Hands down the best Thai food I've ever had outside of Thailand. And truly reminiscent of the papaya crab salad I got from the street right in front of Wat Arun in Bangkok.

At that time, when I asked for the green papaya salad, I didn't realise the grandpa street vendor was going to start carving the papaya fresh from the bag, have me taste the level of heat along the way so that it would be just right, and then hand over a heap of deliciousness almost 15 minutes later with huge chunks of raw crab and shrimp in it. I thought I'd just grab and go, but no, this salad was made with love.

Sappe is about Thai street food, and they got it down pat. I highly recommend the papaya salad with crab - you will get huge pieces of raw (marinated in citrus) crab in your salad and it is amazing. Also the crying tiger, the tom yum hot pot with king prawns, and the spicy curry egg noodle soup.

They also have a reverse happy hour - weekdays at 8pm and weekends at 9pm - when you can get wine and frozen espresso martinis for $12 and Thai beer for $6.

There is a main hall up front and another large covered patio room out back with its own bar. We also asked about a cool looking side room behind a curtain and was told that it was a private space with minimum $500 spend for up to 8 people. You can squeeze in more, but then you need to order the set menu. Even though it was an open space, with the velvet upholstery this seating area was much quieter than the rowdy hall outside. A very good option to note for future events.

CONTACT

https://www.sappenyc.com

240 West 14th Street

New York, NY

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