Saawaan Thai Takeaway is a Thai restaurant and takeaway on Travis Road in New Brighton, Christchurch, holding a 4.0 Google rating from diners. Its online home is a Facebook page rather than a website, so it pays to check there before visiting.
A good Thai takeaway lives or dies on balance: the sweet, salty, sour and chilli notes of a pad thai, or the coconut richness of a green curry lifted by lemongrass and makrut lime. Most places will turn the heat up or down if asked, and it is worth starting a notch below what you think you can manage — Thai-hot is no exaggeration. Curries and stir-fries also survive the trip home far better than anything fried, which softens in the box.
For New Brighton locals after a Thai night in without the cooking, Saawaan is a straightforward stop on the way home along Travis Road.