Holy Basil DTLA
Thai restaurant · Downtown Los Angeles
718 S Los Angeles St space A, Los Angeles, CA 90014
Highlights
Bold Thai street food with standout dishes like crab curry
Bold Thai street food with standout dishes like crab curry
"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
"Downtown LA kiosk Holy Basil is serving some of the best Thai street food in the city. This Historic Core gem is somewhat of a revelation for Thai food fans, serving everything from cold hand-pressed tofu, to gorgeous tom yum, green curry, and fried noodles. Check out the Thursday to Saturday seafood specials. The restaurant’s also recently expanded to a popular standalone space in Atwater Village, for anyone coming from Northeast LA and environs, and will soon open in Santa Monica." - Matthew Kang
"Cancel whatever InstantPot dinner plans you have scheduled this week and immediately order takeout from Holy Basil. This tiny food court counter specializes in dishes like tom yum soup, green curry, and pad thai - all things you can find fairly easily at other Thai spots in LA. And yet, at Holy Basil, it’s like I’m trying them for the first time. Sweet and savory with the kind of spice that stays on your lips until morning, the food at Holy Basil is operating on an extremely high level and I implore you to head Downtown to experience it." - brant cox
"Tom Young Goong This is the best tom yum soup we’ve ever eaten. Filled with shrimp, oyster mushrooms, roasted chili jam, lemongrass, lime leaf, galangal, and cilantro, it’s an absolute whirlwind of flavors and textures, and a soup that we often plan our week around… every week." - the infatuation los angeles crew
