Kai’s Kitchen

You'll find yourself on Mount Pleasant Road heading towards some genuinely good Thai food—the kind that doesn't mess about with fusion or fancy plating, just knows what it's doing. Kai's Kitchen has built a loyal following precisely because it respects the cuisine; curries have backbone, broths taste like they've been simmered properly, and the heat levels actually mean something. It's unpretentious in the best way, the sort of place where regulars know the staff and everyone else quickly becomes one. The 4.7 rating from over 400 reviews isn't fluff either—people come back because the cooking is genuinely reliable.