viet noodle bar

I have three words for you: housemade soy milk. This menu item at Viet Noodle Bar might pass you by if you let it, but you would be making a whopping culinary mistake. While I could happily dine on the sandwiches and pho every day, my favorite thing here is the organic soy milk. The owner and chef, Viet, makes it by handcrushing soy beans, fermenting them, and then infusing them with herbs and spices. He is a craftsman of northern Vietnamese cuisine, where the food is simple, gently spiced and extremely seasonal. I’m just happy to know that his soy milk is in season any time of the year.