Sapp Coffee Shop

Thai Town, Los Angeles · Thai · $

Boat noodles, kuay tiew rua, were sold from canal boats in Bangkok, which is why the portions run small and the broth is so dark and concentrated: it was built to be eaten fast on the water. Sapp has served them from a Hollywood Boulevard strip mall since Thai Town was Thai Town. Order two bowls, because one is a snack and everyone in the room knows it.