Somtum Der is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit Salad in New York City.

1. Somtum Der

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

Lori L.Lori Luo: A fresh take on Isaan Thai cuisine, Somtum Der's dark larb is legitimately spicy and all of the papaya salads are delicious. Worth a stop if you're in the East Village.

Alex R.Alex Ravenel: Any of the papaya salads are great. Order some beers for the spice, too.

KarimaKarima: Black sticky rice, coconut beef skewers, papaya salad, fried chicken, crab pad thai

Pig and Khao is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit Salad in New York City.

2. Pig and Khao

9.1
68 Clinton St (btwn Rivington & Stanton St), New York, NY
Filipino Restaurant · Lower East Side · 307 tips and reviews

Steve O.Steve O: Try the Green Mango salad, the Papaya Noodle salad, and the grilled Pork Jowl...but the best item on the menu is the Coconut Rice!

Javier M.Javier Marquez: Coconut rice, Green Mango Salad, Sizzling Sising are some of the best food I have ever had.

Caitlin S.Caitlin Sakdalan: Try the Sisig, Green Papaya Salad, and Short Rib Rendang! Also grab a San Miguel while you're at it 😉 can't wait to go back and try more!

Pure Thai Cookhouse is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit Salad 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

Jonathan K.Jonathan Kopp: Try the Papaya Salad - Authentic, tasty, sweet, spicy, crunchy

Eli H.Eli Horne: Get the ratcha buri and the green papaya salad. No regrets.

Deborah A.Deborah Au-Yeung: The real delicious deal. Addicted to papaya salad, chicken curry puffs and the duck noodle soup.

Hanoi House is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit Salad in New York City.

4. Hanoi House

8.7
119 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st Ave & Avenue A), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · East Village · 69 tips and reviews

Greg T.Greg Tan: Get the pho, the octopus and the papaya salad with the pigs ears!

Jeremy F.Jeremy Fisher: Pho is very good, clams and congee good too. Skip papaya salad and uni banh mi

Ranu R.Ranu Rajkarnikar: Love this new modern Vietnamese addition to the hood. Start with papaya salad and spring rolls, then move onto pho and beef stew. Tasty house hot sauce! Everything was delic, I loved the interior too.

Wondee Siam I is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit Salad in New York City.

5. Wondee Siam I

8.1
792 9th Ave (btwn 52nd & 53rd), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 122 tips and reviews

Aparna M.Aparna M: Try the Som Tum Pbooh - Papaya salad w salted "live" crab off secret menu; h/t @SpecialKRB from when @BangkokGlutton lived in NY! #asianantiobiotic

Samantha T.Samantha Tan: Ask for the Secret Menu,get the AMAZING minced fried catfish with mango salad. SO GOOD,esp with sticky rice!Good $7.50 lunch specials, and properly Thai hot.You can choose mild,medium or very spicy.

Azlan P.Azlan P.: Must have on the secret menu -- Squid with string beans (it's crazy delicious) and soft shell crab with mango salad. Om nom nom

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

6. Sala Thai

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

Paolo B.Paolo Barone: A really good Thai indeed! Papaya salad was excellent and the panang curry one of the best I ever had

Polina W.Polina Weitz: Great design and beautiful plating! Delicious papaya salad and chicken in panang leaves. The pad thai was too sweet and a bit disappointing.

CarrieCarrie: The prawn pad thai, papaya salad, spring rolls were all delicious.

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

7. Thai Villa

9.1
5 E 19th St (btwn 5th Ave & Broadway), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Flatiron District · 88 tips and reviews

ᴡ H.ᴡ H-i: To me, the best thai food in town. Pad see ew, coconut sticky rice, the freshest papaya salad and some iced thai tea...👌

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

Rocio S.Rocio Sarriegui Zulueta: Red curry, thai fried rice and papaya salad

Lovely Day is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit Salad in New York City.

8. 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.

ToryBurchToryBurch: We're so happy our favorite low-key Thai spot reopened. Order the spicy shredded papaya salad.

Claudio S.Claudio Santori: Pad Thai, red curry, papaya salad, ginger chicken. Not pricy and very delicious.

Khe-Yo is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit Salad in New York City.

9. Khe-Yo

8.5
157 Duane Street (btwn Hudson St & W Broadway), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Tribeca · 142 tips and reviews

First We FeastFirst We Feast: Get the papaya salad because this version is particularly fresh and bright, along with an order of crunchy coconut rice balls with kaffir lime-laced sausage, drizzled with honey sambal. Read more.

Christina H.Christina Hirsch: Everyone starts with the rice balls, a delicious and fun dish. We tried the coconut rice, papaya salad, quail, and pork curry noodles. Everything blew us away. One of my favorite meals!

Jenn C.Jenn Coughlin: Fried chicken, papaya salad, ribs, bang bang

Van Da is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit Salad in New York City.

10. Van Da

8.7
234 E 4th St (between Avenues A and B), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · Alphabet City · 19 tips and reviews

Zucchini R.Zucchini Rose: Standouts were Banh It Ram (Crispy Mochi Dumplings) andBanh Khot (Turmeric Griddle Cakes) with mushroom and the tapioca coconut dessert. Also good was green papaya salad, ribs. Much more to try!

Jeremiah B.Jeremiah Baumann: The papaya salad, the rice cake things, the turmeric rice things...ok everything was amazing

Polina W.Polina Weitz: Lovely low-key spot! It's a modern take on Vietnamese food. The Pho Grilled cheese sandwich with the Pho shot is a must. Also great papaya salad. The cocktails were superb and service was great.

Topaz Thai Authentic is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit Salad in New York City.

11. Topaz Thai Authentic

7.2
127 W 56th St (at 6th Ave.), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Theater District · 106 tips and reviews

Sari S.Sari Signorelli: Loved the Mango Salad

Trupti N.Trupti Natu: Try their mango salad .... It's yummy !!

Julia F.Julia Forsyth: A very respectable Thai restaurant - moderately priced too for NYC, great Som Tum (Papaya Salad) and as spicy as you want it- Yum!

Saigon Shack is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit Salad in New York City.

12. Saigon Shack

8.3
114 Macdougal St (at Bleecker St), New York, NY
Vietnamese Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 393 tips and reviews

Matthew L.Matthew Listro: Papaya salad with shrimp and sesame dressing is refreshing and delicious.

S D.S D: Tried their Mango Papaya salad and Pho .. all tasty and price is right :))

Tracy S.Tracy Spetka: The most underrated menu item is the papaya & mango salad. Add lemongrass chicken or grilled pork chop & get spicy chili sauce for dressing.

Wayla is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit Salad in New York City.

13. Wayla

9.1
100 Forsyth St (btw Grand & Broome), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Lower East Side · 47 tips and reviews

Alex R.Alex Robertson: Definitely worth the “like”. Chicken, crab fried rice, papaya salad, and wings all great. The pork noodle meatballs stole the show tho. Good cocktails ($16)

Jasmine M.Jasmine Mehrabi: The beef fried rice is so good!!! Also the shrimp main dish and papaya salad were tasty and spicy!

GG: Whole branzino, cute outside patio- love this spot

Zabb PuTawn is one of The 15 Best Places for Fruit Salad in New York City.

14. Zabb PuTawn

8.7
1584 1st Ave (82nd & 83rd St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Yorkville · 11 tips and reviews

Jhokania D.Jhokania D.: Spring rolls, papaya salad, mango sticky rice 🙌🏽🙌🏽

Tomi V.Tomi Vest: The staff are amazing and the food is fantastic. Really authentic and a great deal.

Paige C.Paige C: Amazing food! Loved their pad Thai - it was perfectly seasoned and flavored.

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

15. 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

Qiuyun T.Qiuyun Tan: Love the papaya salad and catfish!

John A.John A: Good local Asian fusion, nice design atmosphere. Vegetarian options: papaya salad and eggplant tofu are good. They have a full bar and good looking staff.

Rock RainesRock Raines: Papaya Salad, Crispy Spring Roll, Bun Bo Hue, KUI TEAW LAK SA!!!