Forkelo ranking · Updated November 2026
7 panang curries across New York City, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Thai Villa · Flatiron, Manhattan
4 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Fans call it amazing, to die for, and the best panang in NYC. No dish-named negatives found in the scan.
Top Thai (Carmine St) · West Village, Manhattan
5 dish-specific mentions · 80% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Fans are obsessed with the crispy duck panang and huge duck portions. One critic found the panang too sweet.
Soothr · East Village, Manhattan
5 dish-specific mentions · 80% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Fans call the duck lychee panang mind-blowing and a standout. One diner found the protein merely standard.
Up Thai · Upper East Side, Manhattan
5 dish-specific mentions · 80% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Fans call it delicious and a favorite. One critic was disappointed when panang sauce was reused for a khao soi.
Valla Table · Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan
4 dish-specific mentions · 75% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Fans call Nuer Panang an all-time best and amazing. One critic found the brisket short of fall-apart tenderness.
Sabai Thai · Murray Hill, Manhattan
5 dish-specific mentions · 60% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Fans call it one of the best they have had. Critics found it un-wowing, bamboo-heavy, or a bit salty.
THEP Thai Restaurant · Upper East Side, Manhattan
4 dish-specific mentions · 75% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Fans call the duck panang well balanced and addictive. One critic found it mostly broth with tiny meat pieces.
Every score is built from evidence about the specific dish: how often locals recommend it, how strongly, how recently, and whether independent sources agree. A restaurant's overall star rating is never converted into a dish score.
Quality and confidence are reported separately. A dish two people loved can score high, but it is marked limited data until more evidence backs it up. The whole calculation — every constant, and three dishes worked through line by line — is written out on the methodology page.
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