My NYC International Culinary Tour needs your help!

[LBNJNY]

I have been entertaining my niece all June and July as she has been enjoying a fun college summer internship. We have done French at Cafe Cluny, Greek at Snack, Indian at Dhaba, Chinese at Joe's Shanghai, Vietnamese at Co Ba, Korean at Mandoo Bar, Sushi at Ushiwakamaru, Tapas at Boqueria and Mex at Toloache. She has been an avid participant and I don't want to let her down! Tonight I have my nephew as well and he spent last summer in the city too. I am running low on fun ideas! Any thoughts? We live on West 15th so anywhere below 34th is preferable. East or West sides are fine.

Thanks!

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Toloache
251 West 50th Street, New York, NY 10019

Joe's Shanghai
24 W 56th St, New York, NY 10019

Mandoo Bar
2 W 32nd St, New York, NY 10001

Cafe Cluny
284 West 12th Street, New York, NY 10014

Co Ba
110 9th Ave, New York, NY 10011

[shruti108]

Fantastic Indian- & Mediterranean- inspired food at the Bhakti Cafe!
25 1st Ave, between 1st St & 2nd St
http://www.bhakticafenyc.com/

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Bhakti Cafe
25 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003

[prima]

South Indian dosas at Saravanaa Bhavan.

Russian at Mari Vanna.

Malaysian at Laut.

Bosnian Burek at Djerdan.

Afghan at Bamiyan.

Ukrainian at Ukrainian East Village (or maybe someone has a better rec for Ukrainian).

Serbian at Kafana.

Puerto Rican at La Taza de Oro (haven't been, but was meaning to try it out).

Brazilian at Casa (haven't been).

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Bamiyan
358 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10016

Casa
72 Bedford St, New York, NY 10014

Ukrainian East Village Restaurant
140 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003

La Taza de Oro
96 8th Ave, New York, NY 10011

Kafana
116 Ave C, New York, NY 10009

Laut
15 E 17th St, New York, NY 10003

Mari Vanna
41 East 20th Street, New York, NY 10003

Saravanaa Bhavan
413 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10024

Djerdan
91 Clinton St, New York, NY 10002

[InfoMofo]

This is a really good list of some off-the-beaten path cuisines. However, I do believe that Djerdan is now closed.

[Edit: Update ok, now that I see the chowhound link- I guess they moved from midtown down to the LES- I'll have to check out their new location!]

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Djerdan
91 Clinton St, New York, NY 10002

[JungMann]

Japanese at Yuba
German at Lederhosen
Dim Sum at Chinatown Brasserie
English at Tea and Sympathy
Paella at Soccarat
Shaanxi at Xi'an Famous Foods
Lebanese at ilili

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Tea & Sympathy
108 Greenwich Ave, New York, NY 10011

Lederhosen
39 Grove St, New York, NY 10014

Chinatown Brasserie
380 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012

Ilili
236 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10001

Socarrat
259 W 19th St, New York, NY 10011

Xi'an Famous Foods
81 St. Marks Pl, New York, NY 10003

Xi'an Famous Foods
88 E Broadway, New York, NY 10002

Yuba
105 E 9th St, New York, NY 10003

[uwsister]

I love Tea & Sympathy - definitely worthy of a stop in your international tour!

[uwsister]

How about Ethiopian? My favorite is Zoma, but it's way up town - I have heard good things about Queen of Sheba, which is above 34th but not by much.

[LBNJNY]

Thanks again - we hit Nyonya and they loved it. Still a few more days left on the "tour" so I will use these other suggestions!

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Nyonya
199 Grand St, New York, NY 10013

[princeofpork]

Hop the ferry over to Governers island. Beside the fun thisngs to do there, try the Jamaican food truck.
Hit up some fondue at Artisinal
2nd ave deli for some old school jewish food.

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Artisanal
2 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016

Second Avenue Deli
162 E 33rd St, New York, NY 10016

[LBNJNY]

Thanks so much to all of you! These are awesome ideas. I really appreciate the burst of ideas!

[InfoMofo]

What a fun concept!

There's no shortage of Italian joints in the city of course- you could do Lupa? That might be around the same price point of Boqueria and Toloache.

I would add Malaysian food? There are a few places- for traditional and cheap fare I would go to Nyonya in chinatown. If your concept will allow for fusion- Fatty Crab is always a fun meal, and it's right by where you live.

Other off the beaten path cuisines to think about:
- Austrian - You can go to Blaue Gans in Tribeca
- Peruvian - Pio Pio (several locations in manhattan)
- Danish - Vandaag- I actually haven't been here yet but it looks interesting and some chowhounders have recommended it highly

Good luck, and let us know what other cuisines you end up enjoying this summer!

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Lupa
170 Thompson Street, New York, NY 10012

Nyonya
199 Grand St, New York, NY 10013

Toloache
251 West 50th Street, New York, NY 10019

Boqueria
53 W 19th St, New York, NY 10011

Blaue Gans
139 Duane Street, New York, NY 10013

Fatty Crab
643 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014

Pio Pio
210 E 34th St, New York, NY 10016

Vandaag
103 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003

[deepfry7]

I'm not actually recommending Fatty Crab (never been), but if you go, if you're on savored.com, you can get 30% off food and drink (costs $10 for the reservation), no restrictions on food and drink. Looking at the website, the caveats are that it's for 6pm or prior and max 5 people.

Pio Pio is darn cheap and I love that place. I've only been to the one in Murray Hill on 34th between 2nd and 3rd Ave.

PS - I also see recs on this thread for Socarrat (Nolita location) and Chinatown Brasserie. They're on savored.com as well for 30% off your bill.

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Chinatown Brasserie
380 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012

Fatty Crab
643 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014

Pio Pio
210 E 34th St, New York, NY 10016

Socarrat
284 Mulberry St, New York, NY 10012

[H Manning]

Turkish at Ali Baba or Turkish Kitchen.

Filipino at Purple Yam (a short train ride on the Q and a block away from the Cortelyou stop)

Pan-Latin at Nuela.

Thai-inspired small plates at Kin Shop.

Noodles at Hung Ry.

Peking duck at Peking Duck House (midtown)

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Turkish Kitchen
386 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10016

Ali Baba
515 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10024

Nuela
43 W 24th St, New York, NY 10010

Kin Shop
469 6th Ave, New York, NY 10011

Hung Ry
55 Bond St, New York, NY 10012

[nmprisons]

Thai at Zaab Elee

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Zabb Elee
75 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003