Thai Restaurant Name Generator
Names for Thai restaurants, noodle bars and takeouts
Generate Thai restaurant names for dining rooms, takeouts, noodle bars and food trucks: Bangkok Garden, Krua Sabai, Lemongrass & Lime, Khao Soi Corner, Mama Noi's Kitchen and clean puns like Thai Tanic and Bow Thai.
About Thai restaurant names
Thai restaurants draw on a small set of naming patterns, and this list follows them. The most common is a place plus a welcoming noun: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Isaan, Krabi or the old name Siam, followed by Garden, Table or Terrace. The second is a Thai word with an English one. Baan means house or home, krua means kitchen, aroy means delicious, sabai means at ease, suan is garden and talay is sea, so Krua Talay reads as 'sea kitchen'.
Herbs and flowers carry a third group (Lemongrass, Galangal, Blue Lotus), and dishes a fourth: pad thai, tom yum, som tum, massaman and khao soi, the curry noodle soup of the north. Street-food names borrow the soi (a side street), the tuk tuk and the night market. There are also quieter fine-dining names, family names in the Mama and Auntie style, and short modern brands.
About a fifth of the list is puns. Roughly half play on the word Thai, such as Thai Tanic and Bow Thai, and the rest on dishes and ingredients. They are kept clean, and they are easy to skip if your concept is formal. These patterns are common, which means many of the names are in use by real restaurants somewhere, so search locally before you choose.
How to choose Thai restaurant names
- Decide the register first. A white-tablecloth room suits The Golden Elephant or Teak & Silk; a counter with six stools suits Soi Aroy or Boat Noodle Alley.
- If you use a Thai word, use it for what it means. Krua belongs on a kitchen, talay on a seafood menu, and baan on a place that wants to feel like someone's home.
- Lead with your best dish when you have one. Khao Soi Corner and Som Tum Shack tell regulars exactly why to come back.
- Puns work for takeouts, trucks and delivery brands, where the name has one second to be remembered. Say it to a few people first and keep it only if they smile without an explanation.
- Search the name with your city in a map app and in your state's business registry. Place-and-noun names such as Bangkok Garden are used by many restaurants.
Frequently asked questions
What are good names for a Thai restaurant?
Reliable choices pair a place or a Thai word with a plain noun: Bangkok Garden, Chiang Mai Table, Baan Thai, Krua Sabai. Ingredient names such as Lemongrass & Lime or Green Papaya are easy to remember, and dish names such as Tom Yum House say what you do best.
What are some funny Thai restaurant names?
The list has roughly ninety clean puns, including Thai Tanic, Bow Thai, Thai-Riffic, Thai Breaker, Satay Night Fever, Pad to the Bone and Larb at First Sight. They suit casual spots, food trucks and takeouts best.
What do baan, krua and aroy mean?
Baan is house or home, krua is kitchen and aroy is delicious, so Baan Aroy is 'delicious house'. Sabai means relaxed or at ease, suan is garden, talay is sea and chang is elephant. The list uses Thai words only in these plain senses.
Can I use a name from this list for my restaurant?
You can use any of them as a starting point, but many follow patterns that real Thai restaurants already use. Before you commit, search the name in your city, look it up in your state's business registry, and see whether it is already on the delivery apps you plan to join.
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All 500 Thai restaurant names
A: 24 names
- After Dark Thai
- All You Need Is Larb
- Alley Cat Noodles
- Amber Lantern
- Amphawa Thai
- Andaman Spice
- Andaman Table
- Apple of My Thai
- Aroy
- Aroy Dee
- Aroy Express
- Aroy Mak
- Aroy Thai Kitchen
- Auntie Aom's Table
- Auntie Gift's Thai Cafe
- Auntie Lek's Thai
- Auntie Nok's Noodle Shop
- Auntie Oy's
- Auntie Pim's Kitchen
- Auntie Sunee's Curry Pot
- Auntie's Curry Paste
- Auntie's Street Cart
- Ayutthaya Court
- Ayutthaya Noodle Boat
B: 41 names
- Baan Aroy
- Baan Chang
- Baan Dok Mai
- Baan Fah
- Baan Isaan
- Baan Khao
- Baan Mali
- Baan Mamuang
- Baan Rim Nam
- Baan Sabai
- Baan Soi
- Baan Suan
- Baan Talay
- Baan Tawan
- Baan Thai
- Baan Yai
- Back Alley Thai
- Bamboo Grove Thai
- Bamboo Shoot
- Banana Blossom
- Banana Leaf Thai
- Bangkok Bites Truck
- Bangkok Bowl
- Bangkok Corner
- Bangkok Garden
- Bangkok Lane
- Bangkok Lanterns
- Bangkok Standard
- Bangkok Street Eats
- Basil & Bamboo
- Benjarong
- Big Sister Pat's Pad Thai
- Bird's Eye Chili
- Black Thai Affair
- Blue Lotus
- Blue Stool Noodles
- Boat Noodle Alley
- Bow Thai
- Bronze Bell Thai
- Brother Kob's Grill
- Butterfly Pea
C: 24 names
- Canal Boat Noodles
- Celadon
- Celadon Blue
- Cha Yen Cafe
- Chang Noi
- Chang Thai
- Charcoal Cart
- Chatuchak Kitchen
- Chef's Table Siam
- Chiang Mai Noodle House
- Chiang Mai Sunday
- Chiang Mai Table
- Chiang Rai Kitchen
- Chicken & Rice Siam
- Chili & Lime
- Chili Reception
- Coconut Grove Thai
- Coconut Shell
- Congee Corner Thai
- Crispy Pork Club
- Curbside Curry
- Curry Favor
- Curry On
- Curry Up
D: 4 names
- Dao Thai
- Dee Dee Thai
- Doi Suthep Thai
- Drunken Noodle Co.
E: 4 names
- Elephant in the Room
- Emerald Siam
- Erawan
- Eye of the Thai-ger
F: 6 names
- Fah Thai
- Family Wok Thai
- Fork & Spoon Thai
- Frangipani
- Fresh Turmeric
- Fried Rice Friday
G: 17 names
- Gaeng Som Shop
- Gai Yang Grill
- Galangal
- Galangal Garden
- Gilded Lily Thai
- Ginger Flower
- Golden Curry Puff
- Golden Lotus
- Golden Spoon Siam
- Good Spoon
- Grandma Anong's Thai
- Grandma's Wok
- Green Mango
- Green Papaya
- Grill Cart Isaan
- Grilled Pork & Sticky Rice
- Gulf of Siam Seafood
H: 14 names
- Hat Yai Chicken House
- Hawker Thai
- Here to Satay
- Holy Basil & Egg
- Holy Basil Kitchen
- Holy Basil!
- Holy Khao
- Hom Mali Kitchen
- Horapa
- Hot Wok Thai
- House of Khun Mae
- House of Siam
- Hua Hin Beach Thai
- Hung Lay Curry House
I: 5 names
- Im Aroy
- Isaan Kitchen
- Isaan Smoke
- Isaan Station
- It Takes Two to Mango
J: 4 names
- Jai Dee Thai
- Jasmine Blossom
- Jasmine Rice House
- Jok & Noodle
K: 35 names
- Kanchanaburi Grill
- Keep Calm and Curry On
- Khanom Jeen Corner
- Khao Hom
- Khao Man Gai Shop
- Khao Pad Express
- Khao Pow!
- Khao San Canteen
- Khao Soi Brothers
- Khao Soi Corner
- Khao-a-Bunga
- Khon Kaen Grill
- Khun Apinya's
- Khun Mae's Kitchen
- Khun Malee's Table
- Khun Somchai's Table
- Khun Yai's Pantry
- Kin & Co.
- Kin Aroy
- Kin Sen Noodle Bar
- Koh Lanta Cafe
- Koh Samui Kitchen
- Krabi Cove
- Krapow
- Krapow Counter
- Krok
- Krua Bua
- Krua Isaan
- Krua Khun Mae
- Krua Lanna
- Krua Sabai
- Krua Talat
- Krua Talay
- Krua Thai Table
- Krung Thep Eatery
L: 28 names
- Lampang Table
- Lanna House
- Lanna Pavilion
- Lantern Market Thai
- Larb & Sticky Rice
- Larb Actually
- Larb at First Sight
- Larb Shack
- Larb Story
- Late Night Krapow
- Launch Pad Thai
- Lek & Noi Thai
- Lemongrass
- Lemongrass & Lime
- Lemongrass Roots
- Lemongrass Table
- Lime and Reason
- Lime Leaf
- Little Bangkok
- Little Red Stool
- Little Soi
- Longtail Boat Kitchen
- Lotus & Lantern
- Lotus Leaf Thai
- Lotus Pond
- Lung Chai's Grill
- Lung Daeng's Satay
- Lung Somsak's Wok
M: 40 names
- Mae Hong Son Table
- Mae Malee's Home Cooking
- Mae Pensri's Kitchen
- Mae Ratana's Table
- Mae Suda's Curry House
- Mai Pen Rai Cafe
- Maison Siam
- Makrut
- Makrut Lime Thai
- Mali
- Mali & Dao
- Mali Thai
- Mama Dao's Noodle House
- Mama Fon Thai
- Mama Jum's Thai
- Mama Kanya Thai
- Mama Noi's Kitchen
- Mama Ploy's
- Mama Siri's Thai Kitchen
- Mama Tukta's
- Mama Wanida's
- Mama's Mortar
- Mama's Rice Pot
- Man-Go Crazy
- Manao
- Mango Grove
- Mango Sticky Rice Co.
- Market Lane Thai
- Massaman & Roti
- Massaman Kitchen
- Mekong Moon
- Mekong Thai
- Miang Kham Table
- Midnight Noodle
- Moo Ping Stand
- Moonlit Lotus
- Morning Glory Thai
- Mortar
- Mortar & Pestle Thai
- Mother & Daughter Thai
N: 15 names
- Nam Jai Thai
- Nam Prik Pantry
- Nam Thai Bar
- Nan River Thai
- Night Market Thai
- Nimman Noodle Bar
- Nong Mai's Cafe
- Nong Mint's Thai Table
- Noodle Around
- Noodle Boat
- Noodle Doodle Thai
- Noodle Me This
- Noodle Soup Siam
- Noodle Stall No. 5
- Northern Lanna Cookhouse
O: 4 names
- Old Siam
- Orchid & Ivory
- Orchid Thai
- Our Mother's Curry
P: 29 names
- Pa Dao's Noodles
- Pa Joy's Som Tum
- Pad Company
- Pad Kee Mao Bar
- Pad Krapow House
- Pad Prik King House
- Pad See Ew Bar
- Pad Thai Me Over
- Pad Thai Palace
- Pad to the Bone
- Pai Valley Thai
- Palm Sugar
- Panang Place
- Pandan Leaf
- Papaya Pounders
- Papaya Salad Bar
- Papaya Tree
- Pavilion on the River
- Pea Flower Thai
- Peanut Gallery Thai
- Pearl of Siam
- Pestle
- Phang Nga Bay Thai
- Phuket Pearl
- Pie in the Thai
- Pier 9 Thai
- Ping River Thai
- Pink Bowl Noodles
- Purple Orchid
R: 18 names
- Railay Beach Thai
- Rak Aroy
- Rak Thai
- Rattanakosin Room
- Red Chili Thai
- Red Curry Room
- Rice & Curry Shop
- Rice and Shine
- Rice Barge
- Rice Field Thai
- Rice Paddy
- Rice Theory
- Rice to Meet You
- Ripe Mango Thai
- Rolling Wok Thai
- Roti & Tea
- Royal Orchid Room
- Ruby Thai
S: 62 names
- Sabai
- Sabai Jai
- Sabai Sabai
- Sai Oua Smokehouse
- Sala by the River
- Sala Thai
- Samui Sands
- Sanuk
- Sanuk Noodle Bar
- Sanuk Thai
- Sapphire Siam
- Satay & Spice
- Satay Awhile
- Satay Night Fever
- Satay Street
- Satay Tuned
- Scooter Satay
- Sen Noodle Lab
- Siam Bay
- Siam Celadon
- Siam Dunk
- Siam I Am
- Siam Orchid
- Siam Supply
- Siam Terrace
- Sidewalk Thai
- Silk & Spice
- Silk Lantern
- Silom Street Thai
- Sister Bee's Thai
- Sister Ning's Noodles
S, continued
- Skewer Stall
- Smoke & Skewer
- Soi
- Soi 11 Noodle Bar
- Soi 9 Street Food
- Soi Aroy
- Soi Food
- Soi Kitchen
- Soi Social
- Som Tum Like It Hot
- Som Tum Shack
- Som Tum Sisters
- Songkhla Seafood
- Songthaew Street Food
- Sook Thai
- Southern Curry Shop
- Southern Thai Spice House
- Star Anise Thai
- Sticky Business
- Sticky Rice & Skewers
- Sticky Rice Thai
- Sticky Situation
- Street Pad
- Street Spoon
- Street Wok Bangkok
- Suan Mali
- Suan Thai
- Sukhothai Garden
- Sukhumvit Supper Club
- Sukjai Kitchen
- Sweet Basil Thai
T: 99 names
- Takrai
- Takrai Thai
- Talat Night Market
- Talat Thai
- Talay
- Talay Grill
- Talay Thai
- Tamarind & Palm
- Tamarind Tree
- Tawan Thai
- Teak & Silk
- Teakwood Terrace
- Tha Phae Gate Thai
- Thai a Little Tenderness
- Thai and Mighty
- Thai Basil
- Thai Breaker
- Thai Chi
- Thai Club
- Thai Dye
- Thai Five
- Thai Flyer
- Thai Game
- Thai Guys Finish First
- Thai Hard
- Thai Hopes
- Thai It, You'll Like It
- Thai Me a River
- Thai Noon
- Thai Opener
- Thai Rise
- Thai Roller
- Thai Score
- Thai Silk
- Thai Social
- Thai Society
- Thai Spirits
- Thai Street Blues
- Thai Tanic
- Thai Tea Room
- Thai the Knot
- Thai Tide
- Thai Time
- Thai Witness
- Thai's the Limit
- Thai-d and True
- Thai-land of Plenty
- Thai-m After Thai-m
- Thai-m Out
T, continued
- Thai-ming Is Everything
- Thai-rannosaurus Wok
- Thai-Riffic
- Thai-tle Fight
- Thaiphoon
- The Brass Bowl
- The Curry Mortar
- The Emerald Table
- The Family Mortar
- The Floating Market
- The Gilded Elephant
- The Golden Elephant
- The Green Curry Pot
- The Ivory Orchid
- The Jasmine Court
- The Krabi Room
- The Lacquer Room
- The Lemongrass Is Greener
- The Lotus Room
- The Noodle Cart
- The Orchid Terrace
- The Pad Thai Cart
- The Pounded Papaya
- The Rain Tree
- The Royal Barge
- The Sala
- The Siam Room
- The Tamarind Room
- The Teak House
- The Tuk Shop
- Third Chili
- Three Aunties Kitchen
- Three Chilies
- Three Curries
- Tin Bowl Thai
- Toasted Rice
- Tom Kha Kitchen
- Tom Saap Pot
- Tom Yum House
- Tom Yum Noodle Bar
- Tom Yum Yum
- Trang Table
- Tuk In
- Tuk Tuk Noodles
- Tuk Tuk Thai
- Tuk Tuk Truck
- Turmeric Thai
- Twin Orchid
- Two Rivers Thai
- Two Sisters Thai
U: 5 names
- Udon Thani Eatery
- Umbrella Market
- Uncle Anan's Grill
- Uncle Prasert's Noodles
- Use Your Noodle
W: 14 names
- Water Lily Thai
- White Elephant
- White Jasmine
- Wild Ginger Thai
- Wild Orchid Kitchen
- Wok & Curry
- Wok & Soi
- Wok and Roll Thai
- Wok Cart Thai
- Wok Hawker
- Wok Notes
- Wok of Fame
- Wok Star Thai
- Wok This Way