Ahoy NY Food Tours Blog

Chinatown is truly a great place for a foodie. We have blogged about the best Chinese restaurants in Chinatown a few times already but perhaps you are in the Chinatown area and you are looking for something aside from Chinese or similarly Vietnamese or Thai foods. You may be surprised to find that there are…

The Chinese New Year, aka the Lunar New Year is a time of celebration and welcoming of good fortune and prosperity. It started last Thursday, February 19 (Year of the Sheep). Food is a very important part of celebrating Chinese New Year and here is everything you need to know, including the symbolic meanings of…

Let’s be honest. Who isn’t looking for a good, affordable place for lunch? There are actually a ton of options in Chinatown! So from noodles to congee, we have the best lunch spots in Chinatown, New York City. Cafe Hong Kong – 51 Bayard St For less than $10, you can order almost everything on…

We all have our childhood favorite comfort foods whether they are hot dogs, Jell-O or maybe even chicken noodle soup. But maybe now you are looking for something a little different. You are in luck! You can find a number of interesting dishes in Chinatown that you may have overlooked. Here are alternatives to classic…

Whether you are a lifelong New Yorker or just visiting, finding a cheap healthy or vegetarian restaurant in New York City can sometimes be a challenge. That is why we wanted to highlight some of our favorite places and show you how you can eat healthy in NYC for $40 a day (like the old Rachael Ray show). Breakfast: Dimes – 143 Division St Dimes is a tiny cafe on the outskirts of Chinatown that offers healthy and tasty options throughout their menu. In particular, their breakfast sandwich ($6.50) is especially delicious. It has scrambled eggs, avocado and pickled jalapenos. Yum! With a coffee, it will only set you back about $10 – $12. There is really no better way to start the morning! Another Option: Liquiteria – 170 2nd Ave & Other Locations Another good breakfast option is…

Right in the middle of Doyers Street aka The Bloody Angle (find out the fascinating history of this street on our walking tour!) is the Nom Wah Tea Parlor (13 Doyers St), the oldest tea parlor in Chinatown. While the neighborhood may be constantly changing Nom Wah remains one of its mainstays. The feel, the…

Walk around Chinatown and Little Italy and you will see both have undergone a lot of changes that last two years or so. Among the changes, new restaurants are seemingly popping up every month. So from buzzworthy breakfast spots to local burger joints, here is a bunch of exciting, new restaurants in Chinatown and Little…

Chinatown is a historic neighborhood in New York City that is full of surprises, wonder, and excitement. Whether you are visiting Chinatown for the first time or whether you are on a return trip, Chinatown has a lot to do and a lot to see! Here is Ahoy New York’s everything you need to know…

Chinatown is known for their many noodle shops. There is surprisingly quite a bit of variety that you can find. From Chinese wonton noodle soup to cold Japanese soba noodles, here are the best noodle shops in Chinatown, New York City. HK Wonton Garden – 79 Mulberry St HK Wonton Garden is the premier place…

There are only a few more days for Chinatown Restaurant Week 2014. It should be on your foodie to do list unless of course you’ve already visited some of the great participating restaurants! It is a perfect opportunity to explore the rich, vibrant foodie ecosystem in Chinatown. There is truly everything from Chinese to Vietnamese…

Chinatown and Little Italy are great foodie neighborhoods in New York City, if you know where to look. So here is our list of the best places in eat in Chinatown and Little Italy. There are some popular hotspots, hidden gems and neighborhood favorites. Chinatown: Tasty Dumpling – 54 Mulberry St There are a lot…

There are so many restaurants in New York City that some great restaurants are bound to be overlooked. Here are six underrated restaurants in New York City. We have had some of the most delicious dishes that we have ever eaten from restaurants on the list to follow. Prime & Beyond – 90 E 10th St New York City is home to a number of top steakhouses like Peter Luger, Morton’s and The Palm. One often overlooked and underrated steakhouse is Prime & Beyond in the East Village. It is sort of a fusion of Korean cuisine with the traditional American steakhouse. Simply, we have had some of the juiciest, tender, flavorful steaks at Prime & Beyond. You can choose from wet aged and dry aged steak and there are several cuts available like T-bone, NY Strip, filet mignon, rib…

There is a lot more to Asian cuisine than Chinese or Japanese food. If you are looking to explore Asian cuisine further, we can help you find the best Thai, Vietnamese, Filipino, Indonesian and Malaysian restaurants in the city. It is amazing that you can sample all these cuisines right in NYC without a 12+ hour flight. Here are Ahoy New York’s best Southeast Asian restaurants in New York City. Thai Son – 89 Baxter St Despite Thai in its name, Thai Son serves some of the best pho, (Vietnamese soup noodles) in Chinatown. Their pho is loaded with a range of delicious cuts of meats like brisket, tendons, beef meatballs etc. and it is all tied together with an amazing broth. Pho Hoai Restaurant – 1906 Ave U, Brooklyn Pho Hoai in Sheepshead Bay is another good place for…

Dim sum is a meal that focuses on smaller dishes and is usually served from a cart so that one can easily select dishes to be enjoyed at their table amongst family and friends. It is considered a Cantonese tradition dating back to the days of travelers along the Silk Road in China. Today, it…

Thai cuisine is known for their noodles, complex flavors and their use of curries and spices. Here at Ahoy New York, we are definitely fans of Thai cuisine and here is our list of the six best Thai restaurants in New York City. Pongsri – 106 Bayard St Pongsri is a Thai restaurant on the…

We here at Ahoy New York took advantage of some of the Chinatown Restaurant Week specials over the past week. We were able to try several restaurants and shops and here are our pictures and thoughts of all the foodie goodness! There is only a few days left so act now or you will have…

Chinatown Restaurant Week is back and better than ever with 22 restaurants and businesses participating this year. There are a surprisingly wide range of cuisines represented. Chinatown Restaurant Week 2013 will be running until the last day of March so you have plenty of time to try one (or even all) of our picks! You also can join our New York City food tour to learn more about how some of these dishes are prepared! Diamond Hill Cafe – 145 Canal St For $20.13 you can have a little taco party. Their Restaurant Week special is 9 tacos, an order of their Japanese sweet potatoes fries or chips with guacamole and 3 sodas. You can pick teriyaki chicken, beef, pork, tofu or our favorite, duck to top the tacos. Lobster Boat – 11 Mott St The Lobster Boat Chinatown Restaurant…

For the city that never sleeps, it is can be tough to find a good restaurant that is open after midnight. An opportunity to find a tasty meal for cheap can be accomplished by visiting NYC’s Chinatown. NY’s Chinatown has several late night dining options and here are our favorites. Great NY Noodletown – 28…

Happy New Year! We hope that you had a great 2012 and we wish you an even better 2013. With the New Year, if you are anything like us you may be looking for some new and exciting restaurants to try. Here are Ahoy’s New York City restaurant recommendations for 2013 to check out. …

Happy Year of the Dragon! Many of you have been on a recent food, culture, and walking tour with us and know that we like to share where to find some of the best Chinese restaurants in NYC’s Chinatown. In honor of the Chinese New Year, we have come up with a list of the…