71/2 Mac Thi Buoi · District 1 · open daily

Real Thai cooking, golden hour

A Thai restaurant in the 71/2 Mac Thi Buoi alley: crispy Yam Plaa Dook Foo, fiery Som Tam, Tom Yam Koong steaming in a brass pot — the lamps glow from 11 AM.

Mains · 195–250k

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A full Thai table spread — crispy fish, mango salad, brass pot — an owner photo — The Thai spread — an owner photo

Must-order

Three dishes guests order most

From the Lac Thai menu at lacthai.vn — prices as published by the house.

Yam Plaa Dook Foo (Crispy Catfish Salad)220k

Crispy fried fish with green-mango salad and cashews — Lac Thai's signature.

Thai dishes · best with rice

Som Tam Thai (Papaya Salad)195k

Fiery papaya salad, properly Thai — sour, hot, salty, sweet.

Thai dishes · best with rice

Tom Yam Koong (Spicy Shrimp Soup)250k

Spicy-sour shrimp soup in a brass pot — steaming, full-flavoured.

Thai dishes · best with rice

Yam Plaa Dook Foo — crispy fish with mango salad — an owner photo

A Thai spread with Tom Yam Koong — an owner photo

A steaming brass pot of Tom Yam — an owner photo — The heat-keeping brass pot — an owner photo

How they cook

Brass pots, real fire

Hot dishes arrive in heat-keeping brass pots — Tom Yam simmering over a small flame, herbs scattered on top. Red elephant-pattern cloths, blue ceramic bowls — exactly a Thai table.

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Tonight, eat Thai

Two shifts, lunch and dinner, on weekdays; straight through on weekends. Evenings are best — right at golden hour.

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