These 6 on the map
The 6 restaurants on this page, pinned where they actually are. Tap a marker to see which one it is — all 20 are on the map in the Whosly app.
Where to eat
The Lower East Side and the East Village hold the most on our list. Chinatown has the dim sum, Koreatown and Flatiron the Korean.
6 of the 20
Nom Wah Tea Parlor
ChinatownChinese dim sum restaurant$Dim sum on Doyers Street since 1920, the city's oldest continuously running dim sum parlor by its own count.
Atomix
NoMadKorean restaurant$$$$Junghyun and Ellia Park's follow-up to Atoboy: a Korean tasting menu at the chef's counter or the bar, holding two Michelin stars per its own press page.
Semma
West VillageIndian restaurant$$$$Heritage southern Indian cooking in the West Village: paniyaram with paatti's chutney, day-boat scallops with pineapple pachadi, the gunpowder dosa.
Thai Diner
NolitaThai restaurant$$The Uncle Boons team's Thai take on the American diner, all day on Mott Street: phat Thai, Thai tea babka French toast.
Sushi Nakazawa
West VillageJapanese sushi bar$$$$Daisuke Nakazawa's omakase on Commerce Street, the same menu at counter, lounge or table, from $190 at the counter. No à la carte.
Bonnie's
WilliamsburgCantonese restaurant$$$Calvin Eng's Cantonese-American room, named for his mom: dao gok long beans, lo bak go radish cake, and save room for the fish.
The other 14
The 20 are spread across 11 neighborhoods. Lower East Side (5), East Village (3), West Village (3) and Flatiron (2) have the most; Chinatown, Greenpoint, Koreatown, NoHo, Nolita, NoMad and Williamsburg have one each.
+14 more in the app
A Korean tasting cooked over wood fire, coastal Thai seafood on Bond Street, Korean ramyun with a fine-dining polish, a Malaysian coffee shop on East Broadway, and more.
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Common questions
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Where can I see all 20?
All 20, on your own map
This page is 6 of them. The NYC Asian pack in Whosly has all 20 — add it and every one drops onto your map, ready to save, rate and turn into a plan your friends RSVP to from a text, no app needed to answer. The pack is included with Planner Pro.
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