CHILLI DUCK

To look at the place — a homely, cozy basement space cheerily festooned with duck knicknacks — you wouldn't think this little Thai joint had magical powers. But just wait until it's the dead of January: you may just find that the only thing that can banish your bone chill is a piping-hot bowl of CHILLI DUCK's tom yum soup. "Comfort food" is an understatement: everything on the menu is an electric blankie for your tastebuds — from the velvety dishes of unctuous drunken noodles to the tofu pad thai, piled high with enough airy slabs of fried bean curd to have you rolling in a week's worth of glorious leftovers.

CHILLI DUCK | 829 Boylston Street, Boston | 617.236.5208