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Simple is one of The 15 Best Asian Restaurants in New York City.

1. Simple

8.9
109 Eldridge St (btwn Broome & Grand St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 48 tips and reviews

Jeffrey S.Jeffrey Starke: You get a lot of food for a really good price!

Hannah P.Hannah Parvaz: Huge, delicious poke bowls. Awesome vegetarian and vegan options - the sauce on the tofu was out of this world. Get with quinoa.

Kate F.Kate Furman: Delicious bright poke bowls for ~$10. The marinated salmon poke is absolutely delicious. They offer white rice, brown rice, or salad as a base.

Tuome is one of The 15 Best Asian Restaurants in New York City.

2. Tuome

8.7
536 E 5th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Alphabet City · 101 tips and reviews

Mahesh P.Mahesh Paolini-Subramanya: Crispy devilled eggs, chicken liver mousse, Berkshire pork-belly, and skate.Its - happily - #WhatsForDinner

Tasting TableTasting Table: A surprising new Alphabet City fine-dining restaurant. It's refined food in a place where it's okay to wear shorts and flip-flops. Get the pork confit with peanut noodles for two. Read more.

GothamistGothamist: Tuome, a darling new eatery has just begun service, presenting familiar dishes with an Asian twist. Try the Pig Out, which includes Berkshire pork with spicy peanut noodles & fiery lime sambal. Read more.

53 Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Asian Restaurants in New York City.

3. 53 Restaurant

8.6
53 W 53rd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Midtown East · 1 tip

Agatha K.Agatha K: exquisite asian food in a beautiful space

The Tyger is one of The 15 Best Asian Restaurants in New York City.

4. The Tyger

8.9
1 Howard St (Centre St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · SoHo · 22 tips and reviews

Cherie M.Cherie Mok: Great outdoor seating set up with booths. Definitely try the Banh Xeo crepe and the Chili crab fried rice! And don't skip the cocktails!

HannahHannah: Favorite restaurant in nyc. Get the fried chicken app, crispy snapper, branzino, crab fried rice. You can’t go wrong—everything’s phenomenal

Polina W.Polina Weitz: Delicious cocktails, fun decor and great service. The hamachi and the crab fried rice were superb, other dishes were ok. The acoustic is very loud, hard to keep a conversation.

TAO Downtown is one of The 15 Best Asian Restaurants in New York City.

5. TAO Downtown

8.8
92 9th Ave (at W 16th St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Chelsea · 189 tips and reviews

Georgia❤ N.Georgia❤ Nt.: What an amazing atmosphere! Lovely place and fancy people!

ThrillistThrillist: We wouldn't normally start with dessert, but this can't wait. It's strawberry/orange blossom creme topped with honey-milk powder and cotton candy. It's beautiful...and it's topped with cotton candy. Read more.

OctaneOctane: Wear your big boy shoes; 9 out of 10 girls here are over 6 ft tall.

Ling Kee Malaysian Beef Jerky is one of The 15 Best Asian Restaurants in New York City.

6. Ling Kee Malaysian Beef Jerky

8.7
42 Canal St (Ludlow), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Chinatown · 11 tips and reviews

Chop Suey ClubChop Suey Club: 1/4 lb gets you about 5 pieces of spicy pork jerky, nice tasty snack on the go. There are also jerkies made of beef, chicken and shrimp. Don't forget to pick up a box of fine pineapple pastries.

Stephanie T.Stephanie Tan: Tried the spicy beef, chicken, and pork jerky. Pork is hands down the most tender and flavorful of them all! Worth the $18/lb price tag.

Chop Suey ClubChop Suey Club: Spicy pork all the way please. And make sure you try the pineapple pastry - changes everything.

Ramen Ishida is one of The 15 Best Asian Restaurants in New York City.

7. Ramen Ishida

8.9
122 Ludlow Street, New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Lower East Side · 29 tips and reviews

Jarel H.Jarel Hill: Ramen was great!! A new top ramen spot for me! Karage was also 👌

Alissa L.Alissa Ludanskaa: Ramen was outstanding. One of the best I had. I got the spicy pork one and it was perfect.

RenéRené: Crab cream croquettes. Get them!

Macao Trading Company is one of The 15 Best Asian Restaurants in New York City.

8. Macao Trading Company

8.9
311 Church St (btwn Lispenard & Walker St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Tribeca · 229 tips and reviews

Ana C.Ana Concejero: Favorite New Cocktai: Drunken Dragon's Milk.Bone marrow dish also amazingly delicious

How To Make It In AmericaHow To Make It In America: If you can tear yourself away from the Asian-Portuguese fusion, mixology at the bar is among the most precise and inspired in town -- seriously underrated. [BlackBook] Read more.

Gilt CityGilt City: The first and last European trading outpost in East Asia, Macao was controlled by the Portuguese for over 500 years. Now, its a Tribeca gem. (Try the Drunken Dragon Milk cocktail...)

TAO Uptown is one of The 15 Best Asian Restaurants in New York City.

9. TAO Uptown

8.8
42 E 58th St (btwn Madison & Park Ave), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · Midtown East · 390 tips and reviews

Venus S.Venus Santana: Eel sushi to die for!!! Must get!!

Courtney S.Courtney Santana: amazing! Must go for the atmosphere and the food is the best!

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Restrooms are unlabelled downstairs, but it's boys on the left (ying) and girls on the right (yang)

Wild Ginger Vegetarian Kitchen is one of The 15 Best Asian Restaurants in New York City.

10. Wild Ginger Vegetarian Kitchen

8.8
380 Broome St (at Mulberry St), New York, NY
Asian Restaurant · NoLita · 82 tips and reviews

DJChela L.DJChela Lauren Harkrader: The bim bap comes with pumpkin soup and both are so amazingly good!

Meng H.Meng He: Love the Orange Seitan Read more.

Nick C.Nick Crocker: Sloan from Entourage eats here so you should too.

Up Thai is one of The 15 Best Asian Restaurants in New York City.

11. Up Thai

9.2
1411 2nd Ave (btwn E 73rd St & E 74th St), New York, NY
Thai Restaurant · Upper East Side · 174 tips and reviews

Jaron M.Jaron Mandel: Pad See Ew is the best on UES!

Nas B.Nas Benali: I do not recommend this place even though the food is great. The service is so unpleasant. We came here twice and both times the waitresses were extremely rude and unfriendly. Not coming here again!

Jason H.Jason H.: Hidden gem. Looks like nothing from the outside....inside it's a charming, well decorated space with excellent Thai cuisine. A must try.

Sixty Three Clinton is one of The 15 Best Asian Restaurants in New York City.

12. Sixty Three Clinton

9.2
63 Clinton St (btw Rivington & Stanton), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Lower East Side · 7 tips and reviews

KateKate: Had a wonderful time - great ambiance, service and food. Loved the scallop, shrimp and grits, and poached pear dishes in particular

Noah W.Noah Weiss: Incredible tasting menu at a price point NYC needs more of (<$100). Attentive and fun service. Tasty cocktails. Would really recommend.

Javier R.Javier Rodriguez: Amazing food and great staff. The wine list is solid and reasonably priced

Buddakan is one of The 15 Best Asian Restaurants in New York City.

13. Buddakan

9.1
75 9th Ave (at W 16th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chelsea · 526 tips and reviews

EdEd: Kung pao Monkfish dish is to die for!

HBOHBO: Sex and the City happened here. "So here's to the groom, who finally got Carrie-d away." Carrie and Big had their wedding rehearsal dinner here.

MazdaMazda: Two words: edamame. dumplings. Fluffy dumplings with a touch of truffle oil, delicious!

Han Dynasty is one of The 15 Best Asian Restaurants in New York City.

14. Han Dynasty

8.9
90 3rd Ave (at E 12th St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · East Village · 346 tips and reviews

Michael A.Michael Anthony: Some of the best spicy Szechuan I’ve had in the city

Hannah K.Hannah K.: Get everything. The dumplings. Amazing. The crispy rice. Incredible. The crispy chicken. Yes, please. Philly knows how to do it. You're welcome, NYC.

Danny H.Danny Hertz: I ate the pea leaves and cumin lamb and now my life is significantly better.

The Expat is one of The 15 Best Asian Restaurants in New York City.

15. The Expat

8.6
64 Tiemann Pl, New York, NY
Gastropub · West Harlem · 4 tips and reviews

Adrienne C.Adrienne Cooper: Happy hour is every day, and the food and drinks are always pretty on point. Great service, great atmosphere!

Kathleen C.Kathleen Chiu: Great drinks, better happy hour! Snacks are limited but delicious. Service is abominably slow and sometimes surly. Barback is delightful though!!

willywilly: Bartenders are super cute and funny. Drinks are tasty and creative. Tip well!