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Saigon Social
Vietnamese
Chef Helen Nguyen's Vietnamese kitchen on Orchard Street pivots seasonally, moving between crispy banh xeo and tiger prawns glossed in garlic noodles with the ease of someone still experimenting. A banh mi burger signals her willingness to remix tradition without abandoning its spine.
- Eater
- The Best Lower East Side Restaurants
- James Beard Awards
- 2022 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: New York State · Helen Nguyen
- Eater The Best Lower East Side Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: New York State · Helen Nguyen