Chay Restaurant

02/17/2026

🎉 Chúc Mừng Năm Mới 2026! 🎉
From our Chay family to yours, we wish you a joyful, healthy, and prosperous Tết! 🌸✨

As we welcome the Year of the Horse, we are deeply grateful for our incredible team and for each of you who continue to dine with us, celebrate with us, and support our journey.

This new year also holds an exciting new beginning for us - Chay’s newest location in Chantilly will open Spring 2026.

Chay Restaurant
Open 10am–9pm Daily
www.chayrestaurant.com

02/07/2026

We’re honored to share that we’ve been named to Yelp’s Top 100 Places to Eat for 2026 in the U.S. Thank you to our incredible community and to everyone who has dined with us, shared reviews, and supported us along the way. We truly couldn’t have done this without you.

See the full list here:

Discover Yelp's Top 100 US Restaurants for 2026: 1. Ci Siamo, New York, New York; 2. Taste of Texas, Houston, Texas; 3. NAM Kitchen, Gardena, California ... and many more.

01/27/2026

Tuesday, January 27th - Chay Restaurant will reopen regular hours (10am-9pm.)

Send a message to learn more

01/26/2026

Monday, January 26th - Chay will remain closed for the safety for our customers and staff.

01/25/2026

Sunday, January 25th
Chay will be closed today due to the snow. Stay safe and warm!

11/27/2025

We’re thankful today and every day for our loyal customers and our amazing Chay team that makes it all possible.

(We are closed Thanksgiving Day and will reopen regular hours on Friday)

11/24/2025

We cannot wait until 2026, Chay 2.0 is coming !!!

The Vietnamese restaurant will be opening its new location in Chantilly.

11/09/2025

We are delighted to announce that Chay Restaurant will be opening its second location in Westone Plaza, Chantilly. We would like to extend our gratitude to all our valued customers who have supported us over the past two years. We cordially invite you to join us when we open our doors in 2026.

There's always a lot of interest in vegetarian restaurants because there are so few of them – especially out here in the suburbs. So area residents who eschew meat will be happy to hear a new vegetarian restaurant is in the works for Chantilly. It's called Chay and it specializes in Vietnamese veg...

11/09/2025

04/29/2025

If you don't have time to watch the full episode, here's a clip featuring Chay and our signature dish, Bún Bò Huế.

Host Seth Tillman heads to CHAY Vietnamese restaurant in Falls Church, VA to watch chef Lan Tran cook Bon Bo Hue, a speciality from central Vietnam, but with...

04/29/2025

🌟 Big news! 🌟

We’re incredibly excited and honored to share that Chay was featured on the latest episode of Signature Dish on WETA TV!

The episode, “Plant-Based Plates,” just aired and shines a spotlight on three local restaurants bringing creativity and passion to plant-based cuisine—and we’re thrilled to be one of them!

🎬 Watch Chef Lan make Chay's best-selling Vegan Bún Bò Huế—a spicy, savory bowl that’s become a customer favorite!

Thank you to the team at Signature Dish and to all of YOU for your continued support.

Seth explores plant-based cuisine in the DC area.