Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Living Thai

    3.9 (170 reviews)
    ModerateThai, Desserts, Soup
    Closed • 12:00 pm - 10:30 PM

    Order Living Thai Takeout or Delivery

    Living Thai Photos

    LIVING THAI ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Classy
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

    You might also consider

    Recommended Reviews - Living Thai

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    Reviews With Photos

    Ambiance and inside
    Moe P.

    The inside of Living Thai is simple, clean and welcoming. It makes you feel like you're eating at home cooked meal in Thailand. The drunken noodle has generous amount of tender chicken and egg. It's not too sweet and has just the right amount of spiciness. For its quality and location, it has the most reasonable price point. The tom yum soup tastes clean and simple without over complicating spices. The service was warm and friendly, but the waitress was very busy on a Friday night. Overall, a gem of an authentic thai restaurant in UWS.

    Pad Thai, Pad See Ew, Thai Iced Tea, Fried Tofu, Shumai

    Best thai food I've had so far in NYC. Very affordable, the owners are nice and it's a great environment. Lunch special runs until 4pm even on weekends! Will be coming back :)

    Drunken Noodles!
    Lisa M.

    Had drunken noodle dish at Living Thai, a casual spot near Columbia. It had just the right amount of kick, flavor and spring to the veggies. It also came out nicely dressed and piping hot. Less than $20 which included an app., can of diet coke and tip. A bargain on the UWS.

    Pineapple Fried Rice
    Aleena A.

    Walked in to pick up my order. I was visiting my friend and this is a great local spot they order from. Prices were very fair and food was great - as expected! Inside was nice and down to earth.

    duck curry
    Carrie T.

    I think overall, this is a pretty mid thai place. The food wasn't bad, but I didn't love it. One of my favorite dishes is duck so when I saw there was a duck curry, I jumped on the opportunity to order it! I was hoping it'd be a bit more flavorful, but it seemed like a pretty generic curry. I was happy that I was able to sit down with a decently large party of 6 pretty quickly on a Friday night, and I wouldn't mind coming again potentially if someone suggested it, but it's not a restaurant I would highly recommend and want to come back to frequently. The roti just wasn't really roti, but more like scallion pancakes without the scallions? It kind of felt like a thai restaurant was just trying to mimic other cultures and not doing any superbly.

    Small Tom Yum Soup with shrimp
    Kylie L.

    I have ordered takeout from here quite often. I finally decided to dine in and had a nice experience. Overall good service but they did seem really busy. Lots of people came in for pick up orders. I ordered a small bowl of tom yum with shrimp, pad thai with chicken and the mango coconut sticky rice. Each item came out in order, depending on how much if it i had eaten so my server was definitely paying attention! 4/5 Tom yum soup - good but not the best tom yum i've had. There werent any spices/herbs (ex: lemongrass) in the soup which was nice (smoother eating experience). It was sour and had a light kick to it. They gave me three pieces of shrimp and there were mushrooms. 4/5 pad thai - i got a bit tired of eating it partway through but i'd already finished the soup so that might be why. Forgot to take a photo bc i was excited 5/5 mango sticky rice - mango was perfectly sweet and soft. The sticky rice was also really good but the outside formed a bit of a layer and was difficult to separate into smaller bites without it tearing more sticky rice so i ended up with a much bigger piece than i wanted. I didnt finish this but it was still really good the next day!

    Tom Ka Soup
    Aparna R.

    Thought the portion sizes are great, I was still disappointed by flavors in the lunch special that I ordered to-go. Tom Ka Soup: Tasted like plain coconut milk; it had no other flavors. I normally love tom ka soup, but I couldn't finish this one. Red Curry: Doesn't have quite the depth of flavor that I am used to in a red curry. It was quite a large container of curry, though, and it was tasty enough that I ate it with all of the jasmine rice that came with the meal. I don't think I will be ordering tom ka or red curry from here again, but I may come back to try some of their more popular dishes.

    Tom Yum Soup, Drunken Noodle
    Catherine H.

    A cute, casual and affordable Thai restaurant near Columbia with good food and service! I came here with a friend on a Monday around 2:30pm and we had a great time. We made it in time for their lunch special (12pm-3:45pm) and it was so worth it!! For the special you can choose one starter and one entree. We both chose Tom yum soup for our starters, and I got drunken noodles for my entree while she chose one of the curries. All of that only came out to $14.11 each, which is amazing for NYC. Furthermore, we loved the Tom yum soup as it was perfectly flavored. I do think the drunken noodles tasted a bit bland especially in comparison to the soup, but I still really enjoyed my meal. Come by! Especially during the lunch special, maybe you'll see me there.

    Interior of store
    Amanda C.

    I ordered from Living Thai on a weekday for lunch. They have a lunch specials menu with several options to choose from, I selected the red curry with a side of shumai. Upon placing my order online, I received a phone call shortly after notifying me that the restaurant ran out of shumai, and I was presented with some alternative options for my side instead. I selected the chicken pot stickers. I think my order was prepped in record time for any pickup order that I have ever picked up from. Because once I hung up the phone I was already on my way out to go pick up my lunch. The pickup process was pretty seamless, the establishment prefers cash payments. My red curry was flavorful and the chicken pot stickers tasted like any normal chicken pot sticker, but the nice part about it was that it wasn't too oily. I would say for Thai takeout orders in this area, this place probably serves smaller portions when compared to their local competitors. Overall, this is a nice option for a lunch special if you don't mind smaller portions. The staff is very friendly and I wouldn't mind trying out a meal at the restaurant one day, since it looks pretty clean and inviting.

    Green Curry
    Sally W.

    Lunch special is so worth it here! Came on a Tuesday with a friend ~1pm and we're seated immediately. We got both an appetizer and entre and food came out quickly. My green curry really hit the spot for me since it was a cold day.

    Basil Sauce with chicken
    Natalie L.

    I came here on a lunch break and got the lunch special for a quick bite. The food came out super fast! I got the spring roll for an appetizer, basil chicken with rice as an entree, and lemon Thai iced tea. It was a very pleasant meal for a quick cheap bite. I've never had lemon Thai iced tea and almost drank the entire thing before remembering to take a picture. The waiter was really nice and the restaurant was super clean. Would recommend for a lunch special!

    Elizabeth X.

    Great Thai lunch spot! Portions aren't huge but they are enough. The soup was delicious and had a fair amount of pork in it. The fried tofu were just okay - i wish they had more flavor.

    Ginger lunch special with Chicken
    Mardory V.

    I have visited a number of times now and can honestly say that I very much savor their wonton soup which includes bok choy, bean sprouts, onions, chicken/shrimp wontons and a light veggie broth. Aside from the soups, I have sampled almost all of their lunch specials and it's pretty solid fare. Here's the caveat, I'm not usually a fan of thai food. I do believe that I like the food because it's not your traditional thai food. Although a number of dishes lean more towards the sweeter end, when an item is labeled as spicy please believe them. It's a small location that is still in the stages of building a steady clientele. The prices are affordable and they're pretty consistent when I stick to the standard basics.

    Inside Entrance

    See all

    Photo of Liz E.
    1
    76
    8

    20 days ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 months ago

    Helpful 8
    Thanks 1
    Love this 4
    Oh no 2

    7 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    24 days ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Rocio T.
    145
    17
    21

    6 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Moe P.
    4
    35
    84

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 months ago

    The food was amazing and the duck was the red curry is a must try I'll be back soon

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    10 months ago

    Fav Thai spot for lunch time! Great deals. I always order during lunch time deals with Uber Eats.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 years ago

    Helpful 12
    Thanks 0
    Love this 10
    Oh no 0

    7 years ago

    Helpful 5
    Thanks 0
    Love this 3
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Pretty typical Thai restaurant in its offerings. However, the staff is fantastic and the dining room is comfortable.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    It's an in the know spot. Very busy but once you're seated it's all business. Excellent meal. A bit on the loud side...........

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 1
    Oh no 2
    Photo of K Z.
    0
    8
    2

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Kim X.
    323
    829
    1421

    7 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Jessica M.
    727
    64
    112

    7 years ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of JT T.
    496
    535
    523

    7 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Chicken satay was over cooked & the peanut sauce served with it was runny. Ok other than that ok

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Bob H.
    40
    20
    0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 1
    Oh no 1

    Page 1 of 5

    Ask the Community - Living Thai

    Do they offer any gluten free options? If so, which items?

    Poo z zzzh q nv wa se en

    Don’t See Your Question? Ask Away!

    You might also consider

    Verify this business for free

    People searched for Thai 68,171 times last month within 15 miles of this business.

    Verify this business

    Kame - Spicy Tonkotsu * Food IG: @eat_with_lily

    Kame

    4.4(977 reviews)
    4.0 mi•Chelsea
    •$$

    We happened on this spot on the way to a show, and so happy we did. Such a cozy small dining room,…read moretastefully and simply designed. Everything was delicious! I had the classic Tonkatsu Ramen, with an egg - The pork ws seared and still so tender! The broth was very flavorful. My husband has a salmon rice bowl, and he loved it. He said the fish was cooked perfectly! We started with veggie gyoza, and they do them in a very interesting way. Very flat and all fried together. We were surprised when they brought them, but they were awesome! we were. fan of this style almost immediately! The waiter gently recommended the pork gyoza (his preference) but not everyone at the table eats meat, so we stayed with the vegetable. We really enjoyed our meal! everything was quick, the service was above and beyond, we would happily return!

    Overall: 3 stars…read more Small calm restaurant with lots of options for our vegetarian friends. As a non-vegetarian though, from my small sample size, I was not too eager to want to try more nor come back, although it doesn't taste bad. Gyudon - This bowl had more onion than beef, which is not ideal for a fulfilling main. The poached egg is impressively petite, and the bowl otherwise has a pleasant sweetness to it. Food: -1 Presentation: E Price: E Atmosphere: +1 Service: E Menu: +1 Insta/Yelp/Beli: @amei_eats Insta/TikTok: @ameizing.race

    Photos
    Kame - Inside the restaurant

    Inside the restaurant

    Kame - KAME Salad

    KAME Salad

    Kame - Takoyaki * Food IG: @eat_with_lily

    See all

    Takoyaki * Food IG: @eat_with_lily

    Witch Topokki Manhattan

    Witch Topokki Manhattan

    4.4(196 reviews)
    3.9 mi•Chelsea, Midtown West

    If you love tteokbokki, this is the place for you!! I did the AYCE lunch, and it was absolutely…read moreworth the price! For $20 per person, you get access to tons of different tteokbokki shapes, meats, vegetables, fried accoutrements, and toppings! I loved how customizable the experience was, right down to the bowls of powder that make the sauce -- you can both experiment and pick exactly what you want! This is a must-visit for me whenever I go to NYC now.

    there are few AYCE meals I like, but witch Topokki is good at offering a variety of different kinds…read moreof foods if you're not sure what to go for. They offer AYCE Topokki which is the kind of meal my partner and I decided to go for but they also have AYCE hotpot if you're not a huge fan of Topokki. This place has a bunch of Topokki galore: different flavored rice cakes with different sauces ranging from mild to spicy and even tomato broth flavorings!! We opted for tomato broth with ramen and a wide range of Topokkis...the section I want to flag is the ramen shelf. There's top ramen, Jin ramen, and just cup noodles and varieties of ramen you can put in your broth if you want to know what kind of noodles it's coming from. The service is quick and it's self serve so you get up from your table to pick what you want. There's also a fried food section if you want other types of food to eat. As pictured, there's fries, wings, and fried rice cakes. The ambiance is lively with posters of Korean idols everywhere (I'm a BTS fan, so there's V everywhere, yay :) ) and they have good fruit teas and cocktails. It's a large place with designs of witches everywhere; this WITCH Topokki. it's clever and the food is filling and warm.

    Photos
    Witch Topokki Manhattan - Veggies

    Veggies

    Witch Topokki Manhattan - Fried hard boiled eggs

    Fried hard boiled eggs

    Witch Topokki Manhattan

    See all

    Living Thai - thai - Updated September 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...