"Krua Thai" Classic in Nieuwmarkt/Lastage

My partner and I visited Amsterdam 5 years ago and visited Krua Thai twice. Back then we both said it was the best Thai food we'd ever tasted. Fast forward 5 years and we came back to Amsterdam and were very happy this place was still there! Once again, the food was incredible. Can't recommend enough. Great service, great food. You will not be disappointed.

Extremely delicious!!! Amazing staff!!!

Extraordinary, delicious cuisine. I rarely get to eat well and this is one of my best meals. I highly recommend her without a doubt.

Came here on my last day in the Netherlands, they where really accommodating and made me feel very welcome, and surprisingly the had Leo! Something I seem very hard to find in the uk, khob khun krup, arroy mark krup 🙏

This was honestly the best Thai food I've ever had. The restaurant was packed but managed to find a table for us. Literally everything on the menu we ordered was delicious, so anything you order is likely going to be delicious. The owner came to check in on us and even showed us how he makes the little carrot butterflies. An artist!

What a great little restaurant! The food was fantastic, and so was the service. We were received and advised very warmly. Even though we were with a group, all our food was served quickly so that we could eat in peace and get to the ballet on time. I would love to come back here again!

Excellent Thai Food in Amsterdam. Fresh, delicious and flavors of thai chilli, lemon grass, coconut milk etc made for the best dinner. They assisted the spice levels up to cater to our tastebuds and also recommended the most unique and delectable palm leaf starter. All dishes were bursting with flavors and servers were very friendly. The place did feel a little cramped with everyone sitting close to each other but otherwise an overall great experience.

Very nice restaurant. Delicious food. Very friendly help and menu taken on the chef's recommendation. Pepper leaves starter was delicious.

Delicious food! Very friendly service. When we asked what was the best choice, we received very good advice and everything could be arranged! We will definitely come back!

Delicious. Warm and friendly atmosphere. Highly recommend.

Tried this Tom Ka Khai but the it was lack of flavor so I stopped taking photos of the rest of the plates. The chicken with cashew sautéed was also disappointed 🫣😭

Went for a team dinner and was amazing experience. Also met the owner who told us a bit about his travels and the restaurant.. the waiter was amazing, telling us about each food and also giving recommendations.. made ordering so so much easier especially as a big group. Also very accommodating to our dietary needs within the group, definitely recommend and would love to come back

Amazing food with really outstanding service. If you’re craving Pad Thai, this is your place!

Quiet , cosy place...food outstanding...Great staff and good value...Best meal we had all week

"I'd heard great things about this restaurant, and overall, it lived up to expectations. Most of the dishes were decent, with the mango sticky rice being a standout. The rice and other dishes were also good, but the pad thai was a bit disappointing."

We were recommended by a Thai friend as he said this is really authentic. After walking in, this is immediately a restaurant feeling, rather than steer food or fast food Asian restaurant. The employees are really kind and responsive, when I tried to order the dessert in the beginning he stopped me and asked me to wait until if I would be full after the starter and main course, really nice from him. We ordered 2 starters, Tom Kha Kai (Coconut Chicken Soup) and Prawn Sate. My focus is on Tom Kha Kai, I tried first time in Austria Innsbruck, and fell in love with it immediately, it was very coco taste and a bit sweet. However, this time, the taste is a bit different, here, you taste a more source side from lemon, but overall, it is also good as I have a wide spectrum for food. Besides, I only have 2 time experience and cannot judge. Main dish were: steamed fish with lemon, and fried beef with red pepper and garlic. Include an extra side dish of stir fried vegetables. Fish was sour sweet taste, and beef was really tender. I have only one recommendation is if the fish filet could be tighter, now for me is a bit too soft. But again, this is not a complain, it is great. We also ordered an extra side dish of fried mix vegetables, also very nice and fresh. For what we order, the amount of the food for 2 person would be appropriate, not too much and not too less. So if you are a big eater, probably you need more. But norms would be enough. Totally cost we paid 91.5 euros. I will come back definitely.

Authentic Thai cuisine, generous amount of rice, good value in the middle of amsterdam.

Poor experience, we wanted to start with a tea first, and 7 different members of staff kept pushing us to order fast. Then even with the menu in hand there was a very rude staff member telling us to order or leave. The food was ok, but during dinner they kept interrupting to push for more drinks. I have no idea how this place got rated 4.7 out of 5...

A solid 4 stars. If you want an authentic Thai meal, here's your spot. Great service and friendly staff, lovely atmosphere and authentic of course, Thai food, better than most Thai restaurants in Amsterdam that cater to the Dutch palette rather than sticking to authentic Thai flavours. We ordered the Pad Thai chicken, tom yum soup with fish, beef, garlic and beans and Thai cream l green curry. The Pad Thai was a perfect balance of flavours with what tasted like tamarind and lime to pull the whole dish together. A generous serving with a nice almost silky noodle texture (not like the really dry noodles ones you can get at other places). Beef with garlic and beans and Thai mint really brought home the Thai flavours and the TenderNed of the beef was on point with a touch of spice that have just enough heat. The green chicken curry was delightful and had the small round green eggplants that bring a different texture to the curry. We also ordered the Tom Yum soup with fish which was nice but was upstaged by the other 3 dishes. What i adored was the heated stands that kept the food warm (especially bc it was minus 4 degrees outside). All in all - i highly recommend this place - 4 out of 5 stars and worth what your pay, i would definitely be coming back here.

Divine food!!! The yellow curry shrimp and the fish fillet were perfect! The service was amazing, the staff made the experience so memorable and pleasant for us, they found a way to accommodate us, given our different dietary preferences (some friends were vegan, some pescatarian) and showed so much care! The place can get a bit crowded and quite loud but it's still a spot where you can have such a nice time with your friends/loved ones.

Excellent, everything is taken care of. Real, homemade traditional cuisine, without concessions. You can trust them and you will be spoiled.

We've been going to this restaurant for years and we love it! Simply the best Thai in Amsterdam. Everything is very delicious. Outstanding service from a very friendly family.

What a great tent! The staff was clearly having fun too. We will 100% definitely come back.

Really fab restaurant. The food was excellent. The owner who is also the chef came out and gave us some recommendations and they were spot on.

Amazing Thai food cooked by an authentic Thai chef - a cut above the usual fare. The chef engaged with us delightfully, loves his national dishes, sources the freshest of Thai and local ingredients, so chose the dishes for us having consulted our preferences and palates' degree of spice tolerance. We will be back soon.

We discovered this restaurant on TikTok and decided to give it a try. We called in advance and were able to secure a table on short notice. However, we were given the worst table in the restaurant, which wasn’t a big issue since it was a spontaneous visit. The service started off very friendly, though it was clear the staff was also focused on upselling. For starters, we ordered fried spring rolls and fish cakes. For the main courses, we tried Pad Thai and red curry with duck. To be honest, for a restaurant that seemed to be aiming for a more elevated dining experience, we had higher expectations. Unfortunately, the flavors of the dishes were quite weak and underwhelming. For anyone expecting something special, we’d recommend looking elsewhere. Ratings: • Location: 4/5 • Service: 4.5/5 • Food: 1.5/5 • Overall: 3/5

Delicious food! Friendly service!

Lovely authentic Thai food, service was great and fast.

The food is absolutely delicious! It's by far the best Thai food I've ever had in Europe! I highly recommend it if you want to get a real taste of the Thai cuisine 🤍

Fantastic service and food. Absolutely the best in town.

Super tasty food and desserts with great service, which is rare in this city!

Service was excellent. The server was so attentive and positive. Put us in a really good mood. Food was quite pricey (17-18 euros per plate) but the serving size was really big , so totally worth it! Great experience- thank you guys!

Excellent Thai affordable authentic

Easy to find, excellent food, excellent service, excellent prices, and excellent ambience. Need to say more?

We came across this restaurant by chance. When we stood in front of the door, several passers-by said, if there is a seat available, you should really eat here. Very happy that we did this, good service, delicious food and we were allowed to take a seat even though we had not made a reservation. The vegetarian pepper leaf is highly recommended.

Very good Thai food, very nice staff. Excellent value for money. I recommend.

Seems simple from the outside but WOW what delicious food! Truly yummy and authentic Thai food, be careful if you say spicy you will get it! Curries were very flavorful and prawns were gigantic. And fried banana was gorgeous. Absolutely reserve a table or you might be out of luck. Fairly priced, if not a true bargain for the quality you get! I’d go out of my way for this!! kop khun ka!

Thank you for the delicious Thai food...we will be back soon 🙏🏻😋👌🏼

great food great service great staff

I had the vegetarian Pad Thai. It was tasty, but I've had better ones and it was quite expensive at €17. But the service was very courteous and the restaurant was relatively cozy.

Very very good ethnic food and beautiful to look at, as well as to eat. The only flaw is that the place is a bit small and it's very crowded inside. However, it deserves all five stars

The best beef in town. The service is also badass. There are tablecloths on the tables :)

Second time coming here! The food is still amazing! Book fast as you’ll be lucky if you get a table! Many people recommended this place to me now i am passing it forward!

Very nice restaurant with a wide selection of food to order from. Careful as the food tends to be spicy, even the mild one we ordered wasn't very mild, but tasty nonetheless. The beef was tender and welll cooked, all the dishes we ordered tasted good. The spring rolls and the chicken satay were good appetizers. Service was very friendly once you pass the cashier ;)

Impeccable service, in the Thai way! Wonderful food!!

I quite like their version of thai. It is homey and not extravagant feeling

Best Thai food I’ve had outside of Thailand, so so good and fresh. They made it pet mak mak on request

Delicious, incredible try the Meang Kham (pepper leaf), an explosion of flavors

Great food, and outstanding service. I make it a point to stop here each time I am in town.

Great service, delicious food! Make sure to reserve up front. Highly recommended!

Bad service, one of the waiters was very dismissive and rude..

Excellent cuisine and generous quantities. Friendly service.

First try was soooo good we had to come back the next day. And the next day was even better. It was soooo gooood I forgot to make pictures of the food. But I hope the empty plate explains how good the food is 😄

Fantastic Thai cuisine, we went twice in a row👍

Food is insanely good, pad thai and mango with sticky rice was a highlight but everything was soooooo yum!!!!!! Worth sitting under those bright white lights, lol! Fried banana dessert is also to die for!

We have been coming here for 20 years. And the same people have been in the kitchen and in the service for 20 years, it is a family business. Very nice restaurant, nice people, delicious food.

Very friendly staff, good food, big portions.. number 64 and 33 were delicious. thank you

To continue in my search to find the best thai restaurant in the Netherlands, I stumbled upon Krua Thai. The place got pretty high ratings, but as I know from earlier experiences, that says nothing. The restaurant itself is decorated in a fairly standard way, and the interior does not really give a warm feeling. Staff was friendly, but also really noisy, because they were talking a lot to each other. The Tom Kha Kai soup was okay but lacked in taste, and the chicken tasted pretty bad. The most surprised I was by the Kaeng Phed Ped (duck in red curry). The duck was really fatty, and the dish included normal eggplant and Italian basil instead of Thai eggplant and basil. When I said this to the waiter, he responded with: it's very difficult to find these ingredients in Amsterdam! Of course, I responded with: No, it isn't difficult. You can buy them in many places in Amsterdam, like Amazing Oriental and Don Yong, to name a few. Really weird to lie about this, and a cheap way to save money on quality ingredients. What's also very weird, I had to pay for the rice besides my main course. First time in all the Thai restaurants I visited that I had to pay for rice. The red wine (Shiraz) was nice. All together, it was a disappointing experience. Another tourist trap in the city center of Amsterdam. If you're searching for a good thai restaurant, I would recommend Sukothai in Amsterdam (yeah, it's pricy, but by far the best thai restaurant in Amsterdam) or Silom thai (modern, but great). Or even better, go to The Hague, Rotterdam, or Deventer. These cities got some amazing thai restaurants.

Exceptional Thai Food. Absolutely gorgeous. Had fish red curry and a massuman between myself and my daughter. We were both blown away by the tender meat and fish and wonderful sauces. Highlight was also the Meang Kham tasty morsel wrapped in pepper leaf. Glorious flavoursome explosion. A delight!

Delicious food, friendly owner, with an enormous love for his profession.

On the advice of my mother's friend, we went for dinner early on a Sunday evening. Delicious food, lovely boy shopping us service. Wide range for a good price. The interior is quite full or perhaps a bit cramped, but I have no problem with that. 5/5 stars Recommended for those who like Thai

Very nice restaurant. Welcoming staff and delicious food

Highly recommended, I think it is still relatively unknown but absolutely delicious food for a competitive price and good service. Noisy but cozy and definitely worth a visit if you are in the area.

Cozy spot for some good thai food! We got served very fast but also only had 1 hour as they were fully booked. I still appreciate they had us. The food was good and generous portion, prices were average or slightly above. Friendly service

Very good Thai food with friendly staff. However, the place is quite small and often feels packed. Despite this, I love this place and keep coming back. Definitely worth visiting for the delicious food and great service!

This is my favorite place forever in Amsterdam! It's authentic food and service! 💯 recommended

En nuestra primera noche en Amsterdam, mientras caminábamos por la zona de Dam Plaza, optamos colectivamente por la comida tailandesa para la cena. Mi hija localizó Krua Thai y nos guió allí. No estaba lejos y el paseo por algunos canales era pintoresco. Llegamos alrededor de las 6 p.m. (Creo) y preguntaron si habíamos hecho reservas. No lo habíamos hecho, así que estábamos sentados arriba. Había una escalera estrecha hasta su segundo nivel. Tenían unas 9 mesas allí. Los servidores trajeron menús y tomaron nuestros pedidos de bebidas (agua tranquila). Consideramos dividir 2 pedidos entre los 3 de nosotros dado que estábamos de viaje, pero el servidor indicó que el restaurante exigió a todos obtener su propia entrada. Tenemos un curry, un Pad Thia y un arroz frito vegetal. Esto en realidad terminó siendo aproximadamente correcto dado el tamaño de las porciones. A todos les gustaba su comida. Necesitábamos un segundo agua tranquila para la mesa. Hemos observado que otra mesa tiene una jarra de agua, así que tal vez se puede pedir agua del grifo versus quietud (? ). Vale la pena visitar este lugar si estás en Amsterdam.

I love this place! Extremely cozy, perfect location, wonderful staff. I took pad thai and it was a huge flavorful portion

Perfect place, fun, nice staff and excellent service. The most authentic Thai food I have eaten outside of Thailand.

Delicious food and attentive service. Busy restaurant, recommend making a reservation.

Excellent, the hard-working owner is a crack. Friendly attentive and great price and flavor more

The food was simply delicious. The service was always smiling and you felt like a part of the family. I highly recommend this place. I'll definitely go there once I'm in Amsterdam again👌

Great service and good food. The portions are well sized! I'd have liked a little more spice on the bazil and chili beef, but that's just personal preference. Everything was very well done!

One of best Thai restaurants in Amsterdam. Everything is good. Try satay and fish cake for starters. Minced chicken dish, green curry is amazing for lunch

Fantastic food. As good as any of the great places I’ve eaten at in Thailand. Every dish was amazing and spiced correctly. We will absolutely return

Excelente comida y excelente hospitalidad. No escribo comentarios a menudo, pero para la gente tan amable y la comida tan buena, tuve que dejar uno. La mejor comida tailandesa que he probado durante mucho tiempo.

Really delicious food. Delicious flavors, friendly staff and also very flexible in terms of wishes with allergies. Recommended!!! Price-quality ratio is good. Not expensive for what you get.

EXELENT DÉLICIEUX PERSONNEL AU PETIT SOIN, TOUT EST PARFAIT , SI VOUS N AVEZ PAS LE TEMPS D ALLEZ MANGER EN THAILANDE CHEZ EUX VOUS Y ÊTES

I really liked the staff and the artworks on the walls! Also, the flavor profile was so complex, and the plating elements were exciting. Genuine good Thai food here I'd say.

The soup was really delicious and I certainly enjoyed the rest.

Super pequeño restaurante de 3 plantas con asientos en el pavimento. Deliciosa comida tailandesa, tuve pollo Penang y arroz al vapor y estaba delicioso! El servicio fue muy amable y sonriente en general una gran experiencia y sin duda volvería. Bonita zona también, una tienda de gouda en la calle que planeo visitar durante el día. Varias otras tiendas y bares de la localidad. Bonitos puentes cerca de un paseo panorámico de mi hotel.

Tonight we went to this restaurant found by chance. There were 10 of us, the chef is very nice and very knowledgeable, he listened to all our requests. Excellent quality food. We spent 450 euros taking three bottles of white wine and several first and second courses and water. Prices high but average for Amsterdam. We'll be back 😃

I’m not a fan of Thai food but I will eat it if that’s what the rest of the family decides on. So I was pleasantly surprised when everything we ordered was better than what I was expecting. I don’t care to try exotic new foods but I did try an appetizer that was a flat green leaf with a bunch of weird crushed nuts and stuff piled up on top. It was so good that even I had seconds. The staff was very nice and professional.

Found the shop by chance. We all had the Pad Thai and were very satisfied. Tastes really authentic :))

The current rating of 4.7 doesn't reflect the quality of the food and service. The waiter was quite rude, insisting that we order at least three main dishes for three people, even though we had ordered alcohol and plenty of appetizers for everyone. The food was of average quality, and the shrimp in the curry were not fresh. At the end, they suggested we leave a tip. All these shortcomings make me unable to recommend this restaurant.

Marvelous dinner and very efficient waiters !! I had a wonderful evening thanks.

Best Thai food in Amsterdam. Owner/chef is one of a kind. Thank you for the meal. Coming back this weekend.

Found by chance; we were really satisfied. Excellent food and friendly, helpful staff. I highly recommend it

Food was very good and the service super kind and friendly!

Amazing Thai food! The mango sticky rice is simply divine! Staff super friendly! My new to go Thai in Amsterdam!

No se recomienda pagar con efectivo allí porque el cambio equivocado fue devuelto por el camarero en un billete de 200 euros y por lo que la experiencia allí fue un mal final porque los videos (eran borrosos) no podía probar que en realidad teníamos un billete de 200 euros y no con un billete de 100 euros como el camarero dijo.

You pay extra for rice with every dish, but unfortunately the price is not right here. The dish wasn't so good that I would come back. Very unfortunate.

Passionate chef owner, great experience and delicious, fresh food! Some of the best Thai food I've had.

Delicious food and friendly service. We had the stuffed chicken wings, massaman curry with chicken and yellow curry with big prawns, all were very good. You can get a good spice level here too if you ask for it.

Authentic Thai restaurant, simply great. And a relatively extensive wine list for this type of restaurant. Update August 8, 2024: Simply great!

Very delicious 👍🏻😍 Except for the noodles, we never liked them, but the rest of the dishes 💯😋 A restaurant worth repeating 👍🏻

The best thai food in Amsterdam.So friendly and lovely owners,always fun to be there .

Very good taste and friendly staff

Unbelievable experience!!!! Totally recommend!

Great restaurant, delicious food and excellent service!