19points · on 2 of 3 lists: Madison's Footsteps and Hotels.com Go Guides
Kaab Gluay, Thai for banana leaf rib, is a busy Thai restaurant on Phrabaramee Road in the north of Patong, where a tiny kitchen of three cooks works through a long illustrated menu at speed. Residents and groups of Thai diners come for the fern salad and the steamed fish in spicy lemon and garlic sauce, which arrives with its own soup. The cooking runs a little milder than most local kitchens, but on request it turns out fiery southern curries such as pork with cha-om leaves.
“Off the beaten track home cooked food, so authentic and wholesome.”
a Google reviewer
“Food was delicious, especially the fried rice with shrimp spicy paste.”
14points · on 2 of 3 lists: Madison's Footsteps and Hotels.com Go Guides
No. 9 has a surprisingly long menu that puts European dishes such as goulash and sole in wine sauce next to the Thai ones. On the Thai side are Hokkien yellow noodles, green curry with chicken, massaman curry and som tum, with mango sticky rice for dessert. Prices are low for Patong, and the restaurant sits on Phrabaramee Road, away from the busy middle of town.
Named on only one list we found, so it cannot be ranked under the two-list rule.
“They elevate every dish to the next level and serve it in a perfect, authentic Asian ambiance.”
a Google reviewer
The lists we counted
Tripadvisor · 2026
Madison's Footsteps · January 2026
Hotels.com Go Guides · February 2026
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