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Nearly 30 years of real Thai cooking

Garnjana has been cooking authentic Thai food in Fredericksburg since 1996 — every dish fresh to order, every flavor in balance. No shortcuts, no pretensions. Just the real thing.
The first kitchen, 1996

The first kitchen, 1996

Garnjana opened on Lafayette Boulevard nearly three decades ago with one straightforward purpose: to cook Thai food the way it's meant to be cooked. The neighborhood has changed around it, but the kitchen hasn't.
Five flavors, one philosophy

Five flavors, one philosophy

Every dish at Garnjana balances five flavors — sour, sweet, salty, bitter, and spicy. Ingredients are chosen for their taste and the natural qualities that make Thai cooking a lasting tradition.
Thai Select, earned the hard way

Thai Select, earned the hard way

Garnjana was the first restaurant in Fredericksburg to earn Thai Select certification from the Royal Thai Government — reserved for kitchens meeting strict standards for genuine Thai cuisine.
A strip mall worth finding

A strip mall worth finding

Tucked between auto shops and chain restaurants, Garnjana has never looked like much from the outside — and that's never mattered. The people who walk through the door for the first time almost always come back.
Cooked fresh, every single order

Cooked fresh, every single order

Nothing sits under a heat lamp here. Your Pad Prik King or green curry is made to order the moment you place it — dine in, pick up, or delivery.