Vancouver/New Westminster, BC, November 4, 2025 - turns up the heat once again for its third annual Battle of the Pad Thai. Kicking off on World Pad Thai Day on November 7, 2025 and running until November 21, 2025, Longtail Kitchen, newcomer Sainam,andreigning champ Sen Pad Thai will go head-to-head in a delicious battle to claim bragging rights for Best Pad Thai.
Guests are invited to taste their way through all three limited-edition creations and cast their votes to help crown this year’s ultimate Pad Thai champion.
“This friendly competition between our restaurants has become a highlight for our teams and guests each fall,” says Angus An, founder and executive chef of Full House Hospitality, which counts Maenam, Longtail Kitchen, Sen Pad Thai, Fat Mao Noodles, and Mekong in its restaurant portfolio.. “It’s always exciting to see how our chefs interpret such an iconic Thai dish. This year, with Sainam joining the challenge, guests will have a chance to try even more creative Pad Thai dishes.”
At Longtail Kitchen in New Westminster, chef Alex Lim, who won the inaugural Battle of the Pad Thai in 2023, serves up the Holy Duck Pad Thai ($26), featuring tender duck breast and crispy chicken skin.
Over at Sen Pad Thai in Granville Island, chef Max Khuntong combines two Thai favourites into one with his Pad Thai Khao Soi ($24), featuring a whole braised chicken leg in rich coconut curry sauce.
Sainam, located in Vancouver’s West End neighbourhood, enters the ring for the first time with chef Poom Sikarin Sirisupanon’s Pad Thai Salted Egg with Crispy Oyster Mushroom ($25), a vegetarian-friendly dish.
To participate, guests can pick-up a special Pad Thai stamp card at any of the three restaurants. After enjoying all three Pad Thai creations and casting their vote, completed cards can be submitted at one of the participating restaurants for a chance to win free Pad Thai for the year (gift card valued at $300). The first 50 guests to complete the challenge will also receive a limited-edition Battle of the Pad Thai t-shirt. A winner, selected randomly, will be announced on December 1, 2025.
“Pad Thai is one of Thailand’s national dishes and beloved around the world,” adds An. “We’re having a lot of fun celebrating Pad Thai and look forward to having guests try each of the three limited-edition creations.”
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