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Som Tum Jinda, Toronto, ON

Som Tum Jinda

4.6
4.6
57 Reviews
CAN$30 and under
Thai

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2 people
22:30
Booked 29 times today
  • Neighbourhood gem
  • Lively
  • Charming
Chef-owner Jinda is a specialist in Som Tum dishes. She first plied her trade back in 1974 in the local university before moving downtown Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. The Isan-style spicy fish maw with bamboo shoot salad has a nice balance of herbs and its powerful aroma is punctuated by the intensity of the Tiliacora juice. The signature, Som Tum with crispy catfish, dispenses an impressive tang. Som Tum Jinda is also famous over the border in Laos where they have another branch, and new location in downtown Toronto Canada.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    CAN$30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Thai
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu 11:30–22:00 Fri 11:30–23:00 Sat 12:00–23:00 Sun 12:00–22:00
  • Phone number
    (416) 351-7576
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

What 57 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.2Ambience
  • 4.5Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Toronto / Ontario

    Thai

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Som Tum Jinda offers an authentic Northern Thai culinary experience with "amazing food" that features complex flavors and textures. Highlights include the pork jowl, papaya salad, and a variety of sharing plates. Despite a modest interior, the "fantastic" dishes and "great service" make it a "must-visit" in Toronto.

57 Reviews
  1. Mei

    London

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    portions were small, and the food came out lukewarm. Flavours were good but they didn’t even seat us in the restaurant; we sat in their neighbor bar. Server was friendly.

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  2. Karen

    Toronto

    12 reviews

    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Always a good time and great food!!!!!!!! Loved everything we had!!!!!

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  3. Aybike

    New York City

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 19 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing experience amazing food 💖 We ordered glass noodle, papaya salad, curry chicken. LOVE IT

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  4. Hazel

    Orange County

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 16 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Nice food with warm host, recommend the new menu dish — mice duck salad

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  5. Elena

    Birmingham

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 16 December 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    Food is great, though in panang curry on the menu says have eggplant in it, but mine wasn’t there. The service was a bit too much, thought the cafe wasn’t full we felt like waitress wants us to go, even if we didn’t finish food. Was too much interruptions, which felt uncomfortable.

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  6. Thomas

    Toronto

    8 reviews

    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on 15 December 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Best Thai restaurant in Toronto. Papaya salad is a must.

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  7. Kate

    Montreal

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 14 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    The main dining room was very busy so we were seated at Crying Tiger on high stools in the back. The staff would come in and out from the back door so it got cold. But the food was great! I was impressed to see ปลาร้า (fermented fish sauce) in their menu and ส้มตำทอด (fried papaya salad), which was a mix of fried and non-fried papaya. We had two chilis added in and it was perfect. We had the ลาบไก่ (chicken larb) which was the perfect amount of spicy and lime flavours. The side of sticky rice was perfect and reminded me of Isan. We also had the ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง (mango sticky rice). Can’t fault them the mangos in canada are never gonna be amazing and the coconut milk is also probably canned, but it was a nice sweet treat anyway.

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  8. Kelly

    VIP

    Atlantic Canada

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 2 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Incredibly delicious food that doesn't break the bank - and kind service too!

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  9. Lindsey

    Portland

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 22 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Best Thai food all three of us have ever had. Highly recommend. No beer downstairs but they serve it upstairs. No problem, just would have been nice to know. Every dish was simply divine.

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  10. Christopher

    Toronto

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 20 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    At 6pm the place was packed - and we'd never really done any sort of 'authentic' thai so our table of four spoke with the waitress and asked for a few recommendations. The pork jowl stole the show but the frogs legs (our first time for everyone at the table) were also quite good. Even the papaya salad which we all sort of scowled at the suggestion but basically wiped the plate clean. 6 dishes across the 4 of us and we would have ordered more if we had room. Next time will have to go lighter on the main courses so we can fit in some dessert. Can't recommend this place highly enough - little hidden one flight of stairs down from the street but worth every step and every dollar. We've already planned our next trip back.

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Som Tum Jinda is rated 4.6 stars by 57 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
22:30
Booked 29 times today
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76 Gerrard St E, Toronto, ON M5B 1G6

Additional information

  • Area
    Harbourfront
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu 11:30–22:00 Fri 11:30–23:00 Sat 12:00–23:00 Sun 12:00–22:00
  • Price
    CAN$30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Thai
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
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