With locations near Yonge and Eglinton and in the Entertainment District as well as ghost kitchens, this restaurant is the reigning queen when it comes to pad thai, made with a house tamarind-palm sugar sauce and available gluten-free or peanut-free.

There's the "Bangkok-style" pad thai as well as the "three flavours" pad thai at this Entertainment district restaurant known for the dish. The Bangkok-style has dried shrimp, fish sauce and pickled radish, and the three flavours has dried chili and long leaf cilantro.

Locations in Liberty Village, on the Danforth and in Etobicoke on Park Lawn Rd. serve pad thai that's sure to satisfy your craving for spice, with multiple spice level options. They also offer lobster as a protein option in addition to chicken, beef, shrimp, veggies and tofu.

The chef at this Danforth East restaurant is known for her strong opinions on pad thai that include a total ban on ketchup, so you know you're getting the real deal here.

Scarborough knows to head to locations of this restaurant on Kingston Rd. or Victoria Park Ave. that make their own house tamarind-based sauce when cravings for pad thai hit.

Locations of this restaurant in the Canary District, the Financial District and on Dundas West are actually run by the same people behind Pai, which explains why the pad thai here is some of the best and can be made as spicy as can be.

Tucked away in the King East area, the pad thai at this hidden gem has lots of bold seafood flavour thanks to being infused with chili bean shrimp paste.

Multiple locations of this restaurant scattered across the city provide reliable pad thai to the noodle lovers of this city.

This restaurant now has multiple locations in Toronto, and isn't afraid to turn up the heat when it comes to their pad thai which is available with chicken, beef, tofu, veggies or shrimp.