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The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Slurp sesame noodles at the third-generation family-run establishment that invented them.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

The impeccably spiced roast pork buns at this bakery are worth the wait.

All of the Malaysian sweets at this shop are made daily with a whole lot of love.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

This New York florist also sells traditional tofu pudding.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.

Once a month, an Indonesian feast appears inside an Elmhurst church hall.

Shop while you wait for a table in this tiny Indonesian eatery within a mini-mart.

An everyday Jackson Heights bodega conceals a Mexican seafood paradise.

Behind these delicious arepas lies a true New York success story.

Chefs from Tibet's Kham region offer steaming meat pies and noodle soups in this nook behind a jewelry store.

A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.

A former Tibetan monk made a name for himself selling some of the best beef momos in New York.

Snack on a partially gestated duck egg.

A B.Y.O.B. Mexican cantina lives inside one of the last tortilla factories in Brooklyn.

This Queens beer hall preserves a German culture and language that is all but lost.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Amid the clacking of snooker balls, diners tuck into fiery Bhutanese fare.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.