Thai food is often spicy and topped with a peanut sauce.
Safety Harbor is a residential community on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico inlet. Local events include a Freedom Walk, Family Fun Fishing Day and the Harbor Sounds Music Festival, according to the city's official tourism site. Tampa is just 29 minutes east of Safety Harbor, providing access to even more events and recreation. Thai restaurants are available within a short drive of Safety Harbor in the Clearwater and Dunedin communities.
Near Safety Harbor
Thai Spice Restaurant is about six minutes from Safety Harbor, and it serves lunch and dinner; take-out menus are available. Thai Spice was voted "Best Thai Restaurant" by "Tampa Bay" magazine in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The restaurant opens around lunchtime, and the atmosphere is intimate as only 10 tables are in the small establishment. Free parking is available in the restaurant parking lot, and no dress code is imposed. The restaurant specializes in Pad Thai, but the kitchen will honor special requests and substitutions.
Ban Thai Restaurant is less than three miles from Safety Harbor. The restaurant features an Asian-inspired interior. Guests can choose from a vegetarian Thai menu or seafood and meat dishes, but the kitchen will tailor meals to guests' needs upon request. Free parking is available at the restaurant, and no dress code is observed for Ban Thai patrons.
Near Clearwater
Thai Coconut Restaurant is a jeans-and-T-shirt Thai restaurant located in Clearwater, just 20 minutes from Safety Harbor. A free parking lot is available for guests' parking, and the restaurant is available for eat-in, take-out or delivery. In addition to classic Thai cuisine, guests can now order sushi at Thai Coconut. The kitchen will alter dish "heat," and guests can choose how spicy they wish their dish to be based on a star system: One star is "slightly spicy," and five stars is "very spicy."
Chiang Mai Thai Restaurant is also located in Clearwater, about 20 minutes from , in a shopping center. Since it is surrounded by other shops, free parking may be limited. The interior is Thai-inspired with authentic Asian designs and colors, and no dress code is in place. The Chicken Panang is a guest favorite, but the sushi menu is also a crowd-pleaser.
Near the Gulf
Thai Garden Restaurant is approximately 30 minutes from Safety Harbor near Clearwater Beach; you must go over the bridge between Clearwater and Gulf Bouelvard to reach the restaurant. The interior design of the hotel features rich woods and classic Asian-themes. Parking across the street from the restaurant is metered, but you can find additional free parking behind Thai Garden. Fresh sushi and Pad Thai are two restaurant specialties, and no dress code is in place. Thai Garden opens for lunch and offers take-out and delivery services upon request.
Near Dunedin
Tom Yum Thai & Sushi is located in a large shopping center, so free parking is available. To get to the restaurant, Safety Harbor visitors must travel just nine minutes. Ruby Thai Kitchen offers a classic Thai menu with Miami-style sushi. The interior features warm wood walls and Asian-inspired themes with booth and bar seating. No exists for patrons of the restaurant.
Tom Yum Thai specializes in fresh sushi, green papaya salad and Pad Thai dishes. The kitchen will change dishes based on customer taste and need.
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