Dining Time: 2025/04/05

🍽️ Hi~ I'm TJMM🍙
🔖 Today we're having: Thai Yuan THAIYUAN 🇹🇭

Chosen as a Bib Gourmand recommended Thai restaurant for three consecutive years (2022–2024), its reputation and quality cannot be underestimated! The restaurant is located at a corner, and its eye-catching blue exterior is very striking. The first floor features an open kitchen and outdoor seating area, while most seating is concentrated on the second floor, providing a comfortable and non-crowded dining environment.

This time, we ordered three dishes, all of which performed very well:

⭐️ Stir-fried Rice Noodles with Shrimp | 💰280
Originally wanted to try the stir-fried rice cakes everyone recommended, but they weren't available that day. However, this rice noodle dish was impressive! The sauce was rich and flavorful, fried to a dry and non-mushy texture, with fresh and springy shrimp—highly recommended!

⭐️ One Bite Thai Appetizer | 💰220
The most interesting dish at the table: 8 different ingredients served with lettuce, allowing for a free combination and wrapping to eat. Each bite brings different layers of flavor, making for a visually and tastefully rich experience.

⭐️ Green Curry Vegetable Rice | 💰200
The staff reminded us that the green curry is spicier, and those who aren’t into spicy can opt for red curry instead. However, I found the spiciness to be within an acceptable range. Generous servings of vegetables complement the rice perfectly, and the dish is quite satisfying.

📝 TJMM says:
There are quite a few people on weekends, so it's recommended to make a reservation in advance!
Although I can't temporarily go to Thailand, enjoying Thai Yuan is a form of travel as well (laughs).

📍 Lingya District, Kaohsiung City
🕐 Business Hours: 12:00–15:30｜16:30–20:30
🍙 Recommendation Rating: 🍙🍙🍙🍙 (4/5)
🛋️ Willingness to revisit: 💯

For three consecutive years, this Thai restaurant has been recommended by Bib Gourmand 🇹🇭. The chef regularly travels to Thailand for further training to create authentic dishes.

To dine, you can take the stairs on the side to the second floor, where someone will assist you with seating. There are plenty of seats and ample space.

Sometimes, it's not easy to find a solo-friendly Thai restaurant, as portions tend to be large and best shared with friends and family. But this place is completely solo-friendly 🍴. It offers just the right portion sizes and a variety of rice and noodle dishes to choose from, along with bar seating by the window, creating a relaxing atmosphere. So, when you suddenly crave Thai food alone, you can just go for it 💨.

𓌉𓇋 Street Stir-Fried Rice Noodles $160
𓌉𓇋 Shrimp Paste Cabbage $200
Both dishes were full of wok aroma! The stir-fried rice noodles are perfectly chewy, and I recommend squeezing lemon juice on top and mixing in the chili powder and sugar from the table 👍🏻. The shrimp paste cabbage is my favorite; the stems are crispy, and the leaves are tender. Their shrimp paste flavor is quite different from what you find elsewhere, and it’s fantastic! (I initially wanted to order Thai milk tea, but here they can only serve drinks without ice at most. Here’s hoping they’ll offer hot drinks in the future 🙏🏻).

🧨 #OpenDuringTheNewYear
Closed on New Year’s Eve and the first day of the New Year
Open on the second day