One of the city’s best restaurants is relocating this spring
Leytonstone restaurant Singburi has built a cult following over the years for its affordable and authentic Thai food, particularly the dishes on the blackboard specials menu. Scoring a booking at the cash-only, BYOB spot has become something of a prize, made even harder after the restaurant hit number 71 on the National Restaurant Awards Top 100 List.
The family-run joint, helmed by chef Sirichai Kularbwong alongside his parents, normally shuts for a period each year to give the team a break, but at the end of last year Sirichai announced that the sabbatical was coming a little earlier than usual. Now we know that the restaurant won’t be reopening in Leytonstone but will be relocating to Shoreditch instead, in what is another massive boost for the neighbourhood.
Sirichai’s parents are retiring so he’s fully taking the reins of the restaurant, and he’s teaming up with chef Nick Molyviatis (who was the founding chef at Kiln and who helped launched OMA) and Alexander Gkikas (co-founder of Catalyst Cafe and Roastery), to open Singburi 2.0 inside the new Montacute Yards development close to Shoreditch High Street station.
The menu will be reminiscent of the blackboard at the Leytonstone restaurant, with dishes like:
- Dill & Lemongrass Pork Sausage
- Wild Ginger Chicken Thigh
- Prawn & Betel Leaf Southern Curry
- Mussels, Tomato & Sweet Basil
- Smoked Pork Belly & Green Peppercorn
There’ll also be a bar at this Singburi, pouring a rotating selections of wine (all available by the glass) from a list curated with the help of Ancestral Wine, and cocktails like clarified Bloody Marys and makrut lime leaf Gimlets.
Key Information
Opening date | Thurs 19th June 2025
Address | Unit 7 Montacute Yards, Shoreditch High Street, London E1 6HU
For more information | @singburi_e1
