Like all indoor dining rooms in the city, Flushing's New York Food Court is closed to customers except for ordering, picking up, and washing up. It did offer well-sheltered tables in the parking lot; my cuttlefish thick soup provided the only warmth.
8090 Taiwan Cuisine
133-35 Roosevelt Ave. (Prince St.-College Point Blvd., inside the New York Food Court, stall 24), Flushing, Queens
646-683-1763
www.Instagram.com/explore/locations/1239641742722591/8090TaiwaneseCuisineNY
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Angel has expanded its all-vegetarian menu to include meat — but at our outdoor table, we never gave a thought to passing up the kale pakoda (shown above and in the first photo that follows).
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Pushcarts hold places in line (above) for a parking-lot food pantry organized by Queens Together; provisioned by Farine Baking, The Queensboro, Nneji, Rice X Beans, Rincón Melania, Tortilleria Nixtamal, and La Adelita; and staffed by many church volunteers. Below: one full cart, and more to follow.
The First Baptist Church
10010 Astoria Blvd. (100th-101st Sts.), East Elmhurst, Queens
718-446-0200
www.Facebook.com/FirstBaptistQueens
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"Island," in the name of a New York City business, often attempts to evoke some faraway, warmer, land to the south. This bakery, on the other hand, has been rooted to the western end of its namesake island for more than 60 years; on a past visit, I found the silhouette of its home on a bag of bread crumbs. Also shown, from a recent visit: German butter cake.
Island Bakery (above, in 2010; below, in 2020)
42-17 Broadway (42nd-43rd Sts.), Astoria, Queens
718-278-1958
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Antidote for noodle-soup indecision: getting all the toppings. Shown in the photos that follow: a fish ball, in biteaway view; the fighting fish of all dumplings; a wonton lit by a low afternoon sun; and the noodles themselves. The pork bone broth is wonderful, too.
Maxi's Noodle
13511 38th Ave. (Main-Prince Sts.), Flushing, Queens
917-908-0808
www.MaxisNoodle.com
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Spanish-to-Spanish translation notwithstanding, the salteñas of Bolivia are not the empanadas of Argentina, or Colombia, or Ecuador, or anywhere else. Almost always the filling takes longer to prepare, and invariably it requires some caution to consume. In my salteña de carne, this jigote (he-Go-tay), as it's called, resembled a wet beef stew. The consistency was typical, and, for me, so was the spill; I hope my aim is always this good.
Kabu Lounge
8509 Northern Blvd. (85th-86th Sts.), Jackson Heights, Queens
718-429-0321
www.Facebook.com/Kabu.BarLounge
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The lingua franca at L'Algéroise is Arabic, but English and, I imagine, French will also serve you well. This croissant (not quite sliced in two), various pastries (the "leafy" one is filled with apple), and my maamoul (with date) represent a fraction of the baked goods on display.
H/T Esneider Arevalo and Joe Gessert
L'Algéroise
2169 Bath Ave. (Bay Pkwy.-Bay 29th St.), Bath Beach, Brooklyn
718-872-6795
https://LAlgeroise-french-patisserie.business.site
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Ipoh sauteed rice cake cubes (char koay kak, or char kueh kak), a rare NYC sighting of this Malaysian street food. Bring the heat.
Ipoh Kitchen
6415 20th Ave. (64th-65th Sts.), Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
718-256-0023
www.IpohKitchen.com
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It doesn't look like much, but surely this is the city's best strip-mall French bakery.
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How good are you at puzzling out missing letters? Not on the main, avenue, facade of this long-gone corner market (above) but on the side street (below), where, in addition to "fruits, groceries, meats," the well-worn signage advertises "imported & domestic" items of some sort. (Click the photo for a closer look.) Thanks to Ori Kushner for deciphering the second line, which seems to read, in full, "imported & domestic oils & cheeses."
I&C Food Market
Surviving signage, 6924 18th Ave. (at 70th St.), Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
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