Ratha Chaupoly and Ben Daitz met on the Clark University Campus in 1992. When the college buddies reconnected in New York City in 1998, they were surprised to find that they were both working in the restaurant industry. With Chaupoly at Blue Water Grill and Daitz at Tabla, the two discussed their similar experiences with striving for success in the competitive New York restaurant industry.
While helping Chaupoly during the opening of Kampuchea Restaurant in the Lower East Side, Daitz fell in love with the num pang sandwiches his friend had created based on his mother’s Cambodian-style cooking. Then, more than ten years later, the pair have opened Num Pang Sandwich Shop in Union Square. Their latest location at 140 East 41st Street, near Grand Central Terminal, opened in June 2011.
WHY WE'RE DIFFERENT
OUR SANDWICHES ARE MADE
TO BE ENJOYED AS THEY ARE.
Num Pang, the Cambodian term for “bread” or “sandwich,” is a gourmet sandwich that will be served on a freshly toasted semolina flour baguette with Num Pang’s signature chili mayo. At Num Pang, a rotating selection of sandwiches are freshly made-to-order daily.
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