"Chalong is from a chef who used to work at Fish Cheeks, so it’s not so shocking that you can get an excellent crab curry here. This place focuses on Southern Thai cuisine, which means that, in addition to crab curry, expect plenty of other seafood dishes like shrimp and crab stuffed in crispy tofu skin and a spicy herb salad with raw oysters. The earth-toned room works for almost any occasion, but it’s especially useful for when you’re seeing a Broadway show and don’t want to have to eat at Dos Caminos beforehand." - bryan kim, willa moore, neha talreja, hannah albertine, will hartman