5 new Thai food spots in Toronto you need to try at least once

New Thai food spots in Toronto are serving up your fair share of noodles, stir-fries and fried rice with tasty twists and unexpected additions.

From a supermarket concept with kiosks from some of the city's favourite Thai eateries to a massive complex where you can get a massage with your Massaman curry, there aren't your average mom-and-pop shops — not that there's anything wrong with that.

Here are my picks for the new Thai food spots in Toronto you need to try at least once.

Same Same Thai

Taking over the space left behind by District Eatery, this freshly opened, swanky Thai spot is serving up classic dishes with a "same-same, but different" twist.

Think BC Oysters served with Thai-inspired fixings, crispy rice shrimp toast, pickerel crudo swimming in Holy Basil oil and Moulard duck leg on a bed of lotus stems. Same same but different indeed.

Som Tum Jinda North York

This Thailand-born, Michelin-recommended eatery with a location at Yonge and College is already a household name for Thai food lovers across the city, but a whole new crop of potential devotees are getting the chance to taste their unique suite of offerings like deep-fried frog legs and salmon crudo served with chili sauce and corn with their latest location at Fairview Mall.

Tha Phae Tavern

Chef Nuit and Jeff Regular of Pai fame have once again cracked the code to keeping Toronto's Thai food scene alive with their latest venture on Queen West.

Serving up Northern Thai street food favourites amid lively interiors, replete with games, Thai-inspired decor and even karaoke, this spot is a sure thing for your next night out.

Pii Nong Thai Midtown

Getting a massage after a hearty Thai meal may seem like something only available to characters on The White Lotus, but it's actually a reality at the new sister location to Leaside's Pii Nong Thai. 

The self-described "complete Thai experience" offers much more than a place to pick up some Pad Thai, featuring a market brimming with imported Thai treats and an area where, yes, you actually can get a massage. Sign me up!

Thai Mart

This new Thai grocery store in the Yonge and Wellesley area offers a slew of imported treats and prepared foods that you can bring home with you, but it's also home to four eateries serving up hot, fresh dishes to be consumed on site.

Here, you can dig into piping hot bowls of noodle soup from 555 Boat Noodles, ice cream from Kati, Thai fried oyster omelettes from Hi Hoi Tod and fried Thai bananas from The Gluay on-site.