Nam Son Viet: A Must-Visit Destination for Authentic Vietnamese Cuisine in NYC

Yummy . The food is amazing, fresh, and perfectly cooked. I can’t wait to come back

Amazing Vietnamese restaurant! The atmosphere was very comfortable, clean, cozy, and had plenty of seating. We ordered the #2 Đặc Biệt with bò viên and the #54 Bún chả giò / chả giò chay. Both were very delicious and warming. They give you lots of sauces to add to your dishes and offer tea when you are first seated. Service was very friendly, I highly recommend!

One of my favorite restaurants in Chinatown, I've been coming here for years! The food is so fresh and always hits the spot!

I didn’t eat in Nam Som Vietnamese Restaurant yet but I did do takeout a few times. It looks very festive and bright and is always busy. Staff are okay. They have a cash and credit price but it wasn’t much difference less than a dollar on $45 meal. Sorry I was too hungry and didn’t take pics of what I ordered but it was very good. Ordered a big noodle without tripe and they got that right. Also big was pretty big, I ate as much as I could and had to eat the rest a few hours later. Got spring rolls and they were delicious nice and crispy. Lettuce was looking very edible. Only problem I had was the sauce was on the bottom. So staffers make sure it is on top, it would have been a problem if I had no place to put the spring rolls trying to get the sauce out. Last thing I ordered was a pork chop on rice. That was also excellent for lunch the next day. Look forward to more take out or maybe I can stay one day. Thanks for having a great restaurant.

My family has been coming here for as long as I could remember, dating back nearly 2.5 decades ago. Each year, on random days and on special occasions, we come here to have lunch or dinner or just to have a nice meal or place to catch up. Over the years, we have seen the prices increase astronomically. It is now twice as much as it was when we first started coming here. I understand the economy is also in a different place than it was but $16 for a pho now is insanely high when you can get one for $11 a few blocks away. Don’t get me wrong, pho here is pretty decent but in addition to soaring prices, the taste of the pho has taken a dip. I remember very rich broths but now it’s almost as if it’s been watered down to save on costs. While I don’t think the pho broth is as good as it used to be, the other dishes remain delicious! I’m a big fan of the pork chops here, although the amount given varies day to day. The beef cubes are also amazing and full of flavor. A plus is the waiters here are always efficient, polite and ready to help. They seem to know my parents and their needs/wants well. Haha after all, they’ve probably come to this restaurant well before I was even born. Everyone there is pretty chill and they don’t seem to ever kick you out so it’s a nice place to hang out with friends as well.

This place is one of my favorite Vietnamese joints across 2 coasts. The bread the banh mi comes on is so so good, like inexplicably good. It’s not even my favorite banh mi in the five boroughs BUT their bread is unmatched. And of course the contents are delicious as well. The pho is reliably yummy, and I’m a big fan of their vermicelli bowls. My go to is the spring rolls and grilled pork. Yum. The waitstaff are all really receptive to questions—I’ve often come with friends with allergies, and the waitstaff are knowledgeable and considerate. They also have great recommendations (shout out to the waiter who turned me on to the soda with yolk and condensed milk. I’d never had it before but it slaps). Much good food, many good memories.

Delicious and authentic food with plenty of menu options. Prices were fair and the atmosphere is great for lunch or dinner. Best Banh Mi I have ever had. 1 dish can serve 2 people.

Great vietnamese food. I had the pho with meatballs. The meatballs were delicious. They had a chewy bouncy texture. The calamari was fresh and chewy as well. I love that it came with carrots and jicama that were soaked in lime and sugar. The restaurant is bigger than it looks