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Deep teal walls, hanging ferns, and paper lanterns turned a former strip club into a Southeast Asian street food restaurant that somehow feels like the right call even in a Minneapolis winter. The cocktails lean tropical, the menu ranges across Vietnam, Bali, and beyond, and the chef behind it all, Christina Nguyen, took the 2024 James Beard Award for Best Chef: Midwest. Book on Resy; walk-ins are optimistic.
The awards strongest first
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Winner · Best Chef: Midwest · Christina Nguyen
- Eater The Best New Restaurants in America
- Minnesota Monthly Top 75 Restaurants
- Midwest Living Best Restaurants in Minneapolis
- Mpls St Paul The Best Restaurants in the Twin Cities
- Eater 38 Best Restaurants in Minneapolis and St. Paul
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Midwest · Christina Nguyen
One number, weighted & current 92
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Water fern cakes
“the menu features dishes like delicate water fern cakes, spicy coconut shrimp toast, and a tender Balinese chicken thigh with macerated kale and bean sprout salad”
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Coconut shrimp toast
“the menu features dishes like delicate water fern cakes, spicy coconut shrimp toast, and a tender Balinese chicken thigh with macerated kale and bean sprout salad”
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Balinese chicken thigh
“the menu features dishes like delicate water fern cakes, spicy coconut shrimp toast, and a tender Balinese chicken thigh with macerated kale and bean sprout salad”
Eater
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