One great aspect of life in the beautiful seaside city of San Diego — besides the incredible zoo, the gorgeous beaches, the year-round sunny weather, and more — is the fantastic diversity of food on offer, everywhere you go. The city itself is a real melting pot of a huge number of cultures and ethnicities, so you can try just about any kind of food that you want.

Thai food, with its bright, bold flavors and often spicy edge, is one of the most frequently sought-after flavors in San Diego. Thai food is fresh, healthy and innovative, and the flavors from different regions of Thailand pay homage to the diversity of their roots and the vibrance of all of the different flavors found in Thailand and the nations that surround it. Food from Northern Thailand can be quite different from food from Southern Thailand, as they are surrounded by different cultures whose foods are quite distinctive and lend their flavors easily to their neighbors. The Northern palate is generally not as fiery as its counterpart to the South, but instead boasts lots of fresh vegetables, smoky grills, and herb-rich curries. Southern Thai food, then, as you might imagine, is marked by pronounced heat and spice, as well as coconut to balance out the heat, and the fragrant combination of turmeric, galangal, garlic, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves.