NaKorn

Looking for a space to host your next event? Look no further, we will take care of all of the details if you use the restaurant for your celebration.

Call or email us for details.
847.733.8424
[email protected]

Is it almost Friday!?!
Ok, we have a while to go, but at least you can look forward to our weekend special!
Our fall floating market featuring creme anglaise with hints of molasses and sweet potato, honey caramel, poached meringue, and bee pollen is definitely worth the wait!

WOW!!! We are absolutely honored!! Thank you for rewarding us with the
DINERS’ CHOICE 2024 award!
Thank you so much to all of our wonderful guests who continue to dine with us and our incredible staff who makes NaKorn what it is.
We strive to give each guest the best service, food, and experience we can and we are so grateful to get recognized for that!
❤️❤️❤️

As the weather gets cooler it’s so nice to start or end your meal with a steaming cup of hot tea. 🫖
We proudly serve
Volition teas are single-origin loose leaf teas from farmers who strive for holistic sustainability. We hope you will try one of the many varieties we offer, and enjoy them as much as we do!

✨STAFF HIGHLIGHT✨

This is Halle our newest team member! Halle began coming to Nakorn as a guest and is now our Saturday night hostess! We loved having Halle and her family dine with us and we are so happy having her as part of our NaKorn family now!! 🥰

Halle is from the DC area
Her hobby is strength training, Pilates and running 🏃🏻‍♀️
Her go to meal at NaKorn is coconut curry chicken or Arctic Char 🍗🐟
She is currently getting her PhD in human development and social policy at Northwestern

Come in and say hello this weekend! 👋

Our crab curry is a very special dish from southern Thailand. It is rich and flavorful with large pieces of real crab meat nestled on a crispy rice wafer served with warm Thai rice noodles, turmeric-coconut crab curry, shredded carrots, shredded purple cabbage, and pickled mustard greens! It is beautifully presented with a table-side pour of hot curry. We hope you will love eating this special meal as much as we love serving it!

With the holidays approaching, don’t forget that NaKorn would love to cater your event!
We would love to help with your holiday planning, whether to be small bites for your cocktail party or full entrees for your sit down dinners! Let us help make your occasion delicious!
[email protected] or 847.733.8424

✨STAFF HIGHLIGHT✨
This is Willow! You may have seen her as our hostess but now she is a server! Willow is so sweet and is always willing to lend a helping hand! We are so lucky to have her! Thank you for being so awesome Willow!

Willow’s favorite dish at Nakorn is khao soi also know a as braised angus beef with Bahn mi noodles 🍜

She is from right here in Evanston ❤️

Climbing is her hobby 🧗‍♀️

Willow’s goto NaKorn cocktail is bad rabbit 🐰

Join us for a special fundraising dinner at Nakorn, where we will be serving authentic Northern Thai cuisine on October, 20. There will be two seatings, one at 5:30pm & one at 7:30pm!

All profits from the event will be donated directly back to support under privileged children and families affected by the recent, devastating floods in northernThailand.

Enjoy a delicious meal, while making a big difference!
Link in bio for tickets

We are pretty sure you need this!!
Banana, coconut budino topped with tangy, sweet & salty tamarind salted caramel, hazelnuts, candied ginger, a touch of sea salt and a vanilla cookie!
😋😋😋

It’s the perfect chilly night to warm up with a hot bowl of Mina’s Short Ribs slow cooked and served in a pool of broth with Yu-Choi and Shiitake mushrooms!
Now you can’t stop thinking about dinner can you! 😊

We hope you will join us for an incredible night in 100% support of Northern Thailand and the devastating flooding.

Sunday, October 20 we will be offering two seatings
5:30 & 7:30pm
We will serving a beautiful family style dinner of Northern Thai food!

Please book your experience at
Nakornkitchen.com

We hope to see you there!

Dinner is served, our popular Artic Char is the perfect choice to enjoy tonight!
Fresh Arctic Char in a tamarind-coconut reduction with fresh ginger, cucumber, pomegranate, fennel, and shallots! It’s the most tasty way to start your weekend! 💕

✨STAFF HIGHLIGHT✨

This is Ally! She started as our bartender but now you will see her serving at Nakorn with a contagious smile!!! We love having Ally, she has brought so much joy to the restaurant! She’s knowledgeable and lots of fun to interact with! Come say hello to her this weekend!

Ally’s favorite dish at NaKorn Jumbo Lump Blue
Crab Noodles 🦀
Ally is from Bangkok, Thailand 🇹🇭
Her hobby is volleyball 🏐
Her go to cocktail at NaKorn is a toss up between Bangkok Mule or Summer Solstice 🍹

Come in try one of her recommendations soon!

Thrilled to share our collaboration action movement with all women owners, our followers and partners. We invite all women owners in food & drink to join us across 15 cities or launch new cities with us. We invite all our followers to get to know us. We invite all city & corporate partners who champion women entrepreneurs to back us. See our renegade LTW credo and reach out on letstalkwomxn.com. JOIN US. ENGAGE WITH US. WORK WITH US.

Cheers to the weekend, keep your Friday night going with our Summer Solstice - Redwood Empire Lost Monarch, Luxardo Maraschino, pineapple, orgeat, and bitters.

Want something colorful and full of flavor for lunch today?!
Stop in today and try our Sen Yai’ Rice Noodles with Thai Style Meat Sauce filled with cherry tomatoes, yellow onion, and green leaf lettuce!

Join us we are here for lunch
M, W, Th, Fr from 11:30pm - 2pm!

We had an amazing time on Saturday at the to benefit
We served our pink pomelo salad and loved meeting everyone!

If you dont already follow please take a moment to connect with them. They are a non-profit, women-led organization that invests in communities with safe water, sanitation, hygiene and menstrual health
solutions to help end the cycle of poverty.

We were honored to be part of the Glam Rock Gala, thank you for having us!

Savor the last moments of summer with our Walking on Sunshine dessert!

Lemongrass, coconut budino with ginger granita, lychee caviar, and beautiful edible flowers!
It’s a real treat, don’t let summer pass you by without trying this one!

Have you tried our Cha-Ma-Now?
It’s a staff favorite, so refreshing, and absolutely delicious!
Thai Tea, lemon, and Co2, simple but pretty perfect!

This bright, beautiful, healthy Butterfly Pea Tea Rice salad is the best way to keep summer alive!

It’s filled with freshness like shredded carrots and cabbage, pomegranate, pumpkin seeds, toasted coconut, long beans, cucumbers, peppers, lemongrass and a vegan Budu dressing - and of course the showstopping beautiful butterfly pea tea rice topped with kaffir lime and a sprinkle of dried shrimp! (Leave the dried shrimp off for a totally vegan option!)

Share it as an appetizer or keep it to yourself as a main course, either way we hope you love it as much as we do!

Lots of pre-service prep to ensure your dining experience is top notch! We work as a team to ensure even the smallest detail of your time with us is as enjoyable as possible! Excellent hospitality, great food and a beautiful atmosphere is what we hope you experience every time you come through our doors! See you this weekend!

Which are you having?
Sautéed Crispy TOFU and Rice Noodles
Or
Sautéed TIGER PRAWNS and Thin Rice Noodles

Looking to join our NaKorn family or know someone who is!?!

We are looking for a host/hostess and a busser to join our team immediately!

If you or someone you know is interested, please email us
[email protected]

We can’t wait to meet you!

With the chill in the air, we have the perfect thing to warm you up! Our delicious, vegetarian stir fried Aubergine with shiitake mushrooms, holy basil, and tofu cubes, over a bed of cauliflower purée. Join us tonight we open at 5pm!