€€€€ • Laosiana • Centro de la ciudad/Mill District
Please note that Gai Noi serves the community exclusively on a walk-in basis and does not accept reservations, regardless of party size. We require that all members of your party be present at the restaurant before being seated from 5pm onwards. Gai Noi, short for khao gai noi, is a type of short grain glutinous rice emblematic of the northern Xieng Khouang regions of Laos, where chef Ann and her family are from. So important is sticky rice in Lao culture, that most Laotians refer to themselves as ‘luk khao niew’ (lit. 'children of the sticky rice'), as sticky rice is the sustenance of the people; the central component of any meal and gathering. Honoring this reference and cultural significance, Gai Noi hopes to be a binding agent for the community and connection to a heritage, culture, and lifestyle worlds apart from our own; a place to gather, share, celebrate, and nourish, coming as you are and being welcomed as luk khao niew.
