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Bo Ky Restaurant
Cheap, quick and delicious, Bo Ky's meat-studded soups, fish-infused flat noodles and curried rice dishes keep customers rotating in and out the door, usually in clumps of twos and threes. Join the crowds and dig in.
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Boca Chica
A perennial favorite, this busy, low-ceilinged East Village eatery fills up fast every night of the week. The restaurant doesn't take reservations but people happily queue up for the killer mojitos and rich Latin dishes like ropa vieja, deep-fried coconut shrimp and steaming rice and beans.
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Canoodle
An old-school favorite, Canoodle's famous for its sausage fried rice, minced quail with lettuce, baby silverfish and Peking Duck. It opens early and closes early (for Chinatown), and despite a few design quirks, is packed all the time.
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Cho Dang Goi
Right in the heart of Koreatown, Cho Dang Goi does a brisk business in traditional bibimbops (vegetables with rice and spicy sauce), sticky-rice dishes and pork stews, which are all among the best in the area. You'll also get the tiny plates of kimchi surprises (including a pile of teensy dried fish, eyes intact) right before your meal begins.
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Dawat
Famed chef, cookbook author and actress Madhur Jaffrey runs this outpost of Nirvana, transforming Indian favorites, including spinach bhajia (fritter) and fish curries, into exotic masterpieces served with fancy flourishes. The dining room is formal and subdued and the crowd is a bit on the stuffy side (it comes with the territory in this part of town), but none of it'll matter after your first bite of heaven.
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Ginger
A welcome addition to a neighborhood where eating Chinese usually means putting your life on the line, Ginger's is committed to healthy fare that still satisfies your cravings. The pretty brick exterior gives way to a deep purple interior with an open kitchen so you can watch your baby-back ribs, shrimp fried rice or chicken and broccoli come together.
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Pedro's Restaurant
Pedro's battered facade doesn't instill confidence, but aesthetics aside, it's one heckuva' place. It's been serving up tasty tacos and burritos with ice-cold beer for years and has a loyal following. Sitting outside on its strange-shaped stools certainly adds to the fun.
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Roppongi
Melt in your mouth, five-flavor sashimi, perfectly round rice and delicately cooked noodles, salmon with green olive moromi miso and sushi rolls accompanied by mango salsa and orange compote are regular fixtures at this Upper West Side standout that has the friendliest waiters ever.
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Tabla
At first glance you'll wonder if you're reading the menu wrong--could lobster and haricot verts be Indian? Only in the hands of Goa-born and France-raised chef Floyd Cardoz, who masterfully blends American produce with his native staples. If you can't get in or you're just in a relaxed mood, stay downstairs at Cardoz's more casual Bread Bar. Order a Tablatini with your tandoori steak and watch the endless parade of street traffic.
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