Gather your food-loving besties and get over to Kenmore Square on Monday, September 14th, to catch Lê Madeline‘s Peter Nguyen at Eastern Standard Kitchen & Drinks for Nhậu Night: New England x Vietnam, a one-night-only pop-up running from 5:00-9:00pm.
More than simply eating and drinking together, nhậu is a Vietnamese tradition built around community, conversation and lingering at the table. Instead of everyone ordering an entrée of their own, dishes arrive in waves to be passed around and shared, another round is poured and nobody is in much of a hurry to leave. Nguyen is bringing that convivial spirit to Fenway with an à la carte menu that pairs Vietnamese flavors and traditions with ingredients and dishes rooted in New England.
Order widely and try a little of everything, from New England Apple Gỏi with maple-lime nước chấm and Fried Clam Bánh Khọt to Vietnamese White Clam Pizza and Bò Lúc Lắc Steak Tips with garlic rice pilaf. Larger tables can dig into the Viet-Cajun Fisherman’s Platter or go all in on a Hot Seafood Tower piled with oysters, mussels, shrimp and a whole lobster. The a la carte menu is designed for sharing, so gather your crew and book a table online here before the one-night pop-up fills up.
Nhậu Night: New England × Vietnam
New England Apple Gỏi $16
Local apples, kohlrabi, celery, watercress, walnuts & Vietnamese herbs with maple-lime nước chấm
New England Oysters $24 half dozen / $42 dozen
Local oysters on the half shell with muối ớt xanh, cucumber & crispy shallot
New England Súp Măng Tôm Hùm $20
Lobster, sweet corn and asparagus egg drop soup with local mushrooms, quail egg, scallions & white pepper
Fried Clam Bánh Khọt $24
Crispy coconut-rice cakes, fried whole belly clams, sweet corn, pickled celery, rau răm & chili lime nước chấm
Bò Lúc Lắc Steak Tips $33
Black pepper marinated steak tips, charred pearl onions, blistered tomatoes & roasted garlic butter, served with garlic rice pilaf
Charred Honeynut Squash $17
Fish sauce maple glaze, coconut cream, fermented chili, toasted pepitas & Thai basil
Vietnamese White Clam Pizza $24
Littleneck clams, lemongrass-garlic cream, mozzarella, scallions, crispy garlic and rau răm
Viet-Cajun Fisherman’s Platter $52
Fried sea scallops, calamari, cod, and shrimp tossed in Viet Cajun butter, served with seasoned fries, herb slaw and tamarind tartar
Hot Seafood Tower $145
Grilled scallion oil oysters (6), lemongrass-chili steamed mussels (6), chili-garlic shrimp (8) and whole lobster with muối ớt, seasoned fries
Serves 2–4
Whole Fried Cornish Hen $32
Spatchcocked and fried whole with condensed milk lime dipping sauce, makrut lime leaf and Thai chili bread-and-butter pickles
Banana Split $13
Roasted banana, pandan ice cream, maple palm sugar caramel, brown-butter graham crumble, black sesame brittle, toasted marshmallow
