Thai Market

Critics' Pick

960 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10025 40.801172 -73.96521
nr. 107th St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-280-4575 Send to Phone

Cuisine: Thai
Price Range:
$$
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Reader Rating:
9 out of 10
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4 Reviews | Write a Review

Photo by Shanna Ravindra

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Hours

Mon-Thu, noon-11pm; Fri-Sat, noon-11:30pm; Sun, noon-10:30pm

Nearby Subway Stops

B, C at Cathedral Pkwy./110th St.

Prices

$8-$15

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Delivery
Lunch
Take-Out
Reservations Not Required

Alcohol

Full Bar

Reservations

Not Accepted

Delivery Area

94th St. to 120th St., Central Park West to West End Ave.

Profile

The décor may come off a bit theme-parky, with its Bangkok street signs and street-market photo murals, but the kitchen seems to prize authenticity over artifice. The menu is voluminous and modeled after a broadsheet, and the first-time diner would do well to heed the hyperefficient server’s advice. That’s how we happily ended up with dishes he claimed couldn’t be found at cookie-cutter pad Thai parlors: the daikon cake, for starters, sautéed with soy sauce, bean sprouts, and egg, and the tart minced salmon, flavored with chili, mint, lemongrass, and galanga, and served at room temperature with lettuce leaves for wrapping. Don’t get us wrong—this still isn’t the unabashedly sour, tart, electrifyingly spicy stuff Thai-food fiends’ dreams are made of. For that, you’ll need to trek out to Queens. But for upper Manhattan, it’s a great option, made even greater by the breezy open-air façade. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld