The Best Thai Restaurants in New York City
From a Michelin Recommended Tribeca diner to the Bib Gourmand counters of Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, and Dumbo — where to eat Thai food across the city.
New York has more Thai restaurants than almost any other Southeast Asian cuisine in the city, and Thai Diner in Tribeca — Michelin Recommended and ranked #52 on the New York Times' Top 100 Best NYC Restaurants for 2026 — is the address most people mean when they say "the best Thai in New York." The picks below range from tasting-menu counters to Elmhurst noodle shops, each one scored and verified by Dim Hour.
A note on range: this list spans Thai-American diner mashups, chef-driven tasting menus, and no-frills neighborhood counters in Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, and Dumbo — the outer-borough rooms where NYC's most regionally specific Thai cooking tends to live. Expect khao soi, larb, and southern curries rather than pad-thai-only menus.
Thai Diner
Michelin Recommended and ranked #52 on the New York Times' Top 100 Best NYC Restaurants for 2026, this Tribeca diner mashes up Thai and American diner food — the khao soi French toast at brunch and the crab fried rice at dinner are the two dishes that built its reputation. Walk-ins only.
KRU
Husband-and-wife chefs Ohm Suansilphong and Kiki Supap run this modern Thai tasting-menu counter in North Williamsburg, Michelin Recommended for its regional Thai technique. The khao soi, massaman curry, and larb show the range; book on Resy.
Saranrom Thai
A 2025 Bib Gourmand pick on Broadway in Elmhurst, also ranked #60 on the New York Times' Top 100 Best NYC Restaurants for 2026. Order the yum pla duk fu (crispy catfish salad with green mango), the khua kling, or the squid pad thai regulars default to. Walk-in, lunch through 10pm daily.
Hungry Thirsty
Opened by former Ugly Baby staffers in the same Smith Street space in Carroll Gardens, Michelin-listed for keeping that predecessor's regional-Thai focus and heat level. The kang ped nuer (spicy beef curry) and kai tod hat-yai (fried chicken with sticky rice) go past the pad-thai basics.
Elephant District
A Bangkok riverside street-food menu in Dumbo from executive chef Ekapol "Top" Aranyawikul, named for the historic elephant pier on Bangkok's Chao Phraya River. The kitchen leans on fish and seafood — krapow moo krob (crispy pork belly with holy basil), choo chee pla (fried branzino in coconut red curry), and khao soi pu nim (soft-shell crab in dry northern curry).
Kitchen 79
A Jackson Heights room on 79th Street that seats around thirty, three blocks from the 82 St–Jackson Hts subway stop, running through curries, noodles, seafood, and salads with vegan and gluten-free options built in. The khao soi, green curry, and duck pad cha are the dishes to order.
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