Pan Asian restaurants in USA
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Tao
Feng-shui design pervades this over-the-top bistro, where a ginormous Buddha floats above an infinity pool. Tableside dim sum service uses traditional carts, or feast on filet mignon with udon noodles or Peking duck. A full bar stocks premium sake labels. Reservations essential, but difficult to score. Dress to impress, as it’s a launching pad for Tao nightclub.
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Kuma Inn
Reservations are a must at this popular spot in a secretive 2nd-floor location (look for a small red door next to a Chinese deli with 113 painted on the concrete side). The Filipino- and Thai-inspired tapas runs the gamut, from vegetarian summer rolls (with chayote) and edamame (soybean) drizzled with basil-lime oil to an oyster omelet and grilled salmon with mung beans and pickled onions.
Pair anything with some chilled sake or mango nectar.
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Café Asean
A tiny spot on a short stretch of street, this eclectic and homey crevice is easy to miss. But wouldn’t that be a shame? It serves up refreshing takes on Malaysian, Thai and Vietnamese concoctions to a low-key, cool-cat crowd who know you don’t need to plunk down wads of cash for authentic flavor. Try the spice-crusted scallops in coconut sauce, rice noodles with shrimp, grilled hangar steak with lemongrass or egg noodles and tofu in peanut sauce (among several meatless options).
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Café Sambal
Sambal sports what we can only describe as ‘Nouveau-rice-farmer-conical-hat chic’ and serves intriguing pan-Asian fare in a more laid-back setting than upstairs Azul (both located in the Mandarin Oriental Miami. The just-out-of-the-ocean-fresh sushi and rice crab cakes are worth a try, as is the critically acclaimed small-plates menu.
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Lovely Day
Everything is just precious inside this affordable and funky nook, from the cozy red booths and bedroom-appropriate wallpaper to the lovingly prepared portions of Thai-inflected food. Coconut-rich curries, noodle dishes, papaya salad and spicy tofu squares create a fascinating harmony with the soda shop–inspired decor.
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Red Pearl Kitchen
Dark and draped in crimson red and bold gold, this Asian eatery is as sensuous, mysterious and kitschy as a 1940s Shanghai noir thriller. Sip a vodka-and-champagne-based Red Pearl while casually scanning the happy crowd and anticipating platters of such flavor bombs as wok-tossed Kobe beef and perky Thai green curry.
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Jae's Café & Grill
'Eat at Jae's… Live forever!' is the inviting motto of this popular pan-Asian restaurant. Enjoy the terrace in fine weather; otherwise, head down to the cozy bar, surrounded by exposed brick walls and colorful fish tanks. The menu of sushi is extensive, but Korean dishes like bi-bim bab are the specialty.
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Zip Fusion
Skip the sushi and instead focus on Jason Ha's boundary-pushing pan-Asian creations that appeal both to lunchtime collars and dinnertime heels. Order the Zip Alba-Cado and a soju cocktail and you'll know why. It's downstairs in the Olympic Collection minimall. The original branch is in Downtown.
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Lucky Cheng’s
Yet another drag-themed eatery, this one features pert Asian drag queens serving up pupu platters, sweet and sour chicken, lemongrass beef and various other tasty treats – along with campy music, burlesque and comedy as part of the Fortune Cookie Cabaret dinner-theater shows.
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Buddha’s Belly
This bright, bamboo-accented corner eatery serves accessible Asian to an upscale but unpretentious crowd. With an enticing array of noodles, curries and broths, it can be tough to make up your mind. Come early or make reservations, as this busy Buddha fills up quick.
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Japonais
This sushi and sake bar is designed for socializing. While panko-crusted crab cakes and grilled Kobe beef may not always hit the right notes, a theatrical lipstick-red dining room with a sculpted wood ceiling and a casino-view lounge with gossamer drapes do.
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Chinatown Plaza
Lively Asian restaurants anchor around the Chinese gate on Spring Mountain Rd in Chinatown, where you’ll also find plenty of Hong Kong barbecue houses, Vietnamese pho shops, Japanese sushi bars and pan-Asian bubble-tea dispensaries.
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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 twos and threes. Join the crowds and dig in.
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Typhoon
The bustling Typhoon is where the pan-Asian specialties menu includes crickets.
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Zip Fusion
For a progressive spin on sushi and vibrant Asian fare, try Zip Fusion.
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