Best Pad Thai in CBD
Melbourne ยท ranked by evidence, not clustered stars
โ Updated September 2026 ยท 14 venues
The best pad thai in CBD right now is DoDee Paidang Swanston (4.6โ , 3,653 reviews).
#1 of 14 spot spots in Melbourne
๐ 245 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
๐ด What to order: Get the Pad Thai and pork bone soup; save room for mango sticky rice.
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4.6 (3,653 reviews) on Google Maps ยท website
Why it ranks: 2 community mentions ยท 2ร called the best ยท evidence pooled across 2 locations ยท dish praised in 1 of 5 recent Google reviews ยท โ not found on their online menu
#2 of 14 spot spots in Melbourne
๐ Basement/353 Little Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
๐ด What to order: Get the mango sticky rice; the padsee ew is the sleeper hit
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4.5 (5,638 reviews) on Google Maps ยท website
Why it ranks: 2 community mentions ยท 2ร called the best ยท evidence pooled across 2 locations ยท dish praised in 1 of 5 recent Google reviews ยท โ not found on their online menu
#3 of 14 spot spots in Melbourne
๐ 530 Little Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
๐ด What to order: Order the red curry and salt and pepper calamari; both are excellent.
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4.7 (1,375 reviews) on Google Maps ยท website
#4 of 14 spot spots in Melbourne
๐ QV Shopping Centre, Shop/25 Artemis Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
๐ด What to order: Get the soft shell crab; it's crispy and comes with a sweet sauce.
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4.7 (6,297 reviews) on Google Maps ยท website
Why it ranks: 1 community mention ยท 1ร called the best ยท dish praised in 2 of 5 recent Google reviews
#5 of 14 spot spots in Melbourne
๐ 338 Queen St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
๐ด What to order: Get the Tom Yum noodles; the pad thai with pork belly is divine.
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4.5 (1,313 reviews) on Google Maps
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#6 of 14 spot spots in Melbourne
๐ 169 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
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4.2 (1,095 reviews) on Google Maps
Why it ranks: 1 community mention ยท seen in 1 TikTok/IG post
#7 of 14 spot spots in Melbourne
๐ 491 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
๐ด What to order: Get the Tom Yum soup; it is fantastic and a must-have.
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4.6 (680 reviews) on Google Maps
Why it ranks: 1 community mention ยท 1ร called the best ยท dish praised in 1 of 5 recent Google reviews
#8 of 14 spot spots in Melbourne
๐ 306 Flinders Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
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4.7 (1,828 reviews) on Google Maps ยท website
#9 of 14 spot spots in Melbourne
๐ 231 Exhibition St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
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4.7 (959 reviews) on Google Maps ยท website
#10 of 14 spot spots in Melbourne
๐ 350 Bourke St Shop G25 Melbourne GPO, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
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4.5 (901 reviews) on Google Maps
#11 of 14 spot spots in Melbourne
Bali Hai
19๐ Shop 2/32 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
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4.8 (693 reviews) on Google Maps
#12 of 14 spot spots in Melbourne
๐ Shop A&B/389 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
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4.6 (2,208 reviews) on Google Maps ยท website
#13 of 14 spot spots in Melbourne
๐ 18 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
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4.6 (478 reviews) on Google Maps
#14 of 14 spot spots in Melbourne
๐ 107 Little Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
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4.6 (1,499 reviews) on Google Maps ยท website