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  St. Petersburg is a city located on the Tampa Bay Peninsula. It is a popular residential spot for retired individuals, but also boasts a number of interesting tourist attractions, such as the Florida Holocaust Museum, Salvador Dali Museum and Sunken Gardens. If you get a hankering for Thai food when in St. Petersburg, you're in luck. The city boasts a number of quality Thai restaurants.
  
  

The King and I

• Having been acclaimed by the likes of Creative Loafing and the St. Petersburg Times, The King and I is a safe bet for Thai food when in St. Petersburg. Thai food and sushi are served up in a quiet, romantic atmosphere. Popular dishes on the menu include pad Thai, mussaman curry, panang curry, tom yum gai, red curry with pork, eggplant house special, green curry with shrimp, crab rangoons and chicken wings. Everything is made to order at the King and I. The restaurant is situated in the downtown area.
  
  The King and I
  445 Central Ave.
  St Petersburg, FL 33701
  (727) 898-8056
  
  

Hook's Sushi Bar and Thai Food

• Hook's Sushi Bar and Thai Food offers sushi and Thai cuisine in a friendly, casual environment. The restaurant has received rave reviews from Weekly Planet and Groove Magazine. Popular Thai dishes on the menu include lad na, pho, pad Thai, red curry, stir fry vegetables, chicken cashew nut, Hook's special seafood soup, tom yung goong, whole snapper, seafood boun, jop chae and Korean bul go gi. For dessert, try a slice of the mango tempura cheesecake. Hook's Sushi Bar and Thai Food is open for dinner seven days a week. The restaurant also offers a lunch menu Monday through Friday.
  
  Hook's Sushi Bar and Thai Food
  1210 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N.
  St. Petersburg, FL 33716
  (727) 898-4665
  hookssushi.com
  
  

Mang Sushi and Japanese Steak House

• Names can be deceptive at times, and for some reason, the owners of Mang Sushi and Japanese Steak House seem to have forgotten about their extensive menu of Thai specialties when naming their restaurant. Classic Thai dishes such as pad Thai, red curry, mixed vegetables sauteed in brown sauce, kapow and chili grouper are served up next to the sushi and Japanese offerings.
  
  Mang Sushi and Japanese Steak House
  7900 Fourth St. N.
  St. Petersburg, FL 33702
  (727) 577-7290
  mangsushi.com