Vietnamese

Dinner, Late Night, Lunch, Reservations, Takeout

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Tam Nguyen escaped Vietnam as an eight-year-old, and now brings the cuisine of its villages to the downtown sister of his heralded Tamarind Tree. The elegant bilevel room, quite purple, feels windowless and generic until the plates start hitting the table; exhilarating preparations of specialties both familiar (chili-lemongrass chicken, an array of terrific spring rolls) and exotic (lily-blossom halibut, braised coconut in browned pork). Vegetarians and tipplers are well-served here—the Thai chili watermelon martini is a treasure—but so are comfort- and adventure-foodies alike.

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