Rad Na Silom lights up Thai Town nightly with sizzling wok-fired noodles, bold flavors, and a cozy street-side vibe that feels like Bangkok.
5321 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027 Get directions
"LA has lots of great street vendors, but few of them put on a show like Rad Na Silom. Every day from 6pm to midnight, this curbside stir-fry station outside Silom Supermarket in Thai Town turns into a half-block of folding tables and string lights, sizzling woks, and speakers blasting melodramatic Sam Smith covers (they also make an appearance at Smorgasburg on Sundays). The stir-fried noodles you’ll find here are among the best in LA, from chewy wide rice noodles smoothed in rad na gravy to a saucy-but-balanced pad thai topped with handfuls of dried shrimp, ground peanuts, and bean sprouts. Everything on their simple eight-dish menu is just $10, and if you’re here Friday through Sunday, make sure to hit the outrageously good Thai boat noodle vendor that sets up on the same block, Mae Malai. " - brant cox, arden shore, garrett snyder, nikko duren, sylvio martins
"For a taste of Bangkok street food, complete with plastic stools, visit this temporary stand that exists outside of Silom Supermarket at night and Smorgasburg on Sundays. The Sathirathiwat family’s pop-up has been a trending TikTok favorite, serving only eight dishes, ranging from rad nah stir-fried noodles in gravy to pad kra pao with a fried egg, with aplomb." - Kat Thompson
"Rad Na Silom is kind of like a mirage: it appears nightly at 5pm to transform an entire half-block of Hollywood Blvd into a Thai street food kitchen before vanishing at midnight. But if you show up between these hours after a few drinks at Harvard & Stone, then, no, you're not hallucinating— Rad Na Silom is real. There's a short menu of eight noodle dishes, including some excellent pad thai and pad see ew noodles in savory rad na gravy. Sit at one of the sidewalk tables with your plate of steaming noodles and take in the eclectic late-night crowd as Adele covers blast from the sound system." - brant cox, arden shore, nikko duren, sylvio martins, garrett snyder
"Data started her streetside noodle business 10 months ago, joining the popular wok-fired noodle operation Rad Nah Silom by invitation on Hollywood Boulevard in Thai Town. The shared space includes unfussy plastic stools and tables blanketed in red-and-white checkered vinyl covers." - Kat Thompson
"On a recent late-summer evening, the Sathirathiwat family set up a temporary outdoor kitchen on Hollywood Boulevard in Thai Town. The area is already flush with established Thai restaurants that have been serving for decades, but in only a few hours, hundreds of diners will descend upon the neon-lit Rad Nah Silom, place an order, and sit down at a checkered tablecloth-covered table. Even though Rad Nah Silom operates as a temporary space in front of Silom Supermarket, it’s one of the hottest places to dine in Los Angeles. Plenty of TikTok and Instagram content creators have chronicled the action surrounding the spot, which opened in late 2020. With a constant flow of people seated at the outdoor tables, international pop music blaring from a mini-speaker, and hovering strings of lights, Rad Nah Silom feels like a beacon in an already pulsing part of town. The pop-up brings a warm familiarity to those who have visited Thailand’s bustling night markets, and all from a tight-knit family that hustles to bring a slice of Bangkok to East Hollywood. Rad Nah Silom’s popularity is remarkable for a pop-up that only serves eight dishes nightly. That’s enough options for a group of diners to order four or five of its standout items: rad nah stir-fried noodles in gravy, pad thai, pad see ew, and pad kra pao topped with a fried egg. The stand is run by matriarch Rungthip Sathirathiwat and her sons: Sathit, Teerawat, Arthit, and Sakorn. (The father resides in Thailand where the Sathirathiwats have a restaurant called Rad Nar 4 Brothers.) The family preps fresh produce before service and spends up to two days making the secret sauces. That’s hours before heading to the storefront at 4 p.m. to set up the multiple wok stations. Only family members are permitted to prepare Rad Nah Silom’s prized recipes. When approaching Rad Nah Silom, look for Rungthip sporting her signature bucket hat made from IKEA’s now-iconic blue bag. The four brothers frequently hover over the pots and woks. Sathit’s favorite recipe to make is the saucy rad nah topped with generous slices of pork. No one has a designated spot or job, everyone works together to get dishes to hungry diners as quickly as possible, especially late-night when customers fill every table. It’s a long, grueling shift that keeps the pop-up operating from 6 p.m. until midnight. Those used to a more Americanized version of pad thai noodles will find different flavors and ingredients at Rad Nah Silom. Here, the popular dish is topped with dried shrimp bearing subtle sweetness and caramelization. For the other noodle dishes, both thin and thick rice noodles are available. All dishes are wok-fired, even the fried rice. Sathit says it takes a bit of time to prepare the marinated ground pork pad kra pao dish, which packs heat with chiles; chile sauce is on hand for those who like it extra hot. A few weeks ago, the Sathirathiwats added sweet and savory Thai-style crepes to the menu. Fillings include ingredients like banana, Nutella, strawberries, chile paste, egg, and crab meat. The dish makes for an ideal takeaway. Rad Nah Silom is open from 6 p.m. to midnight at 5321 Hollywood Boulevard in Thai Town. Note: A Google search might yield two different results: Lad Nah Silom is from 2019, when the Sathirathiwats launched a Thai barbecue skewer pop-up across the street from the current location. Try typing in both names or 'Stick BBQ' for the correct spot." - Mona Holmes
