Chalong Southern Thai
Thai restaurant · Midtown West ·
Southern Thai seafood & creative cocktails in jungle-themed room
Southern Thai seafood & creative cocktails in jungle-themed room
"A Hell’s Kitchen Thai go-to where chef Nate Limwong earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand." - Melissa McCart
"A new Bib Gourmand for Southern Thai cooking in Hell’s Kitchen." - Melissa McCart
"For my husband’s birthday, we headed here for Thai that felt celebratory: we shared the phuket pak mor ($15), really lovely textured steamed dumplings stuffed with radishes and peanuts. For my main, I got the crab curry ($29) with an absolutely lappable coconut curry and crab two ways — a whole soft shell crab and floating tender crab chunks — spicy in just the right way, with cooling breaks via bites of his pad kee mao seafood ($26), a sort of build-your-noodle-bite platter with sweet-savory flat rice noodles and such plump shrimp. The cocktails were fun too; my After School ($19, paying homage to the Thai city of Surat Thani) was made with butterfly pea vodka and rambutan for a sweetly tart flavor." - Bettina Makalintal
"Chalong is from a chef who used to work at Fish Cheeks, so it’s not so shocking that you can get an excellent crab curry here. This place focuses on Southern Thai cuisine, which means that, in addition to crab curry, expect plenty of other seafood dishes like shrimp and crab stuffed in crispy tofu skin and a spicy herb salad with raw oysters. The earth-toned room works for almost any occasion, but it’s especially useful for when you’re seeing a Broadway show and don’t want to have to eat at Dos Caminos beforehand." - bryan kim, willa moore, neha talreja, will hartman, molly fitzpatrick, ciera velarde
"Chalong is a district in Phuket, but it’s also the name of the Thai place you should go before your show (or right after if it’s the weekend, when this place stays open later). This spot has a spacious, earth-toned dining room that works well for big groups, and their menu features a lot of seafood dishes. Similar to the one at Fish Cheeks, the crab curry is a must-order, and you can get it without a horrendous wait because it’s relatively easy to book a table here." - bryan kim, sonal shah, will hartman, molly fitzpatrick, ciera velarde, arden shore