Prik Hom

Chef Jim Suwanpanya quietly opened this Inner Richmond spot with his sister, Tanya, in early 2023, but word quickly spread about the restaurant’s aromatic, complex curries that Jim refined while working in Michelin-starred restaurants in Bangkok. At Prik Hom, which translates to “fragrant chili,” chef Suwanpanya uses a medley of dry spices to impart peak flavor. Start with the Hat Yai Fried Chicken, coated in warming cumin and coriander seed and topped with crispy shallot, before moving onto Northern Thai larb salads, including a vegetarian version starring “mushrooms of the day.” The seasonal curry selections always feature housemade curry pastes, including recent favorites like beef cheek, basil, and cashew panang curry and a spicy Southern Thai fish curry featuring black cod and clams from Monterey Fish Market.