"Counter seating is a god-send in situations like these, because no one wants to be eye-to-eye with someone they’ve been avoiding for six months. Sit side-by-side at this chaotic but beautiful Sri Lankan counter in Borough. You can watch as your roti is being scrunched, and as the excellent gundu dosas are being flipped. Warmth radiates from all corners of the plant-filled dining room, and you’ll be so excited by the incredible food that you might actually have fun. Just don’t agree to another hangout until your Rambutan-tinted glasses are off." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak