Condé Nast TravelerNov 2
The Very Best Thai Food in New York City
You can eat across Thailand without ever leaving the Big Apple.
Fun Nolita spot with Thai Disco Fries and reimagined diner favorites.
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.