Beloved Thai restaurant Singburi built a reputation for outstanding Thai cooking in Leytonstone, but in 2025 chef patron Sirichai Kularbwong announced that the restaurant would be moving to Shoreditch.
This small family-run Thai restaurant developed a considerable following over the years, thanks to an often-changing menu of authentic Thai dishes. In 2024 the restaurant - perennially full and notoriously hard to get a booking at - announced that it would be going on sabbatical. That was a chance for Sirichai's parents to finally retire, handing over full control of the restaurant to Sirichai.
He has teamed up with long-time friend and former Kiln head chef Nick Molyviatis, as well as Alexander Gkikas from cafe and roastery Catalyst, to bring Singburi right into the heart of east London, taking up a large site Montacute Yards, right next to Shoreditch High Street station.
We know very little else about the project being dubbed Singburi 2.0, except that it will feature a much expanded drinks list compared to the original, as well as lots more covers. With Molyviatis on board we're expecting the food offering to be somewhat evolved, but hopefully it won't stray to far from the searing, authentic Thai cooking that made Singburi such a hit in Leytonstone. Previous favourites included the yam samun phrai - a northern Thailand herb salad made with lime leaves, ginger, lemongrass, sesame and more - pad talay seafood stir fry with sweet basil and chilli, and the gaeng massamun. Fingers crossed for the return of the famous Singburi chalkboard, which once included fan favourites such as crispy pork belly with chilli, stir fried clams, duck larb and pork ribs in chilli paste.