Nightshade Noodle Bar Menu and Prices

Nightshade Noodle Bar in Lynn, Massachusetts (led by Chef Rachel Miller) is highly acclaimed for its French-Vietnamese-inspired seafood and noodle dishes.

The restaurant operates primarily on a blind tasting menu format for dine-in guests, though they also offer select à la carte options for takeout and delivery.

Nightshade Noodle Bar, located in Lynn, Massachusetts, is a highly acclaimed boutique restaurant that has taken the culinary world by storm. Founded by Chef Rachel Miller, the establishment operates under a progressive business model that challenges traditional fine dining structures while delivering a boundary-pushing culinary experience.

Here is a comprehensive overview of the company:

1. Foundation and History

• The Founder: The restaurant is the brainchild of Chef Rachel Miller, a culinary veteran who spent over 12 years working in Boston’s elite kitchens, most notably serving as chef de cuisine at the legendary restaurant Clio.

• The Launch: Nightshade started as a series of highly successful pop-up dinners traveling around the Boston area for two and a half years. Due to overwhelming demand, it opened its permanent, intimate 24-seat brick-and-mortar location in downtown Lynn in

1. Dine-In Tasting Menus (Per Person)

When dining in, you choose your journey based on the number of courses. The kitchen customizes the multi-course experience around signature flavors and seasonal ingredients.

• The Prelude (7 Courses): $85

  • A focused, compact introduction to the culinary style.

• The Chef’s Edit (9 Courses): $105 (or $95 base + administrative fees)

  • A curated selection of the restaurant’s most celebrated dishes.

• The Signature Tasting (14 Courses): $170

  • The most popular option, perfectly paced for the full experience.

• The Full Bloom (21 Courses): $260

  • The height of the season, showcasing ultra-premium ingredients.

• Early Bird Option: $75

  • A set 7-course menu offered daily during early seating (5:00 PM – 5:45 PM).

2. Takeout & À La Carte Menu (Sample Prices)

If you are ordering a la carte for takeout, or looking at the core components that make up the tasting courses, individual dishes generally fall into these price ranges:

Appetizers & Snacks

• Malty Shrimp Toast: $6.00 – $7.00 (With white sesame and dill pollen)

• Grilled Coconut Sticky Rice Pop: $8.00 – $9.50 (With tamarind brown butter pork floss)

• Eggspuma Dip: $12.00 – $14.00 (Airy egg dip with espelette pepper, lime sour cream, and potato chips)

• Kabocha Squash Bot Chien: $12.00 (Fermented rice cakes, green chili sauce, crispy confit duck tongues, and pickles)

Salads & Sides

• Charred Collard Greens: $12.00 (With aged ginger-scallion vinaigrette and black garlic-chili sauce)

• Cabbage Salad: $14.00 – $16.50 (Maitake mushrooms, green apple, mint, and buttermilk-maple nuoc cham)

Signature Handmade Noodles

• Homemade Egg Noodles: $20.00 – $23.50 (Caramelized garlic sauce, tingly chili crisp, Thai basil, and peanuts. A fan favorite.)

• Garlic Noodles: $20.00 – $23.50 (Confit garlic, cravero parmesan, candied lemon, and fennel pollen)

• Fermented Black Bean Puttanesca: $26.00 – $30.50 (Served with fresh pho noodles)

Desserts

• Salted Chocolate Mousse: $6.00 (Valrhona Caraibe 66%, cognac, and sea salt)

Takeout Tasting Packages

• 5-Course Tasting Menu for Two (Regular or Pescatarian): $115.00 – $135.00

  • Includes Caviar Service with Eggspuma dip, rice pops or shrimp toast, greens, a signature noodle dish, and chocolate mousse packaged for home dining.

Note on Dining In: Because the menu relies heavily on local seafood and fresh micro-seasonal availability, specific dishes in the tasting menu change frequently. Deposits equal to the menu price are usually required upfront when booking tables via Tock.

Maps : 73 Exchange St., Lynn, MA, 01901, Amerika