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Do Dee Paidang Thai Noodle Bar & Cafe

79/100 (692 ratings)

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"I hate spicy food. But boy was it good! It’s the first time I came back to eat the same dish again... within a week.For me it’s the best..."

H.kampwerth

"A popular Thai eatery, always busy buzzing to deliver good food & service. 🙂Their signature Tom Yum Noodle with a sweetly porky, hot & sour broth..."

Mauyeeyee

"I just finished work and so lazy to cook. My husband loved pork skewer (mu phing). We decide go to one of thai restaurant nearby from our place..."

Food,travelling And Life Freedom

"Best Thai food in Sydney close to UTS, I like their fried fish so much. Recommend pho, barbeque, and fried fish. They also have a variety of desserts..."

Hexian Wang

"Sister branch of one we've tried in Melbourne. The menu was pretty much the same, but I opted for the thai basil crispy pork belly on rice. Yummy mix..."

Snowflower

"My favourite spicy soup. I like dip everything into soup.Skewers are better than Melbourne.While as for the soup, Melbourne is..."

Li Fengli

"Authentic Thai food. Especially like the noodles which have good flavours, in particular, the noodle soups. The portions come in big and small so you..."

Tim Ng

"Authetic pad see ew chicken $10.9 and vege cashew. Good flavours, good service and ambience actually felt like your in Thailand. Not the cheapest..."

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Nicole Liau

"My asian taste buds couldn't be more satisfied especially with the black sticky rice. Will definitely go back to taste other dishes (papaya salad..."

Chesca Enriquez

"My ultimate comfort food in Sydney. Super love their Do Dee Variety, we eat here 4 times during our 7 days holiday in Sydney. The taste of the soup..."

Veronica Sherly || @sherly.veronicaa

"Ordered level 7 spicy noodle once and it is a good place for spicy Thai food! It is really easy to find and near the university of technology..."

Karen Zou

"It’s been a few times that I’ve visited do dee and i always ordered the do dee nursery. This time I thought I’d like to step up my game by..."

Tania A

"My go to thai noodle soup bar. So many different varieties of toppings and noodles. Soup is nicely balanced of sweet, sour, salty, unami, and tangy...."

Jasmine

"Do dee is probably most known for its spicy noodles and man are they spicy 🥵 the noodles range from 0-7 levels of spiciness which you can choose..."

Julie Nguyen

"Best Thai food in Sydney! We had skewers, rice soup with ribs and the seafood palette.1The sauce for pork skewers is everything and the grill is..."

Rachel Zhou

"😫😩🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🌪🌪🌪☄️☄️☄️😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰Xihuahua 🐶 ordered..."

Guorium🧪

"LOVE THEIR RICE SOUP & BOAT NOODLES 😍Tbh, i find that this place is so asian bcs of the small portion, unlike other restaurants in..."

Mitha Komala | @mithakomala

"So my friend told me this restaurant is really amazing, She brought me here, she is from Thailand. And the food is amazing. The noodles at..."

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"This is one of my fave Thai resto joint in Sydney. Nice authentic Thai foods with affordable price. The foods always nice and flavorsome. Been here..."

Yulz

"But the best part of the entire platter was the Som Tum Thai. I’ve never gotten the fuss about papaya salad before, but now I completely..."

Sweet And Sour Fork

"Cheap food that is absolutely delicious? What more do I need to say?The green curry is actually one of the best I've had in Sydney, and the..."

The Miniature Life

"Delicious thai food!Got the king sized plate with medium spice for the papaya salad and WOW it was spicy alright, also got thai milk tea (cause..."

Georginaguan45

"It was my first time visited this place and it was really good. First of all i had dinner on here and we should wait for about 20 mins to be seated...."

Isabelldc

"Love the menu number 4, tom yum noodle with pork ribs. I ordered with spicy level of 2 and wow ..... I think I need to go down level to level 1 for..."

Helen Stack

"Was feeling like Thai, didn’t take long to find this place, as we walked passed and could see it was packed inside. The friendly staff seated us,..."

Tony

"Here for lunch as it’s a very popular Thai joint that’s very known among the local Thai’s. order couple of food and trust me they’re all..."

Kravengerfoodie

"Always saw lots of ppl waiting in the queue, wondering why it is so probably, and now got the reason. The food is excellent! Ordered by my..."

Xihuahua 🐶

"There are probably more than 1,000 Thai restaurants in Sydney. So, if a Thai restaurant is getting noticed, they must be doing something right...."

All About Food Blog

"This is one of my favourite places to go when I'm in Sydney. I always go solo, so I can usually skip the queue which draws many intense looks of..."

ThatSeriousGirl

"Another Thai place in Chinatown. I have been here a couple of times and everytime the place is packed. One of the main reasons is because it's very..."

Karan Rawat

"the noodle was really good, i really like the broth. for level 3 it was quite spicy for me, but still, it was so addictive. i also ordered the fried..."

Ronald Christianda

"Service 5star, food 5star, location 5star, hygiene 5star, price 5star. Honestly speaking, i cannot find any reason why i shouldnt give this..."

Linda Cia

"I really like this do dee paidang at sydney as compred to the one at melbourne. This place has a very good service and their food taste better...."

Meilia Clarissa Tejasoewita

"The best Thai place open past midnight!..."

Casual Food Lover

"Very well done noodle soup! Soup is tangy and spicy, noodles cooked to perfection and huge variety to choose from.Papaya salad set is..."

Hayley

"What a great restaurant. It is a small restaurant yet it has a wonderful cheap food with great taste.y friend and I had pad thai and noodle soup with..."

Vina

"Pretty good with a variety of mild and spicy Thai food. Many have an entree size and a main size price, giving flexibility to how much you want to..."

Kololee

"This place deserves all the praise. It is easy to find this place, just spot the most crowded restaurant in front of paddys market. My favorite is..."

Veronica Indrawan

"Great food, but some dishes the portion size was shockingly small.The skewers of pork are super nice very tender and tasty- must order..."

Kk007

"Love to come back and try everything on the menu!!!!The signature is the noodle soup with varied combination and spicy level. The best part..."

Nat

"best tomyum noodle soup in sydney! super worth the price, they have my favorite fried bread too, crispy soft and super tasty ! Plus their pad kee mao..."

Sonia

"The service is vague and slow and almost non-existent, but what do you expect at this price???The soups and noodles deserve their..."

Onara

"It is FANTASTIC! The pork skewer is the best and their world famous is tom yum noodle soup! I will definitely go there again. Wanna try more food on..."

Melody Yu

"We regularly come for the tom yum noodles here, which are amazing, possibly the best we've had in Sydney. The pork-based broth is incredibly..."

Meiwen

"One of the highlights for Sydney weekend gate away. Recommended the noodle, this is taste not like the normal Thai boat noodle. The soup a bit..."

Juli A Lawono

"This place is a great place to grab a bite during lunch time. Just the restaurant in general has nice ambience with their friendly staff. The food..."

Chang Hyun

"Do Dee has something unique that another Thai Resto dont have it. For you guys that haven't try it, you must try!! They have many choices of chilli..."

Angie.liem00

"I been this place few times, I like their pork skewer and fried rice and the small boat noodle soup. They charge cheap price on most of the dishes...."

Anson

"Best noodle bar in town, Chilli lover should come and try the Noodle soup, only $6.9 for million of flavour in your mouth, pork ball skewers will be..."

Rico Halim

"One of the famous Thai food in haymarket, they sell different variety of noodle soup with plenty of choices with cheap prices. My favorite dishes is..."

David

"Great taste, great price; what else should you ask? Maybe not the ambience, if you look for a decent and romantic one. But it's the kind of my..."

Benedikta Atika

"Best tom yum noodle so far in my life .. i've been tried many tom yum soup , even in bangkok. But this one is so special.. the soup is really spicy,..."

Tomo Gautama

"When I go to do dee, I go straight for the cardboard menu. They serve tom yum soup noodles which are out of this world. There is a choice between..."

Harry

"Best Thai place! Wide variety of meals, great portion with very decent price. Friendly and attentive staff. Authentic and traditional interior decor..."

Dan Nguyen

"Who does not love this tom yum noodle?Its cheap and really good but the portion here is smaller than the one in BondiTheir dessert and..."

Jessenia Jauw

"It's been a few times that I've come here, everything is reasonably priced and affordable! As they are famous for its tom yum noodles and it's spicy..."

Erika Ariella Yamada

"The food was perfect!! Taste, Smell, Texture, Price. But the staffs were so unkind. No one is smiling and almost trew food.It was too upsetting..."

89elenako

"Love the menu of this Thai restaurant. There are a range of dishes to suit everyone's tastes and levels of spiciness that will take you places. The..."

Tran Julie

"So i got 'hooked' on do dee dum dum after trying out their stall at good ol cabra. How could i sensibly resist a poke at them when i was in chinatown..."

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"Every time when pass this restaurant I can see very busy inside and need to queue. This time I told myself I need to come here to try! I'm a Super..."

Lala

"One of the best thai food in Sydney, absolutely! Killed Chat Thai or Home Thai!!! Service was awesome!!! Had steamed fish, which was really tasty...."

Ann

"BEST! This cheap and cheery place serves consistently delicious and authentic thai noodles. I would highly recommend their fried quail eggs wrapped..."

Jay La

"Been three times visited this restarant, and all of my visits are good for the foods and also the service. This restaurant located near with my..."

Fransisca F. Huang

"They are usually very busy during lunch and dinner times. Do expect a queue. The fresh noodles with spare ribs is my favourite dish here. I would..."

Lily

"Thai place known for its noodle soup...they have a spicy scale of 1 (or 2) to 7. Really hard for me to judge this place mainly because I got 2 spice..."

Will Eat Yum

"Hot and spicy Thai food. We ordered noodle soup (glass noodle), papaya salad, green curry, deep fried wonton egg and grilled pork neck. Love papaya..."

Sherry Wang

"This is one of my favourite Thai place. Famous for their noodle soup and rice in clear soup. However, each time I eat here, I'll end up feeling very..."

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Holy Basil

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"Thai food for me is generally not eaten as a dining experience, so I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of food at Holy Basil. A 5/5 for its..."

Derek

"Good food, central location and decent prices especially in a area right in the city. Would recommend the rice and noodle based dishes. The fried ice..."

Cynthia Cho

"To be honest - I love coming here whenever I want a bit of Thai food in the city. Prices are affordable for Town hall prices and there is a huge..."

Richard Liu

"Dinner with my buddiesmy two buddies came earlier than me. We went to Holy Basil at Shark hotel. this place offered Laos/ Thai..."

Food,travelling And Life Freedom

"Massaman curry is always really good, pad see ew is a bit too sweet but still tasty, the pad Thai here is one of my favourites and the fried ice..."

Helen

"This is one of my favourite Thai restaurants in Sydney. My go-to dishes are the pad Thai, pad see ew, papaya salad and ox tongue. For dessert, I..."

IEats

"Amazing place in the CBD to have Thai food! The restaurant is presented well, and the food always taste great!! Staff are helpful and friendly, there..."

Gabrielle

"Long time favourite. It was recommended by multiple people years ago and I became the fan since then. Food is always great and service is always..."

The Violet

"We ordered Ox tongue, curry puffs, soft shell crab with green papaya salad, and chicken pad thai for dinner to share between 3 people. The dishes..."

Hayley

"Amazing quality Thai food! Have been here a few times with friends and always love it. Great place to meet up with a big group of friends or for..."

DailyDevours

"This review is specifically for their dessert menu. It was after dinner we just wanted some desserts and drinks. Happened to walk pass as we were..."

Manz

"You’ll definitely need to book if you want have Friday night dinner at Holy Basil, and be prepared to navigate the end-of-week after-work crowd to..."

Eatwithmyfoodsafari

"I used to think deep fried ice cream was kind of meh. I mean, I have had them at Chinese restaurants before and they were good. Nothing special. But..."

Rach

"Went for lunch with colleagues. This place was a bit tricky to find (if we didn’t have someone who knows how to get there). quite busy during lunch..."

1900.

"Been here a few times and I love the fried ice cream! Always will get dessert from this place. Service is relatively fast, the Thai food itself is..."

Al&Val

"it was the best thai food I have ever tested and a must visit place. Friday is the most busiest . So it is better to book in advance if you are going..."

Arup Das

"Great place for dinner and drinks with friends on a Friday night, gets super busy on a Friday night, but worth the wait if you haven't booked ahead...."

JDub

"2 years ago, tried this restaurant and now this is the second time visit. High stairs lead to the spacious dining room, quite traditional Thai style..."

Xihuahua 🐶

"The flavours were excellent but the atmosphere needs some work and the staffs’ attention to customers (which seems be different depending on where..."

Tiges

"Pad Thai and fried ice cream. Thats all I can say. Just order those two and it will satisfy you everytime you come to this place. Always would come..."

Joseph Tran

"staff: staff is okay. fast and generousfood: amazing. been here 4 times and the food still taste as good as the first timevibes: ok, not..."

Edwin Handoko

"Love the desert, deep fried ice cream.Come back for the ice cream, for sure Love also the Thai fried rice and fish with fried..."

Culinary Artist

"This place does pretty good Thai food. I really like their papaya salad which has a much better taste than other places. If you like spicy food - ask..."

Tanya

"Food in Holy Basil is really nice and has been a popular Thai place to go to in CBD. The food there is very tasty and the atmosphere is very..."

Corgi Kid

"When I entered the Shark Hotel I did not expect the restaurant to be as good as it is. The food here is amazing - visually appealing as well as super..."

Satiety Society

"This place never disappoints. Staff members are friendly and the quality of food is great. Food portions are generous for the price. Red curry and..."

Sillychilli

"Came here to have a dinner on Friday night thus it was so packed that i need to be on waiting list and they called me around 15mins after that. We..."

Gabriella Audrey

"Which ever holy basil you attend, the food will ALWAYS be top notch! Amazing, delicious succulent greatly prepared and designed meals! However..."

Josh23p

"Love love love this restaurant! Decor is amazing with the waterfall. Since food is made fresh you can customize your dish. I chose the pad ke mao ..."

Mae

"Been here a few times and food always great. They just know how to please your tummy!Must try: fried fish, even though priced at $40, still..."

ProDiner

"Fabulous experience. We’ve order four dishes for two people, which was just alright. Strongly recommend the grilled ox tongue..."

Iris L

"The quality of food Never let you down. So addicted to Ox tongue. Pad sew and ox tongue is a must, every time we try different salad or entry. Next..."

Miss Song

"Nice interior and Thai food , harga nya jg middle gak terlalu mahal Yg harus di coba es krim goreng ! Enak banget ituuu .. nyummy luar nya..."

Selenawang.id

"If you want to try different type of Thai food, come along with more than 4 people to this place. The food here tasted delicious specially..."

Deb

"Great food! Had an amazing time, with the food tasting absolutely divine! The way they serve/handle food was very professional as the place gets..."

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"Holy basil is situated a few minutes from Townhall station and is a reliable restaurant for group dining. The tables here are large, fairly communal..."

Wendy Wang

"Been to this restaurant twice in the span on a week, and both times have been a really good experience. The waiters are friendly and efficient...."

Catherine Tang

"Decent portions and reasonably priced for dinner out in the city. Most of the dishes I've had before, but the Nem Khao (crispy fried rice) was quite..."

Elisa Li

"The best Thai restaurant in Sydney. They serve Thai and Laos food. We ordered Calamari, Ox tongue, Panang curry, Lao pork sausages and Vermicelli..."

Rina

"The service is extremely fast if you pay a visit on a week night as there are less people dining in. Holy Basil's curries are brilliant and has never..."

Mary Tran

"My sister invited me to have lunch in the city with her on a Friday. And since I was not working that day, I said yes. She told me to come to the..."

Mertiolettebaby

"I came here after hearing about their fried ice cream. Delicious. The pastry was crispy and light. Love the fried soft shell crab with mango salad...."

Look Siew Ling

"Friendly staffs, delicous food and affordable price.Me and my friend order Roasted duck curry w steam rice and Fired fish something.. ( i don't..."

Zoe Bui

"Holy Basil is a rather big restaurant inside a pub/bar but has plenty of staff so the service was great. Can't remember the exact prices but it was..."

Anna

"This restaurant is a great place for any kind of celebration. I came here for dinner with a group of 22 people and we were delighted to face a..."

Tran Julie

"The Dear Luncher skipped breakfast this particular day and required urgent sustenance. Located not too far away from The Dear Luncher's Sydney..."

The Dear Luncher

"Long over due review this one...I'm slowly getting addicted to Thai food..thanks to my colleagues..they keep deciding on Thai for luncheons...anyway..."

Anusha N

"Had dinner with a work colleague and ordered the thai papaya salad, duck curry and prawn pad thai.I was very impressed with the food very tasty..."

Split The Bill

"Deep fried ice cream that comes more like a wrapped parcel, accompanied by muesli, cashews and strawberries. Sharing is always the best way to go..."

Kevin Yong

"There aren't any single dish (apart from Padthai was a bit disappointing that I was not happy about), everything is nice including quails, curries,..."

Kk007

"One of the best Thai food in Sydney! You have to try this restaurant if you love Thai food. My favorite menu here are salt n pepper calamari and..."

Jessenia Jauw

"The crowds at Holy Basil are often huge, with diners regularly tipping over out across the pub floor. Without allowing a full dining experience, we..."

TrufflePig

"Very good foods, very good taste, great atmosphere, I will come again when i visit sydney again one day. This is very recommended..."

Margaret Chandra

"Two things I always back for when ever I am in Holy Basil, the crispy snapper with mango/apple salad (which ever is in season) the fish and salad go..."

Hao Tran

"Well this is my favorite restaurant in the city cbd, each and every dish is awesomeness, the deep fried ice cream they have is fantastic chicken..."

Leon Cook

"The ever-expanding Thai restaurant growth in and around Haymarket has been very evident lately - but Holy Basil has been here a while quietly getting..."

Sir And Mlady Dine Out

"Great flavours! Ordered the beef massaman curry and the Thai papaya salad with rice for main. The curry had excellent depth with good balance of..."

Liam Tay Kearney

"Omg, has anyone tried their deep fried ice cream and lychee ice drink? They are delicious!I live the variety of choices on the menu and always..."

Jade

"Just look at the food. Yum yum yum. Love ox tongue with its fish sauce dip. The noodles are great and has that balanced flavour. The Lao sausage is..."

Docfood

"The food is just great here. Nothing really to fault besides the fact that is does cost more than your average Thai place. Being the sister..."

Katherine

"Located inside Shark Hotel, most people would probably miss this place! I've been here a few time (usually after a few wines at the shark hotel) and..."

BGphoto

"A quality Thai/Laos restaurant inside the Shark hotel. The dining space is quite large, we were here for dinner on a Wednesday night and it was busy...."

Thewhereto

"Waited an extra 20 mins for our table, but considering it's a Friday and we had a booking for 20 people, it was understandable. Spring..."

Eatventures

"A place I discovered during uni, used this multiple time for group gatherings and all have been satisfied with the food. The deep fried ice cream..."

Michael Li

"Have been here multiple times in the past. Not that great a place for dinner, but for lunchtime this place is fantastic. Do try the chilli basil..."

Nidhi Madan

"The atmosphere is loud and busy. We ordered a duck curry, pad thai and fried ice cream. The portions were a good size but the food was quite oily..."

Rebecca Tay

"Food: 4/5Delicious and packed with flavour. If you've had thai before, this would fall along the spectrum of standard to good thai. The portions..."

Anna Dang

"Literally the best Thai I've ever had! I've recommended so many people go here when they're in Sydney as well and they all agree. So delicious and..."

Kate Pollard

"This family-owned restaurant is a must try in Sydney. They have ample space for big groups, fast service, and staff are friendly. Their dishes taste..."

Jen Lee

"Most dishes from here taste really good. All the ingredients are always fresh and the food is presented very well. This is one of the best places for..."

W

"The dessert are what we came for although I have been here on many occasions before. Being a Saturday night, the restaurant was at capacity but we..."

Howardwashere

"Possibly one of the best tasting thai green curries i have tasted. The portion sizes were generous and prices were reasonable. Service was a little..."

Olivia Yang

"This is just based on ONE dish. Holy Basil Fried Ice Cream. This is one of the best Asian desserts in Sydney. It's creamy, crispy (not doughy) and..."

Hungry Teddy

"Best pad khee mao ive ever had in sydney hands down. Love the spicy string beanlike thing that comes with it. Perfect combo of spicy, noodle and..."

Jmanchatty

"Great vibe and tasty foods! I always love this restaurant. Tonight, I just had fried ice cream and stocky rice and mango which were..."

Olive Luna

"WATCH OUT FOR THAT FRIED ICE CREAM! FOOD GASM! Holy Basil originated in Canley Heights but also has a Sydney City version within the Shark Hotel...."

Weekendfoodescapes

"Located on the same street as green peppercorn both serving thai/laos dish, ive only ever been here once for a birthday dinner.Because it..."

Littlefoodie

"If you can't find the restaurant, walk up the Shark Hotel and keep going until you see it at the end of the bar! Weird placement aside,..."

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