Cicada
Vietnamese restaurant · Neighborhood Four ·
Vietnamese cafe serving banh mi, noodle salads & pastries
![Cicada by Cicada Coffee Bar [Official Site]](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68950262/cicada_coffee_bar___hanoi_egg_yolk.0.jpg "Cicada by Cicada Coffee Bar [Official Site]")
Vietnamese cafe serving banh mi, noodle salads & pastries
"Lively and artsy and full of tropical greenery, not to mention furniture restored by co-founder and chef Vinh Le, Vietnamese restaurant and coffee bar Cicada transports its diners thousands of miles away with dishes like lemongrass chicken confit with black rice, noodle salad topped with cured salmon, and a selection of intricate Vietnamese coffee drinks Vibe check: In warmer weather, definitely snag a spot in the peaceful back garden." - Erika Adams
"Vietnamese cafe Cicada (Eater Boston’s best new cafe of 2021), is the place to go to unplug, sip a sea salt-topped coffee sweetened with condensed milk, and munch on a noodle salad or lemongrass confit chicken with black rice. Definitely try to grab a seat in the beautiful garden hidden out back." - Erika Adams
"A well-regarded Vietnamese coffee and food spot that will collaborate with another team to present a Vietnamese take on bún (rice noodles) as part of a Bow Market–based supper-club style activation, highlighting comparative regional noodle traditions." - Celina Colby
"I noted Vinh Le's Vietnamese hot spot Cicada Coffee Bar in Cambridge was named a James Beard semifinalist." - Erika Adams
"Thanks to Eater Boston, I’m hungry for the new Cicada." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal