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Málà Project

Sichuan$$

Mon-Thu 12pm-9:15pm, Fri 12pm-10pm, Sat 11am-10pm, Sun 11am-9:15pm

  • 122 1st Ave, New York, NY 10009
  • 212-353-8880
  • Last verified: August 2026
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Exposed-brick dining room with a red curtain at Mala Project

Menu

Signature Dry Pot

  • Málà Dry Pot

    Build-your-own wok-fried dry pot: choose from 70+ ingredients including meats, seafood, tofu, and vegetables, all cooked with Chef Zhao's signature MáLà sauce made from 24 medicinal herbs and spices. Choose your spice level.

Location Specials

  • Hot & Sour Noodle Soup$18.00

    Spicy and sour broth with glass noodles

  • Purple Sweet Potato Pancakes$9.00

    Crispy, chewy cakes made from purple yam

  • Cold Noodles$14.00

    Savory buckwheat noodles with a spicy soy vinegar sauce, served cold

  • Spicy Popcorn Chicken$15.00

    Crispy chicken tenders with spicy mala seasoning

  • Spicy Pork Kidney$16.00

    Soft pieces of pig kidney with a spicy chili oil sauce

Small Plates

  • Mala Peanuts$7.00

    Fried peanuts with peppers and onions in chili oil and soy

  • Eggplant with Roasted Garlic$14.00

    Steamed eggplant with soy sauce, garlic, and sesame oil

  • Fried Pepper with Thousand Year Egg$14.00

    Preserved duck egg with fried cubanelle pepper and eggplant

  • Husband & Wife Lung Slices$15.00

    Beef tendon and stomach in chili sauce

  • Liangfen of Happy Tears$14.00

    Cold green bean jelly cubes in chili oil

  • Mouthwatering Chicken$15.00

    Bone-in chicken thighs marinated in a savory chili garlic sauce

  • Pig Ear in Chili Oil$13.00

    Thin, tender slices of pig ear marinated in a savory, spicy sauce

  • Spicy Chicken & Cucumber$15.00

    Shredded chicken with cucumber, peanuts, and tofu skin

  • Mala Beef Tongue$16.00

    Sliced beef tongue served with cucumber

Noodles & Rice

  • White Rice$1.00
  • Purple Rice$2.00
  • Left Over Fried Rice$16.00

    Pork belly and green beans wok-fried with rice and egg

  • Xiangxi Fried Rice$16.00

    Pickled green beans, bird-eye chili peppers, Chinese bacon, and egg

  • Chao Bing with Chicken and Cabbage$16.00

    Chinese pancake slices with chicken and cabbage

  • Dan Dan Noodle$13.00

    Wheat noodles topped with minced pork, pickled vegetables, and bok choy

  • House Fried Noodle$16.00

    Wok-fried wheat noodles with choice of protein and vegetables

  • Rainbow Liang Pi Noodles$11.00

    Chewy noodles and rainbow vegetables with seitan

Dim Sum

  • Scallion Pancake$12.00

    Flaky dough-like flatbread, folded with oil and minced scallions

  • Beef Wrap$15.00

    Beef, cucumber, and peppers in a scallion pancake wrap

  • Veggie Dumplings (Steamed)$12.00

    Handmade spinach dumpling wrap with vegetables

  • Veggie Dumplings (Pan-Fried)$12.00

    Handmade spinach dumpling wrap with vegetables

  • Pork Dumplings (Steamed)$12.00

    Handmade purple yam dumpling wrap with pork and cabbage

  • Pork Dumplings (Pan-Fried)$12.00

    Handmade purple yam dumpling wrap with pork and cabbage

  • Chinese Fried Chicken$22.00

    Half a hen, brined and fried with spicy chili powder and cumin

  • Seaweed Fish Fritters$16.00

    Crispy fried fish in a seaweed batter, tender and juicy interior

  • Sweet Lotus Root$14.00

    Lotus root boiled with red bean and osmanthus flowers

  • Pork Belly with Preserved Mustard Greens$22.00

    Tender, braised pork belly on a bed of salty, preserved greens

Sweets

  • Herbal Jelly$9.00

    Grass jelly and tapioca dessert

  • Castella Cake with Red Bean$7.00

    Soft honey sponge cake cut into 4 rectangular pieces

  • Gold & Silver Manto$8.00

    6 soft buns; silver is steamed, gold is fried

Soft Drinks

  • Chinese Herbal Tea$3.50
  • Coca-Cola$2.50
  • Diet Coke$2.50
  • Fentimans Rose Lemonade$3.50
  • Plum Juice$4.00

    Smoked plums, sweet osmanthus, and rock sugar

  • Sweet Milk$3.50

Menu items and prices are approximate and may have changed — call the restaurant to confirm.

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