Saltie – Ship’s Biscuit
BK $9.00 VEG A lot of ink has been spilled on this precious, tiny Williamsburg sandwich shop, but it’s well-deserved. With just three vegetarian ingredients—ultra-creamy ricotta, loosely scrambled...
View ArticleTacos Xochimilco – Pambazo – CLOSED
BK $6.00 SPICY This gut-busting Mexican sandwich is a cousin to the torta. The bread of the pambazo is dipped in a red guajillo pepper sauce and seared on the outside, meaning your fingers will be...
View ArticleYun Nan Flavor Snack – Dumplings in Hot and Sour Sauce
BK $4.75 SPICY (Photograph by James Boo) Yun Nan Flavor Snack is one of the only Chinese restaurants in the city serving Yunnan (a southwestern Chinese province) cuisine, which is characteristically...
View ArticleHot Kitchen – Hot & Sour Sweet Potato Noodle Soup (w. Minced Pork)
MAN $7 SPICY For those who are disinclined to trek to Flushing for quality Sichuan, newcomer Hot Kitchen provides a surprisingly solid alternative in the heart of the East Village. Their hot pot is...
View ArticleShanghai Asian Manor – Sheng Jian Bao
MAN $6.00 Sheng jian bao, or “raw fried buns,” are the heartier cousin to xiao long bao, or soup dumplings. A ball of savory minced pork and broth are encased in a bready shell, then fried to a crisp...
View ArticleCafe China – Mouth Watering Chicken
MAN $9.00 SPICY They call this dish “mouth watering” for a reason at this chic Murray Hill Chinese restaurant, which is done up with a 1930′s Shanghai aesthetic. The bone-in chicken is poached to...
View ArticleNum Pang – Coconut Tiger Shrimp Num Pang
MAN $8.00 Photography by Robyn Lee Num pang—Cambodian sandwiches similar to Vietnamese bánh mì—are the star at this tiny West Village sandwich shop, which is packed during weekday lunch hours with...
View ArticleBab al Yemen – Yemeni Omelette
BK $8.00 Photograph by Robyn Lee The word “omelette” is defined loosely in this dish, which really should be called “simmering cast iron cauldron of aromatic ground lamb and sauteed vegetables topped...
View ArticleCafe Kashkar – Fried Lagman
BK $7.50 SPICY Photograph by James Boo The lagman at Cafe Kashkar, one of the city’s few Uyghur restaurants, is a great introduction to the cuisine of this Muslim community from the Northwest Chinese...
View ArticleBahia Restaurant – Pupusas
MAN $3.50 VEG Photograph by James Boo Salvadoran food isn’t exactly widespread along the L, but Bahia, on Grand Street in East Williamsburg, offers a legit taste of Central America. Although Bahia...
View ArticleTortilleria Nixtamal – Tamales
QNS $3.00 Tortilleria Nixtamal is the city’s premier source of freshly made masa. The staff at this Queens-based restaurant soak and grind fresh corn kernels in the wee hours of every morning,...
View ArticleRoomali – Egg Roll
MAN VEG $5.00 Resembling an Indian burrito, the rolls at this Curry Hill quick-serve combine freshly griddled roti (flat bread) and any number of fillings, from chicken to chickpeas. The simple egg...
View ArticleBen’s Delicatessen – Kreplach Soup
MAN $4.79 Photograph by James Boo Too often overshadowed by their more famous cousin, the matzoh ball, kreplachs are oversized Jewish dumplings made from chewy dough and bits of ground beef and onion,...
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