{"id":144949,"date":"2026-02-25T16:52:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/144949\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T16:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:52:07","slug":"crab-durian-curry-is-the-thai-dish-you-didnt-know-you-wanted-in-flatiron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/144949\/","title":{"rendered":"Crab Durian Curry Is the Thai Dish You Didn\u2019t Know You Wanted in Flatiron"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph n2hx75i _1knl15h1 _1knl15h0 cej01i1\">New York\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/ny.eater.com\/maps\/best-thai-restaurants-food-nyc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thai food scene<\/a> is a storied one that\u2019s been welcoming in newcomers seemingly every day. Among those is <a href=\"https:\/\/ny.eater.com\/venue\/910211\/lenlen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LenLen<\/a>, the<a href=\"https:\/\/ny.eater.com\/restaurant-openings\/404087\/new-nyc-thai-restaurants-lenlen-narkara-open-august-manhattan-thai-food\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> new bar and restaurant<\/a> in Flatiron, from co-owners Wanisa Torboonsitikorn and chef Peter Ki Suk Tondreau, who run a bunch of Chelsea Market food stands. The new restaurant is a vibey destination with a level of playfulness that matches the high-quality and fun Thai street and comfort dishes, served in a convivial space.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph n2hx75i _1knl15h1 _1knl15h0 cej01i1\">The drinks, led by Robert Lam-Burns, are flavorful and inventive. I got the Tomato Som Tum ($25), aptly described to me as a light margarita, with a hint of savoriness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph n2hx75i _1knl15h1 _1knl15h0 cej01i1\">The space is clubby-cool with a 1970s decor theme \u2014 look out for festive tiffins along high-up shelves, and family photos with inserted illustrations of the namesake cat mascot. While the restaurant was fully packed, it never felt overcrowded \u2014 there\u2019s breathing room between tables.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph n2hx75i _1knl15h1 _1knl15h0 cej01i1\">Get your shopping list ready: It\u2019s not that obvious from the exterior, but LenLen\u2019s front room masquerades as an actual shoppable store. So you can grab some post-dinner packaged Thai foods like ramen and chile pastes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph n2hx75i _1knl15h1 _1knl15h0 cej01i1 masaseg\">This new bar inspired by 1970s Bangkok features a menu of familiar Thai comfort-food dishes and street stall fare from Peter Ki Suk Tondreau, with items like roasted chile eggplant dip, chili jam clams, and crab-fried rice. Drings range from a jasmine martini or Thai tea to interesting wine pours by the glass for under $20 and reasonably priced by the bottle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York\u2019s Thai food scene is a storied one that\u2019s been welcoming in newcomers seemingly every day. Among&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":144950,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[17863,9,56,63,65,64],"class_list":{"0":"post-144949","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-dining-reports","9":"tag-new-york","10":"tag-ny","11":"tag-nyc","12":"tag-nyc-headlines","13":"tag-nyc-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}