Soothr

"If you didn’t know to look through the indoor dining room, you probably would never notice this Thai spot’s gazebo-esque back garden. They have sidewalk seating available, but you should do your best to sit in the secluded backyard here. Soothr specializes in some hard-to-find dishes from Bangkok’s Chinatown hub, including a shrimp and egg curry called koong karee. It’s rich and heavy on shrimp paste, and eating it in the backyard here will probably force your brain to associate gazebos with shrimp for years to come." - hannah albertine

"Soothr is an East Village restaurant that serves central Thai dishes, like sukhotthai tom yum noodles and specialties from Bangkok’s Chinatown hub. Whatever you do, order the koong karee. This curry has a pleasantly gooey shrimp-and-egg consistency, and every rich bite tastes like shrimp paste just called curry powder to say "I love you." The dining room is huge, with a lively bar and mood lighting that make this one of our go-to Thai spots for a nice night out. And their gazebo-like backyard is one of our favorite summer dinner spots." - bryan kim, hannah albertine, nikko duren, arden shore, will hartman

"If you pride yourself on knowing about the best Thai restaurants in the city, Soothr’s food is required eating. This place serves central Thai dishes you may not have seen elsewhere in Manhattan, like sukhotthai tom yum noodles, and specialties from Bangkok’s Chinatown hub. (Whatever you do, order the koong karee.) Whether you stop by for a meal in their gazebo-esque backyard or spend a night with a takeout tub on the couch, your Soothr experience will be headline news during your next catch-up with a friend." - will hartman, bryan kim, kenny yang, neha talreja, hannah albertine

"Soothr is a well-known Thai restaurant in the East Village, notable for its noodle dishes. It is one of the restaurants behind the new Ung-Lo venture." - Luke Fortney

"There are plenty of great places for Thai takeout downtown, but few serve the Sukhothai tom yum noodles you’ll find at Soothr in the East Village. This rice noodle soup has a heavy broth that’s simultaneously sweet, sour, and spicy, and comes topped with plump pork balls, fried wontons, fish cake, and a runny egg. But our favorite dish at Soothr is the koong karee, a specialty shrimp curry dish from central Thailand that has a gooey consistency, and every bite tastes like shrimp paste just called curry powder to say ‘I love you.’ If good Thai food makes you any degree of emotional, prioritize this East Village restaurant right near Union Square." - nikko duren