Pasteur Grill & Noodles
Vietnamese restaurant · Chinatown ·
Vietnamese standards like pho and banh mi served in a basic setting
Vietnamese standards like pho and banh mi served in a basic setting
"Pasteur is a Vietnamese restaurant on Baxter Street that’s right next to Nha Trang One and Thai Son (two other Vietnamese restaurants we love, and also happen to be on this guide.) Pasteur’s parking lane has a covered outdoor area with about four tables, a beautiful wooden banquette, and houseplants galore." - hannah albertine
"We always used to go the first Vietnamese on Baxter and now the "middle one" is our go to. Ever since a Vietnamese friend took us, we revert to these delicacies: Pork Chops, Caramelized Tofu, and Sweet and Sour Soup." - My Orange Box
"Pasteur is a Vietnamese restaurant on Baxter Street that’s right next to Nha Trang One and Thai Son (two other Vietnamese restaurants we love, and also happen to be on this guide.) Pasteur’s parking lane has a covered outdoor area with about four tables, a beautiful wooden banquette, and houseplants galore. We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists." - Team Infatuation
"Featuring a special “A Seat at the Table” prix‑fixe menu created by Chinatown historian, cookbook author, and activist Grace Young, Pasteur Grill & Noodles is offering a $44-per-person menu (with all proceeds going back to the restaurant) to draw attention to how the Chinatown mega jail is “swallowing” local businesses. Launched last week and available Wednesdays through Fridays, reservations must be made 24 hours in advance by phone with a minimum of two people per party; the offering will continue as long as the rebuilding of the Manhattan Detention complexes “continues to threaten the community and its local mom and pops.” In addition to its regular run there will be two special dinners on November 16 and December 1 where Young will be present alongside community leaders from Neighbors United Below Canal and Welcome to Chinatown. The restaurant sits at 85 Baxter Street directly across from the Manhattan Detention Center, currently under construction, and Young emphasized that after the compounded effects of 9/11, the pandemic, AAPI hate, and now the mega jail, these businesses need support to ensure the Chinatown we know and love survives and thrives." - Emma Orlow
"Founded in 1987, Pasteur Grill and Noodles was one of the restaurants to establish Baxter as the city’s earliest Vietnamese food strips. The pho is fine, with delicate translucent noodles and a plain broth not particularly fussed-over. The place is a favorite of the jury-duty crowd and was one of the first to also serve pho ga (chicken pho)." - Robert Sietsema
