Foodie Experiences
Thai Dinner at Sookjai
Family-run Thai on Fort Street's antique row, where Mama and Papa Sookjai make the green curry Victorians won't stop raving about.
Fort Street, Antique Row
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Family-run Thai on Fort Street's antique row, where Mama and Papa Sookjai make the green curry Victorians won't stop raving about.
Fort Street, Antique Row
More infoSookjai sits on Fort Street's antique row looking like a transplanted corner of Siam, and Mama and Papa Sookjai are the ones actually running the kitchen. Locals bring up the green curry unprompted, which is the highest praise a Thai spot can earn. They are dinner-only and closed Tuesdays, so book ahead, over-order shamelessly, and enjoy the restaurant Victorians secretly want to keep to themselves.
Reserve or brace for a wait, word's out on this family-run Fort Street gem, then settle into the warm, ancient-Siam room and over-order. The pad Thai and green curry are what locals fight about being the best in town, and the portions are generous and the flavours the real, no-shortcut deal; budget around an hour and three-quarters. Dinner-only and closed Tuesdays, so check the day; Antique Row's right outside for a stroll afterward.
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