Thai Restaurants in Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham, located in the north central part of Alabama, is the state's most populated city. Although it's a southern city generally not known for exotic cuisine, there are several high quality Thai restaurants for those who want to be a little adventurous. The Surin chain operates three restaurants in the city.

Surin West Birmingham

Surin West Birmingham in the Five Points area in downtown Birmingham is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week. Thai specialties include roasted duck with red curry marinated overnight and served with pineapple and tomato. Surin West Birmingham also has a wide variety of sushi including nigiri and maki. You can have your food mildly spiced or Thai hot. The restaurant closes after lunch at 2:30 p.m. and reopens at 5:30 p.m.

Surin West Birmingham
1918 11th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35205
205-324-1928
surinwest.com/

Surin of Thailand

Surin of Thailand is located in Crestline Village in Mountain Brook, a suburb of Birmingham. The lunch special comes with a complimentary bowl of coconut tofu soup.

Surin of Thailand
64 Church St.
Birmingham, AL 35213
205-871-4531
surinofthailand.com/index.htm

Surin 280

Surin 280 is located on Highway 280, a major thoroughfare in Birmingham, near the Summit Shopping Center. Appetizers include fresh basil rolls stuffed with lettuce, pork and shrimp served with a peanut sauce, and crab angels, wontons filled with cream cheese and crab. The restaurant closes after lunch at 2 p.m. and reopens at 5 p.m.

Surin 280
16 Perimeter Park South
Birmingham, AL 35243
205-968-8161
surinofthailand.com/280/index.htm

Thai Emerald

Thai Emerald is also located on Highway 280, but a little farther from Birmingham. Lunch is served from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., then the restaurant closes until dinner at 5 p.m. Thai Emerald offers a soup and salad menu, and traditional Thai dishes such as wok-fried crab with yellow curry sauce, and royal pad Thai. Thai Emerald also has traditional American cuisine, including steaks.

Thai Emerald
5408 Highway 280 South
Birmingham, AL 35242
205-995-5775
thaiemeraldlek.com/Welcome.htm

References

• Surin West
• Surin of Thailand
• Surin 280

Resources

• Thai Emerald