Thai Restaurants by Restaurant Girl

Restaurant Openings to Look Forward to in 2013

Neighborhood: | Featured in Sneak Peek

For food writers, each year generally ends with a flurry of restaurant “Best Of” listicles, chronicling the highs and lows of eateries both old and new. But as soon as the calendar reads January 2nd, we hit the reset button, turning our attention towards a brand new crop of impending openings. From Michael White’s eagerly anticipated double header in Manhattan (The Butterfly and Ristorante Morini), to Andy Ricker’s continued expansion of his Pok Pok empire in Brooklyn (Whiskey Soda Lounge), it’s already shaping up to be a banner year for the New York restaurant scene. And who knows? A few of them just might make our “Best Of” lists at the close of 2013.

Thip Samai

Neighborhood: Bangkok | Featured in City Guides

If you love Pad Thai, Thip Samai is your Graceland. This is Shrimp Pad Thai the way it was meant to be eaten — incredibly light and...

Or Tor Kor Market

Neighborhood: Bangkok | Featured in City Guides

Talk about a crash course in Thai cuisine. This lively Bangkok market is a veritable Disneyland for traditional Thai dishes and...

Krua Apsorn

Neighborhood: Bangkok | Featured in City Guides

There isn’t much in the way of fine dining in Bangkok, at least not where Thai people go to splurge or celebrate a special occasion....

Raan Jay Fai

Neighborhood: Bangkok | Featured in Best Of

Don’t go to the bathroom at Jay Fai (that’s what the locals this joint), located in the Old City. Go to the bathroom before...

Pok Pok Ny

Neighborhood: Brooklyn | Featured in Best Of, Hottest Newcomers

Andy Ricker’s Portland, Oregon import made waves when it first landed on an unassuming block in Brooklyn’s out-of-the-way...

Kin Shop

Neighborhood: West Village | Featured in Best Of

Harold Dieterle isn’t afraid of a little (or a lot…) spice at Kin Shop, his modern Thai restaurant in the West Village. He turns up the heat in many of the dishes on the menu, including his Braised Skate and Calamari Curry with Pickled Green Peppercorns and Northern Thai Style Curry Noodle. But one of the hottest dishes on the menu is the Spicy Duck Laab Salad.

Sripraphai

Neighborhood: Queens | Featured in Best Of

If you’re looking for a good excuse to visit Queens this weekend, SriPraPhai Thai Restaurant is reason enough. Ask any New Yorker where you can get some decent Thai food, and if they know what they’re talking about, they’ll point you here.