Mahaniyom
Thai restaurant · Brookline
236 Washington St, Brookline, MA 02445
Highlights
Craft cocktails & Thai sharing plates in a brick-lined haunt
Craft cocktails & Thai sharing plates in a brick-lined haunt
"Mahaniyom is one of the best Thai restaurants in the city, full stop. There’s also graffiti in the restroom that we’re kind of obsessed with, tremendous cocktails, and an energy that always puts us in a good mood, even if our roommate half-assed cleaned the kitchen again. In terms of food, you can’t go wrong with any of the small dishes on the menu, so bring a small group, start with the kang puu and chicken ka praw, and go from there. Pair it all with the Kin Na Ree cocktail, which uses both Thai and Jamaican rums. Get access to exclusive reservations at this spot with Chase Sapphire Reserve. New cardmembers get $300 in annual dining statement credits." - tanya edwards, jonathan smith
"This Thai tapas bar has won plenty of industry praise in its five years in Brookline, including nabbing Eater Boston’s Best New Restaurant award in 2021. Here, the menu zeroes in on a small list of really good dishes, such as the nang kai tod (crispy chicken skin), beef massaman, and moo krob pad kapi (crispy pork belly).The cocktails are fun, too: Co-owner Chompon (Boong) Boonnak is an alum of Shōjō, the funky modern Asian cocktail bar in Chinatown. (If you’re in more of a drinking-and-snacks mood, check out the team’s award-winning bar, Merai, just down the street from Mahaniyom.)" - Erika Adams
"The concise menu at quirky, boozy Thai restaurant Mahaniyom (Eater Boston’s best new restaurant in 2021) features dishes you won’t readily find elsewhere in the Boston-area Thai scene — many of them small plates that pair particularly well with one of the restaurant’s tasty cocktails or a mild Thai lager. Fill up on crispy chicken skins; seasonal fruit salads like rambutan with fried shrimp and toasted coconut; salt-and-pepper pork cheek; and green papaya pad Thai. Know after you go: Want to keep the party going post-dinner? Mahaniyom has an award-winning sibling bar, Merai, just down the block that is open until 1 a.m." - Erika Adams
"The home base of lauded chef Thanaphon “Song” Authaiphan, who is collaborating on a Thai spin of the annual 100-mile dinner described above." - Erika Adams
"A rollicking little bar and restaurant, Mahaniyom is home to some of the best Thai food in the Boston area. Don’t miss the kang puu, a subtle crab curry, and the spicy salted pepper pork cheek served with sticky rice. Mahaniyom has racked up many accolades in the two years that it has been open: Eater Boston named it the best new restaurant of 2021, and the restaurant was awarded a five-star review in the Boston Globe in 2022. If you want to extend the evening, the team followed up this act with Merai, located just down the street. It’s a dive bar of sorts that has plenty of Thai drinking foods on the menu (don’t skip the hot dog made with kra pao sausage and salted egg yolk mayo)." - Erika Adams
