The Good Taste Guide List
The Nut Lady of Downtown Brooklyn
Fulton St & Bridge St, Downtown Brooklyn
Phenomenal taste. Phenomenal value.
Fong On
81 Division St, Chinatown
Phenomenal taste. Phenomenal value.
Manousheh Grand
403 Grand St, Lower East Side
Phenomenal taste. Phenomenal value.
K'OOK
E 6th & 1st Ave, East Village
Phenomenal taste. Good value.
Manousheh Bleeker
193 Bleecker St, West Village
Phenomenal taste. Good value.
Somtum Der
E 6th & Ave A, East Village
Phenomenal taste. Good value.
The Pickle Guys
357 Grand St, Lower East Side
Phenomenal taste. Good value.
Menya Jiro
306 Gold St, Downtown Brooklyn
Phenomenal taste. Fine value.
A&A Bake Doubles and Roti
1337 Fulton St, Bedford-Stuyvesant
Good taste. Phenomenal value.
Doaba Deli
W 106th & Columbus Ave, Upper West Side
Good taste. Phenomenal value.
Mamoun's Falafel
W 3rd & MacDougal St, West Village
Good taste. Phenomenal value.
Mamoun's Falafel East Village
St Marks Pl & 2nd Ave, East Village
Good taste. Phenomenal value.
Massawa
W 121st & Amsterdam Ave, Morningside Heights
Good taste. Phenomenal value.
5ive Spice
52 5th Ave, Park Slope
Good taste. Good value.
Bánh
W 107th & Amsterdam Ave, Upper West Side
Good taste. Good value.
Grand St BBQ Stand
250 Grand St, Chinatown
Good taste. Good value.
Bites of Xi'an (aka Xifu Food)
318 Livingston St, Downtown Brooklyn
Good taste. Good value.
Bites of Xi'an (East Village)
E 10th & 4th Ave, East Village
Good taste. Good value.
Bunna Cafe
1084 Flushing Ave, Bushwick
Good taste. Good value.
Cafe Himalaya
E 1st & 1st Ave, East Village
Good taste. Good value.
CafeDelia
E 8th & Broadway, Greenwich Village
Good taste. Good value.
Curry King
W 106th & Columbus Ave, Upper West Side
Good taste. Good value.
Diller
357 Grand St, Lower East Side
Good taste. Good value.
Dosa Royale
258 Dekalb Ave, Fort Greene
Good taste. Good value.
Han Dynasty
W 85th & Broadway, Upper West Side
Good taste. Good value.
Hanoi House
St Marks Pl & Ave A, East Village
Good taste. Good value.
Hummus Inc
Dekalb Market Hall, Downtown Brooklyn
Good taste. Good value.
KC Gourmet Empanadas
E 3rd & Ave B, East Village
Good taste. Good value.
Khiladi
E 11th & Ave B, East Village
Good taste. Good value.
Lava Shawarma
57 Clinton St, Lower East Side
Good taste. Good value.
Lucy's Vietnamese
112 Berry St, Williamsburg
Good taste. Good value.
MáLà Project
E 7th & 1st Ave, East Village
Good taste. Good value.
Nefista (aka LeyRa Chocolate)
106 MacDougal St, West Village
Good taste. Good value.
Pak Punjab Deli
E 3rd & 2nd Ave, East Village
Good taste. Good value.
Paulie Gee's Slice Shop
110 Franklin St, Greenpoint
Good taste. Good value.
Punjabi Deli
E Houston & Ave A, East Village
Good taste. Good value.
Roti Roll
W 109th & Amsterdam Ave, Upper West Side
Good taste. Good value.
Sea Thai
114 N 6th St, Williamsburg
Good taste. Good value.
Shimiaodao
St Marks Pl & 2nd Ave, East Village
Good taste. Good value.
Spicy Moon (East Village)
E 6th & 1st Ave, East Village
Good taste. Good value.
Stick To My Pot
W 35th & 7th Ave, Midtown
Good taste. Good value.
Strings Ramen
E 12th & 2nd Ave, East Village
Good taste. Good value.
Taïm
45 Spring St, Nolita
Good taste. Good value.
Trapizzino
144 Orchard St, Lower East Side
Good taste. Good value.
Udon St Marks
St Marks Pl & 3rd Ave, East Village
Good taste. Good value.
Vanessa's Dumpling House
118A Eldridge St, Lower East Side
Good taste. Good value.
Yaya Tea
80 Dekalb Ave, Downtown Brooklyn
Good taste. Good value.
Yun Cafe & Asian Mart
Jackson Hts ‒ Roosevelt Av Station, Jackson Heights
Good taste. Good value.
Borrachito
E 13th & Ave A, East Village
Good taste. Fine value.
Desi Galli
E 11th & Ave B, East Village
Good taste. Fine value.
Electric Burrito
St Marks Pl & 1st Ave, East Village
Good taste. Fine value.
Greene Bites
116 Dekalb Ave, Fort Greene
Good taste. Fine value.
Haile
E 11th & Ave B, East Village
Good taste. Fine value.
Jin Ramen
W 125th & Broadway, Morningside Heights
Good taste. Fine value.
Kings Co Imperial
20 Skillman Ave, Williamsburg
Good taste. Fine value.
Los Tacos No. 1
W 43rd & 7th Ave, Midtown
Good taste. Fine value.
Mochii
E 5th & Ave A, East Village
Good taste. Fine value.
NY Dosas
Washington Square Park, West Village
Good taste. Fine value.
Raíz
E 7th & 1st Ave, East Village
Good taste. Fine value.
Spicy Moon Vegan Szechuan
W 3rd & LaGuardia Pl, West Village
Good taste. Fine value.
The Tang
W 105th & Amsterdam Ave, Upper West Side
Good taste. Fine value.
Yefsi Estiatorio
E 78th & York Ave, Upper East Side
Good taste. Fine value.
Yubu
E 7th & 1st Ave, East Village
Good taste. Fine value.
Dirt Candy
86 Allen St, Lower East Side
Good taste. Bad value.
Little Rascal
163 Elizabeth St, Nolita
Good taste. Bad value.
Oxomoco
128 Greenpoint Ave, Greenpoint
Good taste. Bad value.
Planta Queen
W 27th & 5th Ave, Midtown
Good taste. Bad value.
Cesar's Empanadas
Flatbush Ave & Ashland Pl, Fort Greene
SGFI taste. Phenomenal value.
Going for it: tasty very cheap empanadas
Chang Lai Fishball and Noodles Cart
Grand St and Bowery, Chinatown
SGFI taste. Phenomenal value.
Going for it: handmade steam noodles right in front of you that's very cheap.
Shu Jiao Fu Zhou
295 Grand St, Lower East Side
SGFI taste. Phenomenal value.
Going for it: incredibly cheap peanut sauce noodles
Ba'al Cafe & Falafel
71 Sullivan St, SoHo
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: cheap doable falafel
Banhmigos
92 Court St, Downtown Brooklyn
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: solid banh mi
Chi Dumpling House
77 Chrystie St, Chinatown
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: cheap and filling dumplings and scallion pancakes
Damascus Bread & Pastry Shop
195 Atlantic Ave, Downtown Brooklyn
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: Middle Eastern grocer with good prepared foods
Dil-e Punjab Deli
W 21st & 9th Ave, Chelsea
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: pretty decent curries at a more than decent price
DunHuang Miss Noodles
531 Myrtle Ave, Fort Greene
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: the noodle quality is good
Falafel on Broadway
W 124th & Broadway, Morningside Heights
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: solid but not exceptional middle eastern.
Freda's
W 109th & Columbus Ave, Upper West Side
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: some really nice vegan Caribbean sides put together on a plate.
Hana Noodle Station
Dekalb Market Hall, Downtown Brooklyn
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: theoretically great handpulled noodles and dumplings
The Handpulled Noodle
W 148th & Broadway, Hamilton Heights
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: this place has the chew.
Happy Veggie
76 Mott St, Chinatown
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: very tasty curry noodle soup
Jerusalem
W 104th & Broadway, Upper West Side
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: Solid fresh Palestinian falafel pita at a good price
Kent's Dumpling House
E 14th & 3rd Ave, East Village
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: cheap and tasty veg dumplings and sesame noodles
Malai Marke
E 6th & 2nd Ave, East Village
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: way too much food for a lunch special
Momo Ramen
78 5th Ave, Park Slope
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: pleasant ramen lunch deal
Oasis
168 Bedford Ave, Williamsburg
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: Not amazing quality but it's cheap and there's a lot of variety
Old Xi'an
164 Pearl St, Financial District
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: some good Xi'an standards
Pita Grill
E 55th & 2nd Ave, Midtown
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: decent falafel
Raku
E 6th & 1st Ave, East Village
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: high quality udon noodles
Sahadi's
187 Atlantic Ave, Downtown Brooklyn
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: middle eastern groceries and tasty spinach triangle
Sigiri
E 6th & 1st Ave, East Village
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: cheap decent lunch special
Spicy Village
68 Forsyth St, Lower East Side
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: nice homey noodles
Streecha
E 7th & 2nd Ave, East Village
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: time portal to someones enlarged Ukrainian home
Taco Bandito
W 26th & 8th Ave, Chelsea
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: boy is it very cheap and absolutley inoffensive
Tasty Hand-Pulled Noodles II
W 45th & 9th Ave, Hell's Kitchen
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: Very tasty and craveable pan fried noodles with tofu
The Braised Shop
E 10th & 1st Ave, East Village
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: very satisfying bowl of noodles and stuff
Tramezzini
309 E Houston St, Lower East Side
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: tasty Italian sandwich
V-Nam Cafe
E 1st & 1st Ave, East Village
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: pretty hearty pho
Yonah Schimmel's Knish
137 E Houston St, Lower East Side
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: if you want a whole bunch of mashed potato
Zaad
W 107th & Amsterdam Ave, Upper West Side
SGFI taste. Good value.
Going for it: good baba ganoush & baklava and other decent handmade middle eastern standards.
Adyar Ananda Bhavan
E 58th & 1st Ave, Midtown East
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: large variety of vegetarian South Indian food
B&H Dairy
St Marks Pl & 2nd Ave, East Village
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: retro Jewish diner food
Banh Mi Zon
E 6th & Ave A, East Village
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: a good version of a standard banh mi
Basquiat's Bottle
1198 Fulton St, Bedford-Stuyversant
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: meaty seitan tacos
Beyond Sushi
E 81st & 3rd Ave, Upper East Side
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: experimental vegan sushi
Bodhi
77 Mulberry St, Chinatown
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: good handmade noodle soup and fun, high-effort dim sum.
Brodo
E 12th & 1st Ave, East Village
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: broth if you want broth and not coffee
Brooklyn Dumpling Shop
St Marks Pl & 1st Ave, East Village
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: meaty texture impossible meat dumplings
Charm Thai
W 126th & Amsterdam Ave, Morningside Heights
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: pretty tasty mock duck salad.
Fat Choy
250 Broome St, Lower East Side
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: it's fine but nothing exceptional. fresh but needs more flavour.
Ginger and Lemongrass
153 Rivington St, Lower East Side
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: pretty decent pho
Ivan Ramen
25 Clinton St, Lower East Side
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: nice bowl of soy based ramen
Jajaja Plantas Mexicana
Carmine & 7th Ave, West Village
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: solid nachos, high effort and interesting tacos, and cheap drinks.
Jiang's Kitchen
St Marks Pl & 1st Ave, East Village
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: good stir fried noodles
Kelewele
Dekalb Market Hall, Downtown
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: great if you love plantain
Kimchee Market
191 Greenpoint Ave, Greenpoint
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: korean vegan options
Le Botaniste
W 67th & Columbus Ave, Upper West Side
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: surprisingly tasty bowls of misc food, it's all vegan
Love Mama
E 11th & 2nd Ave, East Village
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: as many southeast Asian cousines as you'd like
Lovely Day
196 Elizabeth St, Nolita
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: nice coffee and snacks
Maison Bangkok
E 77th & 1st Ave, Upper East Side
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: nice thai staples with clearly marked vegan menu
Minca
E 5th & Ave B, East Village
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: tasty thick ramen
Mr. Taka
170 Allen St, Lower East Side
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: good ramen if you like curry ramen
Orchard Grocer
78 Orchard St, Lower East Side
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: vegan sandwiches
Pierogi Boys
Dekalb Market Hall, Downtown Brooklyn
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: if you really want beetroot salad
Pop's Eat-Rite
E 8th & Ave A, East Village
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: probably good if you like burgers, idk?
Ramen Ishida
122 Ludlow St, Lower East Side
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: thicc creamy ramen
Sami & Susu
190 Orchard St, Lower East Side
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: nice coffee and mediterranean snacks
Silvana
W 116th and Frederick Douglass Blvd, Harlem
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: decent range of decent middle eastern options, cool music bar.
TabeTomo
St Marks Pl & Ave A, East village
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: fine veggie soy ramen
Tajeen Halal Food Truck
E 14th & Ave A, East Village
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: a decent food truck
Taqueria Y Fonda
W 108th & Amsterdam Ave, Upper West Side
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: homey freshly prepared and filling tacos
The Bao
St Marks Pl & 3rd Ave, East Village
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: good veggie Chinese standards
The Kati Roll Company
99 MacDougal St, West Village
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: an alright tasty curry in a wrap
Two Boots
558 Driggs Ave, Williamsburg
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: ok pizza
Vegan On The Fly
W 45th & 5th Ave, Midtown
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: hearty vegan gyros
VSPOT Express
St Marks Pl & 3rd Ave, East Village
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: vegan latin american stuff
Wiki Wiki
Dekalb Market Hall, Downtown Brooklyn
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: Rich miso ramen
Wu and Nussbaum
W 113th & Broadway, Morningside Heights
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: Bomb ass dan dan noodles
Xe May Sandwich Shop
St Marks Pl & 1st Ave, East Village
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: tasty banh mi style sandwich
Zest
112 Eldridge St, Lower East Side
SGFI taste. Fine value.
Going for it: tomato based ramen
Clove
W 139th & Amsterdam Ave, Hamilton Heights
SGFI taste. Bad value.
Going for it: very manic server and alright food that they've made too sweet.
King Dumplings
74 Hester St, Lower East Side
DNR taste. Phenomenal value.
North Dumpling
27A Essex St, Lower East Side
DNR taste. Phenomenal value.
Banh Mi Co Ut
83 Elizabeth St, Chinatown
DNR taste. Good value.
Chapati House
W 124th & Broadway, Morningside Heights
DNR taste. Good value.
Damas Falafel House
407 Myrtle Ave, Fort Greene
DNR taste. Good value.
Dos Toros
W 114th & Broadway, Morningside Heights
DNR taste. Good value.
Dumpling N' Dips
St Marks Pl & 3rd Ave, East Village
DNR taste. Good value.
Xi'an Famous Foods
54 Willoughby St, Downtown Brooklyn
DNR taste. Good value.
The Broccoli Bar
690 Fulton St, Fort Greene
DNR taste. Fine value.
Brooklyn Hero Shop
270 Vanderbilt Ave, Fort Greene
DNR taste. Fine value.
Cutlets Sandwich Co
E 13th & 3rd Ave, East Village
DNR taste. Fine value.
Dim Sum Palace
W 56th & 5th Ave, Midtown
DNR taste. Fine value.
Downtown Bakery
E 4th & 1st Ave, East Village
DNR taste. Fine value.
Dumpling Man
St Marks Pl & 1st Ave, East Village
DNR taste. Fine value.
Excellent Dumpling House
W 23rd & 7th Ave, Chelsea
DNR taste. Fine value.
Famous Sichuan
10 Pell St, Chinatown
DNR taste. Fine value.
Ginger Root Vegan
E 64th & 1st Ave, Upper East Side
DNR taste. Fine value.
The Halal Guys
W 95th & Amsterdam Ave, Upper West Side
DNR taste. Fine value.
Ladybird
E 7th & Ave A, East Village
DNR taste. Fine value.
Le Petit Parisien
E 7th & 2nd Ave, East Village
DNR taste. Fine value.
Lhasa
E 11th & 1st Ave, East Village
DNR taste. Fine value.
Los Tacos NYC
E 7th & Ave A, East Village
DNR taste. Fine value.
Mama Pho
N 8th & Bedford Ave, Williamsburg
DNR taste. Fine value.
Mia Halal Food
123 Flatbush Ave, Downtown Brooklyn
DNR taste. Fine value.
Mimi Cheng's Dumplings
E 11th & 2nd Ave, East Village
DNR taste. Fine value.
NYC Falafel Co
201 Allen St, Lower East Side
DNR taste. Fine value.
Polash
E 119th & 3rd Ave, Harlem
DNR taste. Fine value.
Rai Rai Ken
W 125th & Broadway, Morningside Heights
DNR taste. Fine value.
Saigon Shack
114 MacDougal St, West Village
DNR taste. Fine value.
Sammy's Halal
E 7th & 1st Ave, East Village
DNR taste. Fine value.
San Loco
E 7th & Ave C, East Village
DNR taste. Fine value.
San Marzano
E 7th & 2nd Ave, East Village
DNR taste. Fine value.
S'MAC
E 12th & 1st Ave, East Village
DNR taste. Fine value.
Suki
E 7th & 1st Ave, East Village
DNR taste. Fine value.
Tasty Hand-Pulled Noodles
1 Doyers St, Chinatown
DNR taste. Fine value.
Thai Market
W 107th & Amsterdam Ave, Upper West Side
DNR taste. Fine value.
Uptown Veg
E 125th & Madison Ave, Harlem
DNR taste. Fine value.
Wonderful Asian Restaurant
352 Tompkins Ave, Bedford-Stuyvesant
DNR taste. Fine value.
Yaso Tangbao
148 Lawrence St, Downtown Brooklyn
DNR taste. Fine value.
Frank
E 5th & 2nd Ave, East Village
DNR taste. Bad value.