Talesai

Think of Studio City’s Talesai as the understated yin to Night + Market’s in-your-face yang; owned by another branch of the Yembamroong clan, this longtime Valley restaurant serves the same refined, quietly delicious Central Thai fare that first made the West Hollywood original—which is now Night + Market’s flagship location—famous back in the 1990s. These days, locals still gravitate here for the Hidden Treasures, a blend of shrimp and blue crab in chili coconut sauce that come served in escargot-like trays; a Thai-inspired take on Vietnamese shaking beef; and the fragrant, delicate rice noodles stir fried with bean sprouts and blue crab. If you’re closer to the city proper, head to Talesai’s Pico-Robertson sibling, Si Laa. Each restaurant serves a menu derived from grandmother Vilai’s subtler culinary playbook.