10 Must-Visit Spots in Long Island City: An Untapped Cities Guide
7. Tuk Tuk: 49-06 Vernon Blvd.
Named after the three-wheeled taxis that ride through Bangkok, Thailand, Tuk Tuk is the perfect spot for authentic Thai cuisine in LIC. It offers classics like Pad Thai and Tom Yum Soup, as well as more traditional Thai street food dishes like Mee-Kiew-Hang (a Bangkok style meal with egg noodles, roast pork and Bok Choy with lime vinaigrette and ground peanuts) and Kaw-Moo-Dang, which can be found on every street in Bangkok (including roast pork and crispy pork belly served over rice with five-spice peanut gravy, boiled egg, cucumber and scallion).