Nam Thai Restaurant

Walk into Nam Thai on East Street and you're getting actual Thai food, not some watered-down version designed for nervous palates. The room's straightforward—nothing fancy, just decent lighting and tables close enough that you feel the buzz of other people actually enjoying their meals. You'll find yourself ordering a green curry that's got real heat and depth, a pad thai where the balance between sweet, sour and savoury actually clicks, and those spring rolls that taste like someone cares. It's the kind of place locals keep coming back to because it does the fundamentals right and doesn't pretend to be anything it's not.