SoMa, San Francisco · restaurant
Purple hanging lanterns and fragrant orchids decorate this celebration of Northeast Thailand and Laos. The beautifully art-directed cocktails are the first reason to come early; then there's the food. The Crying Tiger Steak brings Snake River Farms kobe-style beef with tamarind-chili dip; the Larb Duck Pakxe arrives as a Pakxe-style spicy minced duck lettuce wrap with toasted rice powder. Friday runs all-day happy hour with a buck-fifty oysters, which is not a bad reason to show up early.
Mina Real Mezcal + Fresh Coconut Water + Lemon Juice + Float of Hamilton 151 Rum
Charbay Green Tea Vodka + Fresh Watermelon + Lime Juice + Kaffir Lime Leaf
Pakxe-style spicy minced duck lettuce wrap, toasted rice powder
Snake River Farms kobe-style beef, tamarind-chili dip, sticky rice
Laotian pork sausage with fresh ginger, toasted peanuts, bird's eye chili
Happy hour runs Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.