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Dieci – Excellent Japanese Style Italian Food
Dieci is a restaurant in the East Village serving Japanese style Italian. Often times when one culture tries to adapt another culture’s cuisine to its own taste, the results are a disaster. However, Japan has been able to take other cuisines and create something is different yet still good. In particular, Japan is known for […]
Curry Ya – A Japanese Curry Specialist Worth Checking Out In The East Village
Japanese curry is a homey and very satisfying meal for me. It reminds me of growing up as it was one of those things that I thought was so good when I younger. While curry is probably most associated with Indian cuisine, it is very popular in Japan. Curry Ya specializes in Japanese style curry, […]
Bada Story – Great Korean Hwe (Sashimi) In Flushing
Bada Story is a restaurant in Flushing that specializes in hwe (Korean style sashimi). Hwe is a little different than the Japanese sashimi as it tends to be served directly after being killed whereas most fish we have in sushi restaurants has been aged. There is a misconception that great fish in sushi restaurants is […]
Chiu Hong Bakery – A Hidden Gem In Chinatown
Chiu Hong Bakery is an old school Cantonese bakery located on the cusp of Chinatown and Soho. It’s the type old school Toisan family owned bakeries that are slowly dying in Chinatown. The place is dingy with no décor whatsoever. There’s not much more to say about the place other than it’s turning out some […]
Bangane – A Korean Goat Specialist And One Of The Most Exciting Restaurants In Flushing
I think I may get jaded sometimes when you go to as many restaurants as I do and it takes more for me to get excited these days than it used to. Luckily, Bangane is one of those rare finds that really got me excited. Bangane is a Korean goat specialist restaurant located further down […]
Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong – Finally Good Korean BBQ In NY
Kang Ho Dong is a famous Korean comedian and former wrestler who started a chain on Korean BBQ restaurants in Korea. Baekjeong refers to low class people in ancient times who were butchers by trade although it’s not a term people regularly use anymore. Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong opened their first branch in the US […]
Somtum Der – Great New Isaan Style Thai, But Hold The Somtum
Somtum Der is one of the latest additions to NY’s explosion in Isaan style Thai food with restaurants like Zabb Elee, Larb Ubol etc. It’s kind of a weird because it’s a food that most NYers had no idea what it was until the last few years and then it just exploded. If you had […]
Takahachi Bakery – My New Favorite Japanese Bakery In NY
Takahachi Bakery is a Japanese bakery that I discovered by accident this summer because it’s very close to where I get my haircut in Tribeca. Japanese bakeries have always been one of my favorite things since I was a kid. However, I’ve found the ones in NY to be somewhat mediocre, so I was very […]
Bassanova Ramen – One Of My New Favorite Ramen Restaurants In NY
Bassanova is a branch of a popular Tokyo ramen shop that specializes in tonkotsu ramen, which is pork bone broth and they are also famous for their green curry flavored broth as well. Originally, it was associated with Keizo Shimamoto who is a well-known ramen blogger who actually got involved in the restaurant business. There […]
Tan Cang Newport Seafood – One Of My Favorite Restaurants In Orange County
Tan Cang Newport Seafood is basically an institution at this point in Little Saigon (Santa Ana and Garden Grove) and the San Gabriel Valley (San Gabriel and Rowland Heights). They are known for several dishes, but famous for their lobster. I’ve been eating here for several years now, but a recent really good meal prompted […]
Sushi Nakazawa – How Does It Compare To Jiro? I Don’t Know Or Care, But This Is Some Of The Best Sushi In NY
Sushi Nakazawa was recently opened by Daisuke Nakazawa who is famous for being the apprentice in “Jiro Dreams Of Sushi” who made tamagoyaki two thousand times before Jiro finally said it was good enough quality to be served to customers. Naturally before he even opened up there was a lot of buzz about him, how […]
Tao Hong Bakery – A Solid If Unremarkable Chinatown Bakery, But Try The Mango Sticky Rice Ball
Tao Hong Bakery is a bakery I noticed because of a positive review on chowhound, which you can see here. It’s a rather small and non-descript Cantonese bakery which would not particularly standout if you were just walking by it. The interior is quite small with two display cases at the front and side and […]
Sakura-Ya – Old School Amazing Mochi in Gardena
Sakura-Ya is the last and my favorite of the three places I’ve posted about which I’ve been going to since I was born; the other two being Sakae Sushi and Mitsuru Cafe. Sakura-Ya is an old store opened in 1960 that specializes in Japanese confectionary called mochi and manju. They are old school still make all […]
Sakae Sushi – This Is Not Jiro, But It’s Still Awesome
Sakae Sushi is one of the three places I mentioned in my post on Mitsuru Café that I can remember going to for as long as I’ve been alive (the third place is Sakura-Ya) because all of them are older than I am. I’d feel like my blog is not complete until I’ve got a […]
New Kam Hing Coffee Shop – One Of The Best Sponge Cakes In Chinatown
New Kam Hing is an old school Cantonese coffee shop on Baxter Street in Chinatown. It’s really small consisting only of a kitchen and small display counter. It’s a true specialist only offering a handful of items and for many years it’s been known for its great sponge cakes. It was originally run by an […]
Mei Li Wah – A Cha Siu Bao Institution; Amazing Cha Siu Bao? No…The Best In Chinatown? Probably
Mei Li Wah is a Chinatown institution and my blog would not be complete if I didn’t cover it. It’s a cha chaan teng / cha can ting (literally means tea restaurant), which is a type of old school Cantonese restaurant that is common in Hong Kong serving tea, coffee and various cheap foods. In […]
Mitsuru Café – Great Imagawayaki (Taiyaki), Homemade Mochi And Other Japanese Treats in Little Tokyo
Mitsuru Café is one of three Japanese places that I can literally remember going to for as long as I’ve been alive; the other two being Sakae Sushi and Sakura-Ya in Gardena. All of these places serve very simple Japanese dishes that I love and fondly remember. Mitsuru Café is a little café located in […]
Hou Yi – Extremely Reasonable Hot Pot In Chinatown
Hou Yi is a hot pot specialist restaurant located in the northeastern Fujian section of Chinatown that borders the Lower East Side. Hot pot is a pot of broth which you cook raw ingredients in and then dip in various sauces. Surprisingly I’ve had a hard time finding a decent hot pot place in the […]
Yuji Ramen – Some Very Interesting Ramen…At Whole Foods
Yuji Ramen is run by Yuji Haraguhi and was originally a pop up at Smorgasburg. However, he has now set up a temporary pop up restaurant on the 2nd floor the Whole Foods on Bowery and is moving to a permanent space in Brooklyn after July. Besides being well known for having some very unique […]
Café Hong Kong – The South China Garden Guys Are Back!! (And Yes They Are The Best Restaurant In Chinatown)
South China Garden was my favorite restaurant in Chinatown, which you can read about it here. It was one of the only places in Chinatown that you could get consistently good Cantonese food. Needless to say I was quite dismayed when they were forced to shut down after they lost their lease. However, I recently […]
Yopparai – One Of My Favorite Izakayas In New York
Yopparai is a relatively new izakaya in the Lower East Side. My friend Silverjay on chowhound recommended it to me so I almost immediately tried it as I was missing good Japanese food after coming back from my Tokyo trip. Izakaya are a style of Japanese restaurant where you drink beer / sake / sochu […]
Yeh’s Bakery – You Want Me To Go To Flushing To Get A Boston Pie? Yes.
Yeh’s is a Taiwanese bakery that’s been recommended to me for a long time, but it’s taken me years to finally getting around to trying it. When I decided to revisit Main Street Imperial, which you can read about here, I decided I should do lunch so that I could try Yeh’s as well. Yeh’s […]
Main Street Imperial Gourmet – There’s A lot More To Taiwanese Food Than Street Food
Taiwanese food is definitely one of my favorite Chinese cuisines. It’s a delicious mix of southern Fujian food blended with regional cuisines from all over China that came about because the large influx of mainland Chinese immigrants to Taiwan during the Communist Revolution. However, I feel like people often tend to only associate Taiwanese food […]
Spicy Village (Formerly He Nan Flavor) – Delicious Henan Food In Chinatown
Spicy Village was originally a branch of Henan Fengwei from Flushing. Around 6 months ago they were supposedly shutting down and possibly re-opening in another space on Allen. Luckily that never happened and instead they ended up changing their name to Spicy Village, but everything else remained the same. Spicy Village specializes in cuisine from […]
Han Joo – Great Korean Sam Gyup Sal (BBQ Pork Belly) Specialist in Flushing / Murray Hill and the East Village
Han Joo is a well-known Korean restaurant located in the Korean area of Flushing / Murray Hill. As I’ve waxed on about in the past I love specialist restaurants because you know exactly what you’re going for and you know they are going to make it well. At Han Joo they specialize in sam gyup […]
Traditional Haig Road Putu Piring – Putu Piring (Kueh Tutu) Something New and Delicious For Me
When I was planning where to eat in Asia, I intentionally looked for a few rare dishes that I wanted to try because 1) I can’t get them in the US and 2) they were the types of old school stuff that is likely to disappear one day or at least be difficult to find […]
Annie’s Peanut Ice Kachang – Excellent Ice Kachang With A Twist
Singapore sits right on the equator and if you’ve never been there then you might not realize exactly how hot and muggy it is. During the day you end up sweaty and wanting something refreshing. After finishing eating at Outram Park Ya Hua Bak Kut Teh, which you can read about here, I decided ice […]
Outram Park Ya Hua Rou Gu Cha – Amazing Bak Kut Teh (If You Like The Peppery Bak Kut Teh)
Outram Park Ya Hua Rou Gu Cha is an old and famous bak kut teh restaurant in Singapore. Bak kuh teh is a soup made from simmering pork ribs for many hours with various spices. It directly translates to “meat bone tea” (rou gu cha 肉骨茶). There is also more than one version; there is […]
Lee Tong Kee – Famous For Ipoh Hor Fun, But Come For The Chicken
Lee Tong Kee is famous for being one of the first places to bring Ipoh hor fun to Singapore from Malaysia (it moved to Singapore in 1948). Ipoh is a predominately Chinese city in Malaysia that is known for its Chinese food. I remember when I lived in Singapore people used to always tell me […]
Hua Kee Hougang Famous Wan Ton Mee – Famous, but Ultimately Disappointing Wonton Mee
Hua Kee was another famous stall I went to at Old Airport Road Food Centre. They specialize in wonton mee and there are actually three famous wonton mee stalls all in the same row; one with a red sign, one with a yellow sign and one with a green sign. We decided to go to […]
Toa Payoh Rojak – Famous and Delicious Rojak at Old Airport Road Food Centre
Toa Payoh Rojak is where I went at Old Airport Road Food Centre to get my rojak fix. Rojak can mean many different things depending on where you are as there are many different versions that are very different from each other. They are all basically a type of salad, but today we’re talking about […]
Lao Fu Zi Fried Kway Teow – Very Good Char Kway Teow At Old Airport Road Food Centre
So this was another place I ate at Old Airport Road Food Centre. This stall is pretty well known for its char kway teow. Char kway teow is one of the most famous hawker dishes in Singapore and Malaysia. It is made from flat rice noodles (he fen) stir-fried with soy sauce, chilli, shrimp, bean […]