Condé Nast TravelerNov 2
The Very Best Thai Food in New York City
You can eat across Thailand without ever leaving the Big Apple.
Must-order dish: Yen Ta Fo, a pink soup with soft rice noodles.
15 restaurants in this story
- Bangkok Supper ClubRestaurantUpscale Thai dining with award-winning cocktails and pork jowl.
- AyadaRestaurantMust-order dish: Yen Ta Fo, a pink soup with soft rice noodles.
- Thai DinerRestaurantFun Nolita spot with Thai Disco Fries and reimagined diner favorites.
- Mommy Pai’sRestaurantFast Thai chicken takeout spot on the same block as Thai Diner.
- Fish CheeksRestaurantSpecializes in seafood dishes from southern coastal Thailand.
- LenLenRestaurantCool Flatiron spot; standout is the durian crab curry.
- HommaliRestaurantNewcomer to West Village with curated menu by Bangkok-native chef.
- SoothrRestaurantThai noodle shop specializing in noodles from all across Thailand.
- Elsewhere
- Ugly BabyRestaurantBrooklyn, United StatesUGLY BABY Reservations via RESY.
- Eim Khao Mun KaiRestaurantElmhurst, United StatesSpecializes in khao mun gai, Thai version of Hainanese chicken rice.
- SriPraPhaiRestaurantWoodside, United StatesServing since 1990 with a sprawling menu of Thai favorites.
- Zaab ZaabRestaurantQueens, United StatesSpecializes in Northeast Isan cuisine; signature dish is larb ped udon.
- Kaew Jao Jorm ThaiRestaurantBrooklyn, United StatesFocuses on 19th-century recipes; signature dumplings are chor muang.
- Ler LersRestaurantBrooklyn, United StatesNewer spot in Bed-Stuy doing classic Bangkok-style fare right.
- KruRestaurantBrooklyn, United StatesReimagines regional Thai traditions; must-try is the massaman curry pot pie.