Thailand on Bourke

About Us

Thailand on Bourke is a family-run Thai restaurant and on-premise wine shop on Bourke Street in the CBD, operated by Kornwipa (Shirley) Land and her son Thai — longtime operators of Thai Asia Unique Cafe and Bar in the Paramount food court (What's On Melbourne). Google Maps lists business_status OPERATIONAL with no permanent-closure badge (place_id ChIJQezaFRhD1moRdJQDpdiPQ9M, June 2026); the official site publishes a current menu and booking form. The dining room pairs traditional decor with air conditioning, outdoor seating and accessible entry, steps from the Bourke Street Mall. Shirley's Central Plains–style cooking runs hot by default unless you ask otherwise, across 50+ street-food-influenced dishes: pad thai variants, Chiang Mai kao soi, som tum with fermented fish and salted crab, duck red curry with lychee, tom yum and hot pots, soft-shell crab, larb and whole fried fish. Beers on tap, Thai cocktails and wines from the house shop round out lunch and late-night service — Google reviews (~3.9 from 495) praise value, variety and friendly staff.