The Begging Bowl

Head down Bellenden Road and you'll find yourself in the kind of neighbourhood that's genuinely changed over the past decade. The Begging Bowl sits comfortably among the independent shops and cafes, no flash signage needed. Inside, it's stripped-back and unfussy—wooden tables, soft lighting, the kind of place where they're clearly more interested in what comes out of the kitchen than how Instagram-friendly the room looks. You're here for proper Thai food: the sort of dishes that taste like someone actually knows what they're doing with a wok and a Thai curry paste.