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Lovely Day

Cuisine: Asian, Thai

10Best Says

If your grandma decided to open a Thai restaurant in one of the hottest neighborhoods in town, she'd end up with something that looks like Lovely Day. An unassuming Thai fusion joint plopped down in Nolita, the diner booths and quaint patterned wallpaper set the stage for dishes like hobo noodles with oyster sauce and spicy chili. Interestingly, the (dinner) fusion here is vaguely half Japanese, and small plates include edamame, seaweed salad and kimono fried shrimp. As if that isn't kooky enough for you, Lovely Day mixes up breakfast by harkening the luck of the Irish. While a Thai-Japanese-Irish combo isn't anywhere close to the most obvious of pairings, somehow this restaurant makes them all work.

Address:

196 Elizabeth St
New York, NY 10012

Phone:

212-925-3310

EXPERT TIPS BY: Andrea Wien
New York Local Expert

Thai: "Lovely Day is cash only."

Best for Thai Because: Because who else can mix Irish, Japanese and Thai cuisine and still come out on top?

Main Menu
- Small Plates
  
  Edamame
  
  with sea salt ($3.50)
  
  Julienne Vegetable Salad
  
  sweet chili, peanut and lime ($5.00)
  
  Lovely Day Salad
  
  coleslaw with spicy mayonnaise ($5.00)
  
  Young Market Greens
  
  with cider vinaigrette ($5.00)
  
  Summer Roll
  
  with fresh herbs, shrimp and tamarind dip ($5.00)
  
  Ginger Fried Chicken
  
  with spicy aioli and lime ($7.00)
  
  Sauteed Chinese Broccoli
  
  ginger, garlic and soy ($6.50)
  
  Chicken Satay Peanut Sauce And Vegetable Dip
  
  with mini rice ($7.00)
  
  Homemade Vegetable Dumplings
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Seaweed Salad
  
  with sesame dressing ($5.00)
  
  Fried Tofu
  
  with sweet chili sauce ($6.00)
  
  Long Beans
  
  with garlic chili sauce ($5.00)
  
  Kimono Fried Shrimp
  
  dinner only ($7.00)
- Soup
  
  Organic Miso Soup
  
  with shitake mushrooms, string beans, onions ($3.50)
  
  Tom Ga (coconut Milk Soup)
  
  onions, shiitake mushroom, red pepper choice of chicken or tofu ($4.50)
- Entrees
  
  Seared Salmon
  
  ($13.00)
  
  Seared Wild Tuna Roll
  
  market greens, wasabi and peanut sauce ($16.50)
  
  Flank Steak
  
  market vegetables, tamarind sauce, over rice, (lunch and brunch only) ($15.00)
  
  Scallion Mash Potatoes And Steamed Asparagus
  
  dinner only ($15.00)
  
  Pork Chop
  
  mashed potatoes, thyme, sauteed fuji apples (dinner only) ($15.00)
- Lovely Day Classics
  Pad Thai
  
  sweet fish sauce, bean sprout, crushed peanuts, scallion, lime ($8.50)
  
  Thai Chow Fun
  
  sweet hoysen sauce, chinese broccoli, fresh thai basil ($8.50)
  
  Hobo Noodle
  
  spicy, red chili, bell peppers, onions, fresh thai basil ($8.50)
  
  Coconut Curry Noodle
  
  sanuki udon and vegetables in curry soup ($8.50)
  
  Spicy Green Curry
  
  egg plant, bamboo shoots, chili pepper, fresh basil over brown rice or japanese rice not available during brunch ($9.50)
  
  Red Curry
  
  egg plant, bamboo shoots, chili pepper, fresh basil over brown rice or japanese rice not available during brunch ($9.50)
  
  Pineapple Cashew Vegetables
  
  dried chili, onions, bell pepper, shiitake mushrooms over brown rice or japanese rice, not available during brunch ($9.00)
  
  Fried Rice
  japanese or brown rice, vegetables, scallions
  
  S: $6.00
  
  L: $7.50
  Pineapple Fried Rice
  japanese or brown rice, vegetables, scallions
  
  S: $6.50
  
  L: $8.00
- Sweets
  
  Crispy Banana Roll
  
  with il laboratorio vanilla ice cream, local wild fallflower honey, sesame ($6.50)
  
  Warm Homemade Flourless Chocolate Cake
  
  with freshly whipped cream ($7.00)
  
  Homemade Carrot Walnut Cake
  
  served with warm english custard ($7.00)
  
  Il Laboratorio Vanilla
  
  or japanese green tea ice cream ($6.00)
  
  Homemade Shortbread Walnut Cookies
  
  ($0.95)

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