The winner · Analysed 22,329 reviews● Updated 2026-05-01
Best Pad thaiin Carlton

Thai restaurant · Melbourne
QV Shopping Centre
Thai Town Melbourne
Curries, noodles & other Thai street-food style dishes presented in a kitschy, vibrant setting.
Score
8.9
Mentions
2
Sentiment
90%
“🍽️ THE STANDOUT DISHES 🔷Shrimp Tom Yum Soup for 2 — ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🔹the big prawn has yummy roe 😋. The soup is watery but a good balance between sourness and spicy. Generous white mushrooms. 🔷Pork mince 🌶️ basil w rice & 🍳 — ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🔹strong basil flavor (basil lover excited)😆 deep fr”
— Murphy's Law 墨菲定律
Runners up
Top 10 in Carlton
- 02
Dodee Paidang
Basement/353 Little Collins St, Melbourne
1 mentions
8.7
↓ - 03
DoDee Paidang Swanston
245 Swanston St, Melbourne
0 mentions
8.4
- 04
Kan Eang by Thai Culinary
306 Flinders Ln, Melbourne
1 mentions
8.1
↓ - 05
Number 12 Thai Restaurant
530 Little Bourke St, Melbourne
1 mentions
8.1
↓ - 06
Mamao Melbourne
338 Queen St, Melbourne
2 mentions
8.0
↓ - 07
K H A O • S O I
107 Little Bourke St, Melbourne
0 mentions
8.0
- 08
3 Sisters Eatery
Unit 1/41 Lygon St, Brunswick East
2 mentions
8.0
↓ - 09
Nisa's Thai Street Food (Melbourne's CBD)
491 Swanston St, Melbourne
1 mentions
7.9
↓ - 10
Thong Thai Restaurant Melbourne
18 Bourke St, Melbourne
1 mentions
7.8
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Sources
10 reviews from Google, blogs, Reddit and food guides.
Signal
2 mentions of "pad thai" tied to Thai Town Melbourne.
Score
Weighted by recency, sentiment polarity and authority of the source.