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🍜 Asian Food 2026

🍜 Asian Food in Mexicali

Beyond Cantonese Chinese: Thai food with pad thai, curries and tom kha, and Vietnamese food with pho and rice rolls.

Mexicali is famous for its Chinese food, which has its own guide. Here we gather the other Asian cuisines you can try in town, for now Thai and Vietnamese, with hours, location and what to order checked against each Google listing.

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Inside Thai Tea House Mexicali: wood-paneled wall with its round backlit logo, glass door, window with an OPEN sign and a wooden counter with a flower
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$$ · $200-300 MXN
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Thai Tea House Mexicali

Av. Molino del Rey 141, Col. Insurgentes Oeste, 21280 · Insurgentes
4.9
635 reviews

Thai food and tea house on Av. Molino del Rey: pad thai, khao soi, curries and mango sticky rice, with spice levels 1 to 5. Tuesday to Sunday from 1 PM; closed Mondays. 4.9 from 634 reviews.

Pad ThaiChicken Khao SoiDrunken NoodlesGreen CurryOrange Chicken
✓ Dine-in✓ Takeout✓ Delivery✓ Reservations
Tue-Thu & Sun 1:00-9:00 PM · Fri-Sat 1:00-10:00 PM · closed Mondays
Inside Pho House Mexicali: red neon sign with its name over the kitchen, green-tiled counters, a pop-art collage wall and wooden tables
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$$ · $200-300 MXN
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Pho House

Calle Catemaco, Col. Sánchez Taboada, 21360 (Plaza Mandarín) · Sánchez Taboada
4.6
969 reviews

Vietnamese food in Plaza Mandarín (Sánchez Taboada): beef and mixed pho, curry, bao, gyoza and sushi rolls, in large portions. Open every day from 11 AM. 4.6 from 969 reviews.

Beef PhoMixed PhoChicken CurryKatsu ChickenChicken Teriyaki
✓ Dine-in✓ Takeout✓ Delivery✓ Reservations
Every day from 11:00 AM · Mon-Thu until 9:00 PM · Fri-Sun until 10:00 PM
Storefront of Bangkok Thai Cuisine in Plaza Cataviña: red neon "Bangkok" sign, warmly lit windows and a stone column
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Bangkok Cocina Tailandesa

Calz. Cetys 1800, Plaza Cataviña, Col. Privada Vista Hermosa, 21240 · Calzada Cetys
4.6
403 reviews

Thai food in Plaza Cataviña (Calz. Cetys 1800): tom kha kai, satay, pad thai, khao soi and curries, in portions to share. Tuesday to Sunday from 12 PM; closed Mondays. 4.6 from 403 reviews.

Tom Kha KaiSatayPad ThaiKhao SoiTom Yum
✓ Dine-in✓ Takeout✓ Reservations✓ Vegetarian options
Tue-Thu & Sun 12:00-9:00 PM · Fri-Sat 12:00-10:00 PM · closed Mondays

🍜 The Dishes You Will Find

A quick guide to Thai and Vietnamese dishes, so you can order without guessing. What each restaurant serves is on its own page.

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Pad thai

Thailand

Wok-fried rice noodles with egg, bean sprouts, peanuts and lime in a sweet-sour tamarind sauce. The best-known Thai dish.

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Green curry

Central Thailand

Coconut-milk curry with green chili paste, basil and vegetables. Served with jasmine rice.

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Khao soi

Northern Thailand

Egg noodles in a coconut curry broth, topped with crispy fried noodles. A Chiang Mai classic.

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Drunken noodles (pad kee mao)

Thailand

Wide rice noodles stir-fried with chili, garlic and basil. Spicier and less sweet than pad thai.

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Tom yum

Thailand

Hot and sour soup with lemongrass, galangal and kaffir lime leaf. Sometimes served in a hot pot with a flame at the table.

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Tom kha kai

Thailand

Chicken soup in coconut milk with galangal, lemongrass and kaffir lime leaf. Milder and creamier than tom yum.

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Pho

Vietnam

Rice noodle soup in a clear beef broth simmered for hours with star anise and cinnamon. Served with bean sprouts, basil, lime and chili to add as you like.

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Rice paper rolls (gỏi cuốn)

Vietnam

Fresh —not fried— rice paper rolls with shrimp, lettuce and herbs, dipped in peanut sauce. In Mexico they are often called "spring rolls".

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Mango sticky rice

Thailand

Glutinous rice with coconut milk and fresh mango. The quintessential Thai dessert.

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Thai tea

Thailand

Spiced black tea with milk, bright orange and served iced. Many tea houses offer it with boba.

🌏 Why a separate guide from Chinese food

A different cuisine, different rules

Mexicali's Chinese food is Cantonese at its root and has a century of history in the city, which is why it has its own guide. But not all Asian food is Chinese: Thai cooking relies on other flavors —lemongrass, coconut milk, Thai basil, tamarind and fresh chili— and on a different way of ordering; Vietnamese cooking, on clear broths and fresh herbs, behind dishes like pho, rice paper rolls or banh mi.

Putting a Thai or Vietnamese restaurant on the Chinese food list would confuse people looking for carnitas coloradas or a set meal, and people looking for a curry or a bowl of pho. This guide keeps those cuisines apart and will grow as we verify more Asian restaurants in town.

Worth knowing

🌶️ Ask about the spice level

In Thai restaurants it is common to choose how hot you want each dish. If you are not used to it, start with the lowest level: it is usually hotter than it sounds.

🧋 Tea takes center stage too

Many Asian spots double as tea houses: Thai tea, fruit teas and boba drinks, often with the sugar level up to you.

🌿 Herbs come on the side

In Vietnamese cooking, pho arrives with a plate of bean sprouts, basil, lime and chili so you can finish it to taste.

🥦 Meat-free options

Curries and stir-fries can often be ordered with vegetables or tofu; ask before you order.

📍 Not the same as "Chinese food"

If you are after Mexicali's Cantonese tradition, head to the Chinese food guide; the other Asian cuisines are here.

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