Benyam is our favorite spot for Ethiopian food in Harlem.

Harlem’s Famous Fish Market is a legendary spot for fried seafood.

Varenichnaya is a Russian spot in Brighton Beach where dumpling dreams actually come to life.

NetCost Market in Brighton Beach is a Russian grocery store with a great hot bar, lots of beers, and more types of butter than we ever imagined.

Tashkent Supermarket in Brighton Beach is an Uzbek specialty store with a fantastic hot bar.

Kaffeine231 is a coffee shop and bakery in Brighton Bay with plenty of Uzbek specialties. Come for lunch and get the Samarkand Plov.

Toné Cafe is a Georgian spot in Brighton Beach with great khinakli and khachapuri.

Kashkar Cafe is an Uyghur restaurant in Brighton Beach with a huge menu of manty and noodle dishes.

Tadaima is a Japanese-influenced bakery operating out of Industry City.

Kamboat is one of our favorite bakeries in Chinatown.

Yeh’s Bakery in Flushing is a Taiwanese spot with great cakes.

Bibble & Sip in Hell's Kitchen makes some of NYC's best egg tarts.

Pâtisserie Fouet is a Japanese-French bakery in Union Square.

Keki Modern Cakes is a Chinatown bakery with excellent tarts (and, of course, cakes).

Kitsby is a bakery in Williamsburg with an amazing salted egg yolk lava cake.

Govinda’s Vegetarian Lunch is a restaurant located inside the International Society For Krishna Consciousness in Downtown Brooklyn.