dawa's New York

I need more Nepalese food in my life! When I looked at the menu at @dawasnyc in Sunnyside, Queens, I have to admit that I didn’t recognize most of the dishes on there.

This was my second visit in two weeks, but I had to take Pam because I think the place is sophisticated and so interesting. This dish was called chana gwaramari, and was basically spiced chickpeas with tomato chutney and these incredible fried bread puffs. So, kinda healthy?

I love this spot, can’t wait to try everything on the menu.

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In a New York State of mind … Here are some pics from my fabulous weekend with Rachel. We didn’t plan this but somehow we managed to eat Indonesian food, Nepalese and Singaporean Malaysian food all in the span of a couple days. Wowza, only in New York!

📸: This is a @joedistefanoqns pick in Elmhurst, Queens. He says @asiantaste.86 is the oldest Indonesian restaurant. When I saw his video of the nasi bungkus platter, I put it at the top of my list to try. This one had fried tilapia and this incredible green chile sauce, very fishy delicious.

-I didn’t really take pictures of the meal but @sushikaitonyc is the best omakase deal I’ve ever experienced. $115 gets you 17 courses with premium fish, in a Japanese minimalist sushi counter. 10/10

- Rachel showing up with two bonkers soups from @padidnyc inside the @urbanhawker food hall. The darker one is a fishy sweet noodle soup called mee rebus. The other coconutty one is called lontong, and it had these hearty rice cakes in there that reminded me of matzah balls. They call this Singaporean malay food.

- @dawasnyc is a chic Nepalese gem in Sunnyside, Queens with a boho aesthetic and gorgeous platewear. some locals recommend the citrus salad, which had yogurt in it. I enjoyed but I was more impressed with these veggie momos and the rich squash stew, called farsi.

-Suddenly I looked at Rachel and I had one of those aha moments, like I was seeing her in a new way. She’s always been a New Yorker I just didn’t know!

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