1. Ippudo Westside
9.0
321 W 51st St (btwn 8th and 9th Ave), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 530 tips and reviews
Chet Mancini: Get the original akamaru or shirumanu with some pork buns to start.
Jasmin: Order the akamaru modern AND the pork buns are a MUST!
Noah Weiss: Same great Ippudo, half the wait as the east village. Pork buns, akamaru ramen, and spicy tonkatsu all fantastic.
4. Tim Ho Wan
7.9
610 9th Ave, New York, NY
Dim Sum Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 26 tips and reviews
Cat Lo: Fresh Dimsum. Get their baked bbq buns
Kai Cao: Can't go wrong with the baked bbq pork buns. Steamed bean curd and har gow were also very good.
Nate S: For two of us, we split about 8 dishes. Favorites: BBQ pork buns, hot and sour wonton soup, and sesame lava custard balls.
5. Momofuku Noodle Bar
7.7
10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY
Noodle Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 30 tips and reviews
Lisa F: Long waits, check in to have the host text when table is available. Pork bun is a must have, delicious. Spicy beef and garlic chicken ramen are both excellent.
Patrick Lawson: Bruh. The pork belly bun was amazing. The noodles were alright.
Bjorn de Carro: Yummy noodles and pork bun - somewhat hidden on the 3rd floor
6. Dim Sum Palace
7.7
334 W 46th St (between 8th and 9th ave), New York, NY
Dumpling Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 38 tips and reviews
emily chen: great little authentic dim sum joint in midtown East! get the tofu shrimp, har gao (duh), XLB, custard bun for sure.
Allisyn Levy: amazing bbq pork buns and edamame dim sum
Gabriela B: Delicious pork buns and soup dumplings.
7. Totto Ramen
7.8
464 W 51st St (btwn 9th & 10th Ave), New York, NY
Ramen Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 189 tips and reviews
Anne Lac: This is the newer location in midtown west. ~ 1.5 blocks from original location- larger, less crowded, same food. Roast pork buns are a must. The mega ramen is sinfully good, but gut-bustingly huge.
Belle Huang: One of my favorite ramen spots in the city. The spicy ramen is where it's at. Make sure to add the seasoned boiled egg and get the pork buns.
Lasha: Totto has me coming back for ramen like no other ramen place. Chicken based broth is where it's at. The pork buns are great too, but pricey!
8. 5 Napkin Burger
8.4
630 9th Ave (at W 45th St), New York, NY
Burger Joint · Hell's Kitchen · 449 tips and reviews
Michael Williams: The New Five Naps on the UWS has a brunch burger. Sloppy as hell! 10 oz sirloin, 2 0z canadian bacon and a sunny egg on a small brioche! Eat it with your hands and sicken the onlookers!!!
karen bonna rainert: I eat red meat, but when I come here I always get the veggie burger because it's so good. Filled with real veggies and grains. Get the special sauce on the side though. They put heeps of it on the bun
Village Voice: Winner of Best Veggie Burger in the Village Voice 2011 Best Of issue! The bun, veggies and burger work in perfect harmony.
9. Print
8.0
653 11th Ave (at W 48th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 74 tips and reviews
Dolapo Falola: maple bacon sticky bun. optionally served warm.
Open Air Publishing: The Maple Bacon Sticky Buns are a must try. And if you want to learn how to make these delectable buns, you can find the receipe in "The Better Bacon Book" for iPads. http://bit.ly/foursq_bacon
Open Air Publishing: Try the maple bacon sticky buns. And if you want to learn how to make these delectable buns, you can find the recipe in "The Better Bacon Book" for iPads. http://oapub.co/9a4d0f5d
10. Pure Thai Cookhouse
8.6
766 9th Ave (btwn 51st & 52nd St.), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 396 tips and reviews
Ernesto Gutierrez: For appetizers the chicken curry puffs and the steamed beef buns. The nakorn-Patom duck noodles soup is superb, lots of flavor. I found the crab and pork dry noodles too plain in comparison.
Polina Weitz: Great food, all dishes were awesome, the bun is a must.
Rita Baltazar: Ratchaburi Crab & Pork Dry Noodles is delicious! Fried rice also. For starter try the Steamed Beef Buns.