Brother Thai

You're walking down Stokes Croft in St Paul's and you catch the smell before you see the place: lemongrass, chilli, fish sauce doing their thing. Brother Thai has that no-nonsense approach you want from neighbourhood Thai—no fancy plating, no pretence, just food that tastes like someone actually cares. The room's unpretentious, the staff are proper friendly, and the kitchen clearly knows what it's doing. Whether you're after a simple pad thai or something with more teeth to it, this is the kind of place where you'll eat well without overthinking it.