Bangkok Center Grocery

The gentleman behind the counter was so kind, and knowledgeable. He reassured everything I had on my list for my dishes and gave me helpful tips. My Thai meal came out perfect and he recommended perfect quantities of groceries so I wasn’t left with many ingredient leftovers! I will definitely be back for my next Thai cooking night at home and hoping to implement these recipes more because of the simplicity but strong flavors Thai quality ingredients bring!

While this store may have a smaller footprint, it’s absolutely densely packed with Thai kitchen supplies and food items. Easy to miss, and a gem to find.

📍 Bangkok Center Grocery, a small, well-stocked Thai grocery store, is a go-to spot in New York City's Chinatown for authentic and hard-to-find ingredients. ★★★★★

Literally the best place to get thai groceries in all of nyc. The owner is super kind and the products are first quality. I'd highly recommend it to anyone and is my go to place now

One of my favorite place in the city! Definitely my go to every I have to cook a Thai dish and I always get so much stuff that I cook Thai for days! This place is just amazing - you can find everything you cannot find in the other grocery store and I like to support small businesses Also they are very friendly and kind Very recommended

🇹🇭Best Thai grocery store in NYC 🛒 Well stocked store and very clean 🌿 I picked up fresh packaged Thai basil, Kefir lime leaves, and Thai eggplant. I picked up coconut milk, bamboo shoots, oyster sauce, Thai soy sauce, black soy sauce, and fish sauce. 👍🏻 Highly recommend. The store owner was very knowledgeable and gave great advice for some cooking methods and which products would be best for the dishes I was making.

This place is amazing! The owner is super friendly, perfect for all Thai ingredients. What I’ve seen there: Makrut lime leaves, galangal, Thai chilies, all types of noodles, Thai eggplant, sawtooth coriander, Thai basil, green pawpaw, Gapi, palm sugar, tamarind, shrimp soybean oil, Grachai, all types of Thai soy sauces, fish sauce, oyster sauce, Pandanus leaves, frozen banana leaves. Hope that helps anyone looking for a specific ingredient.

The nam sausage was $2 here but $1.50 at Tan Tin Hung. A lot of the items did not have prices on them. If you're cooking a Thai recipe, I would check Tan Tin Hung first for better prices.

Having been to Thailand this past November & LOVING the food there, especially the fruit, I was hoping I would find rambutan, maybe langosteen or other fresh Thai fruits here but, alas, no such luck. Maybe they are out of season or too expensive to ship to the US. Still, Bangkok Center carries many sauces, canned & frozen goods typically used in Thai cooking & I picked up a Ziplock of fresh kaffir lime leaves. In the end, I was happy enough. Staff is friendly, aisles are very tight & it is situated in Chinatown.

Great place to score some hider to find Thai ingredients. I usually go to hmart for all of my stuff, but they don't carry kaffir lime or the leaves. I also found a can of the shrimp paste I saw at the local food market when I was in Thailand. I asked the gentleman behind the counter if I can freeze kaffir lime and kaffir lime leaves and he said yes! He was very helpful. Whenever in Chinatown, I stop on here for my Thai grocery needs.

I stopped by this grocery store on Sunday (1/29/23) and bought 3 cups of congee. Today, I found out that 2 cups of the congee I bought already past their "best before" date. The best before date on the cups is Sep 03, 2022. How come these cups were still on the shelf after almost 5 months past the BB date? It's so unethical that this business just doesn't care about their products' conditions. I always want to support small/ local businesses but this bad experience with this grocery store disappoints me!

If you are looking for obscure Thai grocery items, this is the place to find it. I discovered pandan juice here....an item I couldn't even find on the internet (only fake pandan extract)! Come here for all your Thai ingredient needs.

Great selection of Thai food ingredients on the fringe of NYC's Chinatown...we picked up holy basil and thick soy sauce on our last visit. Worth taking the detour off Mott to tiny Mosco Street for Thai treats!

I'm a fan of this small Thai grocery on Mosco St. I came across this store when I was in search of Thai ingredients. While the produce selection is small, they carry what I need as a novice cook of Thai cuisine. And, I appreciate being able to ask any questions about Thai ingredients or products from the employees. The gentleman who works there has always been friendly and helpful. I even learned why the fish sauce brand I grew up with is no longer available in the U.S. due to some issues the brand ran into with either customs or FDA. Other Chinatown groceries probably carry some of the same items, but I like that this store is not crowded and I can comfortably ask any questions.

I LOVE coming here to get essentials for when I make authentic Thai dishes. I had plans to make mango sticky rice and they had every single ingredient in store!

Best little grocery spot for Thai food you'll find in the city. Having lived in Bangkok you can find everything you'll need to make regional Thai food. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Enjoy!

Lovely place for all your Thai cooking needs. Over lockdown, we started searching for places to get Thai Basil. This is one of the few places you can get fresh cuttings daily. They also have bitter leaves, turmeric, and Thai chillis. Definitely worth the trip if you're looking to cook Thai in your own home.

yum yum yum! They offer so many delicious products that are directly from Thailand, which make the most amazing authentic flavors. You can get basic ingredients and also cans or packets to fast track. I love this little shop so much - they are so kind and helpful but most of all, everything they recommend is truly delicious.

This shop has everything Thai that you'll need. It's the only place I can find lime leaves and banana leaves. So I wait and buy everything in one trip there to help support them. Dumpling shop next door is a must too.

What a splendid Asian grocery store in Chinatown that specializes in supplying those difficult to find Thai and Lao ingredients. I was amazed by all the products that this small store carried! Everything from various sauces, curry paste, drinks, canned fruits, dry instant noodles (loved eating mama noodles as a kid), sausages, etc!! Here are my favorite things about this store: KEFFIR LIME LEAVES - I feel I can NEVER find these anywhere even at regular Asian markets. Palm Sugar (nam taan peep) - I've been lucky in the past to find similar ingredients at Hispanic supermarkets but it's not the same. They have a few variety of Palm Sugar. My favorite used for cooking is the Eastland (the one with the red cap and red, yellow, green circles). Lao/Laotian Sausage (sai oua!) - YOU NEVER FIND THESE ANYWHERE! I love how they have a variety of different sausages... Thai, Isaan, Lao/Laotian! Love this! If you ever have a barbecue, try something new and get a variety of sausages here. Eat it with STICKY RICE, can't go wrong! They even have Thai/Lao pestal and mortars (koak and saak). I primary used this to make spicy green Papaya Salad (Lao: tam maak hoong // Thai: Som Tam). I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS PLACE. I wish I lived in NYC just to be able to shop here more often! I'd give this place 6 stars if I could! :)

Good selections-- has a lot of customers. Suggestion: consider placing the prices on all items. It's difficult to decide whether to buy the large vs small curries when there's no price indicated anywhere. This should be a simple task taking at most 20 minutes to label the entire selections.

I just discovered the most excellent grocery shop/market for the quintessential Thai food connoisseur. How have I not known about this place since I have been residing in NYC for almost two decades? I must be living under a rock. Their selection is vast. There are authentic products I would never be able to find locally such as fresh kaffir lime leaves, chilies, curries, pastes, and sauces. What probably makes this spot even better is the caring and approachable staff. I asked several questions pertaining to many items in my cart. They offered answers for how much to use in a dish and how the northern and southern regions of Thailand differ in taste. How cool is that? I say it's awesome and incredible. I will return most definitely.

Grate selection of Asian sauces, condiments and vegetables. + Mita is a great personality, we enjoyed chatting with her and will be back for the "legit" Thai hoy sauce when it's back in stock.

Southeast Asian ingredients galore. I've been searching NYC far and wide for the ingredients to my tom kha gai. - fresh kaffir lime leaves. Check - Thai basil. Check - galangal. Check They also got fresh turmeric roots. Thai sausages. Tons of canned spices and sauces. And it is also there that I learned of Holy Basils. Heaven on earth when it comes to stocking up on Thai ingredients, if prices are not a complete turn off to you, this is the place to be.

All the Thai ingredients you can't find anywhere else, and nothing else. Lesser ginger, baby eggplant, and I think I even saw coriander root (don't quote me on that, but you get the idea). Tiny store, so don't expect to find some of the items you can get just about everywhere--but hey, that's what makes this THE place for Thai specific ingredients.

Imagine my surprise when a Yelp search for a Thai grocery store yielded a result for Bangkok Center Grocery, a small shop on a tiny street I'd never heard of. I made the trek here to pick some hard-to-find ingredients, including Thai basil and kaffir lime leaves. Not only did I find everything I was looking for at reasonable prices, the two women who were working on the Friday night I dropped in were super friendly and helpful with advice about the recipe I was going to try. I left with all the ingredients I was searching for plus a whole lot of knowledge about Thai cooking.

For folks on the hunt for SE Asian products, this is one of the better places to shop at in the city. Not everyone has the luxury of living in Woodside / Elmhurst / Flushing for places like this hidden gem, neighboring the infamous Fried Dumpling (http://www.yelp.com/biz/fried-dumpling-new-york) on Mosco Street. Similarly to its hole in the wall neighbors, Bangkok Center Grocery is a small grocery store but its packed with all sorts of stuff that is not always available in the nearby Asian markets. The place is rarely ever crowded due to its location and closes pretty early daily (usually around 8pm and 6pm in the middle of the week). I've managed to find some varieties of fish sauce, along with a beefed up production of Sriracha products (garlic flavor anyone?). They have a small selection of fresh produce and just about anything from assorted curry powder to pastes of all kinds (bean, seafood, etc.). It's conceivable you'd find most of this stuff at larger places, but for a dedicated Thai market it doesn't get much more concentrated. The people who manage the joint are friendly and the prices are solid for the city. Most folks who haven't ventured here yet and feel like experimenting or recreating their favorite SE Asian dishes, owe it themselves to explore one of Mosco's best (and only) businesses.

This store is great for all your Thai needs! The owner was super helpful and gives great tips on how to recreate your favorite Thai dishes.

What a gem! They have everything you could need for your Thai pantry. The team here is so helpful and can answer all your questions about Thai cooking. Support! Love it!

Great place to get some local groceries that specialize in Thai and Maylasian spices and sauces. This is my main place to get ingredients when I'm cooking some Thai/Malaysian inspired dishes. Staff is nice and sometimes share tips and recipes. I won't be surprised if one of theses sauces become hyped and popular like Siracha.

It's perfect. The hodgepodge Asian groceries probably have what I need for pad Thai, but I have to wander around for twenty minutes. Here, there are three aisles and they have everything, including fresh Thai basil, the staff is always friendly whomever happens to be working, they take cards, and they're right around the corner from a couple of tea places and some of my go-to lunch spots. The prices seem average, I haven't actually compared down to the pennies, but it seems like exactly what it costs anywhere else. And it's small and relatively out of the way so I can always get in and out and pay immediately so it's extremely convenient. It's also right next to dollar dumpling, if that's your jam, so you could get dinner ingredients and lunch in one shot

If you are looking for a place to pick up some Thai ingredients then look no further (for the most part). On a quiet street in Chinatown, Bangkok Center Grocery is hidden from the large crowds of tourists. The staff here are incredibly friendly and helpful. They have a large selection of authentic Thai ingredients including fish sauce, soy sauce, chili pastes, shrimp paste, etc. I come here for Thai basil, holy basil, galangal, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, (occasionally kaffir limes when they are in season), jasmine rice, Thai chiles, and so much more. Everything you need to make an authentic Thai curry paste. Then only downside is that the price is a bit high (but then again, this is NYC, I'm sure their rent is ridiculous).

The owner is polite and welcoming. I browsed for quite a long time in the tiny store, looking for drinks and snacks that I enjoyed in Thailand. I unfortunately didn't find too many familiar items. The store might be a little hard to find, as it is tucked into an alleyway. While I was in there, I overheard a customer making a large order of something and asked if his friend can pick it up that night. And since parking is tough, the owner was ok with bringing it out to his car. What a nice guy! I ended up getting some mama instant noodles, some cracker snacks and a bottle of Thai iced tea. They do have a lot of frozen foods, and Thai sauces and spices which I think will be useful for those who cook Thai cuisines. I paid for my stuff and with a smile he said "khwap kun ka" meaning "thank you" in Thai and I off I went.

You can find almost anything from produce to special Thai sauces and seasoning. My favorite here is durian dessert that is in freezer section. Also tried the sweet bean dessert.

If you need anything for Thai cooking, they have it. Fresh. And the folks are super-friendly and helpful and will answer questions you have and offer advice and tips. One of the great food resources in NYC! Get a nice Thai cookbook, like one by Leela Punyaratabandhu, take a trip to BCG and you're set.

This is a great place to get many authentic ingredients for Thai and Vietnamese food at an inexpensive price. I was able to find thai basil, glass noodle (mung bean) and fish sauce to my pho at home. I saw many other items that I do not normally see at a typical Chinese market.

This place is tucked away on an alley most people don't really turn into unless they're like us and is in search of some reliable thai ingredients LOL. The owners, especially the female one, are so nice and every time I visit, they welcome me w/ a smile. I love that! What I love even more is that you can browse w/o their supervision but they'll be there the minute you have a question! Ingredient selection: It's a decent sized store for only thai items. I honestly think they have everything you'll need but I only bought a few items so what do I know. What I bought: Sawtooth cilantro, galangal root, kefir lime leaves, green chilis, dry flat noodles, small bottle of fish sauce, and chili paste.

Damn, I just got back from Thailand and well, I left my heart there. So, I bring myself here on Saturday afternoon and greeted very nicely. I was looking for ingredients to make mango and sticky rice, yea, I am addicted. The guy at the counter was super nice and told me to get the sticky rice, it is was $3.50 for 2.5 pounds of sticky (glutinous) rice. I also bought a small container of coconut milk and also a package of sweet and sour seedless tamarind. The store is small, but it has all the necessary staples. All different styles of noodles, so you can make your pad thai or whatever. They also carry fresh Thai basal, galangal, kaffir limes, ginger. All the necessary spices to make Thai food taste right. They also carry Thai tea and coffee, many different varieties. Check out this place, you won't be disappointed. Keeps me dreaming of Ko Phi Phi.

This place is small and out-of-the-way, but if you're looking for Thai ingredients, it's the real thing. I'd been looking in my usual Chinatown markets for Thai sauces and produce, but there was very little to be found anywhere. Then I yelped Bangkok Center Grocery and knew I had to try it. Walking there felt like being back in 19th century NY -- down small winding streets, almost to a dead end. But then you find the store all the way at the end of Mosco Street, and it's Thai heaven! Fresh galangal, lime leave, culantro (sawtooth), thai basil, thai eggplant in the fridge and a wide variety of spices, sauces, rice, condiments, drinks, and snacks. It's a little bit of a walk (maybe 10 minutes) from the major subway lines, but totally worth it.

The essential Thai grocery connection in Manhattan. Want fresh chilies to make a proper Thai dish? How about fresh kaffir lime leaves? Yes, all of that, plus proper galangal, several types of fresh basil, an elegant range of nam pla's to choose from, and if you believe the rumors, fresh curry pastes from Bangkok that arrive monthly and are so highly regarded that you will be dueling with Jean-Georges Vongerichten to get your hands on them. (And plenty of authentic Thai curry pastes in jars and cans, if you can't land the fresh stuff.) Friendly, helpful staff, and good prices. What more could you ask for? Perfection!

If you are looking to make authentic Thai curry, this store is where you need to go. They have galangal, Thai bird's eye pepper, thai eggplant, Kaffir lime and leaves, lemongrass, Thai basil, coriander seeds, white pepper, coconut cream and milk (frozen coconut milk too!), and very nice and affordable stone mortar and pestle of varying sizes! They also have frozen and dried curry paste if that is too much work for you, the selection is great if you're a Thai food enthusiast and the owner is very nice! If you want to make a mean fried rice, they even have crab and shrimp paste with bean oil. They also have various fermented beans for those who are vegan. Thai coffee, thai tea, thai snacks.... the list goes on in how many unique things you can get that may be nearly impossible to find eslewhere. If you have any intetest in Thai food, check this place out! Make sure to support local businesses like this one, they are very hard to come by.

Such a fantastic little specialty mart for when I get sudden odd urge to make a traditional 7 course Thai meal. The kaffir life leaves and thai basil were key - ty to the sweet lady at the front who gave me a bevy of cooking tips

5 stars for my 400th review My boo and I were having a nice romantic walk on a sub-30 degree day because I wanted some pork buns and Chinese food. We were coming from Wall St. so I figured it wouldn't be that bad of a walk. Of course she was pissed off at me for not wanting to pay the subway fare, but I really didn't know where I wanted to eat and you run into so many special things through serendipity (like when we met). We stroll down this random street, and I saw a Thai grocery. I knew that she loves Thai food and her favorite dish is Pad See ewe, so I bring her in here to get the ingredients to try to make it. I didn't know what to buy, so we asked the cashier (probably the owner) how to make it, and we get a nice cooking lesson on how to make it. He was super-friendly and very helpful. He went above and beyond what I expect from an old man in Chinatown. Pad See Ewe 1. Prepare the flat noodles (according to package directions) 2. chop up garlic and brown it in a pan 3. cook meat in pan with garlic 4. add the noodles to pan 5. season with the thick sweet soy sauce 6. add any spices if necessary 7. move everything to the sides of the pan creating a hole 8. add an egg or 2 to the middle of the hole and scramble 9. add any veggies (chinese broccoli, etc) We ended up buying everything we needed to cook the dish here. It might be a bit more expensive here because they don't have the same volume as a larger grocery store (2.99 for noodles vs $1), but hey, the guy has to eat. After we left this place, she definitely cheered up because we've unlocked the secret to Pad See Ewe! 5 stars for turning that frown upside down!

It's not just because it's highly specialized that this Thai grocery store deserves five stars. Tucked away on a short, hilly, QUIET alley road off the main drags of Chinatown, this business is the size of a bodega but organized and spaced out like a legit superstore with products and selection to match. Thai limes, fresh Thai kaffir lime leaves, Thai chili, galangal (like the Thai version of ginger, with a much sharper flavor), large stalks of fresh LEMONGRASS, cans but also cardboard cartons of coconut milk that's actually milky and not like the gringo-ized white sludge found in more conventional metal cans offered by Western locales....it's all there, and then some, including preserves, desserts, and seafood pastes taht I wish I know what to do with. I also wish I could speak more to the specific fruits, vegetables, and spices that I also saw keeping fresh in the floor to ceiling refrigerators that line the side and back of the space. Especially amazing is that the perfect proportions of these leaves, spices, and fruits were measured out into stacks and packets. Normally, I want to just grab produce myself to control what amounts I'm getting, but in this case, I was glad to defer to whoever had put them together. The cashier was very welcoming and family like, and even schooled me on the fact that, if I wanted sticky rice, I really had to have a bamboo steamer (which they also sell there). I told her I'd take that up another time and went for the medium sack of no frills jasmine rice, and cooked that in my rice cooker to accompany a cauldron of bomb ass tom kha soup that I made from what I could only find in this store. I credit the success of my very first run with this dish to Bangkok Center Grocery, the consummate small local business that anyone who cares about authenticity should support. Thank you! I'll be back. Maybe for the jasmine rice and bamboo steamer.

Friendly store owners! My phone died on me and I didn't have what I needed written down. The owners (although had limited english) were able to help me find all the stuff I needed. They seem to carry a lot of Thai grocery ingredients. I needed thai basil and and Nam Prig Pow to make a spicy clam in a garlic broth. They also had frozen pandan leaves that I needed for Malaysian style Bubur Cha Cha. Ben L also recommended Hong Kong Supermarket, Sugar Cafe, and Top Line (in Queens) for Thai ingredients, but I was in the Manhattan Chinatown area, so I picked up all my spices here. Hurray!!!!

Found this shop through Google and while I was in the area from NJ and I stopped in. They had everything I needed and then some. The male clerk was SUPER helpful unlike my local Asian market where they are all nasty. He noticed we picked up a block of Palm sugar and took it upon himself to walk over a suggest an easier already ground version. He did this without us even asking for help. Prices seem very good too! Got a bunch of fresh ingredients, some dry ingredients and a bunch of siracha and chili paste's all for $30! Everytime I am in the area I will be stopping by!

I found this place through positive reviews on Yelp and I'm so glad I trekked down here from the UES. Service is terrific; my first time the guy offered recipes for tom yum and papaya salad and it turned out to be amazing! I love that they have fresh ingredients for typical Thai dishes. Worth the trip. Will Continue to come back as long as I'm in NYC.

i definitely need to stop by here more, you can get all your Thai needs here from curry paste to teas, seasoning, drinks and some snacks. very small hole in the wall but i only come here to pick up great thai ingredients

Unless you're extremely familiar with Chinatown's layout, you will have a very difficult time finding this place because it's literately a hole in the wall. But once you find it, it's so worth the search! Although this is very small grocery store, it's literally packed with all the ingredients that you would need for you to whip up an authentic thai dish. The best part about this place is that they people there are very helpful and knowledgeable. If you asked them how to make a dish, my case, it was the infamous peanut sauce; they will seriously help you and explain to you step-by-step how to do it. How awesome is that??? :) And if you're a tea connoisseur, I would highly recommend their pre-packaged thai tea! The flavor is superb!!!

Good place to stack up on Thai stuff. A lot of frozen desserts, sauces, soups, curry powder, and inexpensive also. Got a tasty coconut dessert there, had there 8? coconut custards within pretty microwaveable cups. Microwave and wash out to use again for other tasty treats. Would be a four for all of the stuff here What drives it up is that this guy is possibly the nicest store owner in Chinatown, his smile seemed genuine and he is quite helpful. Will have to try Asia Market Corp also but for now, this is the best I have found.

Nice service by Tom. Helped me find everything I was looking for with honest opinions. Thanks!

The Bangkok Center Grocery is my one stop for all things Thai. I come here every few months and stock up on curry paste and other Thai products. When I was there last they had big, beautiful bunches of Thai basil for $2! They are always friendly and helpful. Their prices are very reasonable, so you should definitely go out of your way to stock up. They have a $10 card minimum, but it's honestly very easy to spend at least that much!

I love Thai Ice Tea but getting it constantly from cafes adds up. Finally found a place with the ingredients to make it myself. They carry both the actual tea leaves that you brew & convenient instant packs that you just add water to. Shop owner was very friendly and helpful as well, he gave me tips on how to brew it properly.

Im so glad that this Thai market exist! I come here to get things like Thai basil, Thai chili, chili paste for Pad Ka Pow, and other Thai goods. The man who is usually there behind the counter is soooooo sweet and nice and extremely helpful. It's so refreshing to have a shop like this in the middle of Chinatown where most people who work at the Chinatown markets are mean and rude. Thank you for serving us Bangkok Market!

Really wanted three things. Glass noodles, Thai Chili Paste and some Spicy peppers. Found all three very quickly and was super happy about it. Not sure why glass noodles aren't more popular, because they kick fucking ass. It's a small place, but they have anything you could need. I also ended up buying Siracha there since it was $2 less than Stop and Shop. Couldn't have asked for much more there.

This is amazing and it is really good. Owners are really nice. We got galangal, lemongrass, Thai basil, coriander, and curry paste. We also got pad Thai and pad see ew noodles. We were going to get the tapioca starch to make rad na but our hands were so filled. They didn't have agar agar though. The drive there was so much traffic but it is a really nice store.

Thai food, to me, is hands down some of the best food I've yet to eat, but when visions of pad thai or green curry are dancing in your head, trying to find all of the ingredients to recreate these dishes is about as difficult as taking a trip to Thailand itself, but luckily there's Bangkok Center Grocery to come to the rescue. Stationed on an unassuming block that could easily be mistaken for some sort of alleyway is where you'll find BKC. It is small, but don't let its size fool you because they certainly do pack a lot in here. The shelves are lined with row after row of amazing Thai delicacies like shrimp paste, ramen noodles that I haven't seen since my trip to Thailand last year, both Thai and holy basil, dried red chilies, curry paste and so much more. They even have an awesome refrigerated section where you'll find things like green papaya, galangal, lemongrass, kafir lime leaves, and red and green chilies. It's so easy to get lost amongst the shelves, and if you're not careful you could easily end up buying more than you intended because there is so much amazing stuff, but the prices are great so hopefully you won't make too much of a dent in your wallet. Also, everyone that I've met that works here is wonderfully kind and helpful, and if you ever have any questions about how to make a certain Thai dish they're more than willing to offer suggestions. It's a great little store with lots to offer, so I definitely suggest taking a trip out here the next time you need to get your Thai food fix.