Up Thai is one of The 15 Best Places for Pad Thai in New York City.

1. Up Thai

9.2
1411 2nd Ave (btwn E 73rd St & E 74th St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Upper East Side · 172 tips and reviews

Ania B.Ania Bańczyk: The food was really delicious. Probably the best pad thai I've ever eaten. Try the "first kiss" cocktail :)

D. G.D. G.: I had a pad Thai, it was good, had two bottles of warm saki and it was delicious :-)

Tash C.Tash Concepcion: We tried the Thai iced tea, the chicken curry puffs, chicken pad Thai, and chicken green curry. Everything was delicious. This may be our new favorite Thai place on the UES.

Thai Villa is one of The 15 Best Places for Pad Thai in New York City.

2. Thai Villa

9.1
5 E 19th St (btwn 5th Ave & Broadway), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Flatiron District · 87 tips and reviews

AmberAmber: Pad Thai and green curry were great - would definitely go back!

Craig V.Craig Villamor: Papaya salad, pad Thai, curry. It's beautiful in here too!

Loriah P.Loriah Pope: Pad Thai is great! Servers are nice, and food comes out fast.

Pure Thai Cookhouse is one of The 15 Best Places for Pad Thai in New York City.

3. Pure Thai Cookhouse

8.6
766 9th Ave (btwn 51st & 52nd St.), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 396 tips and reviews

Erin M.Erin Moore: Pad Thai was amazing!!

Karlie X.Karlie Xin: Best pad Thai I've ever tried!!

Danielle J.Danielle Johnson: The best Pad Thai I've ever had! Also papaya salad with crab was incredible. Rightly rated highest for Thai in New York. Massively recommend :)

Land Thai Kitchen is one of The 15 Best Places for Pad Thai in New York City.

4. Land Thai Kitchen

8.1
450 Amsterdam Ave (btw 81st & 82nd), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Upper West Side · 144 tips and reviews

YensYens: Great pad Thai and awesome veggie dumplings. Watch out for chicken wraps... Spicey.

Rosemary A.Rosemary Abendroth: Best pad Thai on the UWS. Also veggie dumplings are excellent

alison z.alison zimmermann: Steamed vegetable dumplings and chicken pad Thai is everything! Spring rolls are great too. Neighborhood staple.

Somtum Der is one of The 15 Best Places for Pad Thai in New York City.

5. Somtum Der

8.4
85 Avenue A (btwn E 5th & E 6th St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · East Village · 192 tips and reviews

Sarah F. P.Sarah F. Parsons: Try to tell the kitchen to make the Papaya Salad with egg less spicy! 2 chili's instead of 3! And also the excellent Pad Thai with crab. Didnt tast the crab with all that dragon fire

Mei C.Mei C: Get the crab meat pad Thai

Edward H.Edward Henry: The spicy crab pad thai is amazing if you can handle the spice

Lovely Day is one of The 15 Best Places for Pad Thai in New York City.

6. Lovely Day

8.1
196 Elizabeth St (btwn Prince & Spring St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · NoLita · 187 tips and reviews

Cristina F.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.

MLOMLO: The edamame dip is not to be skipped. Pad Thai is awesome. Seared salmon is amazing. Your welcome.

Kayleigh H.Kayleigh Harrington: You can't go wrong with the spicy green curry or pad Thai. Here for dinner? Check out the bar downstairs.

OBAO Midtown is one of The 15 Best Places for Pad Thai in New York City.

7. OBAO Midtown

8.2
222 E 53rd St (btwn 3rd Ave & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 167 tips and reviews

Marq R.Marq Romero: Get the Pad See Ew! They throw in some Korean flavor with the galbi and mango kimchi goodness! The pad thai is really good too with a yolky poached egg on top for you to mix around!

Gregory L.Gregory Lee: I can second the tips here. The fried tofu, pork fried rice, kalbi, pad Thai and green papaya salad were great.

Mario P.Mario P: The shrimp pad thai is one of the best in Manhattan!

OBAO Hell's Kitchen is one of The 15 Best Places for Pad Thai in New York City.

8. OBAO Hell's Kitchen

8.2
647 9th Ave (Btwn 45th & 46th Street), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 151 tips and reviews

Dress for the DateDress for the Date: Blending Thai and Vietnamese, OBAO bridges the gap between the streets of Southeast Asia and the streets of NYC into "Modern Thai." Try the Grilled Japanese Eggplant, Fresh Shrimp Rolls & Pad Thai.

Harpriya K.Harpriya Kaur: The Pad Thai is amazing! I could go back for it over and over.

Katrina B.Katrina B: Best pad thai I've ever eaten

Sala Thai is one of The 15 Best Places for Pad Thai in New York City.

9. Sala Thai

9.0
307 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Upper West Side · 45 tips and reviews

Heidi B.Heidi B: Pad Si Ew, Pad Thai - both were delicious

thipsuda m.thipsuda muenpho: Amazing chicken pandan leafs wrap and I love Pad Thai Bolan is the best that I ever had. ✌🏻

Francisca N.Francisca Nunes de Almeida: The Pad Thai is amazing and the service is very friendly. Tables nicely separated with plastic panels for extra Covid safety!

Little Thai Kitchen is one of The 15 Best Places for Pad Thai in New York City.

10. Little Thai Kitchen

7.6
231 E 53rd St (3rd Ave), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Midtown East · 48 tips and reviews

NomadDiplomatNomadDiplomat: The place is tiny, but who cares? Their food is delicious and very reasonably priced. Lunch specials are especially cheap! Red/green curry, pad thai, pine apple fried rice & tom yum soup = awesome!

Ward W.Ward Weistra: Great Pad Thai indeed! Try it with the calamari and spicy papaya salad.

GiannaGianna: The Pad Thai for lunch is superb! The noodles cooked to perfection and the peanut sauce is just right.

TUE Thai Food is one of The 15 Best Places for Pad Thai in New York City.

11. TUE Thai Food

7.5
3 Greenwich Ave (at Christopher St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · West Village · 91 tips and reviews

Suejin Y.Suejin Yang: Love the Chalee Drunken Noodles and Noodleless Pad Thai.

Kat W.Kat W: Get the original pad Thai or the se ew pad Thai! To DIE for!

WinnieWinnie: Love the pad Thai and happy hour specials!

Thai Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Pad Thai in New York City.

12. Thai Market

7.9
960 Amsterdam Ave (at W 107th St.), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Upper West Side · 124 tips and reviews

LaurenLauren: Among the best pad thai I've had in the city. Not too sweet or saucy, with just the right of peanut.

KassKass: Pad Thai is a classic and pretty well executed here

BrandonBrandon: Pad Thai is really fantastic. Appetizers are cheap, plentiful and good. Awesome Thai and worth the trip to 107.

ViV Thai is one of The 15 Best Places for Pad Thai in New York City.

13. ViV Thai

8.1
717 9th Ave (at W 49th St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 95 tips and reviews

Margaret F.Margaret Files: The kra-pow puff appetizer and Pad Thai were amazing.

Samuel S.Samuel Shim: Out of the 30 Thai restaurants on this block, this ones my fav! I recommend the Chicken + Shrimp Pad Thai

Katie D.Katie Diehl: Ordered the Viv curry noodles, pad Thai and Thai sausage fried rice. Everything was excellent, but definitely headed back for the Thai sausage fried rice. Great happy hour menu

Pranakhon is one of The 15 Best Places for Pad Thai in New York City.

14. Pranakhon

8.9
88 University Pl (12th Street), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 10 tips and reviews

Heath T.Heath Terry: Great Pad Thai!

SheenSheen: pad thai is amazing but the khao yum was skippable

Hemen D.Hemen D: Crab fried rice, pad Thai

Tao is one of The 15 Best Places for Pad Thai in New York City.

15. Tao

8.7
42 E 58th St (btwn Madison & Park Ave), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Midtown East · 389 tips and reviews

Lauren P.Lauren Pazcoogie: <3 the pad thai, lobster dumplings & the FORTUNE COOKIE DESSERT is a must!

Lenny G.Lenny Gallo: Chicken Pad Thai was amazing!!!

Brian E.Brian Evans: The chicken pad thai is amazing!