How to book Bong

Bong is a small Khmer restaurant at 724 Sterling Place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn¹. It is run by co-owners and partners Chakriya "Cha" Un, who cooks, and Alexander "Chapi" Chaparro^3,4. Before Bong, Un spent about eight years running Kreung Cambodia, a pop-up, and the restaurant officially opened on July 18, 2025 in the space that once held Ursula³. Un's parents, Kim Mann and Vanchin Un, grow ingredients and make pastes for the kitchen in South Carolina³.

The room is tiny, with chartreuse walls and about 20 seats at opening, plus a counter and sidewalk tables^3,4,5. Friends and artists made much of it: a chandelier hung with fake foods, a fish net with cardboard fish, a woven piece and a community altar³. A window looks into the open kitchen⁴.

The menu is made of shared plates, often eaten with the fingers^4,5. Dishes named in reviews include fried shrimp with mango sauce, clams machew, a bone-in heritage pork chop, Mama Kim's lobster with ginger, and a crispy whole fish, often dorade, served with green mango sauce, vermicelli and lettuce for wrapping^3,4,5. Drinks are a short wine list, beer and egg sodas^3,4. The kitchen cannot cater to vegan diets or seafood allergies².

Bookings are taken on Resy, with tables held for 90 minutes, and the Michelin Guide lists Bong as "worth queueing for"^2,5. The Infatuation gave it a 9.2 in a January 2026 review⁴.