Nari

Really interesting and flavorful Thai cuisine served in a chic setting. The food is salty, sweet, sour, savory and spicy but in all the best ways possible. The branzino and the pork jowl squid combo are the reasons to come here. Delicious stuff. Although the pork chop was my favorite, nicely grilled and served with a sour salty sauce. Awesome. The surprise hit was the charred cabbage with fish sauce. Shockingly tasty. The scallops were whatever and the sardines were inedible, they all can’t be winners right. The Bday candle and personalized menu was a nice touch making our special occasion that much better. After everything was done the service ended up being top notch. A great food destination for a special occasion or a romantic night out. Dos thumbs up 👍👍

Had a reservation for 2 on a Friday and the atmosphere is great! I recognize the restaurant is hyped and they need to turn the tables fast but it’s very annoying being rushed to order and having to order everything at the same time without even knowing the size of the dishes or what kind of flavors we would like best. Talking about the dishes, they were of course fresh and well cooked as you’d expect from a place like this and the $ you’re paying. I did enjoy some unique combinations and a hint of spicy in the dishes Either go knowing what you want and expecting to be kicked out in 1h or try it at a later time or less busy day 🫡

Wonderful service and atmosphere at NARI. Right next to the japantown square. I enjoyed the appetisers a lot but the lamb shank was not quite to my taste. Presentation was beautiful and there was a lot of flavour, but just not quite to my liking. I went in thinking it was entirely Thai, but the place is rather Thai inspired so everything was a lot more creative and thus depending on your tastebuds, you could enjoy dishes. Definitely worth exploring and finding out some really creative dishes. Oh and the dessert was incredible. Couldn’t put a finger on what exactly it was, but pleasantly surprised. Although it could have done with less ice on top.

They have great variety of options in their menu. We ordered laab hed, prik king gai and gaeng bumbai aubergine. My husband really liked all 3 of them. I personally liked their gaeng bumbai aubergine with the rice. The eggplants were really crispy and the sauce/gravy was flavorful. I liked the other dishes too but felt the laab hed and oruk king was little salty and sour as per my taste. Prik king gai had some strong flavor, maybe of dried shrimp or something which I couldn’t enjoy much else chicken was tender. Overall our experience was good. If i could visit again, shall definitely order gaeng bumbai aubergine and will try other dishes too.

Terribly overpriced. We got the chef's pick menu which seemed like the biggest scam I've ever been to. The food was good but not worth 4x the price at your local Thai place. Some items were too salty which was almost inedible. I don't know how this place is worthy of a Michelin star as it's so much lower in quality of service, food, and creativity compared to other Michelin stars around the world. Second biggest scam was the chef pick menu. We paid $250 for the chef's pick. If chosen a la carte it would be $161. The off menu items were two pieces of duck pastries, tiny summer salad, two tiny bites for amuse bouche, and two tiny bowls of two bites desserts. Definitely was not worth $90 all in all. Seriously do not go to this place. You will regret it.

We've just returned from what was a rather average experience at Nari. Given that this has a Michelin star AND is a Thai food restaurant (which we love), expectations were high, but sadly, this didn't quite live up to the hype. First off, the hostess/server (Jane, I think? That was the name written on the bill) was a bit brusque and condescending throughout, and twisted my arm into having a version of a Negroni that I found far too sweet for my tastes - this despite telling her that I didn't like sweet cocktails at all, and asking for the least sweet drink available. Having said that, my husband's lime cocktail was very nice, so the bartender(s) certainly know their stuff, even if the server did not understand the brief. For food, we, again, were arm twisted by Jane into ordering the melon starter, which, again, was a bit too sweet for a savoury item. The three additional dishes we had on top of that were entirely excessive for our appetites. This is despite checking with Jane regarding the portion sizes, and it is galling that we were misled into thinking we hadn't ordered enough food. So the three stars are for the quality and taste of some of the food, specifically the pork jowl (exceptionally succulent - the best thing we ate here) and squid, miang pla (branzino - very tasty but a far too huge portion) and gaeng hung lay (beef cheeks - a nice, homely curry but far too overpriced). It's quite decent food but with excessive amounts of seasoning and a rather violent clash of flavours that are not exactly harmonious. Having eaten a huge amount of stupendous Thai food over the years, both within and outside of various parts of Thailand, for a fraction of the price, suffice to say that Nari seemed to be yet another sad example of an overrated, rather pretentious Michelin starred establishment, and not one we would recommend to anyone.

Food was overall really tasty and a lot of things I'd never had before. You definitely need to expect a LOT of flavor profiles mixed together, but if you're familiar with Thai dishes/flavors, you should thoroughly enjoy it! The squid + pork jowl was one of the best dishes- flavors were incredible together and everything was cooked perfectly. Also really enjoyed the branzino and the eggplant curry (had just the right kick of spice for me!).

Unique and delicious Thai restaurant with a very modern vibe. We had the pork croquettes, the beef tartare and the crispy chicken. The croquettes were delicious, but pretty expensive for what you get. The tartare was very spicy, and wouldn’t hold up to an original tartare. The crispy chicken was the best, super tasty but also spicy. Great spot to visit for a unique Thai experience.