Samui Thai Kitchen

Just when you thought Southeast Portland had all the Thai it could handle, along comes this bright-eyed newbie serving up Southern Thai favorites like crispy whole tilapia in ginger sauce, beef curry with kaffir lime, and dry noodles with crab and pork, in an immaculate, mustard yellow dining room in the heart of Hawthorne’s funky commercial district. It’s just steps from the Bagdad Theater, so you can follow your second-run blockbuster with a fried Snickers bar and coconut ice cream nightcap.