Lum Lum Thai Seafood Bar
Lum Lum—which appropriately means “Yum Yum” in Thai slang—is very much a family business. Opened by sisters Sommy and Mo Hensawang in 2023, it uses many of the same recipes their mother and grandmother cooked at the clan’s beachfront restaurant in the Attutayah region of Thailand. So get ready for authentically spicy fare, and seafood dishes that you likely won’t find elsewhere in the U.S., including a creamy squid ink soup flavored with lime leaf, a lobster-like grilled river prawn in a chili dressing, and crispy crab omelet over rice. The sisters also do well with meat eaters with a Thai take on beef tartare, and “Crying Tiger”—a plate of sliced grilled ribeye over piping hot garlic rice topped with a raw egg yolk (you swish it in for umami goodness). The beachy ambiance—bamboo clad walls, hanging lights ensconced in woven straw, surfer music—makes this an appropriately festive place for a pre- or post-Broadway show meal.
Lum Lum—which appropriately means “Yum Yum” in Thai slang—is very much a family business. Opened by sisters Sommy and Mo Hensawang in 2023, it uses many of the same recipes their mother and grandmother cooked at the clan’s beachfront restaurant in the Attutayah region of Thailand. So get ready for authentically spicy fare, and seafood dishes that you likely won’t find elsewhere in the U.S., including a creamy squid ink soup flavored with lime leaf, a lobster-like grilled river prawn in a chili dressing, and crispy crab omelet over rice. The sisters also do well with meat eaters with a Thai take on beef tartare, and “Crying Tiger”—a plate of sliced grilled ribeye over piping hot garlic rice topped with a raw egg yolk (you swish it in for umami goodness). The beachy ambiance—bamboo clad walls, hanging lights ensconced in woven straw, surfer music—makes this an appropriately festive place for a pre- or post-Broadway show meal.
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