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Thai•New York•value
Mitr Thai Restaurant
Mitr Thai Restaurant keeps showing up in the right conversations when people want a reliable thai plan.
Thai fooddinnertakeout
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9.8
Based on 9572 reviews
Best Thai Restaurants in New York: 21 Picks for 2026
The best Thai restaurants in New York, sorted by rating and curated by TastyPals editors.
21 restaurantsAvg rating 9.5$$ – valueUpdated July 2026
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Top Thai picks in New York
Fast answers for diners comparing thai restaurants in New York. These first picks are sorted from live restaurant data and editorial fit.
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Thai•Long Island City•moderate
Soothr LIC
Soothr's Long Island City outpost carries the East Village original's reputation for regionally rooted Thai cooking into Queens, and by most accounts it has settled quickly into the role of neighborhood anchor rather than hype destination.
waterfrontdinnerdate night
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9.8
Based on 5301 reviews
3
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Thai•Fort Greene•moderate
Glin Thai Bistro
Fort Greene has quietly become one of Brooklyn's best Thai corridors, and Glin Thai Bistro, on Myrtle between Washington Park and Carlton, makes the case loudly.
dinnercool
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9.8
Based on 4790 reviews
4
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Thai•New York•value
Dagg Thai Restaurant
Here's the thing about a Midtown Thai spot a few steps from Grand Central: it could phone it in and still fill tables off commuter foot traffic.
Thai fooddinnertakeout
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9.8
Based on 2779 reviews
5
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Thai•Gramercy•moderate
Malii Gramercy
Malii Gramercy occupies the kind of Second Avenue address that doesn't beg for attention, which suits it.
classicdinnerdate night
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9.8
Based on 2083 reviews
6
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Thai•Upper East Side•splurge
Up Thai
Up Thai is one of the better-known thai spots in Upper East Side in New York, which makes it a practical place to start.
Special occasionspecial occasionbusiness dinner
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9.6
Based on 8148 reviews
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Thai•Upper East Side•splurge
THEP Thai Restaurant
THEP arrives labelled fine dining, but the cheque tells a more honest story: $31 to $50 a head, entrees holding between $16 and $25.
Special occasionspecial occasionbusiness dinner
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9.6
Based on 6787 reviews
8
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Thai•East Village•value
Soothr
Soothr is a dependable thai option in East Village that a lot of diners already know and return to.
East Village night outcasual nightlate night
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9.6
Based on 6346 reviews
9
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Thai•Hell’s Kitchen•moderate
Elephant Ear
Elephant Ear does something that most Hell's Kitchen spots refuse to commit to: it picks a lane — specifically, the bold, herb-forward heat of Southeast Asian cooking — and drives down it without hedging.
theaterdinner
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9.6
Based on 5993 reviews
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Thai•New York•value
Hey Thai
Hey Thai operates on a principle that a lot of New York restaurants have quietly abandoned: Thai food at its best is aggressive, not polite.
Thai fooddinnertakeout
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9.6
Based on 3661 reviews
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Thai•Hell’s Kitchen•moderate
Chalong Southern Thai
Southern Thai cooking is not the same thing as Thai cooking, and Chalong in Hell's Kitchen is making a deliberate case that New York is finally ready to understand the difference.
theaterdinner
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9.6
Based on 3547 reviews
12
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Thai•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Tha Phraya
Tha Phraya is a thai pick in New York when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
bib gourmanddate night
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9.6
Based on 1311 reviews
13
Thai•Fort Greene•moderate
SUKH
Fort Greene does not need another Thai restaurant running through the Bangkok-greatest-hits routine, and Sukh — opened in 2023 by the team behind Prospect Heights' Nourish — has no interest in being one.
dinnercool
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9.6
Based on 1144 reviews
14
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Thai•New York•value
Thai Villa
Thai Villa keeps showing up in the right conversations when people want a reliable thai plan.
Thai fooddinnertakeout
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9.4
Based on 7659 reviews
15
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Thai•NoHo•moderate
Fish Cheeks
Fish Cheeks is the kind of thai room in NoHo you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
stylishdinnerdate night
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9.4
Based on 5215 reviews
16
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Thai•New York•moderate
BIB GOURMAND
Pranakhon
Pranakhon is the kind of thai room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
centraldinnerbib gourmand
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9.4
Based on 3214 reviews
17
Thai•New York•value
CHADA NYC
CHADA NYC is a thai restaurant in New York that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Thai fooddinnertakeout
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9.4
Based on 1051 reviews
18
Thai•Prospect Heights•moderate
The Nuaa Table
Chef Pitipong Bowornneeranart spent years running the kitchen at Nuaa on the Upper East Side before that restaurant closed in 2018, and The Nuaa Table in Prospect Heights reads like a deliberate second act — quieter, more intentional, an…
dinnerdate night
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9.4
Based on 301 reviews
19
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Thai•Cobble Hill•moderate
Lemongrass Brooklyn
Lemongrass Brooklyn suits a night out in Cobble Hill when you want thai that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cozydinnerdate night
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9.2
Based on 4138 reviews
20
Thai•Park Slope•value
Bangkok Degree
Bangkok Degree is a strong brunch move in Park Slope in New York when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.
Neighborhood classicsfamily dinnerbrunch
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9.2
Based on 590 reviews
21
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Thai•New York•$$
BIB GOURMAND
Thai Diner
Thai Diner is an easy thai option in New York to suggest without needing a long explanation.
bib gourmand
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8.8
Based on 2876 reviews
Common questions about Thai in New York
What are the best Thai restaurants in New York?
The top Thai restaurants in New York include Mitr Thai Restaurant, Soothr LIC, Glin Thai Bistro. TastyPals curates these picks based on Google ratings, review volume, and editorial judgment.
What is the highest-rated Thai restaurant in New York?
Mitr Thai Restaurant is among the highest-rated Thai restaurants in New York, with a 9.8 Google rating across 9,572 reviews.
How much does Thai food cost in New York?
Thai restaurants in New York range from $$ to value. Most mid-range options fall in the moderate range.
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