New York City · Thai
Thai Diner
All-day Nolita Thai-American diner from Ann Redding and Matt Danzer, built for disco fries and crab fried rice.
- Price
- $$
- Opened
- 2020
- Neighborhood
- Nolita186 Mott St, New York, NY 10012
About
Chefs Ann Redding and Matt Danzer (formerly Uncle Boons) opened Thai Diner on Mott at Kenmare in February 2020 as a Thai love letter to the American diner: bamboo and rattan, booths, a pastry case, and an all-day arc from breakfast roti sandwiches to dinner curries. The New York Times, Eater, Resy, and The Infatuation have treated it as a defining downtown Thai restaurant of the 2020s; Michelin lists a Bib Gourmand. Signature plates include Thai tea babka French toast, massaman disco fries, crab fried rice, and fried-chicken laab. Limited reservations drop online; the room stays walk-in heavy and often full.
Menu highlights
- Thai disco fries (massaman curry fries)
- Crab fried rice
- Thai tea babka French toast / breakfast roti sandwich
- Khao soi; fried chicken laab
Diners say
Public reviews on Yelp and Google Maps praise the playful menu, disco fries, crab fried rice, brunch energy, and décor. Dominant complaints are long waits without a reservation (weekend hour-plus reports are common), noise and crowds, and a split on whether disco fries are essential or overhyped. Service is usually called friendly in a high-volume room.
Review synthesis as of 2026-07-28. Synthesis of recurring themes in public Yelp and Google Maps reviews sampled July 2026; not a rating or ranking.