Basil

Downtown’s most authentic Thai served in a clean, lively, open-kitchened dining room. Live orchids garnish special dishes like crispy duck with red curry and whole fried fish with three-pepper cilantro sauce. Pad thai and curry dishes are consistently good. No reservations are accepted, and the lines can be long, especially on the weekends, but you can always step next door to have a drink at the brother establishment, Chai’s.