Hard to come to a decision.
I actually have to confess that I wasn’t adventurous with lunch and dinner when traveling to Thailand and China. I will need to have set a record for ordering vegetable pad thai in Thailand. But now that May has officially turn out to be Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, let’s benefit from the restaurants within the Times Square area that supply this tasty cuisine.
There are many latest restaurants serving quite a lot of foods not all the time related to the “crossroads of the world.” But now that so many visitors are getting hungry while taking within the sights and easily working up an appetite, let’s consider the neighborhood as a spot to eat and stroll.
For example, the brand new one SaiTong (244 West 48Th Street) offers a wide selection of seafood and, with a nod to American tastes, even exotic dishes it simply calls “burgers,” “tacos,” and “fries.” But these aren’t the burgers to your dinner. In fact, they don’t seem to be even burgers. And how a couple of mango sorbet with coconut sticky rice for dessert? All in all, a novel and satisfying experience.
Gong Cha (1600 Broadway) is served to you, even when the name has a royal meaning: tribute tea for the emperor. You’ll probably feel like royalty and may try teas your grandmother couldn’t have imagined: freshly brewed milk tea, green tea, with toppings that take you from the Pacific – boba pearls, red beans, milk foam. And while Gong Cha, which was founded in 2006 after which expanded to Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea and New Zealand, you may enjoy and sip in the midst of Times Square.
One of probably the most interesting concepts along the Great White Way is the bakery Bibble & Sip (253 West 51st Street). The name is sort of contradictory: Bibble is an Old English word meaning “to pamper”. And after all, sipping means taking it slow. So here you may have Bibble & Sip, which creates Asian-flavored cookies, cakes and pastries using classic techniques from French cuisine. A favourite of the owner, Gary Chan, is a delicious dessert called black sesame mousse hazelnut chocolate cake. That says all of it.
Sweet things from Bibble & Sip
Ramen appears like a straightforward dish: noodles in broth. On the opposite hand, there may be the ramen that’s served by Ichiran (152 West forty ninth Street). Originally a Chinese dish, it has turn out to be a well-liked dish in Japan. Almost anything a cook can imagine goes with these wheat noodles: pork, soy, vegetables. And beyond the food at this location, which is a component of a world chain, there’s also the place itself – the seating arrangement consists of rows of individual booths separated by partitions. You sit and eat in a very individual experience. But for those who bring friends or family, these dividers could be folded down and you may sit together.
Lady Wong (Urban Hawker Market, 135 West fiftieth Street) is an important place to round off your stay. The Southeast Asian dishes listed below are so colourful they may almost be an art gallery – purple, red or green kuih, finger-friendly pastries produced from rice or wheat and sweetened with various sweeteners. Or the onde-onde, ball-shaped treats perhaps stuffed with cherries or sweet potatoes. The concept got here about throughout the pandemic when baking couple Seleste Tan and Mogan Anthony thought New Yorkers and visitors needed a sweet break. And they got it.
