real khao sui, anywhere in Manhattan?

[Palate]

Hi all,

Wondering where to find khao sui in Manhattan. For some reason (perhaps because it's more from northern Thailand) most Thai restaurants don't have it on the menu. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

[xigua]

I had it at blue chili (aka Siam inn). Surprisingly for a restaurant that sells both thai food and sushi, it was pretty good with all the traditional garnishings
www.orderinny.com

[ephramzz]

Thanks for the tip on Blue Chili, Xigua. I'll definitely give that one a try soon as I just found it through the dish search on menupages.com. I was surprised as well that Ozen, a place that serves Thai, Japanese, and Vietnamese food actually had really good Khao Soi. I usually discount those multi-cuisine places as well, but in this case I think the chef is Thai.

[ephramzz]

Hi Palate, that's me with the khao soi blog, Scarlet, thanks for posting it. My current list of places that have it in Manhattan is:
Charm Thai
Chili Thai
Galanga Thai Restaurant
Kelley & Ping
Kin Khao Restaurant
Kittichai Thai
Klong
Lemongrass Grill
Nooch
Ozen Asian Fusion Cuisine Inc
Pam Real Thai
Regional thai
Thai Market Inc
Thai Terminal

Just learned last night about Kelley & Ping serving it from some scouts of mine, pulled over from their sister restaurant Kin Khao. Haven't had K&P's, but if Kin Khao's is any indication, it's probably good.

in addition to the names Scarlet listed, it's sometimes called Northern Thai Noodles or simply Egg Noodles with Yellow Curry. Enjoy your search, it's addictive as you can tell! Let us know what you find.

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Thai Market
960 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025

Kittichai
60 Thompson St, New York, NY 10012

Pam Real Thai
404 W 49th St, New York, NY 10019

Chili Thai
712 9th Ave, New York, NY 10019

Ozen
760 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025

Kelley and Ping
127 Greene St, New York, NY 10012

[farang]

hard to find,,,, a decent one in nyc never found one that has managed to get it right,,,, want real khao soi gotta go to chiang mai, all others dont do it justice

[chowbeth]

Hey Ephramzz,
You missed one at least:
Bangkok Grand Palace 882 First Avenue (btw 49th and 50th)
The rest of the food isn't great, but the khao soi is not terrible. I wouldn't go out of your way, but if your quest really to try 'em all, then go for it!

[ephramzz]

Chowbeth, what is it listed as on the menu at Bangkok Grand Palace? I don't see it on their menu on menupages http://www.menupages.com/restaurantde...

I've since heard about Pad Thai and been to Blue Chili (good, but lights give me seizures), Open the Sesame (pretty strange version), Tony Thai's on 7th in Park Slope (good for take out), and of course Rhong Tiam which has to be my favorite in the city overall.

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Open the Sesame
198 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002

Rhong-Tiam
541 LaGuardia Pl, New York, NY 10012

Bluechili
251 W 51st St, New York, NY 10019

Thai Tony's
3019 Fort Hamilton Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11218

Pad Thai
114 8th Ave, New York, NY 10011

[D...DF]

Rhong Tiam makes it and it's delish. Depending on which menu you are looking at, you may have to order off the menu.

[Nosher]

We've had a few pretty great ones at Thai Market at 107th/Amsterdam Ave (photos and write-up to come within a week).

Nosher

NYCnosh* http://nycnosh.com

[scarlet starlet]

I just made some for dinner!

A lot of places have it, but it's not always called Khao Soi - sometimes they'll call it Chiang Mai noodles or floating market curry noodles. I just discovered this guy's blog today - he's on a mission to eat Khao Soi at every Thai place that has it in NYC, so he has a really good listing of places that have it (and he rates them, too). http://khaoisoi.blogspot.com

[biondanonima]

FYI, there's a typo in the link scarlet provided (an extra i) - here's the real link:
http://khaosoi.blogspot.com/