Boston/ Food & Drinks
Published on May 01, 2020
Boston's 3 best spots to score affordable Thai foodPadThai Cafe | Photo:  Yujing Y./Yelp

Looking to satisfy your appetite for Thai fare?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable Thai restaurants around Boston, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to fulfill your urges.

1. PadThai Cafe

photo: aksonying p./yelp

Topping the list is PadThai Cafe. Located at 6 Hemenway St. in Fenway, the Thai spot is the highest-rated budget-friendly Thai restaurant in Boston, boasting four stars out of 54 reviews on Yelp.

Yelper Han S. wrote, "Authentic and cheap. Best Penang curry. Good sausage --sometimes not frozen but most times fresh. Best salad!"

2. Rod Thai Family Taste

photo: rosha p./yelp

Next up is Kenmore's Rod Thai Family Taste, situated at 94 Peterborough St. (between Kilmarnock and Jersey streets). With four stars out of 398 reviews on Yelp, the Thai spot has proven to be a local favorite for those looking for an inexpensive option. 

The site can tell you a thing or two more about Rod Thai Family Taste.

"Rod Thai is an authentic Thailand street food near Fenway Park, Boston," it notes on Yelp in the section highlighting specialties. "Rod Thai offers delicious dining Thai classic and surprising dishes by our family recipe. We also provide take out, delivery and catering for individuals and groups."

3. Bangkok Pinto

photo: bangkok pinto/yelp

South End's Bangkok Pinto, located at 1041 Tremont St. (between Coventry and Burke streets), is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the affordable Thai spot four stars out of 99 reviews. 

If you're looking for more, we found these details about Bangkok Pinto.

"Bangkok Pinto is a kind of brand new THAI restaurant on Tremont St, Boston which established on January 28, 2016," the business states in the history section of its Yelp profile. "We have over 10 years in the restaurant business."


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