Cuisine of New York City
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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 NYC.
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Some neighborhoods with prominent ethnic food
- Arthur Avenue, Bronx; Bensonhurst, Brooklyn - Italian Food
- Astoria, Queens - Greek Food
- Boro Park & Flatbush, Brooklyn - Kosher Cuisine
- Brighton Beach, Brooklyn - Russian food
- Chinatown, Manhattan; Flushing, Queens - Chinese food
- Corona, Queens - Colombian, Dominican, and Ecuadorean food
- East Village, Manhattan - Indian and Japanese food
- Greenpoint, Brooklyn; East Village, Manhattan - Polish food
- Harlem, Manhattan - Soul food
- Spanish Harlem Puerto Rican Creole style foods
- Jackson Heights, Queens; Murray Hill, Manhattan - Indian food
- Jackson Heights, Queens - Food from various parts of Latin America
- Koreatown, Manhattan; Flushing, Queens - Korean food
- Washington Heights, Manhattan; West Harlem, Manhattan - Dominican food
- Woodlawn, Bronx ; Woodside, Queens - Irish food
Dishes attributed to NYC
- Manhattan clam chowder
- New York style cheesecake
- New York-style pizza
- New York Strip steak
- New York-style bagel
- New York-style pastrami
Dishes Invented in or alleged to have been invented in NYC
- Waldorf salad
- Eggs Benedict
- Steak Diane
- Egg cream
- Vichyssoise
- Mallomars
- Manhattan Special -- A type of carbonated espresso drink.
- Ice cream cone
- Bloody Mary
- Pasta primavera
- after breakfast consumption of Cappuccino
NYC Street food
- pizza, especially New York-style pizza
- Nathan's Hot Dog
- Gray's Papaya
- Papaya King -- And combined papaya juice/hot dog stands everywhere else.
- hamburgers
- souvlaki
- gyro/shawarma
- shish kebab
- grilled chestnuts
- soft pretzels
- take-out soup, as per Soup Nazi
- Italian sausage
- knishes
- bratwurst
- falafel
- honey-roasted peanuts, almonds, cashews, and coconut
- arepas
- fried chicken
- dumplings
- fried noodles
- Mister Softee ice cream
- Italian ice
- muffins
- Mozzarepas
NYC Eastern European Jewish cuisine
Background - Cuisine usually associated with New York City stems from its large and influential community of Eastern European 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. Much of New York City's Jewish fare 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.)- cream soda, celery soda
- New York-style pastrami
- brisket
- corned beef
- tongue
- knish
- New York-style bagels and lox (see also: appetizing)
- cream cheese
- whitefish with and without pike
- Gefilte fish
- blintzes
- potato pancakes
- bialy
- challah bread
- matzo
- egg cream
- pickled cucumbers (especially dill pickles)
- kishka
- potato kugel
- chopped chicken liver
- matzo ball soup
- lokshen (noodle pudding)
Food and beverage companies of the NYC area
- AriZona Beverage Company
- Blimpie
- Dean & DeLuca
- Dr. Brown's sodas
- Food Network - the cable TV channel
- Häagen-Dazs
- Hebrew National
- Nathan's
- PepsiCo, Inc.
- Sbarro
- Snapple
- T.G.I. Friday's - originally a NYC bar
- Yoo-Hoo
New Jersey Dishes
- stuffed bread
- Texas Wiener
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