PAI

At any time of the day or night, the subterranean PAI is apt to be crowded: Its combination of rustic hippie charm and delicious eats is a recipe that Toronto has fallen hard for. The city's favorite purveyors of Thai cuisine—Nuit and Jeff Regular—clearly have another hit on their hands. Customers who've visited the namesake town in northern Thailand will recognize the funky decor and the authentic preparation of the pad thai, tom yum and pad gra prow. So authentic, in fact, that if you order your grub spicy, it’ll bring the heat!