Chinatown in the New York City borough of Manhattan runs from Essex Street in the east to around Lafayette Street in the west and extends from Delancey Street southward to Madison Avenue. While the area is largely known for its Chinese restaurants, Chinatown also features a small number of Thai restaurants. These establishments include both casual and upscale eating places, and some have received high ratings for their cuisine.
Pongsri Thai Restaurant has served New York City's Chinatown since January 1972. The restaurant earned Zagat dining guide ratings of "very good to excellent" for food, "good to very good" for its service and "fair to good" for its decor. The menu begins with nine appetizers like the coconut omelet and the Thai tempura, and six soups like the asparagus silver thread. Seafood is the specialty of the house, such as the steamed mussels and the scallops pad khing. The restaurant has a full bar available. Pongsri Thai Restaurant serves lunch and dinner daily. Reservations are not required. Casual attire is appropriate. Vegetarian dishes are available.
Pongsri Thai Restaurant
106 Bayard St.
Manhattan, NY 10013
212-349-3132
pongsri.com
Sticky Rice opened for business in December 2006. Seventeen appetizers lead the menu, such as the mango dumplings with chicken and cilantro and the firecracker tofu skin stuffed with with chicken and pork curry. The menu featuers grilled entrees like the lemongrass salmon wrapped in banana leaf and accompanied by tamarind sauce. The restaurant does not serve alcohol, but allows diners to bring along their own beer or wine. Sticky Rice is open for lunch and dinner daily, and on Thursdays through Saturdays the kitchen remains open late. Reservations are not taken, which can make for long waits at peak dinner hours. Casual attire is the norm. Vegetarian options are available.
Sticky Rice
85 Orchard St.
Manhattan, NY 10002
212-274-8208
Komba Restaurant is located along Pell Street. At breakfast, the restaurant features breakfast sandwiches as well as Thai fare like a shredded pork and preserved vegetable soup with vermicelli noodles, served with a choice of coffee, tea or a soy bean breakfast drink. To begin the lunch and dinner menu, the restaurant offers 22 appetizers that include Thai favorites like curried fish, squid and beef balls. Specialty entrees on the Pan-Asian menu include satay beef and black pepper seafood. Komba Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Reservations are not taken. Casual attire is the norm.
Komba Restaurant
23 Pell St.
Manhattan, NY 10038
212-406-4259
