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    Orange-and-white checkered floors, mustard booths, and paper mâché flowers overhead set the mood at this Vietnamese cookhouse on the Upper East Side. The menu is concise, running from crispy spring rolls to shaking beef and pho, but the pho is the reason the regulars keep coming back, built on a 20-hour broth with five-spice smoked short rib. The kind of room that makes a cold Tuesday feel like a plan.

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    • Shaking beef

      “The concise offerings range from rolls and appetizers to larger plates like shaking beef.”

      Michelin Guide
    • Crispy spring rolls

      “Kick off a meal with a plate of crispy spring rolls filled with pork, mushrooms, and glass noodles before moving on to a Vietnamese crepe with pork belly and nuoc mam sauce.”

      Michelin Guide
    • Vietnamese crepe with pork belly

      “Kick off a meal with a plate of crispy spring rolls filled with pork, mushrooms, and glass noodles before moving on to a Vietnamese crepe with pork belly and nuoc mam sauce.”

      Michelin Guide
    • Pho

      “Of course, pho is a must and the "UES" bowl doesn't disappoint with its complex 20-hour broth and meltingly tender five-spice smoked short rib.”

      Michelin Guide

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    Address
    306 E. 81st St., New York, NY · Manhattan
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    • Monday Noon to 3:30 PM 5 PM to 9:30 PM
    • Tuesday Noon to 3:30 PM 5 PM to 9:30 PM
    • Wednesday Today Noon to 3:30 PM 5 PM to 9:30 PM
    • Thursday Noon to 3:30 PM 5 PM to 9:30 PM
    • Friday Noon to 9:30 PM
    • Saturday Noon to 9:30 PM
    • Sunday Noon to 9:30 PM
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    3472519060
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