Talay at Montage Los Cabos

Talay Thai Kitchen is the open-air Thai restaurant at Montage Los Cabos, the Five-Star resort on Santa María Bay at kilometre 12.5 of the Tourist Corridor. Its name means sea in Thai. Chef Marc Narongchai serves the menu street-truck style from an open kitchen with a wood grill, and guests sit at outdoor tables, booths or the bar under trees hung with lanterns. The menu moves from soups and curries to traditional Thai mains and fire-grilled dishes, and the kitchen will adjust the heat to your taste. Talay serves dinner only, every day from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM, and takes reservations on OpenTable or by phone. It shares the resort with Mezcal, Marea, the Sushi Bar and Paletas, and it is the only Thai kitchen among them.

The Thai theme carries into the design. A full-size Buddha statue greets guests, the kitchen's palm-frond roof takes its cue from the beaches of Thailand, and the bar has a bamboo texture. Tropical plants, hanging lanterns and candles on the tables set the evening mood, and the open kitchen lets you watch the cooks at work. The menu opens with an offer: Chef Marc will cook a family-style menu of Talay's signature dishes for the whole table, with the heat level and dietary restrictions adjusted to your group. Some dishes carry his name, like Narongchai's green curry and Marc's fried chicken, and the crispy whole fish comes with what the menu calls "my mom's sweet chili sauce". Families get a children's menu with fried rice, pad see ew, noodle soup and Thai fried chicken fingers.

Why Talay Stands Out

Forbes Travel Guide pick — in its 2023 story on where to dine in Los Cabos, Forbes Travel Guide wrote that Talay "serves some of the best street-food-style Thai food in Cabo" and pointed to the khao soi.

Chef Marc Narongchai — he leads the kitchen, sends the menu out street-truck style and cooks a family-style chef's menu for tables that want to share.

Open kitchen and wood grill — the cooking happens in view of the tables under a palm-frond roof, with fire-grilled dishes coming off the wood grill.

Dinner under the stars — outdoor tables, booths and bar seats among tropical plants and lanterns. Condé Nast Traveler described it as Thai-inspired street food served from a stylish food truck setup.

Must-Try Dishes

Khao Soi Spicy Crab Noodle — northern-style egg noodles in a crab curry broth with fried soft-shell crab, pickled mustard greens and crispy noodles.

Thai Ceviche — hamachi with lemongrass, kaffir lime, mixed herbs, a spicy Thai sauce and crispy garlic.

Sea Bass Yellow Curry — local fish grilled in banana leaf, in coconut-yellow curry with roasted carrot and butternut squash.

Pad Thai — wok-fried flat rice noodles with grilled tiger prawns, tamarind-chili sauce, bean sprouts and peanuts.

Crispy Fish & Chili — pla rad prik: a deep-fried whole fish with "my mom's sweet chili sauce", kaffir lime and basil.

Mango Sticky Rice — coconut sticky rice with mango and mango sorbet to finish the meal.

Hours & Reservations

Hours: Dinner daily, 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM.

Reservations: Book on OpenTable or call the restaurant at +52 624 129 9883.

Good to know: All seating is outdoors, at tables, booths and the bar under the lantern-hung trees.

Best time: After dark, when the lanterns and candles are lit. If you like watching the cooks, Forbes Travel Guide suggests asking for the table next to the kitchen.

Reviewed by What's In Cabo Editorial Team, 2026-09-28. Sources: montage.com (concept, chef, design, dinner and children's menus, hours, contact, photos, logo), Forbes Travel Guide (Where To Dine In Los Cabos, April 2023; Montage Los Cabos Five-Star rating), Condé Nast Traveler (Montage Los Cabos review, 2021), OpenTable (reservations, price range, name meaning), Google Maps and OpenStreetMap (map location).