SAPPEISAN

From the team behind Soothr, this West 14th Street spot leads with a bright yellow theater marquee and a mirrored ceiling, playing up the retro feel of Thailand's Golden Age cinema. The kitchen grills skewers of squid, chicken skin and okra over charcoal, and the fruit salad mixes not-quite-ripe mango with chiles and fish sauce. The somsri, a frozen tequila drink with guava and lime, is built to cut through the heat. Tables lean toward groups ordering several skewers at once to share.