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Thai food in Manhattan has slowly been straying from the spring-roll-curry-noodle formula, and that’s a welcome thing. The best dishes on the menu here are not the curry-style mains, which tend to blend together (kao soi ravioli bears little resemblance to the Northern Thai specialty); instead, creative appetizers like vertically served spring rolls, blended tom kha soup, and pumpkin fries are delicious and cravable. The huge space has an on-purpose industrial-arty vibe, complete with blown-out oversize photographs, foil-wrapped ducts, and exposed brick. There’s a long bar up front and a long communal table in the back, making it good for groups of friends and anyone open to you-never-know-what-might-happen social interaction. — Jenny Miller

Tom kah soup, $10; Chiang Mai fries, $8; authentic pad thai, $12-$18