Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC

1. Momofuku Ssäm Bar

207 2nd Ave (at E 13th St), New York, NY

Asian Restaurant · East Village · 523 tips and reviews

Ippudo is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

2. Ippudo

9.1

65 4th Ave (btwn E 9th & E 10th St), New York, NY

Ramen Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 1164 tips and reviews

Boka is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

3. Boka

7.9

9 Saint Marks Pl (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY

Korean Restaurant · East Village · 208 tips and reviews

Malcolm Ong: soy garlic chicken. fried. and fried again. ask for radish on the side!

Shanghai Café Deluxe is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

4. Shanghai Café Deluxe

100 Mott St (btwn Canal & Hester St), New York, NY

Chinese Restaurant · Little Italy · 365 tips and reviews

Malcolm Ong: besides soup dumplings.. try the duck! yum.

Paris Sandwich is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

5. Paris Sandwich

213 Grand St (btwn Elizabeth & Mott St), New York, NY

Sandwich Spot · Little Italy · 36 tips and reviews

Nyonya is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

6. Nyonya

8.2

199 Grand St (btwn Mott & Mulberry St), New York, NY

Malay Restaurant · Little Italy · 289 tips and reviews

Malcolm Ong: Roti telur (egg), Hainanese chicken w/ chicken rice, and bubur cha-cha for dessert

BCD Tofu House is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

7. BCD Tofu House

17 W 32nd St (btw 5th & 6th), New York, NY

Korean Restaurant · Koreatown · 48 tips and reviews

Woorijip is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

8. Woorijip

7.8

12 W 32nd St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave), New York, NY

Korean Restaurant · Koreatown · 282 tips and reviews

Mandoo Bar is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

9. Mandoo Bar

2 W 32nd St (btwn 5th Ave & Broadway), New York, NY

Korean Restaurant · Koreatown · 136 tips and reviews

Malcolm Ong: Kimchi mandoo + Goon mandoo + Pajeon (seafood pancake). Done.

Yakitori Totto is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

10. Yakitori Totto

8.5

251 W 55th St (btwn Broadway & 8th Ave.), New York, NY

Japanese Restaurant · Theater District · 183 tips and reviews

Sake Bar Hagi is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

11. Sake Bar Hagi

152 W 49th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY

Japanese Restaurant · Theater District · 181 tips and reviews

12. Jing Fong Restaurant 金豐大酒樓

20 Elizabeth St (btwn Bayard & Canal St), New York, NY

Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 286 tips and reviews

Congee Bowery 粥之家 is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

13. Congee Bowery 粥之家

207 Bowery (at Rivington St.), New York, NY

Chinese Restaurant · Lower East Side · 71 tips and reviews

Malcolm Ong: Get the house special chicken

Go! Go! Curry! is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

14. Go! Go! Curry!

273 W 38th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY

Japanese Curry Restaurant · Garment District · 182 tips and reviews

15. Yakitori Taisho

7.5

5 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY

Japanese Restaurant · East Village · 188 tips and reviews

16. Tomiz

18 E 41st St (btw 5th & Madison), New York, NY

Japanese Restaurant · Midtown East · 161 tips and reviews

Sunrise Mart is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

17. Sunrise Mart

8.7

494 Broome St (btwn W Broadway & Wooster St), New York, NY

Imported Food Store · SoHo · 117 tips and reviews

Phở Bằng is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

18. Phở Bằng

7.9

157 Mott St (btwn Broome St & Grand St), New York, NY

Vietnamese Restaurant · Little Italy · 172 tips and reviews

Totto Ramen is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

19. Totto Ramen

366 W 52nd St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave), New York, NY

Ramen Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 584 tips and reviews

Malcolm Ong: Spicy ramen with extra pork!

Soba Totto is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

20. Soba Totto

211 E 43rd St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY

Soba Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 138 tips and reviews

Pocha 32 is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

21. Pocha 32

7.9

15 W 32nd St (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave), New York, NY

Korean Restaurant · Koreatown · 169 tips and reviews

Vanessa's Dumpling House is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

22. Vanessa's Dumpling House

8.6

118 Eldridge St (btwn Broome & Grand St), New York, NY

Dumpling Restaurant · Lower East Side · 419 tips and reviews

Village Yokocho is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

23. Village Yokocho

8 Stuyvesant St (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY

Japanese Restaurant · East Village · 144 tips and reviews

Baohaus is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

24. Baohaus

238 E 14th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY

Taiwanese Restaurant · East Village · 293 tips and reviews

White Bear 白熊 is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

25. White Bear 白熊

8.8

135-02 Roosevelt Ave (at Prince St), Flushing, NY

Dumpling Restaurant · 165 tips and reviews

The Original Chinatown Ice Cream Factory is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

26. The Original Chinatown Ice Cream Factory

8.6

65 Bayard St (btwn Elizabeth & Mott St), New York, NY

Ice Cream Parlor · Chinatown · 450 tips and reviews

Maharlika Filipino Moderno is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

27. Maharlika Filipino Moderno

111 1st Ave (btwn E 6th & 7th St), New York, NY

Filipino Restaurant · East Village · 212 tips and reviews

15 East is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

28. 15 East

8.0

15 E 15th St (btwn 5th Ave & Union Sq W), New York, NY

Japanese Restaurant · Union Square · 136 tips and reviews

The Loop is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

29. The Loop

173 3rd Ave (btwn 16th & 17th St.), New York, NY

Sushi Restaurant · Gramercy Park · 60 tips and reviews

Momo Sushi Shack is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

30. Momo Sushi Shack

8.8

43 Bogart St (at Moore St), Brooklyn, NY

Japanese Restaurant · East Williamsburg · 143 tips and reviews

EN Japanese Brasserie is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

31. EN Japanese Brasserie

8.9

435 Hudson St (at Leroy St), New York, NY

Japanese Restaurant · West Village · 263 tips and reviews

Time Out New York: Try the freshly made scooped tofu; a delicate, silken dish with a nutty flavor. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

SriPraPhai is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

32. SriPraPhai

8.9

6413 39th Ave (btwn 64th & 65th St), Woodside, NY

Thai Restaurant · 357 tips and reviews

Time Out New York: Try the crispy Chinese watercress salad. The star green in this salad is lightly battered and deep-fried to gently temper its bitterness. It’s one of our #100best dishes and drinks of 2011. Read more.

Fatty Crab is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

33. Fatty Crab

643 Hudson St (btwn Horatio & Gansevoort St), New York, NY

Asian Restaurant · West Village · 177 tips and reviews

Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

34. Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao

38-12 Prince St (btwn 38th & 39th Ave), Flushing, NY

Dumpling Restaurant · Downtown Flushing · 283 tips and reviews

Oms/b is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

35. Oms/b

156 E 45th St (3rd Ave), New York, NY

Noodle Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 12 tips and reviews

Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

36. Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ

34 Cooper Sq (btwn E 5th & E 6th St.), New York, NY

Japanese Restaurant · NoHo · 231 tips and reviews

Pok Pok NY is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

37. Pok Pok NY

117 Columbia St (at Kane St), Brooklyn, NY

Thai Restaurant · Cobble Hill · 341 tips and reviews

OOTOYA is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

38. OOTOYA

8.9

8 W 18th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY

Japanese Restaurant · Union Square · 281 tips and reviews

Sushi of Gari is one of Must-try Asian Restaurants in NYC.

39. Sushi of Gari

8.3

402 E 78th St (at 1st Ave), New York, NY

Sushi Restaurant · Upper East Side · 133 tips and reviews

Eater: The original location of Masatoshi “Gari” Sugio's chainlet is still one of the best sushi restaurants in NYC. Start with an omakase tasting, finish with the tempura-fried ice cream. [Eater 38 Member]