Supatra Thai
This Thai restaurant provides a casual atmosphere with friendly service, plus there are cooking lessons on select days, allowing guests to make specialty Thai cuisine, such as Tom Yum soup. The restaurant is also open Monday through Saturday for lunch and dinner, and is closed on Sundays. Menu items include coconut shrimp with sweet and sour sauce and sriracha chili sauce; Thai mixed vegetable stir-fry with potato; roast duck curry with a red curry sauce, Thai herbs, bell pepper, pineapple, tomato, and coconut milk; and the holy basil supreme dish with basil, onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, and choice of meat. The restaurant is within 5 miles of the Highland Eighteen Golf Course.
Supatra Thai
967 W. 7th Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102
(651) 222-5859
supatra.com
Ruam Mit Thai Cafe
This Thai restaurant is located in downtown St. Paul, within walking distance of the River Center, Fitzgerald Theater, and the Science Museum of Minnesota. The atmosphere is casual and family-friendly with a children's menu available. The restaurant is open weekly for lunch and dinner, and there is a lunch buffet available Monday through Friday. Entrees include the beef curry with a red curry paste, coconut milk, sweet basil, and bamboo shoots; Pla Rad Prig with fresh walleye fish, lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, and a spicy curry sauce; and the Gai Yaang, which includes chicken marinated in special sauces and coconut milk. The restaurant is within 5 miles of the Fort Snelling Golf Course.
Ruam Mit Thai Cafe
475 Saint Peter Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102
(651) 290-0067
ruam-mit-thai.com
Mango Thai
This Thai restaurant offers a casual atmosphere requiring patrons to sit on cushions on the floor. There is also table, booth, and outdoor patio seating available. The restaurant is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner, and most of the entrees are vegetarian. Menu items include the Tom Yum seafood soup in a spicy and tangy broth with lemon grass and mushrooms; green curry with chicken or beef and eggplant; and the cashew chicken with roasted cashews, onions, garlic, chilies, mushrooms. and water chestnuts. The restaurant is within 10 miles of the Como Golf Course.
Mango Thai
610 Selby Avenue
St Paul, MN 55102
(651) 291-1414
mangothaimn.com
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