Forkelo ranking · Updated November 2026
5 papaya salads across New York City, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
SriPraPhai · Woodside, Queens
3 dish-specific mentions · 67% positive · 2 source types · menu verified November 2026
A crisp green papaya salad cut into long strands, heavy on dried shrimp and roasted peanuts, with heat that sneaks up after the first bites.
Wayla · Lower East Side, Manhattan
3 dish-specific mentions · 67% positive · 3 source types · menu verified November 2026
A very good, refreshing Som Tum Thai that is sweet and sour, with a lot of lime and crushed peanuts.
BKK New York · Midtown, Manhattan
3 dish-specific mentions · 33% positive · 2 source types · menu verified November 2026
A classic papaya salad done really well: super crunchy, fresh shreds saturated with chile and lime, without a wilted shred.
Little Tiffin · Greenpoint, Brooklyn
2 dish-specific mentions · 50% positive · 2 source types · menu verified November 2026
A super fresh som tum that hits spicy, salty, and sweet notes: green papaya, tomatoes, string beans, garlic, Thai chilies, peanuts, lime, and fish sauce.
Saranrom Thai · Elmhurst, Queens
3 dish-specific mentions · 33% positive · 3 source types · menu verified November 2026
A classic Som Tum Thai with dried shrimp, peanuts, string beans, and tomato. A no-spice request can leave the bowl flat.
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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