Thiên Thanh

Any place that pre-sets a table with a giant flagon of tangy fish sauce knows how to party, which makes Thiên Thanh the lunch it-spot in Chinatown. The specialty here is bánh cuốn, soft rice paper crêpes, which get dunked in fish sauce, hence why the flagon exists. The cash-only spot loads up the thin crêpes with mushrooms, grilled pork, and dried shrimp, which diners then stuff with bean sprouts and dunk into, you guessed it, fish sauce

photo credit: Quit Nguyen