


It might be easier to get to chef Manita Bunnagitkarn’s newer restaurant, Kala Thai Cookery, which opened near Faneuil Hall in 2018.

Chalawan doesn’t serve Thai cuisine exclusively, but it’s certainly very well-represented on the spot’s Southeast Asian-spanning menu: crispy confit pork hock with nahm pla prik and tamarind chili sauce stir-fry soft shell crab with ginger, chili, and coconut and red curry of duck with lychee, apple, and eggplant are all among the Land of Smiles-inspired plates that (alongside dishes from Malaysia, Indonesia, and elsewhere) have helped turn Chalawan into a foodie-favorite over the last two years.ġ790 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 61,.
