5 Best Thai Food Restaurants in Norwood, MA

Norwood, Massachusetts, is a friendly, family-oriented community in the Greater Boston area. The town is home to a significant historical building, the Town Hall’s 50-bell carillon tower, one of the largest carillons in the United States. It also offers some unique attractions, such as the glass-blowing studio and a candlepin bowling alley.

In addition to these attractions, Norwood is home to many specialty restaurants, including several featuring Thai cuisine. When you’re in the mood for fried rice, curry, or the spicy shrimp soup known as tom yum goong, here are some of the best Thai restaurants to try out near Norwood.

Siam Lotus

Siam Lotus is a stylish restaurant specializing in traditional Thai noodle and meat dishes and offering a variety of spicy curries. The location offers spacious, serene dining with a cozy wood-burning fireplace. Siam Lotus provides an ideal setting for a business lunch. The classy atmosphere is also perfect for decompressing after a long workday or lingering over a meal during a romantic date.

The extensive menu features appetizers, soups, salads, and many Thai specialties. You can choose from noodles, rice, seafood, vegetable, or meat entrees. You may want to try one of the flavorful curry dishes, such as Duck Choo Chee. You’ll feast on half-crispy duck in a Choo Chee curry sauce with vegetables, such as snow peas, baby corn, squash, red pepper, and zucchini. Fresh pineapple and basil enhance the dish’s flavor. The menu has many curry entrees featuring vegetables with chicken, salmon, or shrimp.

Other popular dishes include beef or pork with Thai noodles and vegetables, such as the Hot Beef Platter or the Wild Boar Basil dish, which is pan-fried pork with mushrooms, green peppercorns, and chili peppers tossed in a spicy Thai sauce. The chef seasons to your preference and can make any dish as spicy as desired.

Siam Lotus is at 1331 Providence Highway, Norwood. It’s open from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, the restaurant is open from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Thai Thani Restaurant

While the Thai Thani Restaurant might have a compact dining room, it offers a vast menu to satisfy your cravings for fresh and authentic Thai food. The cooks prepare the dishes without MSG, and you can request precisely how spicy you’d like your entrees prepared.

Start your meal with an appetizer, such as satay, grilled and marinated chicken on a stick, served with peanut sauce and cucumber salad, steamed dumplings, or Thai rolls. The restaurant offers vegetarian dishes and many tasty specialties, such as tamarind duck and seafood kra pao, a medley of shrimp, scallops, mussels, squid, and vegetables in a spicy Thai sauce.

Thai Thani is at 481 1/2 Washington St. in Norwood. It’s open Monday through Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for lunch and from 5 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. for dinner.

Nisa’s Thai

If you’re looking for an excellent location for a date night, check out the classy, warm ambiance of Nisa’s Thai in Canton. The restaurant prepares fresh entrees to order and offers a variety of wines and beer to complement your meal.

Whether you want noodles, curry, seafood, or stir fry, Nisa’s Thai has many choices. Before your meal, try the house special Bhok Tak, a clear hot and sour Thai soup with squid, scallops, shrimp, lemongrass, and hot peppers.

Nisa’s Thai is at 622 Washington St. in Canton. It’s open Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. for lunch and from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. for dinner (Friday 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.), Saturday from 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and Sunday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Thai Boo Cuisine

Thai Boo Cuisine serves traditional Thai and Vietnamese food prepared with fresh ingredients. The friendly staff and casual setting provide a comfortable environment for an enjoyable lunch or dinner.

The extensive menu features a variety of appetizers, soups and salads, and entrees. Try delicious Thai specialties, such as tom yum soup, papaya salad, or the Thai Boo Garden featuring mixed vegetables. You can also choose from curry, rice, and noodle dishes, such as zesty Panang curry or pad thai.

The Thai Boo Cuisine menu features an entire gluten-free section to make ordering easy for those with dietary restrictions. Gluten-free choices include rice, curry, and stir-fried entrees, such as pineapple fried rice. The tasty pineapple fried rice dish contains rice stir-fried with egg, onion, pineapple, raisins, cashews, and curry powder, sprinkled with cilantro. Customize the dish by adding your favorite protein, such as pork, beef, shrimp, or tofu.

When you eat at Thai Boo Cuisine, be sure to try one of their desserts. Customer recommendations include sweet and sticky rice with coconut ice cream and banana spring rolls. Enjoy Thai iced coffee or tea with your meal. The restaurant also offers red and white wine, Thai beer (Singha), and Japanese beer (Sapporo).

Thai Boo Cuisine is at 712 Washington St. in Norwood. It’s open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Dine in, order takeout, or get your meal conveniently delivered to your door with a $5 delivery fee. Delivery orders must be over $25 and include the areas of Norwood, Walpole, Westwood, Dedham, and Canton.

Eggs & Thai Cafe

Eggs & Thai Cafe is a cozy establishment that serves Thai, Japanese, and Chinese cuisine for lunch and dinner. What sets it apart is the restaurant’s Lunch Box meals, reasonably priced at $12.95 and perfectly portioned for a midday meal. Choose from several options, including chicken, salmon teriyaki, sesame beef, and vegetable. All Lunch Box meals come with rice, salad, and two pieces of gyoza (Japanese stuffed dumplings). The Lunch Boxes are available on weekdays.

Visit the Eggs & Thai Cafe at 628 High St. in Dedham, just a few miles north of Norwood. It’s open Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Whether you’re looking for a convenient lunch, a romantic dinner date, or food delivered right to your door, you have plenty of excellent Thai options around Norwood. Reach out to let us know your favorite Thai restaurant in the area. Our team at Nucar Hyundai of Norwood would love to hear from you.

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