Little Grenjai

"For months, I've been following along on this Bed-Stuy Thai spot's Instagram as the team behind it tested the waters with pop-up dinners and traipsed to Thailand to collect ingredients and tableware. Now that it's open at last, I can't get enough. Not only is it super cute—and cozy, the wise will make a reservation—with its black-and-white checkerboard tile and cherry red tabletops, it also has some fabulous food on a tight little menu, which removes the burden of too-much-choice. The krapow smashburger ($11), a lunch-only option with a pork-beef patty, American cheese, pickled hot peppers, and Thai basil, is getting its rightful due for being one of the best burgers in the city right now. But the dinner menu is just as special, in particular the holy basil minced pork ($17) and crispy sea bass ($36)." - Charlie Hobbs