Thai New York is a corridor, not a neighborhood — from the East Village to Hell's Kitchen and across the river to Woodside, Elmhurst, and Astoria. A dish-first guide to where the real cooking is.
Elmhurst stalwart. Heat-forward southern and Isan plates — sour curry with fish, papaya salad with fermented crab.
NoHo seafood-leaning Thai by the Tassanakajohn brothers. Coconut crab curry, whole fried fish, party-tempo dining.
Elmhurst stalwart. Heat-forward southern and Isan plates — sour curry with fish, papaya salad with fermented crab.