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Omai

Critics' Pick

158 Ninth Ave., New York, NY 10011
nr. 19th St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-633-0550 Send to Phone

Price Range: $$$$
Reader Rating:
8.3 out of 10

10 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: Vietnamese

Robert K. Chin

Map

Official Website

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Hours

Sun-Thu, 5:30pm-10:30pm; Fri-Sat, 5:30pm-11pm

Nearby Subway Stops

A, C, E at 14th St.; L at Eighth Ave.; 1 at 18th St.

Prices

$12-$20

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Delivery
Dine at the Bar
Prix-Fixe
Take-Out

Alcohol

Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Delivery Area

14th St. to 34th St., Fifth Ave. to Eleventh Ave.

Profile

The sleek successor to Nam in Tribeca shares its precursor’s understatedly stylish aesthetic, not to mention most of its menu. It’s possible to find cheaper Vietnamese food, but none sparked with such consistently fresh, clean flavors and served in such casually chic environs. We seldom pass up the lemongrass-crusted tofu, but the diced monkfish and peanuts on a rice cracker, and the five-spiced baby back ribs, are both eminently worthwhile. The skill of the kitchen is most apparent in the selection of rolls, noticeably lighter and more delicate than most of the rice-paper-wrapped competition. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld