# 8 Best Thai & Asian Restaurants in Tampa Bay (2026) Street-stall Thai, pho worth a hole-in-the-wall, and Laotian crispy rice in Pinellas Park. Pinellas Park and St. Pete anchor much of Tampa Bay's best Thai, Vietnamese, Laotian and Korean cooking. This guide draws on a local food writer's Asian restaurant roundup; addresses were not given, so use the map pins as a starting point. Spots are numbered for easy browsing, not as a strict ranking. Updated: October 2026. Source: Real Tampa Bay Media, https://realtampabay.com/guides/best-thai-and-asian-food-in-tampa-bay ## Spots ### 1. Patti's Kitchen Thai Street Noodles Street-stall Thai. - Neighborhood: Pinellas Park - Address: 6527 Park Blvd N, Pinellas Park, FL Patti's Kitchen serves Thai street-stall food rather than Americanized versions. Next door is Got Tea, known for milk tea shaved ice. Highlights: Street-stall Thai; Authentic; Got Tea next door ### 2. Saigon Deli A hole-in-the-wall pho spot. - Neighborhood: Tampa Saigon Deli is a casual hole-in-the-wall where you seat yourself, and one local writer calls its pho the best she has had. Highlights: Pho; Casual hole-in-the-wall ### 3. Viet Kitchen Bun bowls. - Neighborhood: Tampa - Address: 3698 W Waters Ave, Tampa, FL Viet Kitchen is known for its bun bowl with well-grilled meat. It closes from 4 to 5 PM daily so the staff can eat together. Highlights: Bun bowls; Grilled meats ### 4. Thuy Cafe Home-style bánh mì. - Neighborhood: Downtown St. Petersburg Thuy Cafe serves generously filled bánh mì and avocado smoothies, and the food tastes like home cooking. Highlights: Bánh mì; Avocado smoothies ### 5. Pho Quyen Luc lac rolls and grilled shrimp on sugar cane. - Neighborhood: Pinellas Park Pho Quyen is known for luc lac rolls, grilled beef wrapped in betel leaves, and grilled shrimp on sugar cane. It has Pinellas Park and Tampa locations and was a runner-up in Tampa Magazine's Best Vietnamese category. Highlights: Luc lac rolls; Grilled shrimp on sugar cane; Pinellas Park and Tampa ### 6. Pho Kien Giang Broken rice platters and strong coffee. - Neighborhood: Pinellas Park Pho Kien Giang is known for its broken rice platter and strong Vietnamese coffee. Highlights: Broken rice platter; Vietnamese coffee ### 7. Sap Sap Lao Cafe Laotian crispy rice. - Neighborhood: Pinellas Park - Address: 4366 Park Blvd N, Pinellas Park, FL Sap Sap Lao Cafe is a family business known for Nam Khao, crispy rice with fermented pork served in lettuce wraps. Its Laos iced coffee is also recommended. Highlights: Nam Khao; Laotian; Family business ### 8. Dooriban Korean dishes less common elsewhere. - Neighborhood: St. Petersburg - Address: 5600 66th St N, St. Petersburg, FL Dooriban has an extensive menu with dishes less common at other Korean restaurants, such as sizzling bibimbap and japchae. The Korean chicken wings and mandu are also recommended. Highlights: Sizzling bibimbap; Japchae; Korean chicken wings ## About this guide Picks are compiled from local publications and public sources and are not a paid ranking. Spots are numbered for browsing, not as a strict ranking. Hours and prices are intentionally omitted because they change; confirm details with each venue. All guides: https://realtampabay.com/guides Header photo: Tayzar44, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pho,_popular_Vietnamese_noodle_soup.jpg).