Falansai

Chef Henry Trieu brings a little Vietnam love to Bushwick. The San Francisco import—who imbued traditional Vietnamese flavors with fine-dining finesse at Charles Phan's acclaimed Slanted Door—roots through the street food of his childhood for this 54-seat joint. Named after his Chaozhou-bred father’s mispronunciation of the world Français, Trieu’s cross-cultural restaurant unites Vietnamese and French fare. The Saigon-style/ Southern Vietnamese cuisine offers dishes like the caramelized catfish claypot, Chinese okra, as well as "Shaking Beef." Falansai was named a Michelin Bib Gourmand, which few Vietnamese restaurants have been awarded.