Chalong Southern Thai is one of the best thai restaurants in New York for dinner, especially if you want a strong option in Hell’s Kitchen.
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.
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Steamed dumpling with crab meat, shrimp, and pork, fried garlic, and southern-style dipping sauce
Fresh Pomelo, fried cured branzino, chili, lemongrass shallot, mint, cilantro with nahm pla whan dressing
Crispy duck confit, potato, pickled shallot, fried onion, dill and cashew nuts
Chalong Southern Thai is a strong thai option in Hell’s Kitchen in New York when you want somewhere that already has a solid public track record. Jeeb Pu and Baerng Golae also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.6 rating across 3,547 Google reviews.
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Chalong Southern Thai is a Thai restaurant located in Hell’s Kitchen, New York. 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.
Chalong Southern Thai is best for theater, dinner, local. Chalong Southern Thai is a strong thai option in Hell’s Kitchen in New York when you want somewhere that already has a solid public track record. Jeeb Pu and Baerng Golae also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.6 rating across 3,547 Google reviews.
Chalong Southern Thai is in the moderate price range (moderate). Google rating: 9.6 from 3,547 reviews
Start with Jeeb Pu, Yum Som-O, Massaman Duck Confit and Moo Hong (Phuket Style Stewed Pork Belly). These dishes are shown from TastyPals notes or restaurant data on this page.
Chalong Southern Thai holds a 9.6 Google rating from 3,547 reviews. Chalong Southern Thai is a strong thai option in Hell’s Kitchen in New York when you want somewhere that already has a solid public track record. Jeeb Pu and Baerng Golae also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.6 rating across 3,547 Google reviews.
Chalong Southern Thai is located at 749 9th Ave, New York, NY 10019, USA. Directions are available via Google Maps.
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