Philly's Mawn has one of the best dishes in U.S., per NYT

Driving the news: The Times' exclusive list included 23 dishes.

• The $18-dish features a coconut rice crepe among lettuce, sautéed ground chicken and shrimp, "backyard herbs" and a Sunday fish sauce.

Catch up quick: Mawn, opened in 2023, is having a moment.

• This year, the restaurant was named to the Times' Restaurant List, while chef Phila Lorn won a James Beard Award in the Emerging Chef category and was named to Food & Wine's Best New Chef list.

What they're saying: A "Southeast Asian salad rarely gets a spotlight," Lorn tells Axios.

• "In the world of Instagram and influencers, a lot of people judge a book by its cover, but this salad has a flavor that you would not know unless you had it."