetables dish. All dishes were flavourful. The green curry was quite spicy. The vibe is casual and quite nice. If people are talking loudly, you can hear them. Staff were nice, dishes came very quick.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Siti Parti (. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent thai food! My favourite was the har mok which was served in a coconut which I find to be rarely served as such in Singapore. Taste-wise it was spicy, creamy and teeming with seafood, coconut flesh and vegetable. My favourite dish of the lot. Sadly, tom yum was a bit boring though in terms of flavour - it wasn't spicy at all which was a pity. Pomelo salad was fantastic though with a delightful blend of typical thai flavours of spiciness, sweet, sour and saltiness blending together nicely. It was pretty busy when we went, so best to make a reservation before heading down.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Eric T. 10 months ago on Google
    Food is delicious and authentic!! highly recommend to visit the place, it’s abit on the pricy end but if you don’t mind you should check it out!! If you planning to come on a weekend, highly recommend to make a reservation before coming!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Chloe H. 5 months ago on Google
    Very authentic and delicious Thai cuisine. Highly recommend the Spicy Southern Hor Mor Talak (esp paired with white rice) and Sambal Kang Kong. Thai Milk Tea tasted just like the one I had in Bangkok. Attentive service and food was served quickly. Will visit again ☺️

  • 5/5 Fabio S. 3 months ago on Google New
    One of the best Thai restaurants I’ve been to in Singapore. Love the yellow seafood curry!

  • 5/5 Shufen T. 9 months ago on Google
    The best Tom yum that I have ever tried in Singapore, although you have to ask for the spicy one - the non-spicy one is not as nice. The moo yang and the prawn vermicelli are good though, although I think the quality of the moo yang is not consistent - you have to catch the chef on a good day.

  • 3/5 J D. 9 months ago on Google
    Restaurant was a bit too warm to dine comfortably, went in there for lunch. Really half hits and misses. Clear tom yum soup was a really big miss, it was super salty to the point its about to shrink yr tongue kinda salty level, it's disappointing as this is such a signature dish for a Thai food establishment. Garlic fried pork was good, beef curry was good. Papaya salad was well done but no trace of spicyness. Tapioca dessert was too hard, should have been cooked longer. It wasn't a bad experience but overall not very authenthic Thai cuisine, unlikely to return.

  • 5/5 Benjamin T P Tan (. 1 year ago on Google
    Glad to see Kao Soi available here (but only during weekday lunch and only beef/chicken. Not sure if they have a moo version too.) Several dishes from the South of Thailand too (so it isn't all North). All good. We like their liberal use of fresh spices which are coarse ground (either these are hand pounded or the chef has great control of his blender. Either way, we're happy with the end product!)

  • 5/5 Dee B. 1 year ago on Google
    Everything is good here from service to taste to ambience. I only ordered the Panang curry, red prawn Tom yam, Kinnari flute and steamed fish. Everything is so delicious and the portion is just right for 2. I will bring more friends with me next round 👍🏻

  • 4/5 Wesley X. 10 months ago on Google
    Delicious thai food, especially the prawn cake. Nice dining environment. Will return again to try other food items on the menu when around the area.

  • 5/5 Shawn W. 1 year ago on Google
    Wife and I always walk past Kinnari but didn’t get to try. We finally had dinner at Kinnari Thai and the food was just delicious. The dishes pack a punch, definitely a cut above most of the Thai restaurants we’ve tried. Drinks weren’t too sweet too, which suited us. Will be back to try out other dishes. Definitely a hidden gem in Joo Chiat.

  • 5/5 Shirley L. 1 year ago on Google
    Food is very delicious and authentic. Seabass was very fresh, duck curry was delicious and we love the mango salad. Prawns were also fresh and succulent and tom yum soup was delicious. Will definitely go back and try other dishes.

  • 5/5 Jenna C. 2 years ago on Google
    One of the to go place for authentic Thai food. Nice steam sea bass, braised pork trotters, yellow curry seafood (low spicy type suitable for ppl who wants curry), and pomelo salad... must order white rice to go with the dishes. Yummy! Total damage $76.50; nett prices on menu.

  • 5/5 Hannah O. 1 year ago on Google
    This is one of the best Thai food I have tasted in Singapore. I especially like the otah seafood in young coconut. Everything from the salad, Tom Yam soup to the fried rice are so tasty. The only downside is the place is not so accessible by public transport.

  • 4/5 Hans Y. 2 years ago on Google
    Pleasantly surprised. Pork knuckle rice was super tasty. The fried sea-bass was a lil disappointing, kinda dry. Would come again to try more dishes.

  • 3/5 Shi f. 1 year ago on Google
    Walked past several occasions Decided to walk-in to try pad thai for dinner Felt the noodles were a tad too sweet for my liking Lemon grass drink was warm and not too sweet


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Small plates
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✗ Takeaway

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