BOON Restaurant and café

Thai Café with exceptionally delicious coffee. This café offers a wide variety of dishes, with some having a creative twist. However, if you prefer traditional Thai flavors, there are plenty of authentic options as well. The food here genuinely tastes like authentic Thai cuisine, but many dishes are also suitable for foreigners. The coffee here is simply the best — not too strong, not too light — and they offer coffee styles commonly found in Thailand. The mushroom toast is incredibly delicious; it’s surprising how well all the flavors come together. A minor downside is that the café shares space with a grocery store, making the atmosphere a bit chaotic due to the limited space and small staff.

Love being able to access congee and noodles for breakfast from here. So much variety and choice on the menu - not just traditional / classic Thai favourites but also Thai-flavour inspired fusions with pastries and sandwiches. Lots of drinks to choose from too! Enjoyed sampling the offering with the Boon Big Breakfast - definitely want more congee and skewers next time I’m here. The Boon noodles came with a thousand year egg which tells us how authentic this place is. Casual cafe blended with hawker centre stools gives character. So much to take in, with the grocery store also in the same space. Had a great time eating and browsing and it felt like we had briefly escaped out of Sydney in here!

This place is a total boon to Pitt street. Gone are the days of the Chicken Pad Thai Dominance. I got suki noodles with seafood. Hearty, spicy egg broth with a bit of sweetness. Taste appropriate greens (not just the indiscriminate vitamin-supply of the mixed veg bag). Proper seafood, mussels etc. If you couldn’t tell, I am a happy little boy. $31 with some tea. Chill vibes in the place. Was a little slow.

I usually avoid Thai food since I'm allergic to nuts, but I didn't know what else to eat and this was a place I had saved before. Entering the premises for the first time, I was a bit confused since they're also a grocery store, but the cafe is on the left side and you'll see a sign to wait for a seat. You order through the QR code but thankfully they also give you a physical menu. Not knowing any Thai except the few common words in most menus, it took me a while to get through the menu and understand what was being offered. I appreciate that for the items that contain nuts, they put "contains peanuts!" in the item description. But from a UX perspective, I suggest alerting your customers to food sensitivities in a more eye catching way, such as by using icons so that they can quickly discern what food contains what, without having to read through the entire item description to know that something contains an allergen. On top of that, each menu item is only in the Thai name, which I really appreciate bc it forces me to "learn" a bit of Thai, but it also really slowed me down when trying to read the menu and also seeing if things have nuts in them. Nevertheless, I got through it. I ordered the Boat Fried Rice and matcha Thai tea. I've never had this fried rice before so I was intrigued. It was good but I think it would be better with plain rice, since all the toppings they provide already have so much flavour, and then the fried rice itself is salty and spicy, so everything was almost too flavourful. I really liked the little chopped up green bean things tho, not sure what they are but they were yummy. The matcha Thai tea was delicious too, no complaints. And the paper straw here actually lasted till the end of my drink without disintegrating 😂

I visited Boon Cafe for breakfast and was impressed with the variety of Thai dishes. Personally, I loved the Big Boon Breakfast and the matcha latte. The food was absolutely delicious and truly reminded me of Thailand. The prices were reasonable. The staff were friendly and welcoming, making the experience even better. I highly recommend stopping by and giving it a try!

Absolutely outstanding Thai food. The menu is long and a bit hard to navigate and ordering on the QR code was a hassle as all the dishes are numbered on the menu but not in the ordering system - so confusing! Park that and this is a fantastic place to come for lunch! The flavors were really out of this world! The chicken satay skewers were possibly the best I’ve ever tasted.

This is literally my all time favorite diner/ food store. I always pay a visit to this place whenever I am in Sydney. Pandan toast is a must a have, I had shrimp fried rice, condensed milk toasts and a coconut with pandan drink the second time. As a huge fan of Thai cuisine, I feel like a kid in a candy store. Ironically I don’t like traveling to Thailand, nonetheless I love going to Thai restaurants and getting Thai snacks.

Authentic Thai food. We are visiting from Thailand, and was missing good Thai food. This place did not disappoint. Thai grocery store inside the restaurant, as well.