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Lê Madeline
Modern Vietnamese
By day it's a reliable phở spot on a Quincy corner; when five o'clock hits, the lights drop, the '90s hip-hop comes up, and the room becomes something else entirely. This gastropub explores what happens when Modern Vietnamese cooking meets New England, which turns out to mean lemongrass-chile French onion dip and Viet-Cajun crawfish noodles. The chef landed a James Beard semifinalist nod, and the New York Times put it on their Boston list.
The awards strongest first
- Eater Chef of the Year · Peter Nguyen
- Boston Magazine #23 · Top 50 Restaurants in Boston
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Boston Right Now
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Boston
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Northeast · Peter Nguyen
One number, weighted & current 84
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Việt-Cajun crawfish noodles
“His lusciously garlicky Việt-Cajun crawfish noodles, shrimp and banana-leaf-wrapped grits with pork floss, and an ever-evolving Vietnamese-inspired lobster roll currently slathered in calamansi ginger aioli and tobiko tell the story.”
Boston Magazine, 2025 -
Tôm hùm rang me
“recent must-orders include the tôm hùm rang me, a fried lobster roll topped with little pearls of tobiko”
Eater -
Bò lúc lắc
“the bò lúc lắc, featuring cubes of filet mignon marinated in a trophy-worthy house sauce”
Eater -
Lemongrass-chile oil French onion dip
“a boffo starter of lemongrass-chile oil French onion dip with shrimp crackers”
The New York Times
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