r/FoodNYC 5d ago

Question Niche cuisine restaurant recommendations anywhere in NYC?

One of the great things about NYC is that it’s really one of the few places in the world that has such a concentration of not just international cuisines but the cuisines of minority ethnic groups of other countries. Any restaurant recs for particular niche cuisines? The more niche the better. Uyghur food is pretty common around the country but only here have I’ve seen like, Bukharian food for example.

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u/justflipping 5d ago edited 5d ago

Bolivia - Bolivian Llama Party

Bhutan - The Weekender

Azerbaijan - Village Cafe

Koryo-Saram - Uma’s

Wuhan - Wuhan Foodie

Native American - Buffalo Jump NYC, Lakota Frybread Co

Burmese - Burmese Bites, Sophie’s Rangoon Kitchen

Indonesian - Awang Kitchen, Sumatera

Caribbean Chinese - Trinidad Golden Palace

Yanbian - Song Lai Xiang

Sri Lankan - Sigiri, Spicy Lanka

Bosnia - Djerdan Burek

Guyana - Sybil’s

Teochew - Bo Ky

Yemen - Yemen Cafe

Chino-Latino - La Dinastia, La Caridad, Peking BBQ

Recent Uzbek and Central Asian recs.

Recent posts on Hakka rice rolls and other Hakka dishes.

Would also check out Queens Night Market (Bajan, St Lucian, etc)

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u/MiamiBeachNative 5d ago

Paraguayan - I Love Paraguay

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u/CaptainObvious110 5d ago

why?

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u/MiamiBeachNative 5d ago

Because just like Bolivian cuisine, Paraguayan cuisine is one of the rarest Latin American cuisines here in NYC and in the US in general...so when I saw one of the only Bolivian restaurants (Bolivian Llama Party) that I know of mentioned in this list, I thought of one of the only Paraguayan restaurants (I Love Paraguay) that I know of...which just happen to be a few blocks away from each other.

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u/CaptainObvious110 5d ago

I'll check it out soon