Holy Basil DTLA
Thai restaurant · Downtown Los Angeles ·
Bold Thai street food with unique flavors and vibrant curries
Bold Thai street food with unique flavors and vibrant curries
"Located in a Fashion District food court, this Thai takeout counter works well for a quick to-go curry. The menu is full of staples you’ve probably had before, like pad kee mao and gra pow, plus some you haven’t (like yellow curry rigatoni). Either way, the food at Holy Basil features bright and bold flavors that make dishes here taste like you’re eating them for the first time. If you’re looking for a good place to start, get the tom yum soup with roasted chili jam, lemongrass, and galangal. If you’re eating on-site, expect a minimalist set of outdoor tables and stools." - brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park
"Located in an ad hoc food court (the same one as Vegan Hooligans), the menu at this Thai takeout spot is filled with classics like pad kee mao, gra pow curry, and panang curry. You've likely eaten these dishes before, but Holy Basil prepares them with bright and bold flavors that make them taste like you're eating them again for the first time. If you're looking for a good place to start, order the tom yum soup and some stir-fried noodles (plus beer or natural wine) and grab a table in the street-food-esque outdoor dining area. For a full sit-down experience, we much prefer their larger Atwater Village location, but for a quick and casual meal, the DTLA branch is great." - brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park
"Put forward as one of the most polished renditions of Thai classics in the moment, noted for thoughtful preparations and refined execution." - Eater Staff
"A restaurant that marries Thai tradition with California ingredients, producing creative dishes such as yellow curry rigatoni and khao soi pasta that reinterpret classic flavors with local produce." - Regan Stephens
"A Thai restaurant is collaborating with an Echo Park izakaya for a March 18, 10-course dinner. The menu—prepared by Wedchayan “Deau” Arpapornnopparat alongside Klementine Song—includes santen mori (blue prawn aguachile, dry-aged kingfish, scallop crudo), fish-and-rice onigiri, bittermelon soup with clams, and moo krob yakisoba. Reservations open at noon on Monday, March 10, and the dinner is $115 per person." - Rebecca Roland
