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Owner story · Rittenhouse, Philadelphia

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Tom and Ann Jamavan · Founders, Jasmine Rice

Shrimp pad Thai with crushed peanuts, lime and carrot on a table by the window at Jasmine Rice
Thai papaya salad with tomatoes, green beans and peanuts at Jasmine Rice

306 S 16th St · Rittenhouse

Fifteen years of Thai cooking at 16th and Spruce.

Tom and Ann Jamavan opened Jasmine Rice in September 2011, in the longtime home of the Warsaw Cafe at 16th and Spruce. Tom had been a partner at Trio in Fairmount; Ann, a Thai-born home cook, made her restaurant debut cooking the staples, pad Thai and coconut soup. The Inquirer called it a “cute-as-a-button Thai BYOB.” Today Jasmine Rice serves lunch and dinner every day, caters with party trays and takes delivery orders on its own website. Since March 2026, Pinkbot has delivered its orders.

Noodles with mussels, carrot and Thai basil in a white bowl at Jasmine Rice

The menu

Signature creations, each with the namesake rice.

Crispy spring rolls, chicken satay and green curry mussels to start; lemongrass and coconut soups; pad Thai, pad see ew and pad kee mao; and five curries: red, green, panang, massaman and yellow. Then come the Signature Creations: The King and I in prik khing curry, Siamese Salmon in red curry with crab meat, Savory Seafood in rice wine curry, and crispy duck two ways, in fried rice with pineapple or in apple brandy curry as the Drunken Duck. Dessert is a homemade coconut pudding with palm sugar and pandan.

Crispy duck in apple brandy curry coconut sauce, with green beans and carrot

Signature creations

Drunken DuckCrispy duck in apple brandy curry coconut sauce, with green beans and carrot
Jasmine rice stir-fried with egg, onion, pineapple and peas, topped with crispy duck

Signature creations

Crispy Duck Fried RiceJasmine rice stir-fried with egg, onion, pineapple and peas, topped with crispy duck
Shrimp and chicken in mild prik khing curry coconut sauce, with green beans

Signature creations

The King and IShrimp and chicken in mild prik khing curry coconut sauce, with green beans
Steamed salmon in red curry coconut sauce with crab meat

Signature creations

Siamese SalmonSteamed salmon in red curry coconut sauce with crab meat
Bamboo shoots, green beans, red peppers and Thai basil in green curry coconut sauce

Thai curry

Green CurryBamboo shoots, green beans, red peppers and Thai basil in green curry coconut sauce
Shrimp wontons in clear broth with jumbo shrimp, snow peas and scallions

Soups

Shrimp Dumpling SoupShrimp wontons in clear broth with jumbo shrimp, snow peas and scallions

Visit Jasmine Rice

Thai lunch and dinner at 16th and Spruce.

306 S 16th StPhiladelphia, PA 19102
Order at jasminericephilly.comReserve a tableCatering
Massaman curry with potatoes, carrots and Thai basil, and a side of jasmine rice, at Jasmine Rice
Massaman curry, with the namesake rice.Open every day for lunch and dinner, with a lunch special and catering trays. BYOB.

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