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Booked 8 times today
Experiences are available.
Charming
Neighbourhood gem
Good for special occasions
Mawn is a noodle house with “no rules,” and the first restaurant for Chef Phila Lorn and his wife Rachel, who bring with them close to 20 years of experience in Philly’s restaurant scene. Phila, pronounced “Pee La,” broken English for Philadelphia, is a first-generation Cambodian-American chef. The first in his family to be born here, his parents and siblings came to Philadelphia as refugees in 1985 after surviving the war in Cambodia.
Mawn, which means “chicken” in Khmer, the Cambodian language, represents more than one thing. To Phila, chicken was at every meal growing up, and to his parents, chicken represented peacetime. During the war and genocide of the Cambodian people, there was mostly only what was found in nature to eat, including rice and salt. If there was chicken, it meant no war. At the end of that dark time, recipes were lost, and culture was wiped out, but through survival, a new authenticity was born.
Thank you for booking our $65 Puck&See experience for parties of 6-7ppl. The menu is designed to be served “omakase “ style. This means, the dishes are chosen by our chef and team to give you the full Mawn experience. All dishes are served family style and explained as they are brought to the table. Specials and oysters are not included but may be added on as well as any other dishes.
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5.0
5 based on recent ratings
5Food
5Service
4.9Ambience
4.9Value
Noise • Moderate
20 Reviews
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Marcus
Austin
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 1 day ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Me and my gf have gone twice and got different things both times and everything has been delicious. The Bon Chao salad might’ve been our favorite thing but it’s so hard to choose! The next time reservations open we will be waiting!
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Kane29
Philadelphia
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 1 day ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Literally the best meal of my life. 10/10 no notes
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Rachel
Washington DC
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 1 day ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Our server was so nice and helpful explaining everything and gave great recommendations and was so accommodating with keeping our wine cold and packaging everything up. Amazing service and the food was worth the hype!
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Maeve
Philadelphia
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 2 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Delicious and great ambiance - amazing starters! We really enjoyed Puck and See
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Emma
Philadelphia
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 2 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Mawn is definitely worth the hype because their food and service are absolutely amazing! Sometimes things are out of their control (ignorant loud customers who don’t read about the restaurant before making their reservations), but the waitstaff and owner handled it beautifully :)
There is a time limit for each reservation. However, it’s plenty of time to enjoy a meal!
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Marc
VIP
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 2 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Absolutely one of the best dinners in Philadelphia!
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Vania
VIP
Philadelphia
29 reviews
5.0
29 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
So amazingly good! Everything we ordered was so delicious and well prepared! Definitely looking forward to going back!!
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Sean
VIP
Philadelphia
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
One of the best restaurants in Philly! Hands down!
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OpenTable Diner
Philadelphia
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on 13 February 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Everything from the service, ambiance, and food were excellent.
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Laura
VIP
Philadelphia
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on 13 February 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Undeniably a wonderful experience on all levels from the unique taste that created a party in your mouth with every bite to the professionally train staff who makes you feel as if you’re royalty mine delivers an extraordinary dining experience in my estimation it’s perfection
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FAQs
Mawn is rated 5 stars by 20 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.