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Mắm
Vietnamese
Plastic stools, plastic tables, and a fermented shrimp paste so funky it has its own gravitational pull, this is a Vietnamese restaurant on the Lower East Side that draws a crowd large enough to colonize the sidewalk and occasionally a neighboring storefront. The menu runs through stuffed snails, grilled intestines, and frog sausage with the tiny bones crushed in. The New York Times placed it 26th on their 100 Best Restaurants in New York City list.
The awards strongest first
- The New York Times 2023 · 2 stars, Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
- The Infatuation #5 · The 25 Best Restaurants In NYC
- Roadbook The Best Restaurants in New York City
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in New York City
- The New York Times #26 · The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City
- Eater The Best Lower East Side Restaurants
One number, weighted & current 84
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Stuffed snails
The New York Times, 2026 -
Frog sausage
The New York Times, 2026 -
Hot pot with fermented rice
“Still, the seating is minimal and you have to be resigned to sitting on low plastic stools, but its rotating menu — one-night Vietnamese snails or hot pot with fermented rice — is what keeps customers coming back.”
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