Serai Malaysian-plus to fill DiFabio's space

The historic Clifton quarters being vacated by DiFabio’s Casapela after its 15-year run won’t stay vacant for long. Chef Sebastian Moh tells us that he is taking over the space at 2311 Frankfort Ave. to open Serai, a neighborhood restaurant featuring Southeast Asian cuisine.

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Serai will focus on Malaysian and Thai spices, herbs, and techniques, together with local seasonal ingredients and a touch of Chinese wok stir fry.

Serai restaurant logo featuring a hibiscus flower, the national flower of Malasia. Photo courtesy Sebastian Moh.

“Serai” means lemongrass in his home country, Malaysia, Moh says, and the restaurant’s logo will be a hibiscus flower, the national flower of Malaysia.

Serai plans to open for dinner only, closed Sundays and Mondays.

One of the city’s oldest buildings built nearly 200 years ago, the smallish brick structure was originally a toll house along the old Frankfort Pike.

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