No. 34 in the world · November 2026

Chat Thai

Thitchener Place, Haymarket · Sydney, Australia

The one bowl to order

Boat noodles: a dark, spiced beef broth with rice noodles

The line to expect: Queues at dinner most nights; put your name down and wait nearby.

Sydney's best-known Thai kitchen, open late; the boat noodles taste like Bangkok.

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Thai boat noodles (kuay teow reua), dark and spiced

2 hr 30 min (30 min hands-on) · 6 small bowls. Sold from boats on Bangkok's canals in small bowls: a dark, spiced beef or pork broth, traditionally thickened with a little blood. This home version keeps the spice and depth without it.

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