Basil Cafe Menu
46 items in 9 sections · $1.50 – $12.00 · Thai Restaurant in Saint Paul, MN
Basil Cafe’s menu lists 46 dishes and drinks, grouped into Appetizers, Salads, Stir-Fry, Specialties, Curry, and Noodles and more. Prices range from $1.50 to $12.00, and a typical item costs about $6.00. Popular choices include Egg Rolls (4), Papaya Salad, Pad Thai, Pad Ka Pao (Stir-Fried Basil), and Red Curry.
Appetizers 6
- Egg Rolls (4)$6.00
Bean thread noodle, cabbage, carrots and onions. Served with house-made sauce. Choice of chicken or veggie.
- Spring Rolls (2)$5.00
Vermicelli noodles, cabbage, carrots, bean sprouts, cilantro, mint and cucumber. Served with house-made sauce. Choice of chicken or veggie.
- Cream Cheese Wontons (5)$6.00
Served with sweet & sour sauce.
- Fried Tofu (6)$6.00
Served with house-made sauce. Choice of basil or tamarind sauce.
- Fried Chicken Wings (6)$9.00
Served with house-made sauce.
- Beef Jerky$9.00
House-made beef jerky.
Salads 2
- Papaya Salad$11.00
Shredded papaya, carrot and tomatoes. Salad platters come with 5 sides: fried pork skin, boiled eggs, turkey meatloaf, cabbage and vermicelli noodles. Choose between Lao or Thai-style.
- Cucumber Salad$11.00
Cucumber, tomatoes. Salad platters come with 5 sides: fried pork skin, boiled eggs, turkey meatloaf, cabbage and vermicelli noodles. Choose between Lao or Thai-style.
Stir-Fry 6
- Pad Thai$11.00
Stir-fried rice noodle, bean sprouts, carrots and green onion. Served with crushed peanuts. Choice of chicken, pork, mock duck or tofu.
- Pad E-San$11.00
Rice noodles, bean sprouts, green onions & egg topped with fried onions & garlic
- Pad Kee-Mow (Drunken Noodles)$11.00
Wide rice noodles, Thai basil, red & green bell pepper, white onions, carrots, American broccoli & egg
- Pad See-Yew (Soy Sauce Noodles)$11.00
Wide rice noodles, Chinese broccoli, American broccoli, carrots & egg
- Fried Rice$11.00
Carrots, peas, onion, green onions and egg. Choice of chicken or veggie.
- Basil Fried Rice$11.00
Thai basil, red & green bell pepper, carrots, onions, white onion & egg
Specialties 4
- Pad Ka Pao (Stir-Fried Basil)$12.00
Thai holy basil, red & green bell pepper & white onions served with white rice, fried egg, cucumber slices
- Khao Mun Gai (Chicken Rice)$12.00
Thai-style boiled chicken served with ginger rice, cucumber slices, house-special dipping sauce topped with fried garlic
- Khao Gai Taut (Crispy Chicken Rice)$12.00
Crispy fried chicken served with seasoned rice, cucumber slices, house-special dipping sauce topped with fried garlic
- Khao Moo Krob (Crispy Pork Rice)$12.00
Crispy pork belly served with white rice, cucumber slices, house-special dipping sauce topped with fried garlic
Curry 4
- Red Curry$11.00
Red & green bell pepper, sliced bamboo shoots and Thai basil. Choice of chicken, pork or beef.
- Yellow Curry$11.00
Carrots, potatoes, and onions topped with freshly chopped green onions & fried onions
- Green Curry$11.00
Red & green bell pepper, bush beans, Thai eggplant and basil. Choice of chicken, pork or beef.
- Panang Curry$11.00
Red and green bell pepper, sliced bamboo shoots & kaffir lime leaves
Noodles 4
- Kao Poun$11.00
Vermicelli noodles and fresh veggies in a coconut milk-based soup. Choice of ground chicken or ground pork.
- Mee-Kah-Tee$11.00
Rice noodles and fresh veggies in a ground pork & egg coconut milk-based soup. Served with crushed peanuts.
- Kao Piak Sen$11.00
House-made rice flour noodles & chicken slices in a chicken broth topped with green onions, cilantro, fried onions & fried garlic
- Pho$11.00
rice noodles, bean sprouts, beef slices & meatballs in a beef broth topped with garlic oil, green onions & cilantro served with Thai basil & lime
Sides 3
- Sticky Rice$3.00
- Jasmine Rice$3.00
- Cilantro-Chicken Broth$2.00
Drinks 15
- Thai Tea$4.00
- Thai Coffee$4.00
- Pandan Milk Tea$4.00
$3.99 / $5.99
- Strawberry Green Tea$4.00
- Lychee Green Tea$4.00
- Mango Green Tea$4.00
- Peach Green Tea$4.00
- Pink$4.00
Palm Fruit
- Green$4.00
Cream Soda
- Taro$4.00
- Coconut$4.00
- Honeydew$4.00
- Fresh Soymilk$4.00
- Soda Pop$1.50
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Mountain Dew
- Hot Tea (pot)$3.00
Desserts 2
- Tri-Colour$5.00
Tapioca pearls, jackfruit, toddy palm, grass jelly & basil seed with palm sugar & cream
- Mango Sticky Rice$5.00
Fresh mangos over coconut-sticky rice
Menu items and prices are provided for information and may have changed (last updated April 2026). Allergen information is not included – please ask the restaurant.