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10 places · New York

10 listed

01
Ayada Thai
4.5/ 2Open· until 10 PM$$
Elmhurst stalwart. Heat-forward southern and Isan plates — sour curry with fish, papaya salad with fermented crab.
02
Fish Cheeks
5.0/ 2Open· until 10:30 PM$$$
NoHo seafood-leaning Thai by the Tassanakajohn brothers. Coconut crab curry, whole fried fish, party-tempo dining.
03
Khao Kang
4.0/ 2Closed· opens tomorrow 10:30 AM$
Counter-service curry-rice shop in Elmhurst. Point at what looks good; it always is.
04
Larb Ubol
4.0/ 2Open· until 10:30 PM$$
Hell's Kitchen Isan from Chef Ratchanee Sumpatboon. Pa lo egg, sai krok, larb tod with a serious roasted-rice kick.
05
Pye Boat Noodle
5.0/ 1Closed· opens tomorrow 11:30 AM$
Astoria specialist. Boat-noodle bowls so dark and herbal they read like dinner-time tea.
06
Rim Thai
4.0/ 1Closed· opens tomorrow 11:30 AM$$
A newer Elmhurst arrival making boat noodles, crab fried rice, and chili-fish papaya salad with confidence.
07
Soothr
5.0/ 2Open· until 10 PM$$$
East Village northern Thai from Pichaya Soontornyanakij. Khao soi and boat noodles done with serious technique.
08
Sripraphai
5.0/ 2Closed· opens tomorrow 11:30 AM$$
The legend. Sripraphai turned Woodside into a destination — crispy fried watercress salad, drunken noodles, soft-shell crab.
09
Wayla
4.5/ 2Open· until 10:30 PM$$$
East Village live-fire Thai from Tom Naumsuwan. Crispy pork toro, charred wings, smoky larb you'll talk about later.
10
Zabb Elee
4.0/ 1Open· until 11 PM$$
East Village Isan favorite — laab, som tam, grilled meats, served with sticky rice and Singha at all hours.