Wednesday, July 12, 2006

My "Tokyo" List

"You are to food what Godzilla is to Tokyo..."
- J.K.

My "best of" places to dine list for NYC and Boston
(includes both hole-in-the-walls, chains, and everything in between):

Chinese



  • Joe's Ginger (NY)
  • Peking Duck House (NY)
  • King 5 Noodles (Flushing & Elmhurst)
  • Chau Zhau Bowl (Flushing)
  • YangTze River (Flushing)
  • Taiwan Cafe (Boston)
Japanese
  • Yamas (NY)
  • Fugakyu (Boston)
  • En Japanese Brasserie (NY)

French

  • Le Singe Vert (NY)
  • I'm sure Per Se rocks but I haven't been...
  • Le Petit Robert (Boston)

Korean

  • Cho Dang Gol (NY)
  • Natural Tofu (NY)

Indian

  • Classic India (Quincy)

Cuban

  • Havana Central (NY)

French-Moroccan

  • L'Orange Bleu (NY)

Pizza

  • Armando's Pizza (Brooklyn)
  • CPK
  • Bertucci's

Italian

  • Giacomo's (Boston)
  • Rabia's (Boston)
  • Maggiano's

Thai

  • Dok Bua (Boston)

Vietnamese

  • Pho Bang (Elmhurst)

American

  • Stephanie's on Newbury (Boston)
  • Joe's (Boston)

Mexican

  • Anna's Taqueria [cheap burritos] (Boston)
  • Still on the hunt for one in NY
  • Mama Ninfa's (Houston, TX) -- I HAD to name it...it's THE BEST

Cajun

  • Papadeaux's (Houston, TX) -- Again, I HAD to name it!

Hawaiian

  • Roy's

Tapas

  • Dali's (Cambridge, MA)

TBD:

  1. Greek
  2. Brazilian
  3. Spanish
  4. Seafood
  5. Brunch
  6. Dessert
  7. Burgers

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

'zilla -

Tapas - Dali (Cambridge)

Jap - Sugiyama, Yakitori Totto (NY)

Chin - your mama's house (Brooklyn)

- Big Bad.

Anonymous said...

Awww...sucking up to Huang Mama already. What's that spot on your nose?