You want Thai in Yarraville tonight, but the village has enough options to make a casual dinner feel weirdly high-stakes. Pick The Sunny Store if you want the safest great meal, then use the rest of this to match budget, crowd, and mood.
The Verdict
The Sunny Store at 228 Francis Street is the Thai pick in Yarraville if you only want one answer. It is not the cheapest option, at $21-34 per person, but it is the most reliable full dinner choice: proper green curry, a larb that feels cooked with intent, and a room that works for a midweek couple dinner as easily as a small Friday night group. It opens Tuesday to Saturday for lunch from 12pm-3pm and dinner from 5:30pm-10pm, which also makes it useful when you want something better than a panic takeaway order.
The reason it beats the obvious alternatives is consistency. Remy’s on Murray Street has more flavour per dollar and a better locals-only feel, but the small room and no weeknight bookings make timing matter. The Garden Kitchen is the value move, especially for a $16 green curry, but it is counter-order takeaway with three outdoor tables, not a proper sit-down night. The New Mill is the steady all-rounder with a thoughtful wine list, but its $29 pad thai pushes it into a price zone where The Sunny Store still feels sharper. At The Sunny Store, order the green curry, check the weekly specials board before committing to the printed menu, and expect the owner to be somewhere near the bar. Don’t get lazy and default to delivery unless you have to; curry and noodles sweating inside a platform bag is the fastest way to turn a good Yarraville dinner into a softened, overpriced version of itself.
What It’s Actually Like
Yarraville Thai is split between Francis Street polish, Murray Street local energy, and Anderson Street convenience. The Sunny Store seats about 45, which sounds roomy until Friday and Saturday dinner when it fills fast. Midweek is the easy win: walk in, eat properly, leave without feeling like you negotiated for a table. Remy’s at 36 Murray Street is smaller, around 30 seats, and the kitchen runs tight with a small team. That is part of the appeal because dishes are made to order, but it also means you should arrive before 6:30pm or after 8pm if you want to dodge the rush.
Remy Store at 311 Murray Street is the newer one, opened in late 2025, with a short eight-dish menu and a growing following. The sweet spot there is Sunday lunch: same considered menu, half the crowd. The Garden Kitchen at 323 Francis Street is the one to use when you are taking food home. There is no table service, just counter ordering and three outdoor tables, so do not bring someone there expecting a date-night room. The New Mill at 251 Anderson Street is the safe Anderson Street option, open Wednesday to Sunday for lunch and dinner, with pad thai at $29, wok-charred at $24, and a wine list that is better than you would expect from a casual Thai place.
Parking is the usual Yarraville trade-off. Anderson Street parking is metered until 6:30pm, side streets are usually two-hour, and after 6:30pm most spots become free. Yarraville station is still the easiest anchor if you are coming by train, about 15 minutes from the CBD. Skip this list if you need guaranteed vegan or gluten-free without a phone call; every restaurant here handles vegetarian requests, but vegan and gluten-free are worth confirming ahead. If you are west of the village and already halfway out, check Footscray instead rather than crossing back just for a casual weeknight bowl.
Who This Suits
If you are booking for a Friday dinner, pick The Sunny Store and call ahead rather than pretending you will casually stroll in at 7pm. If you are a value hunter, pick Remy’s: $18-26 per person, made-to-order cooking, and a pad thai with the kind of depth that comes from repetition rather than menu design. If you are feeding the couch at home, pick The Garden Kitchen and order directly instead of using Uber Eats or DoorDash. If you want a steady all-rounder with wine and fewer surprises, pick The New Mill. If you want the new compact-menu option, pick Remy Store and go for Sunday lunch.
Cost-wise, Yarraville Thai sits in a useful spread. The Garden Kitchen is the cheapest serious option at $16-33 per person, with the green curry at $16 doing the heavy lifting. Remy’s is the best price-to-flavour bet at $18-26, and Tuesday BYO wine with $5 corkage helps if you are keeping the bill civil. The Sunny Store and Remy Store both land in the low-to-mid $20s for most people, while The New Mill can creep higher once you add the $29 pad thai and a glass from that wine list. For two people, expect takeaway to stay comfortably under a proper sit-down bill; for four people on a weekend, book and stop pretending spontaneity is a plan.
Time of day matters more than season here. Lunch is quieter where it is offered, especially at The Sunny Store, Remy’s, and The New Mill. Friday and Saturday nights are the pinch point, and The New Mill specifically needs booking 3-5 days ahead for the top two spots. Midweek is when Yarraville Thai is at its best: easier parking after 6:30pm, less waiting, and kitchens that can cook without fighting a full room. For delivery, The Garden Kitchen and The Sunny Store are available on Uber Eats and DoorDash, but direct ordering is better for both food quality and the restaurant.
What to Do Next
Book The Sunny Store for Friday or Saturday, go midweek if you hate waiting, and use Remy’s when budget matters more than polish. For the next dinner decision, try Yarraville Cheap Eats.
Last updated: March 2026
