The first review I heard of Kin Shop was from a Thai food blogger who takes our clients out on incredible foodie excursions in Bangkok and Phuket. When I asked her what her favorite Thai restaurant was in NYC, she told me about Kin Shop.
A “reinvention” of Thai cooking by Chef Harold Dieterlie and Alicia Nosenzo, Kin Shop is a simple affair on 12th and 6th with some really delicious food that includes traditional dishes, reinterpreted traditionals and wholly new tastes, all meant to be shared. Unless you know the dishes well, it is a good idea to consult with the servers so that you have a good balance textures, flavors and spices. If you are a hot/spicy junkie, the spicy duck laab salad is a must. Other favorites of ours were the grilled shrimp with an incredibly delicious peanut sauce, braised goat and Massaman curry and the wonderful fried pork and crispy oyster salad.
Reservations are hard to get so book in advance.
Tim and Kit Kemp, founders of Firmdale Hotels, have just opened their second NY property at 18 West 56th Street, 2 blocks from Central Park and steps away from great shops, restaurants and museums. The Whitby is as stylish as their downtown Crosby Street Hotel - in fact, I prefer it, finding the public spaces warmly inviting and the top floor 2-bedroom suite with furnished terraces divine. All the comfortably spacious rooms are flooded with light and delight with the choice of art, fabrics and attention to detail. Each room is unique and so, if you come and go with regular frequency, try them all until you find the one that perfectly suits!
https://www.firmdalehotels.com/hotels/new-york/the-whitby-hotel/"
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