Samsen is one of those places where the food and atmosphere both really transport you. I went to…read morethe location in Central, but they have several locations around HK Island and Kowloon, and the flavors here are incredibly authentic. Everything we had was flavorful and tasted like the kind of Thai food you'd find in Thailand. I also loved the decor. The restaurant has such a strong Thai aesthetic that you really feel immersed in the experience rather than sitting in a typical Thai restaurant in Hong Kong. Prices are definitely on the pricier side, but I didn't regret spending a little more here. The food was good, the atmosphere was great and the whole experience felt worth it. Samsen will always be a recommendation I give to anyone craving great Thai food. The combination of authentic flavors and the beautiful setting makes them stand out.

Best Thai restaurant in HK! The food was INCREDIBLE! The Kai Soi and the Pad Ke Mow was so…read morefavorable, it was unreal. Also the gimlet gin drink was fabulous. Can't go wrong here. The food is some of the best Thai I've had.

I've found it challenging to find decent Thai food around Central. Sure, the restaurants exist, but…read morethey're either "Thai-inspired" or some sort of Asian fusion that I'm just not interested in. I took a chance on Tuk Tuk and was pleased! First impressions were good: I liked the homey decor and the staff appeared to all be Thai. The menu had all the dishes I was looking for, and had a lot to choose, from seafood, meat, noodles, to rice. Prices are affordable for Central, too. I really enjoyed their Pad Thai. It wasn't too saucy, unlike the one I tried at nearby Koh Thai further up the escalators. They kinda scrimped on the shrimp, but surprisingly I'm the type of person who likes more noodles than chicken/beef/shrimp so this didn't bother me too much. It might if you like more of the latter! I washed it all down with a Thai iced tea, though it wasn't the best as it got watered down easily. I'd happily return to try their pineapple fried rice and other dishes next time!

Yummm...I really like this place. I've only visited here for…read moredinner on a Saturday so I can't compare the quality from before. We ordered the seafood curry inside a coconut. It was sooo good. You get the sweetness from the Coconut meat that you can scoop out from the inside. I like thick curry so this dish was just right for me! The grilled chicken was really good too! You'd have to wait an extra 25 minutes as it takes them this long to prepare this dish! You know its freshly cooked! We also had the papaya salad. Uh..Loved it too! They get really busy during busy time, so If you get there around 6:00 p.m. it's easier to get a table right away! Cash only. *boo hoo* No service charge. *yay* Not open on Sundays. *come on Saturday!*

Thai Simple Kitchen has been my go-to Thai restaurant for groups of 5 or more for a few years…read morealready. There are so many options on the menu, it's always great to have more people to share. This place has good value for money. Average spending per person is no more than $250. Besides all the regular Thai food like deep-fried prawn cakes and fish cakes, satay skewers, pad Thai and fried rice, the must-eats here are the Tom Yum Soup or coconut chicken soup and the oyster omelette. The oyster omelette has some of the freshest oysters in it. As for drinks, they're one of the few restaurants in HK that serves Thai iced tea. It's not the best I've tried but it definitely satisfies my occasion craving for it. Thai Simple Kitchen has an outdoor area which is great when the weather is not too hot or too cold. It could have gotten a five-star review but on my recent visit, I felt that they had a shortage of staff and it's often hard to call for a waiter especially when your table is at the back corner of the restaurant. All in all, the food is delicious and of great value. Definitely recommended especially for groups.

Everything smells soooo good. It's on the 2nd flr, take the elevator to "R". We had the curry baby…read morepork legs and pineapple rice are delicious. Pass on the clay pot stewed tofu with mushrooms/vegetables, bland n undercooked.

I wanted a cozy place to have a beer by myself just off of the main road and came across Good Luck…read moreLKF. I was immediately greeted by the host, who I believe was an owner of the establishment. She took my beer order and answered questions about the menu. I was only interested in a light bite and she happily hooked me up with beef and chicken skewers and a couple of spring rolls. All of these items were excellent! I wasn't here to eat dinner, so didn't get a chance to try other items, but I'm confident enough to say that I would anticipate greatness throughout their Thai, Malay, and Indian offerings. The service alone was a reason to give them an outstanding review. I love places like this!

Great place to get authentic Thai and Malaysian food. Great street atmosphere with very loud music…read more Good to go for a date or a group of people. Price is average. And the owner looks like an Indian Elvis with a lot of personality

Lots of variety of dishes including affordable afternoon specials. Food seemed authentic enough…read more The pomelo salad was great. The sago coconut desserts were sooo good!! Perfectly sweet with sago and corn at the bottom of the leaves. Restaurant is nicely decorated and Thai-inspired.

I needed somewhere to grab lunch when the cooked foods area of the nearby market turned out not to…read morebe much like one of the hawker centers in Singapore and didn't grab me. I saw this spot, saw people in it and figured, why not. The prices were certainly reasonable, particularly as the lunch menu offers some deals. The folks who run the place are certainly quite nice, and after some consultation with the server, I took his recommendation for green curry with chicken. We have a very good Thai food scene in Los Angeles, and while I assumed it would be good here in Hong Kong, unfortunately this was a bit of a disappointment (I was later told by an HK foodie that the Thai food is in fact better in LA). The first thing that put me off was the chicken. It may be that chicken here at the smaller places tends to use more "humble" cuts than we're used to in the States, with fat and skin attached, and there was something a little strange about the texture to me. While I've never seen cauliflower in a green curry--there were also string beans--it was certainly fine. But the other problem was green curry itself. It just didn't have a ton of flavor. Maybe they figured "white guy, let's make it super bland," but even if it's not spicy--and I told them medium was fine--it should still be flavorful. So even though everyone here was nice and the food was certainly reasonable in price, it's hard to say things were A-OK when this dish unfortunately was a bit lacking.

A small shop with a tiny open kitchen and many patrons eating their breakfasts, plus a line out the…read moredoor? That's good enough visual for me to wander into this restaurant specializing in jook (congee). The beef jook was very tasty and filling. The beef chunks were thin and tender, and the jook consistency was smooth and thick. It's not the ideal breakfast for a warm and humid October morning, but the fresh cold soy milk was mildly sweet and refreshing to help balance the temperature. On the side, I had the rice noodle-wrapped fried doughnut. Drizzled with a bit of soy sauce, it was a little on the salty side. However, the rice noodle had good texture (not too sticky or chewy) and the fried doughnut was chewy on the inside and crispy on the outside. Overall everything tasted very fresh and delicious! This shop may be small, but service was quick and friendly. Despite a line, you'll be seated within a few minutes. This is a great place in Mong Kok for a satisfying meal for under $40 HKD.

The jook here is awesome!…read more While I was visiting Hong Kong one of my travel companions really wanted to find a place with good jook with no MSG. My local friend brought me here while we were in the Mongkok area and this is just a little mom and pop shop on the street. I had the sliced pork jook and it was really nice on the palate, not overly salty as some places would make it. The taste of the pork was clean and flavorful and came through instead of being hidden by white pepper and salt. The fried donut wrapped in rice noodle was among one of the best that I've ever had. The donut was lightly crispy with a chewy center. The rice noodle was warm and embraced the donut. The sweet soy sauce soaked in nicely and made every bite super tasty and savory.

Now this place serves legit amazing Thai food. A grandma of Thai descent runs this restaurant and…read moreit's so popular that in the same plaza they have two restaurants! I started off with their Tom Yum soup and boy was it amazing. Some places tend to serve it too creamy, too spicy or too sour/tart but this places does Tom Yum soup proud with the perfect mixture of harmony. I don't personally usually order Tom Yum soup at Thai places because how easy it is to screw it but my Aunt personally recommended that it's good here and I'm so glad I got to try it. Highly recommended. Next came something I never had before, it was raw shrimp served dressed with some chili and garlic slices. Also to accompany the shrimp was a spicy sauce which looked to have some vinegar, cilantro, green onions, chili peppers, and other spices. It had a nice clean kick to it. Next was the pork shanks simmered in what looked to be five spiced broth with Chinese broccoli. The pork was very tender and full of flavor. Definitely worth trying here. On came the skewers, we got beef, chicken, and pork. This was pretty decent but the meats could have been more tender. Out of the three, the pork skewer tasted the best as it had more meat flavor compared to the others. Next came some garlic bread which was good but what made it stand out was the curry that you had to dip with it. Amazing curry! It was a little sweet and reminded me of Malay curry. Then came a whole perfectly cooked chicken. It was so fresh and tender. It was so good that I ate the bulk of it! The white meat could almost be confused with the dark meat in a blind taste test. That's how good it was! Next came the Egg Plant but I'm usually not a fan of Eggplant but they enjoyed it. Then because my Aunt knows the owner, we got a special off the menu item which was a Pumpkin Prawn curry with noodles (yee mein). One of my favorite kind of asian noodles. It went so well with the curry. Definitely recommend ordering it if you can haha. Next to lighten up the already huge amount of food we ordered for 4 people lol, we got a salad with consisted of little Pomelo pulps, cashews, small dried shrimp, chili peppers, green onion, and baby shrimps. If you want great prices and legit authentic Thai food. This has got to be one the places but it's quite a drive outside the city but totally worth the drive!

When asked for a great Thai restaurant for dinner, our hotel concierge quickly recommended Mak Mak…read moreand snagged us a reservation for a Saturday dinner for two. The restaurant is hidden back in the corner of a maze like area known as Landmark near the Central MTR station. Once we reached the Landmark, we just stopped at an information desk to receive final directions. We arrived early for our reservation which originally was made for seats at the bar but at this earlier time they had a table free for us. The bar sitting is not like typical high top seating but rather a long table attached to a wall at normal table height. You and your guests will just be sitting beside one another rather than across a table and perhaps sitting next to a stranger. The staff there were super friendly and spoke very good English which helped us tremendously. After a warm welcome, we were quickly shown to our table and offered water to start. We saw all our favorite Thai dishes on the menu just like back home in the States. We started with fried spring rolls and a couple Tsingtao beers to take the edge off a long day of walking around Hong Kong. The spring rolls were on the skinny side but with seven of them on the plate and a lovely chili dipping sauce on the side they hit the spot. Served with the rolls were some fresh vegetables that we can never seem to get enough of when traveling far from home. For our next course, we went with Tom Yum soup another favorite of ours. I was a little hesitant at first to order it as it was priced at $20 USD which seemed high to me for a bowl of soup but it turns out to be a big bowl that is easily shared between two. It is served on a stand with a candle below to keep it warm and two smaller bowls with a ladle to serve it up. Our server poured our first bowls and ensured we each got one of the two huge shrimp (head and eyeballs included) along with plenty of our goodies. The soup was wonderful with a multitude of flavors. Easily the best Tom Yum we have ever experienced. It was quite spicy more so then we are used to having but still very enjoyable. For our last course, we selected Pad See Ew with pork and were pleasantly surprised to find more pork than noodles in the dish. This dish also can be shared for two if desired. Everything tasted very fresh with a wonderful sauce and at the perfect temperature. We passed on any dessert at this point but not for lack of options but rather room to put it. Overall, my wife and I enjoyed a wonderful meal here at Mak Mak with friendly and helpful service at a very reasonable price. We hope to have an opportunity to come back and try some other dishes.

The very first Thai AYCE brunch I've ever been to!…read more I appreciate that it's AYCE and not buffet style, there's a standard menu you can order dishes from. The food is not made in bulk and you can decide on the spice level of your food. Their larb is delicious, but spicy, so you'll want this option to decide on the spice level. Great selection of food from appetizers, soup, mains and the best part it includes dessert! Service is both friendly and quick. The brunch itself is affordable (esp. for AYCE) and you can opt for a smaller portion so you can try different things and not waste food. Totally worth a try if you're in the mood for Thai food and want a good variety.