Tomorrow: Our 10 Best Thai Restaurants

by Robert Sietsema

September 10, 2009

One test of a great northern Thai restaurant is perfect pork larb, laced with herbs and doused with a pungent dressing.

Tomorrow, Fork in the Road puts its figurative ass on the line, Southeast Asian style, laying out our favorite 10 Thai restaurants. The rankings may surprise you, but at least you’ll learn where to get the city’s best larb. Will it be in Queens? Manhattan? Or Brooklyn? Tune in tomorrow morning bright and early to find out.

Meanwhile, here are some of the other Our 10 Best lists:

Our 10 Best Chinese Restaurants

Our 10 Best Pizzas

Our 10 Best Cocktail Lounges

Our 10 Best Indian Restaurants

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