One of NYC's "best hidden gems", this "obscure" Filipino-Thai accessed up a flight of LES stairs puts out an "avant-garde" small-plates menu "exploding with flavor"; the "hole-in-the-wall" digs are "tight", but the "price is right" and "BYO makes it even better."
This bar is Bulgarian as all get-out, with serving area like a frozen outpost and a dance floor that evokes all the right Eurotrash comparisons.
The highly-celebrated Asian fusion of Chef King Phojanakong.
Kuma Inn Restaurant Review:
Named after a bastardization of the Filipino verb for “to eat,” this dozen-table Lower East Side eatery reflects chef King Phojanakong’s Filipino-Thai background by marrying pan-Asian influences. The menu is all tapas all the time, and it’s not hard to find something satisfying. Though most dishes are fusion preparations, individual flavors tend to be bold---as is the case in the wasabi pork...