date:Apr 02, 2013
est Side around 107th Street beats them all. If you request it, the food will be far hotter, the sauces more tart, the portions more generous. And fish sauce is not anathema to the place's distinguished cooks. The setting, duded up to look like a southeast Asian market, is a pleasure, too. The fiery raw-shrimp dish called goong chae nampla shown above. 960 Amsterdam Avenue, 212-280-4575
1. Telepan - Telepan is NYC's answer to Chez Panisse, a secluded restaurant on the ground floor of a rustica