Golden Thai Shark-Fin Restaurant
The Golden Thai Shark-Fin Restaurant is one of the best-known restaurants in Dalian. Famed for a variety of Thai seafood dishes, it also serves one of China's most elite dishes, shark-fin soup. The prig king shrimp is spicy and garlicky and the om kha khung is a refreshing coconut soup made with lemongrass, galanga, garlic, vegetables and shrimp. Prices are on the high side.
Golden Thai Shark-Fin Restaurant
4F, #28 Victory Plaza, Dalian
+86-411-2502777
Thai Restaurant
The not-so-original name doesn't mean the Thai Restaurant doesn't have original dishes. Known for having one of the most extensive menus in Dalian, Thai Restaurant offers more than 120 dishes to choose from. All the chefs are originally from Thailand and specialize in tom yum khung (a spicy shrimp soup), panang curry, (a yellow curry with your choice of meat) and a fragrant mango sticky rice. Prices are expensive as this is a popular tourist destination.
Thai Restaurant
#27 Qingsong Beili Dalian Development Zone, Dalian
+86-411-7634142
Thai Food Station
Thai Food Station is a national chain known to be affordable and fast. It's a step above Panda Express only in the sense that it has servers come to your table. If you want your basic phad Thai noodles, this is the place. Try the crispy garlic roasted chicken with lemongrass or pork laab with cabbage wrap. Prices are very reasonable and service is quick.
Thai Food Station
Various Locations in the City
+86-411-6473861
Article Written By Susanna Lo
Susanna Lo is an established writer, director and producer who won awards in The Berlin and Montreal film festivals. She is a member of PEN and WGA. Her parents worked for the airline and hotel industries and she's been traveling since infancy. Lo has lived in Europe, Asia, South America and North America and speaks five languages. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in communication.
