101 Thai Kitchen
Thai restaurant · Ravenscourt Park
352 King St, London W6 0RX, United Kingdom
Highlights
Authentic Isaan & Southern Thai dishes, legendary Isaan sausage
Authentic Isaan & Southern Thai dishes, legendary Isaan sausage
"A picture’s worth a thousand words. Sometimes, a sausage is, too. We could write a whole essay on the glorious salt factor of the traditional Isaan sausages that are handmade at 101 Thai. We won’t—the world isn’t ready—so instead we’ll whittle it down to this: when the oil of the skin hits the garlic pork inside, you’re in for a real good time. They’re unmissable, but so is the panang curry. And the had yai ‘HFC’ fried chicken. And the crispy pla plaa style lao that is an ode to all the reasons fried red sea bream and lime leaves are soulmates. You’re going to have to make some hard decisions at this casual Hammersmith spot." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing
"This Thai spot on King Street is easy to find thanks to its luminous pink frontage and its exceptional, salty Isan sausage is impossible to forget. In fact, the best decision you can make at 101 Thai is to commit to your second visit before you eat a single thing because the menu is full of so many spicy, sour, coconut-singing highlights that it should be treated like an aspirational checklist. Also, chances are there’ll be another old episode of MasterChef Thailand playing on the small TV for your reunion." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna
"Forget everything you thought you knew about salads. Because this excellent Thai spot in Hammersmith couldn't care less. Get the pla plaa style lao—this hot and sour dish is 101 Thai’s very own creation. A round of applause for the team for putting crispy fried red sea bream, dried chillies, chilli paste, lemongrass, lime leaves, and toasted ground rice on a plate and declaring it a ‘salad’. Legendary behaviour." - heidi lauth beasley, daisy meager, sinead cranna, jake missing, rianne shlebak
"Perfect for: meeting up with your ex because for some illogical reason you both thought it was a good idea. Oh, fuck off candlelight. You’re not needed right now. No, you’re in need of a restaurant that moves quickly and has enough public witnesses to stop you from, oops, kissing them because a negroni told you to. That restaurant is 101 Thai Kitchen. A permanently popular spot in Hammersmith—an area with all the sexual prowess of a cold sore—you can be in and out of here in under an hour and everything from the comforting prawn in blankets to the creamy panang curry are excellent. Plus, the £10 crispy had yai fried chicken is worthy compensation for having to sit in front of someone who once had a pet name for your genitals." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing
"With its Barbie-pink walls and unforgiving gaeng som, 101 Thai Kitchen is a restaurant you can easily fall for. The Hammersmith canteen has the feel of an old-school haunt and the west London favourite is somewhere friends and families pile in to devour crisp hat yai fried chicken under the approving eyes of Thai nobility depicted in gold-framed portraits hanging on the wall. The menu dots around north eastern Thai cuisine—the homemade Isaan sausage is essential—and, like all the best Thai restaurants, is best enjoyed as part of a hungry crowd." - jake missing
