Not your mae-tao’s Lao food.

Popping up in and around Boston, MA.

Lao scallop dish at Phaeng & Phiu Boston pop-up

Winner of Boston Magazine’s 2025 “Best Pop-Up” award, Phaeng & Phiu is Chef Veo Robert’s personal take on the Lao favorites of his upbringing with a New England spin.

And for the record, he loves his grandma.

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Meet Chef Veo

Boston Chef and Owner of Phaeng & Phiu Veo Robert

Over his 20+ year career, Veo has cooked at some of Boston's best restaurants. Now with Phaeng & Phiu, he's taking it back to his roots bringing authentic Lao flavors to New England using the incredible local ingredients he loves.

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18 years of feeding Jamaica Plain with love and they still had room for us at the table. We're honored 🙏 Phaeng & Phiu is popping up at @veeveejp and we could not be more excited. Kristin and Dan built something truly special over there, the k
The drip was immaculate. At least that's what my parents said. 😎 ສຸຂີສັນວັນປີໃໝ່ລາວ Pi Mai Lao! It's day two (or day zero, actually) of Lao New Year! It's three days of water fights, chaos, food, and aunties who will find you to dance no matter wh
A massive thank you to everyone who joined us at @judysbay this past Sunday! We're so grateful to our hosts and all the new faces who came to try us out. One of the dishes on this menu was my interpretation of my favorite after-school meal, my mom'
I had the opportunity to cook with Chef Lukas last winter and when I learned how passionate he is about local seafood AND that he named @judysbay after his grandmother, I knew we would get along just fine 🫶 This Sunday, he's letting us cook in his
Here's our menu for @judysbay and it's a real catch! 🐟️😅 Some recipes you create, some you inherit. Either way, they taste better when shared. Every dish on this menu is both personal and celebrates local seafood. I've been sitting on some of thes
It's not time for the beach, so we're going to the 'Bay! 🌊 Join us on Sunday, March 29th, for a 6-course tasting dinner at @judysbay. No one loves seafood like Chef Veo and our hosts, Judy’s Bay! Chef Lukas built Judy’s on love: for his
The snow couldn't stop us, we SOLD OUT! Thank you to our awesome hosts at @_branchline and to all of you, dear eaters, for coming out to join us. We really appreciate the people behind the scenes who welcomed us into their space, including Teghan, Ne
Friends, we were so excited to see you on Monday, but this Nor'easter has other plans 🥶 Out of an abundance of caution, we're rescheduling our pop-up at @_branchline to Wednesday, February 25th. But hey, that's two more days to get hyped for ping