Reviews

Tangra Asian Fusion: Indian-Chinese in Sunnyside

Sweet and sour tofu from Tangra Asian Fusion in Sunnyside, Queens. Photo by Clare Trapasso.

The food at Tangra Asian Fusion is what you would get if you went out for a Chinese meal in India: take-out-style Chinese bent to Indian tastes.
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A Vegetarian Feast Fit for a King at Veggie Castle

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Veggie Castle in Richmond Hill, Queens, serves Guyanese vegetarian specialties to visiting reggae stars and locals, alike.
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Woodside Cafe’s Nepali Home Cooking Brings Kathmandu to Queens

Samay baji appetizer at Woodside Cafe in Woodside, Queens. Photo by Anne Noyes Saini.

Woodside Cafe serves some of New York's most authentic Newari food, from Nepal’s capital city, Kathmandu.
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Five Unusual New York City Restaurant Dishes

Banana blossom and mango salad at Lotus Blue Restaurant Bar in Tribeca. Photo by Kian Lam Kho and courtesy of Jeremy Lim.

City Spoonful explores unusual dishes found in restaurants across New York City.
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Momo Mania in Queens: The Meat and Heat Edition

The steamed beef momo from the Potala Fresh Food street cart in Jackson Heights, Queens. Photo by Tina Corrado.

Our mission: eat our way through all 16 momo joints in the “Himalayan Heights” section of Jackson Heights and Woodside, Queens.
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Newtown: Hummus Worth Trekking to Try

The sabich hummus plate with an order of extra falafel at Newtown in East Williamsburg. Photo by Kit Dillon.

This modest, all-vegetarian Mediterranean restaurant elevates hummus to a specialty that’s worth trekking to East Williamsburg to try.
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Taste of LIC Displays Queens’ Culinary Creativity, Diversity

Stormy skies over the Taste of LIC. Photo by Sue Yacka.

More than 50 Long Island City- and Astoria-based restaurants and food businesses took part in the annual Taste of LIC in Queens.
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Flushing’s Ganesh Temple Canteen: Food Worthy of Worship

The facade of the Ganesh Temple in Flushing, Queens, illuminated at night. Photo by Chitra Agrawal.

Don't think a Hindu temple can be a dining destination? Think again.
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Basil Brick Oven Pizza: A Great Restaurant Grows Up in Astoria

Basil Brick Oven Pizza's 900-degree, wood-burning brick oven in action. Photo courtesy of Basil Brick Oven Pizza.

The restaurant's newly enlarged dining room more than triples its seating capacity.
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Pudding: The Next Big Dessert?

Rice pudding from Puddin' by Clio. Photo provided by Puddin’ by Clio.

Is artisanal pudding Manhattan's newest dessert trend?
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