Cuisine of New York City

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The cuisine of New York City comprises many cuisines belonging to various ethnic groups that have entered the United States through the city. Almost all ethnic cuisines are well represented in New York, both within and outside the various ethnic neighborhoods. [1]

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The city's New York Restaurant Week started in 1992 and has spread around the world due to the discounted prices that such a deal offers. [2] In New York there are over 12,000 bodegas, delis, and groceries, and many among them are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Food identified with New York

Food associated with or popularized in New York

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A variant of Eggs benedict made with smoked salmon
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Black and white cookie

Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine

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Bagel and lox
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Challah
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Matzo ball soup

A good portion of the cuisine usually associated with New York stems in part from its large community of Ashkenazi Jews and their descendants.

The world-famous New York institution of the delicatessen, commonly referred to as a "deli," was originally an institution of the city's Jewry.[ citation needed ] Much of New York's Jewish fare, predominantly based on Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine, has become popular around the globe, especially bagels. (New York City's Jewish community is also famously fond of Chinese food, and many members of this community think of it as their second ethnic cuisine. [5] )

Italian-American cuisine

A large part of the cuisine associated with New York stems from its large community of Italian-Americans and their descendants. Much of New York's Italian fare has become popular around the globe, especially New York-style pizza.

Chino-Latino cuisine

Chino-Latino [6] cuisine in New York is primarily associated with the immigration of Chinese Cubans following the Cuban Revolution. [7] Chino-Latino dishes include:

Dishes invented or claimed to have been invented in New York

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Egg cream

Street food

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Pizza truck in Midtown
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The Halal Guys

Enclaves reflecting national cuisines

The Bronx

Queens

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An Indian restaurant in Jackson Heights

Brooklyn

  • Bay Ridge – Irish, Italian, Greek, Turkish, Lebanese, Palestinian, Yemeni and other Arabic
  • Bedford-Stuyvesant – African-American, Jamaican, Trinidadian, Puerto Rican and West Indian
  • Bensonhurst – Italian, Chinese, Turkish, Russian, Mexican, Uzbek
  • Borough Park – Jewish, Italian, Mexican, Chinese
  • Brighton Beach – Russian, Georgian, Turkish, Pakistani and Ukrainian
  • Bushwick – Puerto Rican, Mexican, Dominican, and Ecuadorian
  • Canarsie – Jamaican, West Indian, African-American
  • Carroll Gardens – Italian
  • Crown Heights – Jamaican, West Indian, and Jewish
  • East New York – African-American, Dominican, and Puerto Rican
  • Flatbush – Jamaican, Haitian, and Creole
  • Greenpoint – Polish and Ukrainian
  • Kensington – Bengali, Pakistani, Mexican, Uzbek, and Polish
  • Midwood – Jewish, Italian, Russian, and Pakistani
  • Park Slope – Italian, Irish, French, and Puerto Rican (formerly)
  • Red Hook – Puerto Rican, African-American, and Italian
  • Sheepshead Bay – Seafood, Chinese, Russian, and Italian
  • Sunset Park – Puerto Rican, Chinese, Arab, Mexican and Italian
  • Williamsburg – Italian, Jewish, Dominican and Puerto Rican

Staten Island

Manhattan

Notable food and beverage companies

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Clinton St. Baking Company & Restaurant
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Serendipity 3 is a popular restaurant in the Upper East Side of Manhattan founded by Stephen Bruce in 1954.

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