Add this to your list of strange snackeries: a futuristic space that specializes in rice pudding, with a merchandising style that befits an ice cream parlor. En savoir plus .
Not made from a mix, the masala dosas, uttapams, iddly, and fresh coconut chutney are perfect in every detail. And not a speck of flesh in this strictly vegetarian place. En savoir plus .
Sublimely located next to an ornate Hindu temple, this small café doubled its size for additional comfort, still limiting itself to a handful of South Indian luncheon specialties. En savoir plus .
Staten Island's favorite pizza. Their highest achievement is the scungilli pie, loaded with rubbery slices of conch. En savoir plus .
Offers plenty of meals under $5, of which the cheapest choices like chicken livers or pork shanks hover around $4 and include a pair of vegetables and two scoops of potatoes En savoir plus .
Proving that the coal-oven-style pizza invented by Lombardi's is still alive and kicking. En savoir plus .
Of course, kebabs cooked over lump charcoal are another option, the best of which are lamb-rib, sweetbreads, and "chicken with bone." En savoir plus .
The menu rounds out with North Indian vegetarian dishes and a Punjabi spin on Chinese food. Tandoori fish is the highlight of the menu, competing with the egg paratha. En savoir plus .
Tired of the same old tandoori chicken? This innovative oven offers the red bird in several jazzed variations, including one rubbed with lemon pickle and another with green chutney. En savoir plus .
Toloache is Mexican restaurant with a wood-burning oven at its heart, from which fly a very good quesadilla featuring fresh huitaloche, queso fundido (Mexican fondue), and suckling pig, En savoir plus .
Other desirable menu items include the usual cottage pie, a nice Caesar salad, and an all-day-and-into-the-night full Irish breakfast. En savoir plus .
The food is better than it needs to be. Fried to a deep and agreeable brown, the French fries alone are worth a visit, served with a British curry sauce. En savoir plus .
This Columbia University legend proffers a slice of eye-popping dimensions, the floppy triangle twice the surface area of the usual slice, carpeted with above-average cheese for a neighborhood joint En savoir plus .
The real draw at this Asian dessert bar is the ice cream, which has an impossibly silken and dense texture, and is offered in flavors like Ovaltine and Vietnamese coffee. En savoir plus .
The menu is heavy on the dumplings and stewed meat, and the bar is stocked with German and Czech beer, Hungarian wines, and Becherovka, an herbal Czech liquor. En savoir plus .