MáLà Project

$$ • Chinese, Szechuan, Hot Pot

Hours:
122 1st Ave, New York
(212) 353-8880

About MáLà Project

MáLà Project is a Chinese restaurant offering tasty and authentic Sichuan cuisine in a relaxed, casual setting. The atmosphere is cozy and warm with a beautiful, minimal interior featuring a corrugated metal roof ceiling and exposed brick floor. The food is fantastic, super flavorful, bold, and truly authentic, with a range of interesting choices for both meat eaters and non-meat eaters alike. The **dry pot** is their deliciously spicy, fragrant, and mouth-numbing specialty, excellent with an extra spicy base of 24 spices. Other excellent dishes include the **dandan noodles**, legit **mapo tofu**, **marinated pickles**, **popcorn chicken**, and **mala peanuts**. The service is remarkable, friendly, and attentive. They have a great happy hour special with discounted food before 7pm. It is a wonderful restaurant and an absolutely amazing treasure.

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MáLà Project Reviews

4.5
398 ratings
Restaurantji Rating
5
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4
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3
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Food
4.7
Atmosphere
4.5
Service
4.6

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Hands down probably the best Chinese food in the city. I could eat here everyday.

We had a WONDERFUL time at Mala Project this week. Our server, Kyle, was extremely helpful in recommending ‘must haves’ for our appetizers, dry pot and, of course, drinks. We planned for only a quick bite to eat, but the atmosphere was so welcoming, we ordered more drinks and hung out for a while. Highly recommend this restaurant!

Best spice ever! Don’t order mild!
And everyone seems so happy to work there - hope to be there again soon when this is over.

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Hours

Monday 12 - 9:15PM
Tuesday 12 - 9:15PM
Wednesday 12 - 9:15PM
Thursday 12 - 9:15PM
Friday 12 - 10PM
Saturday 11AM - 10PM
Sunday 11AM - 9:15PM
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