{"id":3587,"date":"2026-08-04T14:12:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T14:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3587"},"modified":"2026-08-04T14:12:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T14:12:34","slug":"one-of-phillys-top-vietnamese-restaurants-is-closing-but-owners-are-looking-for-a-new-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3587","title":{"rendered":"One of Philly\u2019s top Vietnamese restaurants is closing, but owners are looking for a new location"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gabriella\u2019s Vietnam, the acclaimed South Philadelphia restaurant known for showcasing regional Vietnamese cooking, will close in mid-December after nearly six years as chef-owner Thanh Nguyen searches for a new home.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3585\">Employers are grappling with their cannabis policies | Expert opinion<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Nguyen began looking for another location last fall after the building at 1837 E. Passyunk Ave., near Mifflin Street, was sold. She has continued operating under a month-to-month lease while planning the restaurant\u2019s next chapter.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The building\u2019s new owners, Bharat Bist and Gigi Giri \u2014 who operate Mount Masala in Voorhees and Nepali Momo Kitchen in Spring Garden \u2014 plan to open a yet-to-be-named Himalayan restaurant there early next year. Giri said the menu will combine Mount Masala\u2019s bold stews with Nepali Momo Kitchen\u2019s extensive lineup of momos, the steamed, filled dumplings.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI have a dream to do something different,\u201d said Giri, whose husband, Bist, is the chef.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The couple also plan to open a shop serving coffee and momos on Third Street near South Street within the next two months.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Nguyen said she and Giri reached an agreement that allowed Gabriella\u2019s to remain open through mid-December.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cGigi was very sweet and nice,\u201d Nguyen said. \u201cShe didn\u2019t kick me out right away, and she gave me a year.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Gabriella\u2019s backstory and future plans<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Gabriella\u2019s, which opened in February 2021 in the former home of Ange Branca\u2019s Sat\u00e9 Kampar, has earned widespread acclaim. It appeared on The Inquirer\u2018s 76 list and was named to the New York Times\u2019 2022 list of Best New Restaurants. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3583\">Penn receives $10 million to study new treatment for \u2018relentless,\u2019 rare genetic disease with no cure<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The restaurant helped broaden Philadelphia\u2019s understanding of Vietnamese cuisine beyond pho and b\u00e1nh m\u00ec, centering its menu on dishes from across Vietnam\u2019s regions. Among its specialties are lemongrass clams and a catfish hot pot, dishes rarely found elsewhere in the city.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>For Nguyen, Gabriella\u2019s also fulfilled a longtime personal ambition.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI came to the U.S. and went to school for my family, not for me,\u201d said Nguyen, who left the University of Pennsylvania one English composition class short of completing an undergraduate degree in biochemistry. \u201cI wanted to make a business like my family did.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>She told The Inquirer\u2019s Craig LaBan that her parents own a seafood market in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, and initially disapproved when she entered the restaurant business with her husband, Chris.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The couple began building their restaurant company in the suburbs in 2012, opening Banh Mi Bar &amp; Bistro in Norristown, followed by Melody\u2019s Grillhouse in Ambler. Gabriella\u2019s Vietnam, named for their younger daughter, marked a shift toward a more ambitious menu focused on traditional Vietnamese cooking beyond the country\u2019s best-known dishes.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Nguyen hopes her next restaurant will have a full liquor license, allowing her to expand the beverage program alongside the food. Gabriella\u2019s now operates under a satellite license through Five Saints Distilling that permits it to serve Pennsylvania-produced spirits, including the vodka used in its signature pho cocktail.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Developing those drinks sparked an unexpected passion for mixology, Nguyen said, and she envisions her next restaurant having a larger cocktail program and a menu of bar snacks to complement its Vietnamese cuisine.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI had several restaurants in the suburbs, but when I came to Philly, I realized Philly was really missing traditional Vietnamese food besides b\u00e1nh m\u00ec,\u201d Nguyen said. \u201cThere are so many other foods popular in Vietnam that don\u2019t get as much focus. And I want people to try it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3581\">How rogue officers turned a nationwide camera network into a tool for stalking<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gabriella\u2019s Vietnam\u2019s building on East Passyunk Avenue was sold and the new owners plan to install their own restaurant, serving Himalayan cuisine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>One of Philly\u2019s top Vietnamese restaurants is closing, but owners are looking for a new location - 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