Best Pad Thai · GüdDish ranking
Pad Thai
The verdict
Photo Finish
The top two recipes are close enough that more data could swap them. Either is a strong starting point.
4.97 from 5,181 ratings
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Best Pad Thai recipe (as of 2026-08-02): Pad Thai from tastesbetterfromscratch.com (#1 of 125 rated recipes across 24 sites). Verdict: Photo Finish.
The best Pad Thai recipe on the open web is Pad Thai from tastesbetterfromscratch.com. Ranked #1 from 125 rated Pad Thai recipes across 24 sites by how far each one outperforms the site that published it.
Why it ranked first
Ahead of its publisher by 0.53 stars. That gap, not the raw rating alone, drives the rank, because a 4.99 on a site where everything is 4.99 means little.
- 5,181 people rated it, enough that the score is not resting on a handful of opinions.
- That combination puts it in the top 2% of every Pad Thai recipe we analysed.
Runner-up: Turkey Pad Thai (foodnetwork.com), ★ 4.79 from 83 ratings.
What this takes
4 · 30 min total · 15 min prep · 17 ingredients · 7 steps
- 8 ounces flat rice noodles
- 3 Tablespoons oil
- 3 cloves garlic (, minced)
- 8 ounces uncooked shrimp, chicken, or extra-firm tofu (, cut into small pieces )
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup fresh bean sprouts
- 1 red bell pepper (, thinly sliced)
- 3 green onions (, chopped)
- 1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts
- 2 limes
- 1/2 cup Fresh cilantro (, chopped)
- 3 Tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 Tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
- 5 Tablespoons light brown sugar
- 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar (, or Tamarind Paste*)
- 1 Tablespoon Sriracha hot sauce (, or more, to taste)
- 2 Tablespoons creamy peanut butter* ((optional))
Full ranking
Top 10 among recipes with at least 15 ratings (floor scales with this dish’s pool of 125 scored recipes) and a publisher rating of 4.5 or higher. Ordered by how far each recipe beats its own publisher after we adjust for rating volume. Star ratings and counts are the publisher’s public evidence. Close places can still reverse with more data.
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1Pad Thai4.97 from 5,181 ratings
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2Turkey Pad Thai4.79 from 83 ratings
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3Pad Thai4.93 from 451 ratings
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430 Minute Garlic Butter Chicken Pad Thai4.87 from 245 ratings
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5Pad Thai4.92 from 94 ratings
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6Chicken Pad Thai4.80 from 555 ratings
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7Quick Veggie Pad Thai4.58 from 39 ratings
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8Pad Thai with Peanut Sauce4.76 from 173 ratings
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9Chicken Pad Thai5.00 from 25 ratings
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10Chicken Pad Thai4.93 from 24 ratings
Behind the ranking
Who we left out
We only rank a recipe when we can check the evidence behind its rating. America's Test Kitchen and Taste of Home publish ratings we cannot verify, so they are removed from the ranking rather than quietly down-weighted. food.com ratings were rebuilt from raw reviews before any of its recipes compete. Full methodology: How ranking works.
FAQ
What is the best Pad Thai recipe?
Best Pad Thai recipe (as of 2026-08-02): Pad Thai from tastesbetterfromscratch.com (#1 of 125 rated recipes across 24 sites). Verdict: Photo Finish.
How does GüdDish pick a winner?
We read public ratings across the open web, correct for sites that rate everything high, and rank recipes by how far each one outperforms its own publisher. The page shows rank order, publisher star ratings, and a verdict about how clear that order is. Details: https://guddish.com/method.html
What does the verdict mean?
The verdict describes the competition, not a grade for the food. Clear Winner means number one is well ahead. Close Contest, Photo Finish, and Split Decision mean the top recipes are hard to separate. Limited corpus means we analyzed fewer recipes than a mature dish ranking.
Why are some famous sites missing?
America’s Test Kitchen and Taste of Home are excluded because we cannot verify their ratings from recoverable review data. food.com ratings are rebuilt from raw reviews where possible. See method and coverage pages.
How often is this ranking updated?
This page’s data was last scored or re-synced on 2026-08-02.
Everything else we analysed (124 more recipes)
Sorted by the same ranking signal as the shortlist. Below the top 10, differences are often smaller than our uncertainty, so treat lower positions as approximate.
| Recipe | Stars | Ratings | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Pad Thai | 4.79 | 83 | foodnetwork.com |
| Pad Thai | 4.93 | 451 | recipetineats.com |
| 30 Minute Garlic Butter Chicken Pad Thai | 4.87 | 245 | halfbakedharvest.com |
| Pad Thai | 4.92 | 94 | onceuponachef.com |
| Chicken Pad Thai | 4.80 | 555 | lecremedelacrumb.com |
| Kuay Tiaw Pad Thai | 4.46 | 81 | foodnetwork.com |
| Pad Thai | 4.45 | 84 | foodnetwork.com |
| Quick Veggie Pad Thai | 4.58 | 39 | foodnetwork.com |
| Pad Thai with Peanut Sauce | 4.76 | 173 | lecremedelacrumb.com |
| The Best Shrimp Pad Thai | 4.40 | 62 | foodnetwork.com |
| Pad Thai with Chicken and Shrimp | 4.38 | 66 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken Pad Thai | 5.00 | 25 | iowagirleats.com |
| Chicken Pad Thai | 4.93 | 24 | dinneratthezoo.com |
| Shrimp Pad Thai | 4.63 | 90 | wellplated.com |
| Pad Thai | 4.83 | 24 | skinnytaste.com |
| Shrimp Pad Thai | 4.42 | 26 | foodnetwork.com |
| Pad Thai | 4.50 | 104 | gimmesomeoven.com |
| The BEST Authentic Pad Thai | 5.00 | 14 | foodiecrush.com |
| Shrimp / Prawn Pad Thai (Spice I Am Restaurant Recipe) | 4.68 | 43 | recipetineats.com |
| Best Pad Thai Recipe | 5.00 | 13 | carlsbadcravings.com |
| Kao Pad (Thai-Style Fried Rice) | 4.78 | 19 | food.com |
| Vegetarian Pad Thai | 4.80 | 20 | wellplated.com |
| Raw Pad Thai | 4.80 | 17 | food.com |
| Chicken Pad Thai | 4.64 | 30 | spendwithpennies.com |
| 20 Minute Pad Thai | 4.67 | 30 | halfbakedharvest.com |
| Stir-Fried Thai Noodles: Pad Thai | 4.27 | 33 | foodnetwork.com |
| Pad Thai | 4.92 | 13 | therecipecritic.com |
| Janet's Pad Thai | 4.38 | 19 | foodnetwork.com |
| Pad Thai (Thai Stir-Fried Noodles) | 4.53 | 36 | food.com |
| Chicken Pad Thai | 4.50 | 11 | foodnetwork.com |
| Pad Thai | 4.79 | 14 | jocooks.com |
| Pad Thai Zoodles | 4.71 | 17 | jocooks.com |
| Shrimp Pad Thai | 4.73 | 13 | food.com |
| Easy Pad Thai Recipe | 5.00 | 8 | umamigirl.com |
| Pad Thai Recipe | 5.00 | 8 | kitchensanctuary.com |
| Rainbow Vegetarian Pad Thai with Peanuts and Basil | 4.30 | 195 | pinchofyum.com |
| Shrimp Pad Thai | 4.33 | 15 | foodnetwork.com |
| Bangkok Style Chicken Pad Thai | 4.64 | 15 | food.com |
| Better Than Takeout Garlic Butter Shrimp Pad Thai. | 4.29 | 845 | halfbakedharvest.com |
| Pad Thai | 4.87 | 8 | delish.com |
| Classic Chicken Pad Thai | 4.83 | 8 | food.com |
| Golden Dragon Pad Thai | 4.75 | 9 | food.com |
| Pad Thai With Chicken and Shrimp | 4.31 | 106 | food.com |
| Pad Thai With Chicken & Tofu Recipe | 5.00 | 6 | cafedelites.com |
| Best Ever Pad Thai | 4.60 | 11 | food.com |
| Shrimp Pad Thai | 4.83 | 6 | food.com |
| Vegetable Pad Thai | 4.83 | 6 | food.com |
| Thai Noodles (Pad Thai) | 4.50 | 16 | food.com |
| Easy Chicken Pad Thai (Without Tamarind) | 5.00 | 4 | food.com |
| Pod's Pad Thai | 5.00 | 4 | food.com |
| Grilled Tofu and Chicken Pad Thai | 4.05 | 27 | foodnetwork.com |
| Easy {30 Minute} Shrimp Pad Thai | 5.00 | 4 | lecremedelacrumb.com |
| Pad Thai | 3.97 | 39 | foodnetwork.com |
| Pad Thai | 4.50 | 4 | foodnetwork.com |
| Cooking Light Magazine Pad Thai | 5.00 | 3 | food.com |
| Pad Thai Sauce | 5.00 | 3 | food.com |
| Phad Thai | 5.00 | 3 | food.com |
| Shrimp Pad Thai | 5.00 | 2 | foodnetwork.com |
| Vegetarian Pad Thai | 5.00 | 3 | themom100.com |
| Prawn Pad Thai | 4.60 | 6 | food.com |
| Summer Shrimp Pad Thai-Inspired Noodles | 4.20 | 7 | foodnetwork.com |
| Nat's Version of Crock Pot Easy Pad Thai | 4.50 | 7 | food.com |
| Rainbow Veggie Pad Thai Noodles. | 4.42 | 12 | halfbakedharvest.com |
| Pad Thai | 3.88 | 78 | foodnetwork.com |
| Easy Pad Thai | 5.00 | 2 | food.com |
| My Favorite Pad Thai | 5.00 | 2 | food.com |
| Yummy Shrimp Pad Thai | 5.00 | 2 | food.com |
| Shrimp Pad Thai | 4.20 | 5 | foodnetwork.com |
| Shrimp Pad Thai | 5.00 | 2 | amandascookin.com |
| Shrimp Pad Thai | 4.50 | 5 | food.com |
| Pad Thai - Lower Fat Version | 4.67 | 3 | food.com |
| Spicy Pad Thai | 4.67 | 3 | food.com |
| Tofu Pad Thai | 4.67 | 3 | food.com |
| Shrimp and Vegetable Pad Thai | 5.00 | 1 | foodnetwork.com |
| Lightened-Up Pad Thai | 5.00 | 1 | foodnetwork.com |
| Pad Thai Kon Kaen | 5.00 | 1 | foodnetwork.com |
| Shrimp Pad Thai | 5.00 | 1 | foodnetwork.com |
| Smoked Tofu Pad Thai | 5.00 | 1 | foodnetwork.com |
| Chicken Pad Thai | 4.50 | 4 | food.com |
| Vegan Pad Thai | 4.50 | 4 | food.com |
| Vegan Pad Thai | 4.00 | 9 | foodnetwork.com |
| The Best Pad Thai | 4.40 | 5 | food.com |
| Pad Thai | 4.50 | 3 | food.com |
| Artichoke Pad Thai | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Chicken Pad Thai | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Pad Thai | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Pad Thai With Banana Flower | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Pad Thai With Tofu | 5.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Vegetarian Pad Thai | 4.00 | 6 | foodnetwork.com |
| Authentic Pad Thai | 4.50 | 2 | food.com |
| Beef Pad Thai With Peanut Sauce & Asian Noodles | 4.50 | 2 | food.com |
| Lemony Pad Thai | 4.50 | 2 | food.com |
| Pad Thai | 4.50 | 2 | food.com |
| Traditional Chicken & Shrimp Pad Thai | 4.33 | 3 | food.com |
| Pad Thai | 4.34 | 3 | themom100.com |
| Shrimp Pad Thai | 3.82 | 22 | foodnetwork.com |
| Pad Thai or Thai Fried Noodle | 4.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Phad Thai (Very Simple Version) | 4.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Raw Pad Thai | 4.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Your Pad or Mine? (Chicken & Shrimp Pad Thai) | 4.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Super Yummy Vegetarian Pad Thai | 4.11 | 9 | food.com |
| Chicken Pad Thai Nachos | 4.00 | 2 | delish.com |
| Shrimp Pad Thai | 4.00 | 2 | food.com |
| Thai Noodles (Phad Thai) | 4.00 | 4 | food.com |
| Vegetable Pad Thai | 3.67 | 4 | foodnetwork.com |
| Pad Thai | 4.00 | 5 | food.com |
| Pad Thai | 4.00 | 5 | food.com |
| Pad Thai | 4.00 | 9 | food.com |
| Pad Thai Style Chicken Burgers | 3.00 | 1 | food.com |
| This Has Hardly Any Calories, Spicy Pad Thai | 3.00 | 1 | food.com |
| Chicken Pad Thai | 3.50 | 2 | food.com |
| Sukhothai Pad Thai | 3.50 | 2 | food.com |
| Shrimp Pad Thai | 3.33 | 3 | foodnetwork.com |
| Pad Thai (Phat Thai) | 3.00 | 2 | foodnetwork.com |
| Shrimp Pad Thai | 3.00 | 2 | foodnetwork.com |
| Shrimp Pad Thai | 2.00 | 1 | foodnetwork.com |
| Pad Thai | 3.25 | 4 | foodnetwork.com |
| Pad Thai Sauce | 3.00 | 2 | food.com |
| Pad Thai (Fried Noodles With Shrimp) | 3.33 | 3 | food.com |
| Shrimp Pad Thai | 1.00 | 1 | foodnetwork.com |
| Pad Thai With Peanut Butter Sauce | 3.00 | 3 | food.com |
| Low Fat, Low Cal, Vegan Pad Thai | 3.40 | 6 | food.com |
| Vegetable Pad Thai | 2.67 | 6 | foodnetwork.com |
| Pad Thai | 2.29 | 14 | foodnetwork.com |