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Hoi Tod is a mussel pancake served over gently stir-fried bean sprouts at Chon Tong.
Hoi Tod is a mussel pancake served over gently stir-fried bean sprouts at Chon Tong.Read moreKiki Aranita / Staff

Chon Tong Thai Kitchen and Dessert

Thai, Dessert$-$$

This diamond-in-the rough BYOB just around the corner from Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts offers central Thai dishes you don’t find at most find at similar spots around town. Food writer Kiki Aranita is fond of the hoi tod — a crispy mussel pancake served over gently stir-fried bean sprouts. Open for lunch and dinner. Closed on Tuesdays.

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