Where to Eat Thai Noodles in Springfield and Southwest Missouri

Pad Thai

Tai Kitchen, 114 E. Main St., Branson, MO

Thin and flat rice noodles swim in the most delicious house-made sauce featuring a little tamarind. Make sure to mix in the crushed peanuts well, so every bite has the perfect crunch.

Pad See Ew

Kinnaree Thai Cuisine, 1227 E. 32nd St #1, Joplin, MO

These flat noodles with sweet soy sauce are stir-fried to perfection with broccoli.

Pad Kee Mao

Thai Thai Cuisine, 1615 MO-76, Country Boulevard H-1, Branson, MO

Drunken noodles are always a treat, but Thai Thai Cuisine really knocks them out of the park. The sweet basil, bell peppers, bok choy, broccoli and mushrooms tossed in a sweet soy sauce make the stir-fried noodles come alive.

Magic Noodles

Simply Thai, two Springfield locations

Fittingly named, the spice blend in this curry noodle soup is downright amazing. It contains boiled thin rice noodles and comes with a choice of protein, but we love the tofu since it really soaks up all the flavors in the broth.

Khao Soi

Rama Thai, 1129 E. Walnut St., Springfield, MO

The more egg noodles, the merrier. This is a curry noodle dish that features soft egg noodles doused in a curry sauce, and it’s all topped with crunchy noodles.

Pad Woon Sen

Thai Time Express, 1804 E. 32nd St., Joplin, MO

This is a lighter dish of glass noodles sautéed with egg and mixed veggies in a homemade sauce. To really make it stick, add on some beef and shrimp.

Koong Op Woon Sen

Thai Square, 307 S. National Ave., Springfield, MO

Translated as clay pot shrimp, this is one of Thai Square’s newest dishes. The glass bean thread noodles, shrimp and veggies like yellow onion and celery come to you in a still-steaming clay pot.

Mee Krob Rad Na

Thailand Station, 1730 E. Republic Rd., Springfield, MO

If you like your egg noodles extra crispy, you’ve got to try this dish. It features chicken mixed with a medley of broccoli, cabbage, carrots and mushrooms finished off with a thick brown sauce.