(An's List) Best of NYC - Asian Food

best bites & NYC food spots I frequent AND A LIFE UPDATE!!

This week, my partner and I both got food poisoning. I felt ill on Sunday and Monday, and thankfully, it only took me some pain reliever pills and many hours of sleep to bounce back. My partner had different symptoms, and his didn’t start until mid-week. I believed something else caused it, but both were food-related.

Just a PSA to make sure to cook your food thoroughly, especially chicken and pork. Be careful when consuming raw seafood or any excess amount of ingredients such as spices and oil. Simplify your food and remember to eat a colorful diet. Whole foods over processed food, always! And don’t forget to wash your hands!

On a lighter note, I want to start a series sharing with you my ‘best of NYC’ lists, starting with Asian food since it’s the most asked question for me over the years. I do have a paid NYC guide over on Thatch (they’re moving to a new platform, Mindtrip, so I’ll have to make some migration and updates soon!).

My first response when someone DMs or asks for my Asian food recommendtions would always be ‘What kind of food do you like?’ or ‘What are you looking for? Tell me specifics!’ because there is something for everyone. In contrary, New York City has plenty of cheap affordable eats, and traveling to NYC doesn’t have to cost a lot of money if you know where to go.

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Best of NYC - Asian Food

East Harbor Seafood Palace

Best dim sum: East Harbor Seafood Palace - Brooklyn Chinatown (Getting dim sum is my rainy day comfort food! Tips: go early for best and fresh selection and go before 2 pm. Fast and friendly service. Love that they don’t use the typical soy sauce and chili as dipping sauce, but the mustard and chili instead. I’m obsessed with their Siu Mai!)

• Runner ups: House of Joy (Chinatown Manhattan), Tim Ho Wan (East Village. Some dishes can be oily!), Nom Wah Tea Parlor (historic & always busy!), Golden Unicorn Restaurant (Chinatown Manhattan. Kinda inconsistent sometimes! They no longer have the ladies coming with the carts and replace them with the cat robots.)

Best Chinese: Che Li - East Village & Flushing (Shanghainese. Must-try: wine-soaked chicken and osmanthus rice cakes), Noodle Village - Chinatown Manhattan (good overall!), Din Tai Fung - Midtown (my go-to order: pork xiao long bao, Shanghai rice cakes, vegan dumplings, sticky rice shao mai, beef noodle soup, shrimp & pork spicy wonton in sauce, & chocolate shiao long bao!!!)

Din Tai Fung