District Saigon

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"With a drink menu full of mezcal and cachaça, a massive sunset mural, and a TV over the bar playing ESPN, it might be tempting to assume District Saigon is doing too many things. They’re not. They’re simply serving some of the best Vietnamese food in NYC. The short rib fried rice has caramelized beef, juicy tomatoes, and chili-garlic sauce that all balance each other perfectly, much like the fatty brisket, bright cilantro, and sriracha-hoisin sauce in the steak phở. Order those, as well as the extremely tender lemongrass-chili dumplings with a mezcal, or a boozy matcha latte if that's more your speed. " - bryan kim, neha talreja, sonal shah