Twin Tails, Columbus Circle: Thai & Vietnamese, Pre-Theater
Twin Tails is a Thai and Vietnamese restaurant at 10 Columbus Cir 3rd Floor in Columbus Circle. It doesn’t post a happy hour; what it does have: a $65 three-course pre-theater menu (seatings 5–6pm nightly). The verdict: the Bad Roman team’s Thai and Vietnamese restaurant on the third floor of the Shops at Columbus Circle, priced from $5 oysters to a $165 shellfish plateau. No happy hour; the $65 pre-theater menu is the most controlled way to spend here.
What to Expect
The menu runs from a raw bar (dressed Big Rock oysters at $5 each, yellowtail with watermelon nuoc cham at $26) through satay, rolls and small plates like king crab and uni buns ($39) to grilled branzino with Mekong salsa verde ($48), shaking beef from a circa-1902 recipe ($62), drunken lobster noodles ($58) and the Cho Lon duck with silver dollar crêpes ($95). Peekytoe crab fried rice is $29.
The Drinks
Cocktails borrow from the kitchen: a Salted Lychee Martini, a Tamarind Negroni ($20), a Pom Pom Spritz with pomelo and prosecco ($21) and a sambal margarita. Beers are $9–11, from Tiger lager to a Threes Brewing IPA, and the zero-proof list is serious: a $14 Thai tea swizzle, a $15 St. Agrestis Falso spritz. Wines are mostly French.
When to Go
Dinner runs nightly from 5pm, until 10pm Sunday and Monday and 11pm Tuesday to Saturday; lunch is 11:30am to 3pm weekdays and 11am to 3pm weekends. Pre-theater seatings run 5pm to 6pm, paced to finish within an hour. Nearest trains 59 St-Columbus Circle (A/C/B/D/1) and 57 St-7 Av (N/Q/R/W).
The Honest Caveat
No happy hour, and a shopping-center address doesn’t mean shopping-center prices: mains run $46–75 and cocktails about $20. The family-style Signature menu is $75 a head for parties of two to ten.
For a drink deal nearby, see our Columbus Circle happy hour guide. For more like it: best Thai restaurants in NYC, best Vietnamese restaurants in NYC, best restaurants near broadway.