Som Saa menu with up-to-date-prices

Som Saa Menu

September 7, 2026
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Som Saa is a regional Thai restaurant at 43A Commercial Street in Spitalfields. Set close to the market and Brick Lane, it offers lunch and dinner in a lively dining room where strongly flavoured dishes are intended to be shared family style.

Small plates and salads introduce roasted nuts, makrut lime, green mango, Thai herbs and chilli. Grilled and smoked meat, soups and stir fries build contrast through savoury fermented ingredients, sour dressings and the fragrance of basil, galangal and coriander.

Curries range from aromatic yellow styles to drier, hotter jungle preparations, while fish and seafood are prominent across the menu. Deep fried sea bass with herbs and roasted rice is a characteristic sharing dish, balanced by seasonal greens, mushrooms, sticky rice and jasmine rice.

Separate vegan and set menus make the restaurant accessible to different groups and occasions. Cocktails and a thoughtful drinks list support the food, while staff can guide diners through unfamiliar regional dishes and help balance heat, richness, freshness and texture across an order.

Address: 43A Commercial Street, Spitalfields, London E1 6BD, England

Som Saa Menu

Sample Menu

Tua Prik Krob
£4

Deep fried cashews with makrut lime leaf and dried chilli

Mamuang Dong
£4

Pickled baby mango with chilli salt

Nang Gai Thort
£6

Crispy chicken skin served with sriracha sauce

Gai Yaang
ea £7

Grilled chicken skewer served with tamarind jaew

Laab Gai Thort
£11.50

Deep fried northern style chicken laab cakes served with a tamarind jaew

Mu Yaang
£8.50

Coconut smoked grilled pork neck with fresh chilli and garlic

Pad Pak Fai Daeng
£10

Red fire stir fry of seasonal greens and asian mushrooms with fermented soy beans and oyster sauce

Dtom Juet Gung
£16.50

Simple soup of prawns and samphire with young coconut and thai basil

Nahm Dtok Pla Thort
£24.50

Isaan style deep fried seabass with isaan herbs and roasted rice powder

Gaeng Baa Gai Sap
£17.50

Dry green jungle curry of minced chicken with apple aubergines and thai herbs

Mu Parlow
£17

Five spice soy braised pork with fermented chilli sauce and a soy cured egg

Gaeng Khiao Waan Jay
£17.50

Green curry of tofu and flourish farm courgettes with apple aubergine and thai basil

Gaeng Om Neua
£19.50

Northern style om curry of beef shin with thai herbs

Khao Niao
pp £4

Khao hom mali * | sticky rice | jasmine rice

Daily Specials

Dtam Dtaeng Kwaa
£14

Pounded green papaya salad with cucumber, pennywort, chilies, peanuts and dried shrimp

Vegan Menu

Tua Prik Krob
£4

Deep fried cashews with makrut lime leaf and dried chilli

Mamuang Dong
£4

Pickled baby mango with chilli salt

Dtom Yum
£14.50

Hot and sour soup of shiitake mushrooms and heart of palm with thai chillies and herbs

Pad Pak Fai Daeng
£10

Red fire stir fry of seasonal greens and asian mushrooms with fermented soy beans

Gaeng Khiao Waan Jay
£17.50

Green curry of deep fried tofu and lotus roots, with pea aubergines, wild ginger and thai basil

Pad Makeua Yao Jay
£14.50

Stir fry of long purple aubergines with fermented soy beans and thai basil

Khao Niao
pp £4

Khao hom mali * | sticky rice | jasmine rice

Vegan Daily Specials

Dtam Dtaeng Kwaa
£14

Pounded green papaya salad with cucumber, chilli, peanuts and pennywort

Tem Toh Dinner Menu

£42 per person

Yum Gai

Salad of grilled chicken with green mango, white turmeric and orange chilli dressing

Yum Neua Yaang

Grilled beef salad with lemongrass, sour leaf and thai aubergines

Gaeng Khiao Waan Gung

Green curry of tiger prawns with thai aubergines, wild ginger and thai basil

Pad Pak Fai Daeng

Red fire stir fry of seasonal greens and asian mushrooms with fermented soy beans and oyster sauce

Khao Niao

Khao hom mali | sticky rice | jasmine rice

Kluey Yaang ‘Ice Cream’ Nahm Dtan Beep

Salted palm sugar ice cream with turmeric grilled banana

Nahm Dtok Pla Thort

Whole deep fried sea bass with isaan herbs and roasted rice powder

Tem Toh Vegan Dinner Menu

£38 per person

Yum Het

Salad of king oyster mushrooms with chilli jam, white turmeric and long leaf coriander

Yum Makeua Yao

Fried aubergine salad with lemongrass, sour leaf and roasted rice powder

Gaeng Khiao Waan Jay

Green curry of deep fried tofu and flourish farm squash, wild ginger and thai basil

Pad Pak Fai Daeng

Red fire stir fry of seasonal greens and asian mushrooms with fermented soy beans

Khao Niao

Khao hom mali | sticky rice | jasmine rice

Khanom Thuai

Fresh coconut cream and pandan dessert with a lotus flower wafer

Dtom Yum

Hot and sour soup of shitake mushroom and tofu, with thai chillies and herbs

Tem Toh Lunch Menu

for the whole table | 35 per person

Nang Gai Thort

Crispy chicken skin served with sriracha sauce

Tua Prik Krob

Deep fried cashew nuts with makrut leaf and dried chilli

Yum Neua Yaang

Grilled beef salad with lemongrass and chamuang leaf

Gaeng Khiao Waan Gung

Green curry of tiger prawns with thai aubergines and thai basil

Pad Pak Fai Daeng

Red fire stir fry of seasonal greens with asian mushrooms, fermented soy beans and oyster sauce

Khao Niao

Khao hom mali | sticky rice | jasmine rice

Dtom Juet

Simple soup of oyster mushrooms with samphire, young coconut and thai basil

Tem Toh Lunch Vegan Menu

for the whole table | 30 per person

Mamuang Dong

Pickled baby mango with chilli salt and roasted rice powder

Tua Prik Krob

Deep fried cashew nuts with makrut lime leaf and dried chilli

Yum Makeua Yao

Fried aubergine salad with lemongrass, chamuang leaf and roasted rice powder

Gaeng Khiao Waan Jay

Green curry of tofu and flourish farm courgettes with apple aubergines and thai basil

Pad Pak Fai Daeng

Red fire stir fry of seasonal greens and asian mushrooms with fermented soy beans

Khao Niao

Khao hom mali | sticky rice | jasmine rice

Dtom Juet

Simple soup of oyster mushrooms with samphire, young coconut and thai basil

Non-Alcoholic Cocktails

Himmapan Colada
£7

mango, coconut cream, pandan, coconut sugar and bengali lime

Lemon Rose Spritz
£7

cold brewed sencha rose tea, lemongrass cordial, lime and soda water

Sodas

Coca Cola
£4
Coca Cola Zero
£4
Ginger Beer
£4
Lemonade
£4
Soda Water
£4
Tonic Water
£4

Sweet Wines

Chenin Blanc
75ml £9.30 / 375ml £45

monsoon valley | don muang | thailand | 2023; easy-drinking thai sweet wine: nectar-like apple, peach, raisin, quince

Icewine
75ml £19 / 375ml £90

vidal | pelee island | canada | 2023; intense canadian icewine: frozen-grape apricot, peach, fig, and orange zest

Spirits – Whisky

all spirits served as 50ml doubles | 25ml singles available on request

Naked Grouse
£8
Jameson
£10
Glenmorangie 10 Yr
£10
Old Pulteney 12 Yr
£12
Port Askaig 100 Proof
£12
Laphroaig
£12
Buffalo Trace
£8
Woodford Reserve Bourbon
£10
Wild Turkey Rye
£8
Rittenhouse Rye 100
£10
Woodford Reserve Rye
£10
Hibiki Harmony
£11
Kavalan Single Malt
£13
Hakushu Distiller’s Reserve
£14

Spirits – Rum / Cachaça

all spirits served as 50ml doubles | 25ml singles available on request

Sang Som
£8
Havana 3yr
£8
Planteray Original Dark
£8
Planteray 3 Stars
£8
Angostura 1919
£9
Smith + Cross
£8
Rumbar Overproof
£8
Doorly’s 5yo
£8
Doorly’s XO
£10
Phraya Elements
£10
Havana 7 Yr
£10
Spirited Union Lemon + Leaf
£10
Planteray Pineapple
£11
Phraya Gold
£14

Spirits – Brandy

all spirits served as 50ml doubles | 25ml singles available on request

Martell VS
£9
Pierre Ferrand Ambre
£12
Martell Cordon Bleu
£16

Spirits – Vodka

all spirits served as 50ml doubles | 25ml singles available on request

Finlandia
£10
Sapling
£10
Belvedere
£11

Spirits – Gin

all spirits served as 50ml doubles | 25ml singles available on request

Beefeater
£9
Opihr
£9
Tanqueray
£9
Tanqueray
£10
Jindea
£10
Botanist
£12

Spirits – Tequila

all spirits served as 50ml doubles | 25ml singles available on request

El Rayo Plata
£8
Arette Blanco
£8
Espolon Reposado
£10
Corazon “Buffalo Trace Cask”
£18

Spirits – Mezcal

all spirits served as 50ml doubles | 25ml singles available on request

Quiquiriqui
£10
Bruxo No. 1
£12
Bruxo No. 4
£14

Spirits – Everything Else

all spirits served as 50ml doubles | 25ml singles available on request

Aperol
£7
Pernod
£7
Campari
£7
Chartreuse Green
£8
St.Germain
£8
Luxardo Amaretto
£8
Dolin Rouge
£7
Carpano Punt E Mes
£7
Fernet Branca
£7
Cocchi Americano
£8
El Gobernador Pisco
£11

White

Le Boules Blanc Blend
125ml £7 / 750ml £29

les boules | vin de france | france | 2025; crisp, easy-drinking southern french blend with fresh citrus and florals

Gruner Veltliner
750ml £44

weingut rabl | kamptal | austria | 2024; vibrant, flavor-packed wine with lime cordial, apple, and zesty pepper

Sauvignon Blanc
125ml £10 / 750ml £46

lomond estate | cape agulhas | south africa | 2023; refreshing, elegant blend featuring gooseberry, lemon, pear, and passionfruit

Albarino
125ml £9.50 / 750ml £43

pazo de mirasoles | la mancha | spain | 2025; fresh biodynamic albariño: soft texture, melon, ripe citrus, tropical florals

Cocktails

Bambat Potion
£13

mezcal, aperol, tamarind, galangal, lime; smokey, bright, zesty – served on the rocks

Green Negroni
£12

pandan infused gin, luxardo bitter bianco, bengali lime zest; bittersweet, herbal, dry – served on the rocks

Mapraow Suay
£12

coconut, vodka, maraschino, lime, blue butterfly flower foam; creamy, crisp, aromatic – served up

From Bangkok With Love
£10

lapsang tea infused dark rum, lemongrass, egg white, lime; earthy and smoky rum sour – served up

Beers

Lost and Grounded Helles
£5.70

unfiltered lager | 4.4% | 38cl | on tap

Lost and Grounded Pale Ale
£5.70

4.6% | 38cl | on tap

Singha
£6

thai lager | 5% | 33cl | bottle

Lost and Grounded Extra Nice
£8

rice lager | 4.0% | 44cl | can

Non-Alcoholic Drinks

Thai Tea
£5

number one brand thai iced tea with whole milk and condensed milk

Galangal Kombucha
£5

house made green jasmine tea kombucha infused with galangal

Cold Brew Jasmine Tea
£4

cold brewed vietnamese green jasmine tea

Saicho Osmanthus Sparkling Tea
125ml £9 / 750ml £48

elegant sparkling oolong tea from xianyou county scented with osmanthus blossom – floral with notes of red apple and apricot

Riesling

Kreuznacher
125ml £8.50 / 750ml £39

anton finkenauer | nahe | germany | 2025; elegant, youthful wine with green apple, lime, and floral finish

Famille Hugel Classic
750ml £60

hugel | alsace | france | 2024; legendary, dry, zippy wine with yuzu, lemon, and elderflower

Grundstein
125ml £14 / 750ml £64

nibiru | kamptal | austria | 2024; gorgeous, linear riesling: mineral, textured, with rich citrus and stone fruit

Flonheimer Rotenpfad
125ml £10 / 750ml £43

köster-wolf | rheinhessen | germany | 2025; juicy, off-dry riesling: fresh apple, apricot, and clean balance

Sparkling

Lambrusco Rosso
750ml £35

medici ermete | emilia romagna | italy | NV; a som saa classic: fizzy ruby red wine with rich berries

Masottina Prosecco
125ml £8.20 / 750ml £39

collezione 96 brut | veneto | italy | NV; soft, dry, straw-yellow prosecco with golden apple, grapefruit, and plum

Pinkpoul Pet Nat
750ml £53

maison françois ducrot | languedoc | france | NV; crisp natural sparkling rosé: balanced notes of peaches, roses, berries

Carte Blanc Brut Champagne
125ml £13.80 / 750ml £80

remy bernard | champagne | france | NV; elegant, complex, fresh wine featuring vibrant citrus, honey, and brioche

Red

Garnacha (chilled)
125ml £6.80 / 750ml £33

bodegas paniza | aragón | spain | 2025; chilled red fruit wine: strawberry, black cherry, spice, and vanilla

Little Yering Pinot Noir
125ml £11 / 750ml £48

yering station | victoria | australia | 2025; silky, cool-climate pinot: hibiscus perfume, cherry, pomegranate, and spice

‘Frankovka’ Dika
750ml £49

enosophia | slavonia | croatia | 2022; juicy, approachable wine: sour cherry, plum, herbal spice, smooth tannins

Tea

English Breakfast
Pot £3.50

rich, malty london blend of japanese, assam, and kerala black teas

Giancarlo’s Blend Earl Grey
Pot £3.50

subtle earl grey blend: darjeeling, keralan tea, calabrian bergamot oil

Vietnamese Jasmine Tea
Pot £3.50

hand-scented vietnamese ancient-tree tea infused with jasmine flowers