Mam

8.2/10Vietnamese

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Get the . People call it the best they've had outside Vietnam. The bun dau mam tom with is the signature and it's seriously funky. The repeated complaint is price, that the portions are small for what you pay. Reserve ahead, they sell a limited quantity.

70 Forsyth St, New YorkLower East Side, ManhattanGoogle Maps

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  • Just an incredibly comforting taste from some otherwise on paper very simply prepared food. Rich, crunchy, and with the perfect amount of spice for the shrimps.

    H3

  • had a really nice fried shrimp dish last time I went. Super strong shrimp flavor and very crunchy too.

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  • replying to u/RaceYouHome: Great take! As a Vietnamese (born and raised in Saigon) who lives in NYC for 18 years, I can honestly say that Mắm is the best and most authentic Vietnamese food I've ever had in the States (not just in NYC cuz our food here is so meh) but even better than in South Cal, Houston or Northern Virginia. Excited for their expansion this Summer.

    i loved mam’s pho! i agree, it’s the best i’ve ever had but i did not like their bbh.

    H3

  • So so Overrated. If there was a blind taste of the food between (1) Mam and (2) any random Viet restaurant in Brooklyn or Flushing Chinatown that never had a write-up in a website or magazine, #2 would crush.

    H3

  • My Việt parents didn't like Mắm while I did because... they also don't like fermented shrimp paste lol.

    H2

  • replying to u/anacardier: Adding a few more to this great list (I love noodles lmao): - Tonchin - ramen - Sappe - Mama E-La - Four Four South Village - Taiwanese noodle soup - Geo Si Gi - gamjatang - Uncle Lou - lobster stir fry noodles - Xie Bao - crab roe noodles

    Mam - when they chicken pho, it's tops

    H2