It would be easy to characterize Elmhurst as simply Queens’ second, smaller Chinatown after downtown Flushing, or as a bustling Little Bangkok. Strong cases can be made for both, but the dining options here are as diverse as Queens itself. Tibetan dumplings, Venezuelan sandwiches, Indonesian noodles, Malaysian curry, and top-flight Thai can all be had along with some amazing old-school pizza. Herewith, a globe-trotting lineup of Elmhurst’s absolute best restaurants.
The绝对Best
1.Lamoon
81-40 Broadway; 917-745-1168
埃尔姆赫斯特（Elmhurst）绝对最好的餐饮目的地专门研究兰娜（Lanna）的美食，兰娜（Lanna）是“一百万稻田的王国”，曾经涵盖泰国北部省份，包括厨师Arada Moonroj的本地Chiang Mai。和though赖斯肯定在Lamoon中扮演着重要角色，他的壁画空间取代了当地最喜欢的泰式戏剧泰式，这是该节目的真正明星是贵族猪。康·洪·莱（Kang Hung Ley）,a rich curry with pork belly stewed for hours, is traditionally served at weddings and funerals. Don’t be surprised if the first spoonful calls to mind Indian food; it contains masala, which Moonroj imports from Thailand’s Mae Hong Son province on the Burmese border. The words “nose to tail” don’t appear anywhere on the menu, but they certainly inform the cooking philosophy. Sai aua sausage hums with chile and lime leaf, and sports crunchy white flecks of pig’s ear. Creamy, smoky, spicy abb ong oor is pork brain seasoned with turmeric, chile, and lemongrass, then grilled in a banana leaf. As for the tail, you can find it in leng zabb,which featureshunks of slow-cooked pork spine looming above a bright broth that balances the acidity of fresh lime juice with the funkiness of fish sauce and the herby spiciness of green bird’s eye chiles, minced garlic, and cilantro.
2.Little House Café
90-19 Corona Ave.; 718-592-0888
Even though General Tso’s chicken appears on the menu, the house specialties here aren’t American Chinese, they’re Malaysian. Chow keuh teow — a tangle of stir-fried flat noodles shot through with shrimp, pork, and fish cakes — is top-notch, still hissing with wok hai, or “the essence of the wok,”when it lands on the table. The real showstopper is the Golden Pillow, a chicken-curry bun the size of a volleyball that feeds five. It’ll set you back $15 and needs to be ordered a day in advance, but it’s worth the trouble. Cut open, it resembles a flower with eight bready petals surrounding a foil-wrapped ball of chicken curry, ready to be dipped into. Quite fitting since the place’s Chinese name,ju xiang yuan cha tsan ting,translates to “aromatic garden restaurant.” For dessert there’s kuih talam—咸椰子摇晃的绿色和白色块，上面放着绿色的潘丹，他们的香气呼唤着煮米饭，以及马来西亚红糖蛋糕的海绵块。
3. Warung Selasa
AtIndo-Java, 85-12 Queens Blvd., nr. Grand Ave.; 718-779-2241
Elmhurst’s a hotbed of Indonesian cuisine, and one of its best Indonesian restaurants is this exclusive eaterythat can be found inside Indo-Java, an Indonesian grocery store. Exclusive not in the white-tablecloth sense, but in the two-table, open-once-a-week sense. Every Tuesday, Dewi Tjahjadi cooks up such specialties as soto betawi, a hearty potage of beef tendon and tripe in a beef broth enriched with coconut milk. Nasi timbel consists of rice grilled in banana leaves, with fried beef, spicy beef tendon, and potatoes in coconut milk. Tjahjadi learned her craft from her mother and the warmth and joy with which she serves everyone from homesick Indonesians to local food nerds is positively heartwarming. To see the week’s menu, check her instagram:@warungselasa. In case you’re wondering the name means “Tuesday food stall.”
4.Louie’s Pizzeria & Restaurant
81-34 Baxter Ave., nr. Judge St.; 718-440-9346
任何值得他或她的比萨饼muzz知道在纽约整个城市的最佳奶奶切片可以在这个谦虚的店面中找到，位于24小时的校园座位和中途的房屋之间。覆盖着水泡的奶酪，Zippy番茄酱，大蒜和罗勒，这真是光荣。绿色遮阳篷的侧面写着“新鲜的自制意大利面”，吹捧另一个房屋专业。肉类的鲜味的肉豆蔻和翠绿的菠菜Agnolotti都很可爱，但真正的卧铺命中率是22美元的肋眼牛排，配以烤土豆。路易·苏拉（Louie Sulaj）进行了柜台和比萨饼的操作，而他的父亲（所有人都称为流行音乐） - 在80年代和90年代（包括Tre Scalini）的一连串意大利景点烹饪 - 负责热盘。
5.Pata Cafe
56-14范霍恩圣;347-469-7142
“Respect others please be quiet,” reads a red sign, a nod to the fact that this offshoot of Thai noodle sensation Pata Paplean is often packed with schoolchildren. Most order hot dogs and French fries, but “some of the Filipino kids get pad Thai,” says Suchasinee Nitmai, who handles the front of the house while her mother, Sunisa, whips up homestyle favorites including papaya salad with preserved crab and pickled fish and num tok beef dressed with red onion, mint, lime juice, and chiles. Roasted rice powder lends a pleasant nuttiness to the beefy salad. Specials include khanom jeen ya poo,米粉配上一条螃蟹的边缘，在黄色的咖喱中搭配咖啡杯，从手动姜黄及其风味从Galangal，智利和柠檬草中获得颜色。它带有一堆新鲜的草药。将整个批次混合在一起，然后挖掘出真正的泰国课后特别节目。
6.拉萨新鲜食物
81-09 41st Ave.，Nr。巴克斯特大街。917-745-0364
厨师主人Sang Jien Ben的这个地方是从杰克逊高地（Jackson Heights）到Elmhurst向南扩展的最新参与者。它的特色是Momos（多汁的牛肉饺子被Homesick Sherpas钟爱）和Thentuk，这是一顿丰盛的汤，配以手工折磨的面团 - 使他的第一家餐厅，Lhasa Fast Food，外面层面和安东尼·布尔登（Anthony Bourdain）都受到打击。新的添加包括带有热胡椒和大蒜的脂肪羔羊裂口和karsod,a soup from Tibet’s Amdo region. The latter arrives blanketed in a sheet of dough stretched tight as a drum. Drumroll on it with your chopsticks if you must, but the real show begins when you pierce the skin, unleashing the heady aroma of lamb.
7.John’s Pizzeria
85-02 Grand Ave.，Nr。haspel st。;718-457-7561
您会发现林山佛教寺院街上最好的老式切片。在柜台上抓住一个明亮的橙色塑料座椅，并将其运回更简单，更美味的时间 - 1965年，具体来说。那时，联合的同名约翰·巴加利（John Bagali）成立了商店。如今，约翰退休了，他的妻子罗斯（Rose）和他们的女儿苏珊（Susan）从堆叠的马斯特罗烤箱中拉出了额外的那不勒斯派。奶酪，草药和酱汁的平衡是斑点的，但正是地壳的纯粹脆性使它与众不同。西西里人是一项纹理研究，从抛光的外边缘到令人愉悦的内饰，也不是懒散的。
8.Patacon Pisao
85-22 Grand Ave.; 718-899-8922
“El Verdadero Sabor de la Comida Venezolano,” or “The True Taste of Venezuelan Cuisine,” reads the awning of this Venezuelan snack specialist. The snack in question? The namesake patacón, a hefty sandwich made from twice-fried disks of plantain that act as a bun. Fillings range from the traditional, like shredded beef, roast pork, and chorizo, to originals like the Cubano, which combines pulled pork, ham, cheese, and pickles. There’s even a bacon-cheeseburger option. Other snacks include first-ratearepasand cachapas, sweet corn cakes enfolding a variety of fillings. The heftiest — La Gorda — is packed with mozzarella and bacon and topped with a lashing of crema and a blizzard of Parmesan.
9.Sariling Atin
89-12皇后区，NR。第57大街。718-397-1200
即使它是几个地铁停止远离什么eens’ Little Manila, this Filipino steam-table operation stacks up against the best spots in that Woodside enclave. Stroll past aisles lined with jars of sweet Lily’s Peanut Butter and a cold case filled with the fertilized duck eggs known as balut to find a cozy dining room and a formidable steam table stocked with a rotating selection of Filipino favorites like kalderetang kambing, goat stew in a rich tomato gravy; skewers of sweet grilled pork asado; and crispy pata, a pig leg fried to a shattering crunch. On weekends there’s lechon, glorious rolled whole pork belly encased in a crackling skin. The inner folds contain lemongrass and other aromatics, making for one of the best porkdishes in Elmhurst. Pair it with laing,塔罗叶在椰奶中炖，并富含鱼和生姜。
10。Joju现代越南三明治
83-25 Broadway, nr. Dongan Ave.; 347-808-0887
为是的rs Elmhurst’s bánh mì were little more than ham sandwiches with Vietnamese accents. That all changed in 2012 when JoJu Modern Vietnamese Sandwiches opened. The bánh mì bill of fare includes old-school numbers like the classic—a combination of Vietnamese ham, headcheese and pâté—and modern takes like the Hot Chick, which marries lemongrass chicken with kimchi and spicy mayo. And then there’s the Green Eggs and Ham packed with two fried eggs, Vietnamese ham, and spicy green sauce. The latter is a tribute to the Peruvian aji verde found in Queens’ many rotisserie chicken joints. What could be more modern–or more Queens–than that?