📍 Flushing, New York City

The xiao long bao at this Flushing institution are the benchmark by which all New York soup dumplings are measured. Thin skins, scalding broth, and pork filling that's been perfect...

Chongqing Lao Zao on Prince Street serves some of the most authentic Sichuan food in Manhattan. The boiled fish in chili oil is a towering bowl of fire, numbing peppercorns, and te...

White Bear in Flushing makes wontons that are so good, people take the 7 train to the end of the line specifically for them. The No. 6 — wontons in chili oil — is the essential ord...

Flushing soup dumpling specialist with some of the best xiao long bao in New York — thin skins barely holding the scalding broth, bursting with savory pork. The pan-fried dumplings...

The sprawling basement food court in Flushing's New World Mall is the most authentic Chinese food experience in NYC outside of an actual trip to China. Hand-pulled noodles, lamb sk...

The basement canteen of the Hindu Temple Society of North America — Flushing's Ganesh Temple — serving some of the most authentic dosa, idli, and uthappam in the country. Vegetaria...

Korean-owned coffee-and-beer cafe in eastern Flushing with a spacious interior, vintage vinyl, and modern art. Daytime menu of espresso drinks, brunch sandwiches, and pastries; tra...

Craft coffee shop in Flushing pouring La Colombe espresso and rotating single-origin pour-overs, plus a draft latte that's a La Colombe exclusive. Light fare runs to acai bowls, sa...