WELCOME TO KHÔNG TÊN
A labor of love and an expression of heritage. We cook New Vietnamese cuisine here – a reimagination of Vietnamese flavors for current day California, using the best quality ingredients hand-picked from local farmers. While the dishes we serve at Không Tên are in no way traditional, they are one hundred percent authentic.
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An Open Love Letter
Looking at first generation Immigrant American cuisines, you’ll find traditional recipes made with traditional ingredients. In California, second wave ethnic cuisines prepare traditional recipes with the bounty of fresh, local California produce and heritage proteins. What would the third evolution of Immigrant American cuisine look like?
I envision dropping the Santa Monica Farmers Market, where we source a large portion of our produce and proteins, in the middle of Vietnam. What would young, Vietnamese-born, Vietnamese-raised, and Vietnamese-trained chefs make with ingredients they may not have seen before? In my mind’s eye, this is New Vietnamese cuisine — a reimagination of Vietnamese flavors for current day California.
I hope this concept also begins to address the question of Asian-American identity. For so many of us, we find ourselves deemed by others not quite Asian enough, yet our experiences aren’t really American either. It’s true that I am nothing like my parents and relatives who immigrated here in the seventies and eighties, and I am also nothing like a young Vietnamese born woman living in Vietnam today. Yet, aren’t I as authentically Vietnamese as they are?
This is my argument through food. While the dishes we serve at Không Tên are in no way traditional, they are one hundred percent authentic. Just as I am.
Kim Vu
Executive Chef, Không Tên
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“Very romantic date spot. I’m second generation Vietnamese so was very curious of the flavors n uniqueness this restaurant has to offer. All the drinks and dishes we ordered were so yummy! We truly enjoyed the crab fried rice, mussels, and steak! We drank so much we forgot dessert.
Definitely will come back soon to try the other dishes!”
– Holly N. of Los Angeles, CA
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“I really love that they have quite an ambitious selection of food from their menu-a cool modern take on Vietnamese cuisine. The waitstaff was courteous and attentive. There’s ample parking in the back. The inside was beautifully decorated with teal velvet bar stools, floral print on the walls, contrasted by the brick and gold lighting. I would definitely come back again to try other dishes from the brunch and dinner menu!”
– Karren D. of Los Angeles, CA
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“The decor is beautiful and upscale, service was friendly and attentive (but welcoming and not stuffy), and our food was creative, beautifully presented and most importantly tasty.”
– Heather W. of Los Angeles CA
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“Best new restaurant i’ve been to in a while. really delicious food, awesome decor, very nice servers. can’t wait to come back!!”
– L.C. of San Diego