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110 9th Ave. New York, NY 10011

212-414-2700

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Sarah DiGregorio's Top 10: No. 9
Award Winner 2010

Cuisine(s): Vietnamese

Price: $$

Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa
Features: Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Late Night

Alcohol: Beer, Wine
Reservations: Not Necessary

Parking: No Parking

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Co Ba aims to serve the same kind of homey Vietnamese cooking offered at neighborhood stalls, though this version is prettified and refined. The long, enticing menu comprises small snacks, banh mi sandwiches, noodles, clay pot meals, and beef three ways, a dish that gets its own paragraph. All are reasonably priced. Of the small dishes, we particularly liked the steamed coconut rice cakes topped with shrimp, and a pungent mix of ground pork, wood-ear mushrooms, jicama, and fried shallots, doused in lime juice and fish sauce. Don't miss the banh uot thit nuong: It's a jumble of succulent grilled pork, bouncy Vietnamese ham, cucumbers, fried shallots, herbs, and cool, thick rice noodles. Of the clay pot dishes, go for the amazingly luscious pork belly in caramel.

2010 | Sarah DiGregorio's Top 10: No. 9

Cooking savory proteins in sweet caramel sauce is a common technique in Vietnam, and at Co Ba it results in the clay-pot caramel pork belly, one of the richest, most luscious dishes I've eaten in a long time. Chef and restaurateur Steven Duong first marinates the pork belly in fish sauce and pepper, then braises it in young coconut water, and combines it with daikon and tiny quail eggs in a simple caramel sauce. Finally, he simmers it gently for hours until the sauce is reduced to a dark,... More »

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By Robert Sietsema, Sarah DiGregorio, and Rebecca Marx | Wed, October 20, 2010

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Co Ba Tries to Capture the Spirit of Vietnam's Neighborhood Stalls

By Sarah DiGregorio | Wed, August 11, 2010

New York lacks the bounty of great Vietnamese food that parts of Southern California and Northern Virginia enjoy, but for years, Steven Duong has been quietly trying to improve that. He's a prolific restaurateur who keeps a surprisingly low profil... More »

Dinner Menu

Mon Nhau / Small Plates

$6.00

Cha Gio
shrimp, pork, and vegetable spring rolls, served with lettuce, fresh herbs, and a lime dipping sauce

$7.00

Tom Cuon
grilled prawns in soft rice paper w/rice noodles, basil and lettuce, and a peanut dipping sauce

$6.00

Bo Bia
julienne of jicama, carrot, chayote, mushrooms and basil wrapped in soft rice paper with a sweet bean dipping sauce

$6.00

Goi Du Du
green papaya w/basil, shrimp, coconut juice braised pork belly, peanuts, spicy lime dressing

$7.00

Muc Chien Don
lightly fried chili-‐pepper calamari with a tamarind-‐lemongrass dipping sauce

$7.00

Chim Cut Roti
pan roasted five-‐spice quail served with short grain rice cakes and toasted sesame seeds

$7.00

Suon Nuong
grilled lemongrass baby back ribs, topped with crushed peanuts and served with short grain rice cakes

$5.00

Tofu Chien
lemongrass crusted tofu with green papaya relish and ponzu sauce

$6.00

Rau Nuong
grilled eggplant with shiitake mushrooms, and okra topped w/basil, scallion oil, and a ginger-‐lime sauce

$6.00

Banh Duc Man
steamed shrimp coconut rice cakes topped with ground pork, jicama, wood-‐ear mushrooms, scallion oil, and shallot crisps, with lime sauce

$7.00

Goi Vit
ginger poached duck with cabbage salad topped with basil, shallot crisps in a lime ginger dressing, served with shrimp cracker

$8.00

Ca Bam
wok-‐seared lemongrass curry monkfish with basil, chili, onions, peanuts, served with toasted sesame cracker

Banh Mi / Vietnamese Sandwich

$7.50

Banh Mi Thit
assorted cold cuts, grilled honey plum-glazed pork, house-‐made pickles, cilantro, jalapenos, and mayo on a french baguette

$8.00

Banh Mi Ga
grilled chicken breast, mayo, house-‐made pickles, jalapenos, and cilantro on a french baguette

$8.50

Banh Mi Cha Ca
hanoi‐style fish with fresh dill, onion, mayo, jalapenos and house-‐made pickles on a french baguette

$8.50

Banh Mi Thit Kho
caramelized pork belly braised in coconut juice with pickled bean sprouts, cilantro, and jalapenos on a french baguette

$8.50

Banh Mi Bo
grilled five‐spice beef with watercress, house-‐made-‐pickles, onion, and jalapenos on a french baguette

$8.50

Banh Mi Chay
sweet soy-lemongrass tofu, shitake mushrooms, onions, house-‐made pickles, mayo, and jalapenos on a french baguette

Bun / Noodles

Sm $6.00
Lgr $8.50

Pho Bo
rice sticks in oxtail broth served with sliced sirloin, bean sprouts and fresh herbs

$15.00

Bun Co Ba
crispy spring rolls with grilled tiger shrimp, and honey plum-glazed pork served over rice vermicelli salad, with fresh herbs, served with a chili- lime dressing and peanuts

$15.00

Banh Uot Thit Nuong
grilled honey plum-glazed pork with julienne of vietnamese country ham served over house-‐made rice ravioli, with basil, cilantro, cucumber, bean sprouts, shallot crisps, and a chile-‐lime sauce

$15.00

Bun Cha Ca Hanoi
pan seared turmeric and dill marinated white fish served with a rice vermicelli salad, peanuts, and a chile lime sauce

$13.00

Bun Ga Nuong
grilled lemongrass marinated chicken breast served over a rice vermicelli salad with fresh herbs, peanuts, and a chile-‐lime sauce

$14.00

Mi Chay
crispy egg noodles topped with sautéed kohlrabi, onions, carrots, mushrooms, lotus roots, asian greens and bean sprouts with a ginger‐sesame sauce

Co Ba Bo Ba Mon / Co Ba Beef Three Ways

Wok‐seared Sweet Soy-sake Marinated Sirloin
served w/sliced tomato

Grilled Shiso Leaves Wrapped Around Ground Sirloin
rice vermicelli, mixed greens, and peanuts

$19.00

Grilled Sesame 5 Spice Sirloin Rolls
rice vermicelli, mixed greens, toasted sesame seeds, and lime sauce

Main

$19.00

Pan-seared
filet of red snapper in a spicy lemongrass pineapple sauce

$1.00

Steamed Jasmine Rice

Nieu Dat / Clay‐pot-meals

$13.00

Com Tho Ga
baked ginger chicken with shitake mushrooms and onions over chicken-flavored rice in clay-pot

$14.00

Ga Kho Xa Ot
curry lemongrass chicken clay-pot with onions in a hot pepper and dried shrimp paste sauce

$16.00

Thit Ba Roi Kho
caramelized pork belly braised in coconut juice with tofu, daikon radish, and quail eggs

$16.00

Ca Kho
clay-pot simmered salmon in a caramel-pepper sauce

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Co Ba

110 9th Ave. New York, NY 10011

212-414-2700

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2010 | Sarah DiGregorio's Top 10: No. 9

Best of NYC: Our Critics List Their 10 Favorite Dishes

By Robert Sietsema, Sarah DiGregorio, and Rebecca Marx | Wed, October 20, 2010

Co Ba Tries to Capture the Spirit of Vietnam's Neighborhood Stalls

By Sarah DiGregorio | Wed, August 11, 2010

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