Sao Mai
vietnamese
Chả Giò
$9
Crispy Vietnamese Pork Spring Rolls served with lettuce & herbs to wrap.
Chả Giò Chay
$9
Crispy Vietnamese Veggie Spring Rolls served with lettuce & herbs to wrap.
*upgrade to grilled shrimp, chicken or pork +$5
$9
Gỏi Cuốn Chay
$9
Fresh Vietnamese Tofu Summer Rolls. Tofu, vermicelli noodles, lettuce, & mixed herbs wrapped in rice paper.
Nem Nướng Cuốn
$9
Fresh Vietnamese Pork Summer Rolls. Pork, vermicelli noodles, lettuce, & mixed herbs wrapped in rice paper.
Bánh Cuốn
$11
Vietnamese Steamed Rice Rolls filled with minced pork and wood ear mushroom.
Mực Chiên Dòn
$19
Crispy Calamari seasoned with salt and pepper served with our house avocado sauce.
Tôm Rang Muối
$22
Crispy Shrimp seasoned with salt and pepper served with our house avocado sauce.
*may take 15–20 min
$19
No substitutions. Modifications available at an additional charge.
Gỏi Đu Đủ
$15
Vietnamese Papaya Salad with Poached Shrimp. Shredded green papaya with herbs topped with steamed shrimp and a house dressing.
Gỏi Bò
$16
Beef Watercress Salad. Fresh watercress topped with sautéed beef, bell peppers and onions.
side of rice +$2.50 | + vermicelli noodles +$2.50
$16
Phở & Bún Bò Huế | Noodle Soups
Phở Sao Mai
$18
House Special Pho — beef eye round, beef brisket, beef ball, & tripe.
Phở Tái
$16
Beef Eye Round Pho. Thinly sliced rare beef.
Beef Brisket Pho.
$16
Beef Ball Pho.
$16
Phở Gà
$16
Chicken Pho — chicken, carrots, broccoli & celery in a chicken broth.
Phở Đỏ Chay
$16
Vegetarian Pho — tofu & mixed veggies in a vegetarian broth.
Phở Đỏ Biển
$18
Seafood Pho — shrimp, squid, fish ball & fish cake in a chicken broth.
*can be made without pork
$20
+ extra noodle $2.50 | + extra meat $4
Bún Sao Mai
$18
House Special Bun — grilled pork, grilled shrimp, & spring rolls.
Grilled Sliced Pork.
$15
Grilled Chicken.
$15
Grilled Shrimp.
$15
Bún Chả Giò
$15
Vietnamese Pork Spring Rolls.
*not served with lettuce & nuoc mam
$15
+ spring roll $4 | + extra meat $6
Cơm Sườn Nướng
$15
Grilled Pork Chops served with white rice, cucumber & tomatoes.
Cơm Gà Nướng
$15
Grilled Chicken served with white rice, cucumber & tomatoes.
Cơm Gà Sả Ớt
$15
Chicken, bell peppers, & onions stir-fried with a lemongrass sauce served with white rice.
Cơm Xào Chay
$15
Mixed Vegetables & Tofu sautéed with a traditional Vietnamese sauce served with white rice. Choice of: Beef · Chicken · Seafood · Tofu Served with mayo, pickled carrots and radish, cucumber, cilantro, and jalapeños.
Bánh Mì Đặc Biệt
$12
Cured Vietnamese cold cuts of ham & pate.
Grilled Pork.
$12
Grilled Chicken.
$12
Bánh Mì Chay
$12
Tofu & mixed veggies with traditional Vietnamese sauce.
Bánh Mì Đậu Hủ
$12
Tofu & onion with traditional Vietnamese sauce.
Sườn Heo Nướng
$20
Grilled Pork Chop marinated in a Vietnamese barbecue sauce.
Gà Nướng Sả
$20
Grilled Chicken marinated in a Vietnamese lemongrass barbecue sauce.
Gà Sả Ớt
$20
Chicken Lemongrass sautéed with bell peppers and onions in a chili lemongrass.
Bò Lúc Lắc
$23
Beef cubes, bell peppers, & onions sautéed with the chef's special sauce.
Bò Sả Ớt
$23
Beef Lemongrass sautéed with bell peppers and onion in a chili lemongrass.
Tôm Ram Mặn
$23
Jumbo shrimp, bell peppers, and onions sautéed in a chili lemongrass sauce.
Menu as captured Sep 3, 2026 · source ↗
We hold 623 venues in New York, NY and could score 353 of them. This one is not among them, so it has no position — not a low one.
There is no score breakdown to show: nothing we read about this venue earned points in any of the four categories, so a bar chart of zeroes would look like a verdict on the kitchen rather than on what it publishes. What we did read is below.
v1.7.4 0.0/100 = sourcing 0.0/50 (named-farm 0 distinct, named-region 0 distinct, attribute 0 distinct, buzzword 0 distinct) + farm partners 0.0/20 (none scored) + registry 0.0/12 (none listed) + press 0.0/18 (capped at 35% of the 0.0-point evidence base).
Buzzwords only. This venue uses sourcing language ("farm-fresh", "locally sourced") but names no farms, regions, or verifiable attributes.
See the week▾
| Sunday | 11:30am – 9:30pm |
|---|---|
| Monday | 11:30am – 9:30pm |
| Tuesday | 11:30am – 9:30pm |
| Wednesday | 11:30am – 9:30pm |
| Thursday | 11:30am – 9:30pm |
| Friday | 11:30am – 9:30pm |
| Saturday | 11:30am – 9:30pm |
Hours checked Aug 24, 2026 · source ↗ · checked 41 days ago, so we're not calling it open or closed — anything over 14 days can have changed · Always worth confirming with the restaurant.
Local authority
- The Best Pho Bowls in NYC | Eater NY ↗
Eater NY
Local authority“Sao Mai The East Village offers several revisionist views of pho, but Sao Mai cooks up the doctrinaire kind, which means the pho is Saigon-style, with the usual plate of sprouts and herbs and a half-dozen sauces and pickled peppers offered to doctor the soup. When I get nostalgic for the Chinatown-style pho, this is where I go. Chicken, seafood, and vegetarian versions also off”
- The Best Vietnamese Restaurants in NYC | Eater NY ↗
Eater NY
Local authority“Sao Mai Sao Mai is the East Village’s Vietnamese standby that’s laid-back and inexpensive. It offers a full menu of standards that are consistently better than they need to be, including a papaya salad rife with fresh herbs, lemongrass chicken over rice, caramel clay-pot pork, and luxurious bun platters served with brittle rice paper wrappers that must be dipped in warm water b”