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Kampuchea Restaurant

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78 Rivington St., New York, NY 10002 40.720431 -73.989388
at Allen St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-529-3901 Send to Phone

Cuisine: Asian: Southeast
Price Range:
$$
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Reader Rating:
9 out of 10
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7 Reviews | Write a Review

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Official Website

kampucheanyc.com

Nearby Subway Stops

F at Delancey St.; J, M, Z at Essex St.

Prices

$12-$16

Payment Methods

Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Lunch
Take-Out

Alcohol

Full Bar

Reservations

Not Accepted

Profile

This venue is closed.

Whenever a newfangled Asian restaurant opens in this town, the dismissive foodie temptation is to compare it first with the inevitably cheaper and arguably more authentic competition in Chinatown, and then with the beloved and original Momofuku. Neither comparison is truly apt for this handsome communal-tabled noodle bar, where chef-owner Ratha Chau offers his fresh, flavorful, and well-spiced interpretations of Cambodian street food. He swaddles grilled corn in coconut-chile mayo, garnishes cold egg noodles with a chicken-and-egg omelette and an incendiary red-pepper sauce, and even has the audacity to concoct such vegetarian-friendly fare as a Cambodian-style crêpe with shiitakes, soybeans, and butternut squash.