som saa

You're walking into controlled chaos on a Friday night, the kind of place where the kitchen's doing serious work and everyone's speaking Thai at volume. Som Saa specializes in the food from Isaan—the lesser-known region that doesn't get the mainstream Thai treatment—so expect punchy, acidic, properly spiced dishes that aren't trying to be polite. The room's stripped back and honest: concrete, communal tables, a real sense that they've stripped away everything except the food. Prices hover around the £20-30 mark for mains, which feels fair given the technical skill on display.