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Cozy, hip spot featuring Chinese dry pot with a choice of spice level, plus appetizers and dim sum.
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Address: 122 1st Ave, New York, NY 10009
Phone: (212) 353-8880
Website: http://malaproject.com/
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MÁLÀ PROJECT
MáLà Project is a Chinese restaurant founded by four friends with a mission to deliver joy through the flavors of Sichuan cuisine.
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born in china, remixed in nyc ️ east village — 122 1st ave bryant park — 41 W 46th st midtown east — 245 E 53rd st greenpoint — 603 manhattan ave …
MáLà Project – New York – a MICHELIN Guide Restaurant
This beloved Sichuan haunt now counts multiple locations across the city, but everything started at the East Village original.
Reviews
Blake Rasmussen
A great Chinese restaurant offering tasty Sichuan cuisine in a relaxed setting. This is a fairly casual restaurant, but they serve some expertly mad dishes. The dry pot is their specialty and it’s deliciously spicy, fragrant, and mouth-numbing from Sichuan peppers – I strongly recommend you try the dry pot, but the marinated pickles and popcorn chicken were excellent too. They have a great happy hour special where food is discounted (our beer was full price), so take advantage of that before 7pm.
… moreValery Chen
OMG…the endless hunt for authentic mapo tofu is finally over. This is legit mapo tofu. We asked for extra spicy and they did not disappoint. So damn good!! Excellent with their purple rice. We also got their mala dry pot with beef tenderloin, lamb, wood ear, enoki, broccoli, and bean curd sheet, with their extra spicy base of 24 spices. This took me back to my study abroad in China. Absolutely amazing!!! Super flavorful, bold, and truly authentic. Everything was next level. Drinks were good and pair well with the spicy dishes. Service was friendly and attentive. The atmosphere is cute with their corrugated metal roof ceiling and the exposed brick floor. The haw flakes at the end threw me back to my 90s childhood! Will definitely be coming back for sure! What a treasure! Please don’t change. It’s hard to find such authentic, truly spicy, quality Sichuan cuisine!
… moreBill
A solid spot for comforting Mala dry pot – the menu is extensive and customizable with plenty of meat and veggie options. I ordered about six items (definitely a bit much for one person) plus a hearty bowl of purple rice. Everything was flavorful with just the right level of spice. Generous portions, great flavors, and an overall satisfying solo dining experience.
… moreCarla Espinosa
First time coming to this establishment, and I must say I was very impressed. I decided to step out of my comfort zone and try new cuisine. My server Cody was very attentive and could tell I was nervous. He took his time to explain the menu to me, recommended some tasty options. The restaurant itself has a great ambience, good music and very cozy. I appreciate the different spice levels they have and you can customize the food to your liking. I will definitely be coming back to try other dishes from the menu.
… moreKitty Tsang
Went with a big group for dinner and Paul was our server. Food was amazing and came out quickly. Big portions too, great for sharing whether it was appetizers or the dry pot bowls. There were many people dining at Mala Project for the first time and it was really helpful when Paul made recommendations & shared the usual favorites as well as his favorites. Super attentive and we had a really great time! Would def go back and hope to have Paul as our server next time too!!
… moreSyl
Loved the experience of sharing a dry hot pot for the two of us (+ an appetizer and rice). You get to make it your own, and I appreciated the variety of vegetarian ingredients. Good spicy options too. Food came out fast and was tasty. Just would have appreciated more genuine recommendation from the waiter.
… moreKaitlyn Kline
5 of us came here for dinner on a Friday night and shared 1 dry pot, 1 appetizer, and some rice. It was a good amount of food for us, though if we were hungrier, I’d recommend 2 dry pots for 5 people. I was happy with the selection of vegetable options for the dry pot. As vegetarians, we were able to build a hearty and delicious meal with the options available, even if we would have enjoyed some more choices. Really loved the soy ginger glaze! It was punchy and bright, without being too overpowering, definitely recommend!
… moreamy
cozy and warm vibes, started with duck tacos which were just okay, felt like it was missing something lol. i did like the mala spicy, i was worried it’ll be too spicy but it was perfect amount. server was friendly, would come back!!
… moreJessica Bachansingh
Málà Project is a good spot for dry hot pot in east village. I love that you get to pick your own mix of ingredients — veggies, noodles, meats, tofu — and they cook it all together in this super flavorful, spicy sauce. The heat is there, but it’s not overwhelming, and the numbing spice is kind of addictive.
It’s fun to go with friends and share a big bowl so you can try a little bit of everything. The place has a chill vibe and the food always comes out fast and fresh.
Scallion pancake was good too
… moreIt’s fun to go with friends and share a big bowl so you can try a little bit of everything. The place has a chill vibe and the food always comes out fast and fresh.
Scallion pancake was good too
YonJee Hong
I come here all the for their drinks + food (mapo tofu, dry hot pot) – everything is delicious and the staff are super kind and considerate. shout out to paolo for espresso martinis and green tea shots! goes above and beyond thank you!!
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