June 05, 2025

Just Thai in Alabang: Your Go-To Thai Restaurant in the South

Just Thai in Alabang would probably be the best place to get your Thai food fix in the South. With their traditional recipes inherited from a chef at a famous restaurant in Bangkok, you’re sure to have a great time exploring Thai’s beautiful cuisine through the food they serve here.

IMAGE from Philippine Primer

Since 2010, authenticity remains non-negotiable in Just Thai’s kitchen. Most ingredients continue to be imported from Thailand, and if a key element isn’t available, the entire dish is held back. That kind of discipline is rare—but it’s the reason loyal guests return time and time again. Over the years, a small miracle has bloomed right at home. Thai herbs that were once flown in weekly from Thailand have now taken root in the family’s own garden. Carefully cultivated and closely watched, these once-imported herbs now thrive locally—creating a steady, sustainable supply that powers the kitchen’s heart. The herbs are so prized, in fact, that some competing Thai restaurants have quietly tried to ask for cuttings.

By using imported ingredients and organic herbs at their vegetable garden, Just Thai’s food easily stands out as it offers flavorful dishes to its guests. The exotic flavors of the cuisine make this restaurant a must-visit place from its classic soup dish, up to the much-loved pad thai.

If you’re a vegetarian, Just Thai also has vegetarian-friendly meals so you can still try your other favorite dishes such as their best-selling salads such as Som Tam or Thai green papaya salad.

Som Tam (Green Papaya Salad) / IMAGE from Philippine Primer

Here are other must-try dishes at Just Thai.

Their Pad Thai (Php 500) consists of stir-fried rice noodles tossed in their signature tamarind sauce, shrimp, crushed peanuts, tofu, and egg—all perfectly balanced for that signature sweet, salty, and tangy Thai taste.

Pad Thai / IMAGE from Just Thai

Slow-simmered broth infused with Thai spice with tender beef slices and rice noodles, Just Thai’s Beef Noodle Soup (Php 550) is simply soul-warming, especially during rainy days.

Pescatarians will surely love their Seafood in Basil (Php 590), a medley of shrimp, squid, and mussels tossed in garlic, chili, and Thai holy basil. It’s bold, aromatic, flavorful, with just the right amount of heat, and Crab meat Fried Rice (Php 480), a flavor-packed rice dish brimming with crab flakes, finely chopped green onions, and a sprinkle of herbs that’s both savory and aromatic.

Crab meat fried rice / IMAGE from Just Thai

Thailand also have their own fair share of curries and taste and it is to be expected that the fully Thai restaurant would have a number of curry dishes or in Thai, gaeng.

End your meal with their tasty desserts such as Thai Halo-Halo (Php 420), a tropical twist on the Pinoy classic, complete with coconut jelly, red rubies, and shaved ice or the classic Mango Sticky Rice (Php 420) and you’ll surely have a lovely evening with Thai culinary fare.

Mango Sticky Rice / IMAGE from Just Thai

When it comes to the place, Just Thai’s 40-seater dining space has a sophisticated vibe which highlights Thai culture through the hanging sculptures, exotic chandeliers, and overall design of the place.

IMAGE from Philippine Primer