About
Why we’re called 246
246 Thai Street is a family-run Thai restaurant in downtown Herndon, Virginia. We cook Northern, Isan and Bangkok street food — Khao Soi, Kaeng Hung Lay, Yen Ta Fo, boat noodles, grilled chicken and som tum — for dine-in, takeout, delivery and catering, lunch and dinner, seven days a week.
Soi 2, Soi 4, Soi 6
In Thailand, the good food is down the alley.
Not on the main road. Not behind a big glass front. Down a soi — one of the small side streets where the shops don’t really have names, they have numbers.
And not just any soi. Soi 2, Soi 4 and Soi 6 are the ones with the good food. You don’t tell a friend to meet you at the place with the nice sign — you give them the number, and it is one of those three.
Two, four, six. That is the whole name. Nobody sat in a room and workshopped it. We named the place after the streets that taught us how to cook — and then we had to live up to them.
Nothing got adapted on the way over
The recipes came with us as they are. The Northern curries. The Isan grill. The noodle soups that need a whole morning of simmering before the first bowl leaves the kitchen.
Khao Soi. Kaeng Hung Lay. Yen Ta Fo, the pink one. Boat Beef Noodle Soup, dark and spiced the way Ayutthaya makes it. Gai-Yang and som tum from the Northeast, larb with the herbs it is supposed to have.
We cook them here the way we cook them at home — because that is what they are. Home food. Not a version of home food, adjusted until it stopped tasting like anything.
The people behind 246
246 is a family restaurant. We opened in March 2026 in the room Herndon knew as Thai Luang for about thirty years — same room, new family, new kitchen.
Every dish on the menu is something our family actually eats. Nothing is on there because it tested well, or because it is what people expect a Thai restaurant to serve.
If we would not order it ourselves, it is not on the menu. And if we would, you will usually find it here — even when it is the dish nobody else nearby bothers to make.
What 246 Thai Street does
Lunch and dinner, every day
Lunch runs 11 am to 3 pm and dinner from 5 pm, seven days a week, in a dining room with a full bar. Walk in, or join the waitlist before you set off.
Takeout and delivery
The whole menu, ordered online for pickup or delivery straight from our kitchen. Order online.
Catering
Trays of the same curries, noodles and regional dishes for offices, parties and events. Small trays feed five, large trays feed ten. See the catering menu.
Gift cards
Digital gift cards, bought online and sent by email. Buy a gift card.
What makes 246 different
Regional dishes most Thai menus skip
Northern plates like Khao Soi and Kaeng Hung Lay, the Isan herbal soup Kaeng Om, the pink noodle soup Yen Ta Fo and dark boat noodles are on the menu every day. They are hard to find on Thai menus around Herndon; the classics are here too.
Cooked the way we eat it at home
The recipes were not adjusted for anyone. You set the heat instead: thirteen dishes come spicy, nine more come mild unless you ask for heat, and most dishes go from not spicy up to Thai hot.
Order direct, pay the menu price
Ordering on our own site costs the same as eating in. The delivery apps list the same dishes for more.
Easy to get to
A free lot right outside the door, free street parking and a wheelchair-accessible entrance. Minutes from Reston Town Center and Dulles Airport.
Twenty dishes with a vegetarian option
Most of them can be made fully vegan, and gluten-free is available on request. Tell us when you order, because fish sauce and oyster sauce are standard in a lot of Thai cooking.
Who comes to 246
- Neighbours from Herndon, Reston and Sterling, for a weekday lunch or a weekend dinner.
- People who miss the food of Northern Thailand and Isan, and want it cooked properly.
- Office teams and hosts ordering catering trays for meetings, parties and events.
- Vegetarians and vegans, with twenty dishes that can be made without meat.
- Families and larger groups — call ahead and we will get a table ready.
- Travellers staying near Dulles Airport who want a proper Thai meal.
How 246 works
Ordering
Order online for pickup or delivery, or call (703) 467-0111. Online ordering closes 15 minutes before the dining room does: 2:45 pm at lunch, 9:45 pm Sunday to Thursday and 10:45 pm on Friday and Saturday.
Tables
We seat from a live waitlist rather than taking bookings. Join the waitlist before you set off, or walk in.
Catering
Pick a dish and a protein: chicken, pork, tofu and vegetable trays are $85 small or $160 large, and beef and shrimp cost a little more. Order 48 hours ahead. Pickup is free; delivery is $35 within five miles.
Questions
Call (703) 467-0111 or email 246thaistreet@gmail.com.
Finding us
We are at 171 Elden Street, Unit 130, Herndon, VA 20170 — inside the office building next to Virginia Tire & Auto, not on a retail strip. Look for the Virginia Tire sign first, then turn into the driveway beside it. Parking is free in the lot, right outside our door, and both the entrance and the lot are wheelchair accessible.
Lunch 11am–3pm daily. Dinner 5–10pm Sunday to Thursday, 5–11pm Friday and Saturday. (703) 467-0111
Key facts
- Name
- 246 Thai Street
- Type
- Family-run Thai restaurant with a full bar
- Cuisine
- Regional Thai: Northern (Lanna), Isan (Northeastern) and Central / Bangkok street food
- Opened
- March 2026, in the former Thai Luang dining room
- Address
- 171 Elden Street, Unit 130, Herndon, VA 20170
- Area
- Downtown Herndon, Fairfax County, near Reston Town Center and Washington Dulles Airport
- Hours
- Lunch 11:00 am – 3:00 pm daily. Dinner 5:00 – 10:00 pm Sunday to Thursday, 5:00 – 11:00 pm Friday and Saturday
- Phone
- (703) 467-0111
- 246thaistreet@gmail.com
- Website
- www.246thaistreet.com
- Signature dishes
- Khao Soi, Kaeng Hung Lay, Yen Ta Fo, Boat Noodle Soup, Kaeng Om, Gai-Yang with sticky rice
- Menu
- 60 dishes in 11 sections. See the menu
- Prices
- Starters $7.95 – $13.95. Most mains $18.95 – $20.95; house specials up to $23.95
- Services
- Dine-in, takeout, delivery, catering, digital gift cards
- Reservations
- No bookings. Live online waitlist and walk-ins
- Dietary
- 20 dishes with a vegetarian option; vegan and gluten-free on request
- Parking and access
- Free on-site lot, free street parking, wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Online ordering
- Order for pickup or delivery
- Social
- Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Yelp
Frequently asked questions
Why is the restaurant called 246?
In Thailand, Soi 2, Soi 4 and Soi 6 are the side streets where the good food is. You give a friend the number, not the sign, so we named the restaurant after them.
Is 246 Thai Street the old Thai Luang?
Same room, new family, new kitchen. Thai Luang served Herndon for about thirty years, and 246 Thai Street opened here in March 2026 with its own menu.
What kind of Thai food do you cook?
Regional Thai: Northern dishes such as Khao Soi and Kaeng Hung Lay, Isan salads, grills and soups, and Bangkok noodle soups like Yen Ta Fo and boat noodles. The classics are on the menu too, from pad thai to green curry.
Do you take reservations?
We seat from a live waitlist rather than taking bookings. Join it online before you set off, or walk in; for a larger group, call ahead.
Can you cater an office lunch or a party?
Yes. Trays feed five or ten, the price depends on the protein, and we need 48 hours’ notice. See the catering menu or call (703) 467-0111.
Is there parking?
Yes: a free lot right outside the door, plus free street parking. The entrance and the lot are wheelchair accessible.
So you don’t have to fly to Thailand for this.
You just have to find Unit 130.