Serious Eats: Home to some of the most unique dumplings in the city. Excellent vegetarian dumplings filled with garlic chives and egg; lamb and green squash are a must. In the Golden Shopping Mall basement.
Serious Eats: Baked buns are good here, but the Portuguese-style egg custard tarts are the thing to order here. They're frequently fresh from the oven, and our pick for the best of their kind in the city.
Falafel Restaurant · Garment District · 18 tips and reviews
Serious Eats: Kosher cafe with Middle Eastern specialties like shawarma, kebabs, and pretty decent falafel, available on pita or chewy laffa flatbread.