# Ben Thai Cafe Ben Thai Cafe is a restaurant in San Francisco, California, United States. ## Details - Address: Polk Street 1331, San Francisco, California, 94109, United States - Phone: [+1 415 7712562]() - Website: [www.benthaicafe.com/]() - Email: [cafe@benthaisf.com]() - Service options: Dine-in, Takeout - Dietary options: Vegetarian, Vegan ## Opening hours | Day | Hours | | --- | --- | | Monday | 11:30–15:00, 17:00–21:30 | | Tuesday | 11:30–15:00, 17:00–21:30 | | Wednesday | 11:30–15:00, 17:00–21:30 | | Thursday | 11:30–15:00, 17:00–21:30 | | Friday | 11:30–15:00, 17:00–22:00 | | Saturday | 11:30–22:00 | | Sunday | 11:30–21:30 | ## Menu ### Curries - Keow-wan — $16.50: Green curry with your choice of protein\* cooked in coconut milk with eggplant, string bean, bell pepper, broccoli, and basil. \[Available for Gluten Free\]; ingredients: protein\*, coconut milk, eggplant, string bean, bell pepper, broccoli, basil - Gang-Dang — $16.50: Red curry paste with your choice of protein\* cooked in coconut milk with bamboo shoots, zucchini, bell pepper, snap pea, and basil. \[Available for Gluten Free\]; ingredients: red curry paste, protein\*, coconut milk, bamboo shoots, zucchini, bell pepper, snap pea, basil - Ka-Ree — $16.50: Yellow curry with your choice of protein\* cooked in coconut milk with potato, carrot, onion, bell pepper, and pumpkin. \[Available for Gluten Free & Vegetarian\]; ingredients: yellow curry, protein\*, coconut milk, potato, carrot, onion, bell pepper, pumpkin - Pa-Nang — $16.50: Panang curry sauce with your choice of protein\* cooked in coconut milk with zucchini, broccoli, bell peppers and kaffir lime leaf. \[Available for Gluten Free\]; ingredients: Panang curry sauce, protein\*, coconut milk, zucchini, broccoli, bell peppers, kaffir lime leaf ### Salad - Papaya Salad (Som-Tum) — $14.50: Shredded green papaya, tomato, green bean, carrot and ground peanuts tossed in chili-lime dressing. (Add Grilled Prawns +4) \[Available for Gluten Free & Vegetarian\]; ingredients: green papaya, tomato, green bean, carrot, ground peanuts, chili-lime dressing - Larb Salad — $15.00: Spicy and sour salad with your choice of ground chicken, fried tofu or soft tofu with chili, red onion, cilantro, toasted rice, and our spicy citrus vinaigrette. (choice of Beef +2 \| Calamari +4 \| Roasted Duck +7 \| Crispy White Fish +5) \[Available for Gluten Free & Vegetarian\]; ingredients: ground chicken, fried tofu or soft tofu, chili, red onion, cilantro, toasted rice, spicy citrus vinaigrette ### Sautéed - Gra-Prao — $15.50: Spicy minced chicken or your choice of pork or beef sautéed with chopped garlic, bell pepper, onion, bamboo shoots, and fresh basil. \[Available for Gluten Free or Vegetarian\]; ingredients: minced chicken or your choice of pork or beef, chopped garlic, bell pepper, onion, bamboo shoots, fresh basil - Spicy Eggplant & Basil — $16.50: Your choice of protein\* and eggplant sautéed in chili paste with garlic, bell pepper, onion, and fresh basil. \[Available for Gluten Free or Vegetarian\]; ingredients: protein\*, eggplant, chili paste, garlic, bell pepper, onion, fresh basil - Peanut Pra-Ram — $15.50: Your choice of protein\* topped with curry peanut sauce, served on a bed of sautéed vegetables. \[Available for Gluten Free or Vegetarian\]; ingredients: protein\*, curry peanut sauce, sautéed vegetables - Pik-King — $15.50: Your choice of protein\* sautéed with green beans, bell peppers, onions, snap peas, and lightly spiced curry paste.; ingredients: protein\*, green beans, bell peppers, onions, snap peas, lightly spiced curry paste - BBQ Chicken — $17.00: Juicy chicken breast marinated in a lemongrass curry sauce and grilled. Served with side salad and sweet & spicy sauce.; ingredients: chicken breast, lemongrass curry sauce, side salad, sweet & spicy sauce - BBQ Pork — $17.00: Thin slices of lightly grilled pork marinated in a blend of Thai herbs and spices. Served with side salad and a savory sauce.; ingredients: pork, Thai herbs, spices, side salad, savory sauce ### Seafood - Pad-Ta-Lay — $23.50: Sautéed prawns, calamari, and salmon, cooked with mixed vegetables in spicy sauce.; ingredients: prawns, calamari, salmon, mixed vegetables, spicy sauce - Seafood-Delight — $23.50: Prawns and calamari cooked in red curry and coconut milk with onions, pineapple and carrot \[Available for Gluten Free\]; ingredients: Prawns, calamari, red curry, coconut milk, onions, pineapple, carrot - Salmon-Delight — $25.50: Salmon cooked in red curry and coconut milk with onions, pineapple and carrot. \[Available for Gluten Free\]; ingredients: Salmon, red curry, coconut milk, onions, pineapple, carrot - Garlic Duo — $22.50: Sautéed prawns and calamari with garlic sauce and top with crispy garlic. (Extra Prawn +7 or Calamari +6.5); ingredients: prawns, calamari, garlic sauce, crispy garlic ### Sides - Jasmine Rice — $3.25 - Brown Rice — $3.75 - Sticky Rice — $4.00 - Fried Egg — $4.50 - Peanut Sauce \[Available for Gluten Free\] - Cucumber Salad \[Available for Gluten Free or Vegetarian\] — $5.50 - Steamed Vegetables \[Available for Gluten Free or Vegetarian\] — $7.50 - Sautéed Vegetables \[Available for Gluten Free or Vegetarian\] — $9.50 - Roti — $4.50 - Curry Sauce — $9.00 ### Soup - Tom Yum — $14.00: Spicy sour soup with your choice of chicken or tofu, mushrooms, lemongrass, kaffir and galangal. (choice of Prawns +3 or Seafood +5) \[Available for Gluten Free\]; ingredients: chicken or tofu, mushrooms, lemongrass, kaffir, galangal - Tom Kha — $14.00: Spicy sour soup with a creamy coconut milk, your choice of chicken or tofu, mushrooms, lemongrass, kaffir and galangal. (choice of Prawns +3 or Seafood +5) \[Available for Gluten Free\]; ingredients: coconut milk, chicken or tofu, mushrooms, lemongrass, kaffir, galangal ### Starters - Golden Bags — $12.50: Rice paper stuffed with potato and minced chicken, then fried until crispy. Served with cucumber salad and sweet & spicy sauce. (5pcs); ingredients: potato, minced chicken, cucumber salad, sweet & spicy sauce - Chicken Satay — $13.00: Chicken skewers marinated in herbs and spices, served with peanut sauce and cucumber salad. (4pcs); ingredients: chicken, peanut sauce, cucumber salad - Prawn Roll — $12.00: Marinated prawn flavored, wrapped in egg roll skin and fried until crispy. Served with sweet & spicy sauce. (5pcs); ingredients: prawn, egg roll skin, sweet & spicy sauce - Murder Wings — $13.00: Our unique spicy fried chicken wings sautéed with fresh peppercorn, krachai, herbs and spices and topped with fried basil. To die for! (6pcs); ingredients: chicken wings, fresh peppercorn, krachai, herbs, spices, fried basil - Paradise wings — $13.00: Sweet and savory fried chicken wings sautéed with a touch of garlic and topped with fried basil. The saint to our murder wings’ sinner. (6pcs); ingredients: chicken wings, garlic, fried basil - Vegetarian Fried Spring Rolls — $12.50: Daily wrap deep fried spring rolls serve with sweet homemade ketchup. (5pcs); ingredients: spring rolls, sweet homemade ketchup - Pork of the Heavens — $13.00: Deep fried pork marinated in Thai herbs and spices; served with sticky rice.; ingredients: pork, Thai herbs, spices, sticky rice - Crispy Calamari — $14.50: Homestyle deep-fried calamari with sweet chili sauce. (10pcs); ingredients: calamari, sweet chili sauce - Golden Triangle — $9.50: Golden brown deep-fried tofu served with sweet chili sauce and crush peanuts. (8pcs) \[Vegetarian\]; ingredients: tofu, sweet chili sauce, crush peanuts - Fresh Roll — $12.50: Prawns or Tofu, bean sprouts, lettuce, cilantro wrap in rice paper served with peanut sauce and sweet & sour sauce. (8pcs) (Avocado +2.5) \[Available for Gluten Free or Vegetarian\]; ingredients: Prawns or Tofu, bean sprouts, lettuce, cilantro, rice paper, peanut sauce, sweet & sour sauce - Ben Thai Platter (4 sauce) — $22.00: A perfect appetizer for family gathering come with Golden bags(2pcs), Prawn roll(2pcs), Veggie roll(2pcs), Golden triangle(4pcs) and Chicken satay(2pcs) serve with peanut sauce, sweet and spicy sauce, pineapple sauce and house sweet ketchup.; ingredients: Golden bags, Prawn roll, Veggie roll, Golden triangle, Chicken satay, peanut sauce, sweet and spicy sauce, pineapple sauce, house sweet ketchup ### Wok-Tossed Noodles / Fried Rice - Pad Thai — $16.50: Rice stick noodle with choice of protein\*, egg, garlic, tofu, chopped pickled turnip, scallions, ground peanuts, and bean sprouts. \[Vegetarian\]; ingredients: Rice stick noodle, protein\*, egg, garlic, tofu, chopped pickled turnip, scallions, ground peanuts, bean sprouts - Pad See Ew — $16.50: Rice noodle with choice of protein\*, broccoli, egg, and house soy sauce. \[Available for Gluten Free or Vegetarian\]; ingredients: Rice noodle, protein\*, broccoli, egg, house soy sauce - Pad Kee Mao — $16.50: Rice noodle with choice of protein\*, snap peas, broccoli, onion, bell pepper, tomato, and fresh basil in spicy house chili soy sauce. \[Available for Gluten Free or Vegetarian\]; ingredients: Rice noodle, protein\*, snap peas, broccoli, onion, bell pepper, tomato, fresh basil, spicy house chili soy sauce - House Fried Rice — $16.50: With your choice of protein\*, egg, onion, and scallions. (choice of Roasted Duck +9 or Crab +7) \[Available for Gluten Free or Vegetarian\]; ingredients: protein\*, egg, onion, scallions - Gra-Prao Fried Rice — $17.50: With spicy your choice of protein, onion, scallions, and fresh basil in our spicy house chili paste. Topped with a sunny side up egg. (choice of Roasted Duck +9) \[Available for Gluten Free or Vegetarian\]; ingredients: protein, onion, scallions, fresh basil, spicy house chili paste, sunny side up egg ## Questions ### Where is Ben Thai Cafe? Ben Thai Cafe is at Polk Street 1331, San Francisco, California, 94109, United States. ### When is Ben Thai Cafe open? Monday: 11:30–15:00, 17:00–21:30; Tuesday: 11:30–15:00, 17:00–21:30; Wednesday: 11:30–15:00, 17:00–21:30; Thursday: 11:30–15:00, 17:00–21:30; Friday: 11:30–15:00, 17:00–22:00; Saturday: 11:30–22:00; Sunday: 11:30–21:30. ### How do I contact Ben Thai Cafe? To contact Ben Thai Cafe, call +1 415 7712562 or visit https://www.benthaicafe.com/ or email cafe@benthaisf.com. ## Source From [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), license ODbL-1.0, checked 2026-10-10. Last updated October 21, 2026. ## Links - This restaurant on the [web page]() - [Thai in San Francisco]() - [More restaurants in San Francisco]()