Thai food in Amsterdam is at its most authentic in the small, no-frills kitchens of the old centre. Thai Snackbar Bird on the Zeedijk in the Nieuwmarkt and Chinatown quarter is the best-loved of them, a tight room turning out fiery noodles and curries to a steady queue.
Thai Snackbar Bird on Zeedijk has run an Amsterdam Chinatown Thai counter for over two decades, snug, no-frills, the city's most reliable bowl of pad krapow.
OrderPad krapow gai with a fried egg on top.
TipWalk-in only; turnover is fast, the booth seats clear quickly.
Thai Snackbar Bird on Zeedijk runs late on weekend nights, the Amsterdam Chinatown bowl-of-noodles option after midnight, the proper finish for a Zeedijk.
Thai Snackbar Bird on Zeedijk is the Amsterdam Chinatown Thai counter, two decades in, big bowls of pad krapow and curry under 15 euros, fast turnover.
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