White Bear's award-winning wontons |
A few months ago, Serious Eats published an essential Flushing dumpling guide. Use it as a starting point, but get inspired to digress as we did on a recent afternoon in this vibrant eating Mecca, where 80% of businesses are either Chinese or Korean owned. For ease of splitting, keep your group to 3 or 4 people as most dumpling servings are by the dozen. And everything is within a few block radius of the Main St.-Roosevelt Ave. intersection.
White Bear is the perfect starting point and has quite a following. Just two blocks from the Flushing 7 train station. Unassuming is an understatement. There's practically no seating in this mom + pop shop. It doesn't matter because it takes seconds to polish off the exceptional pork + cabbage wontons in hot oil ($4.50/dozen). The bits of pickled veggies and chili add just the right depth of flavor. It's very tempting to order a second dozen, but refrain, because there is so much more ahead.
Next stop is the food court wonderland on the ground floor of New World Mall. I recently visited Bangkok where the mall food courts tempted me at every turn. That same rush came right back here. Pork dumplings at Sliced Noodle are first steamed then fried in a thin pancake batter base for added texture.
Sliced Noodle's pork dumplings |
Excellent eats from My Sweet Home |
As a detour, it would be a shame if you left Flushing without trying the $1 Peking duck bun at the Peking Duck Sandwich stall. So make a pit stop for a two-bite pillow of meaty goodness.
The famous Flushing $1 Peking duck bun |
Stylish Biang has a terrific menu |
White Bear
135-02 Roosevelt Ave.
Sliced Noodle
136-20 Roosevelt Ave.
New World Mall food court #12
My Sweet Home
136-76 Roosevelt Ave.
Peking Duck Sandwich Stall
Main St. + 40th Rd.
Biang
41-10 Main St.
Yes! Eager to try the others on the list also!
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ReplyDeleteThere's the other half of the list we still haven't done, so get ready.
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