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Zaab Zaab
Isan-style Thai
The dining room looks like it was decorated by a child who just discovered neon, which turns out to be exactly right for Isan-style Thai cooking this loud and alive. This Elmhurst restaurant earns a Michelin Bib Gourmand for fiery northeastern Thai food built for sharing, heavy on dried shrimp, electric fish sauce, and whole fried fish. Showing up alone is technically possible but spiritually inadvisable. A New York Times top-100 pick.
Five honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- The New York Times The Restaurant List
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in New York City
- The New York Times #38 · The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Bryan Chunton and Pei Shan Wei
One number, weighted & current 84
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Larb ped udon Michelin Guide
- Fried whole fish Michelin Guide
- Prawn pad Thai Michelin Guide
- Rotisserie chicken Michelin Guide
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- Phayul Tibetan Indian Eat · 74
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