
Thai Plates, Oysters and Coffee in Manhattan
A Manhattan day, starting with house-roasted coffee tuned to your taste, then crying tiger and pumpkin curry under bamboo panels, oysters at a Provençal brasserie and an onion ring tower next door.


Herbaceous Pad Ki Mao, crying tiger and soft-shell crab with pumpkin curry come fast in a bamboo-paneled room at 404 W 49th St, with a small vegetarian selection and a bar that suits a solo meal. It breaks between 4 PM and 5 PM on weekdays.
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House-roasted coffee from sister roaster Urban Rooster, including seasonal single origins and the HK47 espresso blend, is tuned to how you drink it at home at this cafe at 515 W 47th St, open from July 2014. It closes at 4 PM daily.
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Provençal-inspired dishes with Greek and North African touches, oysters and braised meats come at this pre-theater brasserie at 630 9th Ave, led by chef Xavier Monge. Some reviewers note fries come with ketchup rather than mayonnaise, and weekend service starts at 10 AM.
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The 5 Napkin Burger with melted Gruyère, a truffle mushroom burger, an onion ring tower and hand-spun milkshakes have anchored this bistro at 630 9th Ave for nearly 20 years. Happy hour is a deal, and it opens daily at 10 AM.
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