What do you think is the best individual neighborhood for food in NYC/? (Mexico: living, bars)
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Malaysian and Vietnamese--often cooked / manned by Chinese Malaysians and Hoa. Even met some people from Burma of Chinese ethnicity, though it's only out in Bensonhurt where you'll find a couple of Burmese restaurants.
Between it's Italian past and it's Chinese growth, I would think Bensonhurst would be making more noise on the food scene.
Why should I? It's Mexico City which has tons of nice neighborhoods.
It's not like the "certain circumstances" I'd go for is to live in the Brownsville equivalent in Mexico City but in a gated complex or to move out into the suburbs of Mexico City.
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Between it's Italian past and it's Chinese growth, I would think Bensonhurst would be making more noise on the food scene.
I think it's generally because it's too far away for most to elicit that much interest while also being sort of diffused among different cuisines so it's not a focal point the way Flushing is. It's not just southern Chinese and Italian, but also a mix of Eastern European, Middle Eastern, and some Latin American. It is a very good neighborhood for eats though and usually in the very affordable range with a very wide variety--possibly the widest in the city outside of certain parts of Manhattan and Elmhurst if you grab a block or two north of Roosevelt into Jackson Heights.
I think a related topic would be best commercial strips for restaurants including adjoining side streets. Roosevelt for a good stretch is fantastic. Bensonhurst takes a hit in comparison as its restaurants are a bit more spread out along various strips and intersections.
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Between it's Italian past and it's Chinese growth, I would think Bensonhurst would be making more noise on the food scene.
Probably because of the location. The Queens neighborhoods that we’ve been discussing are more convenient for Manhattan and Long Island folks. South Brooklyn is less convenient though it probably gets some Staten Island people coming over which accounts for some of the Bay Ridge scene.
Yeah, LA and Chicago have had a Mexican population for much longer.
Mexican food will never have the same taste in NYC that it has in Los Angeles. Reason? L.A.W. Which means land, air, and water. The climate of NYC is vastly different that of Los Angeles and the rest of the Southwest plain and simple.
Last edited by CamaroGuy; 04-22-2018 at 09:24 AM..
Reason: left a word out
Any amount of Latin food isn't going to make a neighborhood have best food unless the neighborhood also has vast options of Asian or Italian cuisine. Latin food can't do it on it's own. Asian and European can.
gotta agree, and this is is pretty much the ratio of the Bronx. cuchifritos spots (which are actually fantastic, mexican, and then what...? the boro is a culinary wasteland, that leaves much to be desired. shoutout to la isla on 149th and morris, and tavares on 141st & st anns. amazing
gotta agree, and this is is pretty much the ratio of the Bronx. cuchifritos spots (which are actually fantastic, mexican, and then what...? the boro is a culinary wasteland, that leaves much to be desired. shoutout to la isla on 149th and morris, and tavares on 141st & st anns. amazing
Well the Bronx also has a lot of Jamaican food in the Northern parts, and Bengali food in the Parkchester area. And of course the Italian food in Belmont.
Thr Bronx doesn't seem to even have that much Mexican food relative to its huge Mexican population, I wonder if that will change.
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