Soothr LIC
Thai restaurant · Long Island City ·
Yaowarat-inspired Thai food, speakeasy bar, tea service, snacks
Yaowarat-inspired Thai food, speakeasy bar, tea service, snacks
"The East Village’s critically acclaimed Thai spot expands with a larger Queens outpost inspired by Bangkok’s Chinatown, from chef Chidensee Wattanawongwat, Kitiya Mokkarrat, and Supatta Banklouy, offering multiple dining areas and an expanded roster that now includes Dungeness crab curry and Yaowarat-style five-spice roasted duck." - Nadia Chaudhury
"Inspired by Bangkok’s Chinatown, this second outpost of the popular East Village Thai restaurant opened on Wednesday, September 24, at 25-20 43rd Avenue, at Hunter Street, in Long Island City. The Queens location, also from chef Chidensee Wattanawongwat, Kitiya Mokkarrat, and Supatta Banklouy, offers a larger space with multiple dining areas and an expanded roster of dishes like Dungeness crab curry and Yaowarat-style five-spice roasted duck. The restaurant is divided into three rooms with distinct designs: the Red Zone has the moody feel of a Hong Kong cocktail bar, the Green Zone conjures a Cha Chaan Teng diner, and the Garden has skylights and greenery. Hidden behind the Red Zone is a restaurant-within-a-restaurant, the Sato Room, which by day is Sato tea bar serving Vietnamese coffee, premium loose teas, and hot Thai tea with a poached egg on the site with daytime light bites like bao and dumplings, then shifting in the evening to small plates and drinks in a vintage Chinese coffee shop setting with retro posters and handmade paper lanterns lining the walls." - Melissa McCart
"So many regions and communities of Thai cooking are represented in NYC, but the food of Yaowarat, Bangkok’s Chinatown, is not one of them. Soothr LIC, the third from the Soothr team, has some overlap with the original menu, but also delve into dishes like five-spice roasted duck and crispy oyster pancakes. The new spot will also offer tea service and snacks during the day, and a speakeasy called the Sato Room, where they’re making Thai sticky rice wine in-house." - bryan kim, willa moore, will hartman, molly fitzpatrick
"So many regions and communities of Thai cooking are represented in NYC, but the food of Yaowarat, Bangkok’s Chinatown, is not one of them. Soothr LIC, the third from the Soothr team, has some overlap with the original menu, but also delves into Yaowarat specials like five-spice roasted duck and crispy oyster pancakes. The new spot will also offer tea service and snacks during the day, and a speakeasy called the Sato Room, where they’re making Thai sticky rice wine in-house. We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists." - Will Hartman
"Considered one of New York’s top Thai spots, Soothr is opening a 120-seat sibling in Long Island City at 25-20 43rd Avenue (at Hunter Street) in the spring; the opening follows the restaurant’s team-up with the Chalong team to open a Thai barbecue on the Upper West Side next year, and comes after earlier Manhattan expansion with Sappe, which specializes in Thai skewers." - Melissa McCart