The former site of Hunan Village on Langston Blvd (staff photo by Jared Serre) A new Thai restaurant hopes fill the shoes of a longtime Chinese eatery that closed on Langston Blvd in November.

In recent years, the East Village has seen an astonishing wave of first-rate (and, to be honest, sometimes second-rate) dumpling, ramen, crawfish, hot pot, and rice noodle spots opening in the ...