"Our favorite place for a Monday date-night, Mắm is a vibey street-stall of a restaurant on the Lower East Side. They rotate through different Vietnamese specialties, which might mean steaming hot pots of cá om chuối dậu with pork bone broth one day, and platters of bún dậu with blood sausage and tofu the next. It can get crowded, which is great for when you want to lean in close over a fragrant hotpot, and fish out choice bits of meat for your beloved. Depending on the weather, you might end up eating on one of the plastic stools outside. Specials are announced on Instagram, and while you can walk in, it’s better to book on Hotplate in advance." - bryan kim, will hartman, willa moore, sonal shah
Emily Schindler