Ton Thai Street Food Cafe

Set on the main road through Tongwynlais, the pretty village tucked beneath the fairytale turrets of Castell Coch on Cardiff's northern fringe, Ton Thai Street Food Cafe is a small, family-run spot that punches well above its size. It has built a devoted following for genuinely authentic Thai home cooking, and diners rate it an outstanding 4.8/5 from more than 270 reviews, regularly praising the fresh, vivid flavours, the friendly welcome and the great value for what lands on the plate.

The menu reads like a tour of Thailand's street stalls, running from a fragrant Pad Thai and skewers of Chicken Satay to punchy red and green curries, crispy bean curd, Prawn Tempura and garlic-fried aubergine. Portions are generous and everything is cooked fresh to order, so it is well worth the short wait. Equally happy to plate up for eating in or to box everything up for takeaway, it has quickly become one of the village's most talked-about little kitchens and a proper hidden gem worth seeking out.