"The key to excellent Vietnamese vegetarian fare is a killer mock nước chấm (fish sauce vinaigrette), and nobody makes it better than the folks at Thien Tam. Dig into platters of broken rice prettied with seasoned wheat gluten molded into various forms, as well as classic noodle soups that manage to satisfy without any animal proteins. The dining room is small but well-appointed, with monochrome black-and-white tile floors." - Cathy Chaplin