Malaysian restaurants in New York City
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Nyonya
One of very few Malaysian joints in the city, Nyonya is one of the best. The warm, honey-hued wood and exposed-brick interior is soothing – as are the various noodle soups, casseroles and roti canai (crispy pancakes). The mango shrimp, baby-oyster omelet and steamed fish in the house-special Nyonya sauce are all solid options; vegetarians, though, should go warned: there’s not much on the menu for you (many ‘veggie’ options are made with fish), and the menu is studded with frogs’ legs and fish heads.
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Fatty Crab
Spicy Malaysian street food is jazzed up with a New York twist at Fatty Crab, known as much for its affordable prix fixe lunch and popular happy hour (drinks half price) as for its chili crab, Singaporean black-pepper mussels, barramundi grilled on banana leaf, short-rib rendang braised with kaffir lime and coconut, chicken claypot and fatty duck with toasted tamaki. There are 20 outdoor seats, plus a long steel bar in the spacious main room.
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Jaya
Thirty types of noodles, topped with tofu, vegetables, shrimp, spicy chilies, pork, beef and chicken are the main staple at Jaya, although its also got house specials like coconut fried rice, basil stir-fried beef and fish soup.
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