"The best way to experience Mofu is through a party: You can rent out the second-floor loft overlooking the restaurant for anything from a rehearsal dinner to an ebullient 40th birthday bash. But it’s still a great fun dinner spot even if you’re not booking the upstairs space—the energy is high, and the cocktails are as killer as the kimchi BBQ dumplings and vegan lao khao soi. If you come with a crew, order the family style twice-fried chicken bucket, a bunch of small plates like the nước mắm lime-glazed wings and buttermilk flounder bao, and stick around for a few rounds. photo credit: Forrest Mason photo credit: Forrest Mason photo credit: Forrest Mason Pause Unmute" - Eric Ginsburg