Viet Cafe in New York City

Located at 345 Greenwich Street, at Harrison Street, the Viet Café is one of the hippest Vietnamese restaurants to enjoy in the area. It's cozy and casual, perfect for a first date, and the food is always up to par - that delicious Vietnamese food we all crave every once in a while!

The dining experience is very pleasant with comfortable lighting, bamboo and wood accents, wood tables and benches, and an entirely modern air about it. There is an open kitchen in the back of the restaurant, where the delicious scents of the restaurant's yummy creations come from.

If you are stopping in for lunch, take a look at some of the great options from the menu... Perhaps start off with an appetizer, like the Chili Shrimp red & green peppers, scallions, cilantro & spicy sauce, $12; Steamed Ha Noi "Pillow" Dumplings made with crab, shrimp, pork, scallions & jicama root with a tangy sweet & spicy sauce, $8; or maybe the Lemongrass Beef Skewers marinated in a lemongrass rub and grilled on skewers with a spicy peanut sauce, $9. Or start off with a soup, maybe the delicious Shredded Chicken & Bean Thread Noodles (Mien Ga) with shiitake mushrooms, cilantro, scallions & lime, $10 ... or a salad like the Grilled Marinated Chicken & Cabbage Salad (Goi Ga) viet cilantro, lime-honey dressing & toasted sesame seeds, $8. Main entrées include delicious selections like Fire - Pot Caramelized Salmon (Ca Kho) with a ginger, galangal, scallions & caramel glaze, $23; Roast Lacquered Duck (Vit Nuong Ngu Vi Huong) with five-spice lacquer, nuoc mam glaze & ginger sauce, $24; or even great vegetarian entrées like Steamed Viet Café Tofu ginger, scallions, bean sauce & hot sesame oil, $12. And of course there are also great Vietnamese sandwiches, like the Vietnamese Meatball grilled, seasoned pork with shallots, $9. Or go with a comforting noodle bowl or a great fried rice.

Dinner is just as rich ... start with an appetizer like the Grilled Eggplant - Ca Nuong with scallion oil, tomato puree, marinated tomato salad & thai basil, $7, or the Grilled Shrimp Skewers marinated with scallions and grilled on bamboo skewers, $9. Or enjoy the restaurant's delicious lettuce wrapped rolls - maybe the Sesame-marinated Beef ones with basil-scented lime sauce, $9. And for your main entrée, enjoy a yummy seafood selection like the Pan-seared Red Snapper Filet with cubed tofu, chopped pineapple in a cream of tomato sauce topped with cilantro and green scallion, $23, or the Chili Calamari that is lightly floured, and sautéed with red & green bell peppers, cilantro & spicy sauce, $24. Great meat entrées include selections like Vietnamese Steak Frites - Thit Bo Khoai Tay with sweet onions, watercress & hand-cut fries, $22; Sautéed Lime-lemongrass Chicken with green & red peppers, $20; and Roast Lacquered Duck - Vit Nuong Ngu Vi Huong with five-spice lacquer, nuoc mam glaze & ginger sauce, $24. There are a few delicious stews to choose from, too, like the Chicken Curry Stew with potato & carrots with coconut milk, $20. There are lots of vegetarian selections, too, such as the Spicy Crispy Mushrooms - shitake mushrooms halves tossed in 5-spice, diced carrots, celery and sweet onions served with sweet and spicy sauce, $19.95.

And with your meal, be sure to enjoy a great oriental beer - each variety $6. Or go with a great wine, because the restaurant offers a nice selection to go with your meal.

There is also a delivery option if you choose to dine in tonight ... and the menu includes everything from the dine-in menu!Restaurant hours are Mon-Thu 11am-10pm; Fri 11am-11pm; Sat 5pm-11pm. The restaurant can be reached at (866) 760-8902.