1. Somtum Der
8.3
85 Avenue A (btwn E 5th & E 6th St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · East Village · 192 tips and reviews
Lori Luo: A fresh take on Isaan Thai cuisine, Somtum Der's dark larb is legitimately spicy and all of the papaya salads are delicious. Worth a stop if you're in the East Village.
Ali Kraft: Amazing food from northern Thailand, not your traditional and overdone noodle and curry dishes. Papaya Salad and beef skewers in coconut milk are a must!
Alex Ravenel: Any of the papaya salads are great. Order some beers for the spice, too.
2. Pure Thai Cookhouse
8.5
766 9th Ave (btwn 51st & 52nd St.), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 396 tips and reviews
Jonathan Kopp: Try the Papaya Salad - Authentic, tasty, sweet, spicy, crunchy
Eli Horne: Get the ratcha buri and the green papaya salad. No regrets.
Deborah Au-Yeung: The real delicious deal. Addicted to papaya salad, chicken curry puffs and the duck noodle soup.
3. Pig and Khao
9.1
68 Clinton St (btwn Rivington & Stanton St), New York, NY
Filipino Restaurant · Lower East Side · 307 tips and reviews
Steve: Everything is good here. I had the ribs and papaya salad and they were amazing.
Caitlin Sakdalan: Try the Sisig, Green Papaya Salad, and Short Rib Rendang! Also grab a San Miguel while you're at it 😉 can't wait to go back and try more!
Sabrina Lee: Don't miss the pork jowl with Brussels sprouts or the green papaya salad. So good! Pretty generous portions, too.
4. Hanoi House
8.2
119 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · East Village · 69 tips and reviews
Greg Tan: Get the pho, the octopus and the papaya salad with the pigs ears!
Jeremy Fisher: Pho is very good, clams and congee good too. Skip papaya salad and uni banh mi
Ranu Rajkarnikar: Love this new modern Vietnamese addition to the hood. Start with papaya salad and spring rolls, then move onto pho and beef stew. Tasty house hot sauce! Everything was delic, I loved the interior too.
5. Sala Thai
9.0
307 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Upper West Side · 45 tips and reviews
Paolo Barone: A really good Thai indeed! Papaya salad was excellent and the panang curry one of the best I ever had
Polina Weitz: Great design and beautiful plating! Delicious papaya salad and chicken in panang leaves. The pad thai was too sweet and a bit disappointing.
Carrie: The prawn pad thai, papaya salad, spring rolls were all delicious.
6. Thai Villa
9.1
5 E 19th St (btwn 5th Ave & Broadway), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Flatiron District · 87 tips and reviews
ᴡ H-i: To me, the best thai food in town. Pad see ew, coconut sticky rice, the freshest papaya salad and some iced thai tea...👌
Craig Villamor: Papaya salad, pad Thai, curry. It's beautiful in here too!
Rocio Sarriegui Zulueta: Red curry, thai fried rice and papaya salad
7. Wondee Siam I
8.0
792 9th Ave (btwn 52nd & 53rd), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 122 tips and reviews
Aparna M: Try the Som Tum Pbooh - Papaya salad w salted "live" crab off secret menu; h/t @SpecialKRB from when @BangkokGlutton lived in NY! #asianantiobiotic
Jen Lee: I love that their "spicy" is actually spicy. If you're into spicy food, order the papaya salad extra spicy - painful but delicious.
Robert Dempsey: Definitely have the Papaya Salad. It's authentic. Also try a whole deep fried fish.
8. Khe-Yo
8.5
157 Duane Street (btwn Hudson St & W Broadway), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Tribeca · 142 tips and reviews
First We Feast: Get the papaya salad because this version is particularly fresh and bright, along with an order of crunchy coconut rice balls with kaffir lime-laced sausage, drizzled with honey sambal. Read more.
Christina Hirsch: Everyone starts with the rice balls, a delicious and fun dish. We tried the coconut rice, papaya salad, quail, and pork curry noodles. Everything blew us away. One of my favorite meals!
Jenn Coughlin: Fried chicken, papaya salad, ribs, bang bang
9. Van Da
8.8
234 E 4th St (between Avenues A and B), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · Alphabet City · 19 tips and reviews
Zucchini Rose: Standouts were Banh It Ram (Crispy Mochi Dumplings) andBanh Khot (Turmeric Griddle Cakes) with mushroom and the tapioca coconut dessert. Also good was green papaya salad, ribs. Much more to try!
Jeremiah Baumann: The papaya salad, the rice cake things, the turmeric rice things...ok everything was amazing
Polina Weitz: Lovely low-key spot! It's a modern take on Vietnamese food. The Pho Grilled cheese sandwich with the Pho shot is a must. Also great papaya salad. The cocktails were superb and service was great.
10. Lovely Day
8.1
196 Elizabeth St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · NoLita · 187 tips and reviews
Cristina F-M: get me the ginger fried chicken and the green curry and I am in heaven. pad thai and papaya salad (watch out, it's native spicy) are great too. actually everything is awesome.
Claudio Santori: Pad Thai, red curry, papaya salad, ginger chicken. Not pricy and very delicious.
Abigail Koffler: Start with the papaya salad, so refreshing. Good cocktails too, just bring cash or an Amex.
11. Wayla
9.2
100 Forsyth St (btw Grand & Broome), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Lower East Side · 48 tips and reviews
Alex Robertson: Definitely worth the “like”. Chicken, crab fried rice, papaya salad, and wings all great. The pork noodle meatballs stole the show tho. Good cocktails ($16)
Jasmine Mehrabi: The beef fried rice is so good!!! Also the shrimp main dish and papaya salad were tasty and spicy!
Katalina Acevedo: Get the branzino if you like flavors like tamarind and lime, crispy shallots and flavorful spice; wok-fried shrimp if you love spicy; vegetable platter with the assorted curries is the best to share
13. OBAO Hell's Kitchen
8.3
647 9th Ave (Btwn 45th & 46th Street), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 151 tips and reviews
Qiuyun Tan: Love the papaya salad and catfish!
John A: Good local Asian fusion, nice design atmosphere. Vegetarian options: papaya salad and eggplant tofu are good. They have a full bar and good looking staff.
Rock Raines: Papaya Salad, Crispy Spring Roll, Bun Bo Hue, KUI TEAW LAK SA!!!