Cambridge has an unusually strong Thai pub-kitchen tradition, with several of its best Thai restaurants operating out of otherwise ordinary English pubs, alongside more conventional restaurants around Wheeler Street and Regent Street. Here are eight worth seeking out.

Baan Thai Street Food sits on Park Terrace, overlooking Parker’s Piece, with a street-food-style Thai menu rather than a formal sit-down format.

A 4.6-star average across 557 reviews reflects strong popularity for the casual, quick-serve style in this part of the city centre.

Baan Thai Street Food — Park Terrace, Cambridge CB1 1JH, UK | baanthaicambridge.co.uk

Giggling Squid’s Cambridge branch occupies The Old Library building on Wheeler Street, part of the same nationwide Thai restaurant group found in several other Eat Local cities.

A 4.3-star average across 2,284 reviews shows the format has landed well in this particular building, a popular spot for group dining.

Giggling Squid — The Old Library, 2 Wheeler St, Cambridge CB2 3QB, UK | gigglingsquid.com

Luk Thai runs out of The Cricketers pub on Melbourne Place, a traditional Thai kitchen operating inside an otherwise ordinary English pub – a format common across UK Thai dining.

A 4.5-star average across 768 reviews reflects a strong reputation for the food itself, not just the novelty of the pub setting.

Luk Thai at The Cricketers — 18 Melbourne Pl, Cambridge CB1 1EQ, UK | cricketerslukthai.co.uk

Sala Thong sits on Newnham Road, south-west of the city centre, one of Cambridge’s longer-established Thai restaurants.

A 4.3-star average across 597 reviews shows a solid, long-standing local reputation in a quieter part of the city.

Sala Thong Cambridge — 37 Newnham Rd, Cambridge CB3 9EY, UK | salathong.co.uk

The House sits on Regent Street, billing itself as an authentic Thai restaurant with a traditional menu rather than an anglicised curry-house-style one.

A 4.2-star average across 636 reviews reflects steady popularity in one of Cambridge’s busier restaurant streets.

The House: Authentic Thai Restaurant — 106 Regent St, Cambridge CB2 1DP, UK | thehouseauthenticthai.com

The Wrestlers, on Newmarket Road, is one of Cambridge’s best-known Thai pub kitchens, serving a full Thai menu from inside a traditional English pub.

A 4.6-star average across 1,571 reviews makes it one of the most popular Thai restaurants in the city by review count, despite its unassuming pub exterior.

The Wrestlers Pub — 337 Newmarket Rd, Cambridge CB5 8JE, UK | thewrestlerspub.co.uk

Wok You is a small, centrally-located Thai kitchen in Cambridge, serving stir-fries and noodle dishes to the city-centre lunch and takeaway trade.

A 4.9-star average across 35 reviews shows a strong early reputation, even with a smaller review base than the city’s bigger Thai restaurant names.

Wok You — Central Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3NJ, UK | see Google Maps for booking

Bangkok to Bombay Express, on Catharine Street, runs a menu spanning Thai and South Asian dishes rather than sticking to one single national cuisine.

A perfect 5-star average across 14 reviews is a small sample, but a striking one for a newer, lower-profile kitchen away from the main restaurant clusters.

Bangkok to Bombay Express — 71 Catharine St, Cambridge CB1 3AW, UK | bangkoktobombayexpress.co.uk