Norah

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"This vegan restaurant on Belmont references owners Ketsuda Nan Chaison and Prae Nobnorb’s Southern Thai roots, but the menu is a mix of small plates, noodles, and rice dishes with a mixture of Asian flavors — not just Thai influences. A full meal can be built out of starters like larb croquettes on cucumber rounds and lime aioli drizzled massaman curry samosas. However, Norah’s entrees, like the creamy mushroom linguine with coconut-galangal sauce, sweet-tangy-spicy pad thai, and roasted cauliflower curry are not worth missing. Several of the cocktails come in nonalcoholic form as well, like the frothy aquafaba-based pink guava Norah Sour and fittingly named cucumber-forward Find Me In The Garden." - Waz Wu