My Thai

You'll find this spot tucked into the Merrion Centre, where exposed brick and metal fixtures create an unexpectedly cool backdrop for some of the most reliable Thai food in the city centre. The industrial chic thing could feel forced, but somehow it works here – maybe because you're too busy demolishing a plate of their excellent green curry to notice. The menu sticks to the classics without dumbing them down for British palates. Their pad thai has proper tamarind tang, the tom yum soup has actual heat, and the massaman curry is rich enough to make you forget you're eating in a shopping centre. Service moves at a decent clip, which makes sense given the lunchtime office crowd that piles in here. It's not revolutionary, but when you want Thai food that doesn't taste like it's been filtered through a focus group, this delivers every time.