Oslo

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Name Area Address Style Good for Comments
tasty thai Bislett Theresesgate 51e
0354 Oslo		 Thai som tam ask for thai spicy and they’ll do it
olympen Grønland Grønlandsleiret 15
0190 Oslo		 homestyle norwegian they serve whale
Café Provence Grønland Arbeidersamfunnets Plass 1
0181 Oslo		 café coffee & éclairs always full of middle-eastern men for some reason
Villa Paradiso Grünerløkka Olaf Ryes plass 8
0552 Oslo		 italian pizza amazing pizza i like the araba
åpent bakeri Slottsparken Parkveien 27
0350 Oslo		 bakery croissants fav place for lunch
plah Slottsparken Hegdehaugsveien 22
0167 Oslo		 “modern thai” despite the cuisine description, it’s actually quite tasty

 

Montreal

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New York

Morningside Heights

Name Metro Address Style Good for Comments
Pisticci’s 125th St-1 125 La Salle St, New York, NY 10027 Italian coffee, tiramisu, spaghettata claims to be the first carbon-neutral resto in nyc
Absolute Bagels 110th St-1 2788 Broadway, New York, NY 10025-2827 Bagels Bagels don’t bother with other NY bagels. these rock and are made on premises.
Thai Market 110th St-1BC 960 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025 Thai gra prow kai dow, mock duck pad cha our weekly treat
Jimbo’s Hamburger 125th St-1 1345 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027 Diner real burgers

Flushing & Woodside, Queens

Name Metro Address Style Good for Comments
Sripraphai 69th St – 7 6413 39th Avenue
Woodside, NY 11377-2846		 Thai reputedly the best in NY–foodie mecca decent food, typical 50-page thai menu
Golden Mall ‘food court’ Main St-7 41-28 Main St, Flushing, Queens Chinese o m g my fav place in NY
Spicy Mina 65th St (R, V) 6423 Broadway
Woodside, NY 11377		 Bangladeshi dal fry! best dal I’ve ever tasted

Chinatown (Manhattan)

Name Metro Address Style Good for Comments
XiAn Famous Foods East Broadway-F 88 East Broadway, NYC Chinese so happy they opened up in chinatown
Banh Mi So 1 Grand-BD 369 Broome St, New York, NY Vietnamese #1 & #12 they’re big
Dumpling House Grand St-BD 118A Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002 Chinese sesame pancake sandwiches

Chelsea & Flatiron

Name Metro Address Style Good for Comments
Le Grainne Café 23rd St-1CE; 14th St-AL 183 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10018 French Tarte tatin nothing else on the menu tempts me
Tiffin Wallah 28th St-6; 23rd St-RW 127 E 28th St, New York, NY 10079 Indian – southern Yummy lunch buffet for $7 on weekdays. Veg
Vatan 28th St-6 409 3rd Avenue
New York, NY 10016-8103		 Indian fancy all-you-can-eat served to your table expensive, but a must try. most of the appetizers were new to me–and delicious! main courses pretty standard though.
Chennai Garden 28th St-6; 23rd St-RW 129 East 27th Street, New York, NY Indian – southern dosas gunpowder masala dosa was special

Village + East/West

Name Metro Address Style Good for Comments
Num Pang Union sq.-NQRWL 21 E 12th St, New York, NY 10003 Cambodian fusion Cambodian sandwiches takeout joint
Maoz Union Sq.-NQRWL 38 Union Sq E, New York, NY 10003 Veg do-it-yourself falafels takeout
Takahachi 1st Ave-L 85 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009 Sushi yummy sushi and reasonably priced
Lan Café 1st Ave-L 342 E 6th St Veg Vietnamese limited menu but consistent cooking

Midtown (= Mediocre, unless you have Money)

Name Metro Address Style Good for Comments
Xie Xie 50th St – 1CE 645 9th Ave, New York, NY thousand-year-old icecream & cha ca sandwich sandwiches too oily (and too expensive), but love the icecream
Sapporo 49th St.-NRW 152 W 49th St, New York, NY 10019 Ramen a bit salty, but decent place to eat in the culinary desert of times square
Chai Thai Home Kitchen Columbus Circle 1ABCD 930 8th Ave., New York, NY 10019 Thai good chive cakes, otherwise meh
Sakagura Grand Central 211 East 43rd Street
New York, NY 10017-4707		 Japanese NY’s ‘top’ sake bar with a menu of small dishes delicious, but expensive. amazing black sesame creme brulee.
Szechuan Gourmet Times sq, Grand Central 21 W 39th St, New York, NY 10018 Sichuan mapo tofu good, dandan noodles bad, need to try shuizhuyu
Wu Liang Ye Rockefeller-BDFV Frnt 1, 36 West 48th Street, New York, NY‎ Sichuan long-time sichuan king they drain shuizhuyu for you, but good. chandeliers & large tables.

Other

Name Neighbourhood Address Style Good for Comments
SanRasa Staten Island 226 Bay Street, Staten Island, NY 10301 Sri Lankan curry want to try sunday buffet $11
Dessert Truck where truck is desserts desserts on a truck

cafés

Name ‘hood Metro Address Comments
Birch Coffee Flatiron 28th St. – RW6 5 East 27th St., New York, ny 10016 In Gershwin hotel–secret library upstairs
Stumptown Flatiron 28th St. – RW6 18 W 29th St, New York, NY 10001 In Ace hotel–very cool lobby/bar
Joe the art of coffee UWS 86th St. – 1BC 514 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10024 delicious macchiato! yum with macaroon