Mamamon

Piano, who named her business after her mother Mon, has added a menu of southern Thai flavors, street-style decor, and an indie music to Vienna's booming Southeast-Asian culinary scene. On warm nights, lone diners take up a stool at the enormous communal table or window seats indoors, while a youthful, joyful crowd pours out into the courtyard.

Piano's plump tod mun (fish cakes; €6.50) are among the best outside of – or in – Thailand, and her herb-strewn papaya salad (€7.50), full-frontal pig larb (€8), and delicious sticky-rice accompanying have cult status. There's a long list of other snacky appetizers, curries, and stir-fries to choose from, but the daily curry and rice (€7.50 to €8.50) is hard to beat, as Mamamon frequently uses fresh, seasonal ingredients while remaining completely authentic (note that it's always fish on Fridays, but it often sells out by lunch).

Address: 08, Albertgasse 15
Phone: 01-942 31 55
Website: www.mamamonthaikitchen.com
Hours: 11.30am-9.30pm Mon-Fri, from noon Sat
Price: mains €7.50-10.90