Hey! For my translation project I decided to combine two of my favorite things in the world—New York City and Food—and create a food blog for NYC tourists! I tried to include every language/culture that we have in our class. Hope you enjoy!
Welcome to New York! You’ve decided to come to one of the most incredible cities in the world—an interconnected web of different people, cultures, and places—and nothing represents this better than the city’s vast array of cuisines. If you’re feeling lost at all, don’t worry! We have a diverse food guide that hopes to satisfy every craving during your visit!
Traditional Spanish cuisine:
Círculo Español de Queens
Location: Astoria, Queens
Description: This has been called one of the best Spanish eateries in New York City and is a great spot to visit when looking for authentic Spanish cuisine! Enjoy patatas bravas, croquetas, paella, and more while embracing a tight-knit Spanish community.
Photo+Information Source: Circulo Español de Queens
French cuisine:
Le Bernardin
Location: Midtown, Manhattan
Description: This is one of the most famous French restaurants in New York City! Be sure to try their incredible seafood dishes like the Toasted Baguette Tuna and Pan Roasted Monkfish; you should also check out vegetarian options like the Vegetable Risotto.
Photo + Information Source: Le Bernardin
Albanian cuisine
Çka Ka Qëllu
Location: Murray Hill, Manhattan
Description: This beautiful Albanian restaurant is old-fashioned but delicious! Be sure to try the Skenderbeg steak or manti baked dumplings for an authentic experience.
Photo + Information Source: Çka Ka Qëllu
Cantonese/Mandarin cuisine:
Nom Wah Tea Parlor
Location: Chinatown, Manhattan
Description: This restaurant is actually New York City’s oldest dim sum house! Opening in 1920, they have been serving delicious dumplings, pork buns, and more for over one hundred years.
Photo + Information Source: Nom Wah Tea Parlor
Japanese cuisine:
Masa
Location: Columbus Circle
Description: This incredible Japanese restaurant holds three Michelin stars, an honor only four other restaurants in the entire city share! It’s quite expensive, but if you decide to meet the price the sushi will be well worth it.
Photo + Information Source: Masa Restaurant
Korean Cuisine:
Cote
Location: Downtown, Manhattan
Description: This is the only Michelin-starred Korean barbecue restaurant in the world! Enjoy incredible steak dishes while taking in the beautiful Flatiron neighborhood.
Photo+Information Source: Cote NYC
Latin/Roman Cuisine:
Bread N Wine
Location: Uptown Manhattan
Source: Bread and Wine Restaurant
Description: While it’s hard to find authentically roman/latin restaurants anywhere in the city, this little spot uptown is the closest you’ll get! Embrace the calm and quiet while indulging in light food and drink.
Photo + Information Source: Bread N Wine
Persian Cuisine:
Colbeh
Location: Midtown Manhattan
Description: This is a perfect spot for authentically Persian meats and soups! Enjoy the fesenjoun chicken and nut stew or the or the chicken breast in lemon-saffron vinaigrette.
Photo + Information Source: Colbeh Restaurant
East African Cuisine:
Safari
Location: Upper West Side
Description: This is one of the only East African restaurants in the city! Enjoy authentic dishes like mango chicken, mango juice, and beef sambusa.
Photo + Information Source: Safari Restaurant
Mexican Cuisine:
Casa Enrique
Location: Queens
Description; This is one of the best Mexican restaurants in the city! Enjoy the tastes of the chicken mole and cochinito chiapaneco while savoring the authentic cultural environment.
Photo+Information Source: Casa Enrique
Latin-American Cuisine:
Costas Arepas Bar
Location: Midtown Manhattan
Description: This restaurant is one of the premier Venezuelan establishments in the city! Enjoy a vast array of arepas and soups while savoring the authentic flavor.
Photo+Information Source: Costas Arepas NYC
Project Reflection:
This was certainly a fun project overall, as I found out a lot about different foods and had a great time investigating the variety of culinary cultures. It was pretty easy finding most of the restaurants around the city—I just googled the type of cuisine I was looking for and added “nyc” to the end. The translation was also not super difficult; there were some names of food that were difficult to translate, but other than that everything was pretty straightforward. The only troubles I had were finding restaurants in New York City that served authentically Roman/Latin foods and East African foods. The Roman/Latin problem I understand—it is a bit of a dead language, and you can get bread and wine at a bunch of restaurants—but the East African one was surprising. I found that most restaurants that serve that type of cuisine broadly label themselves as “African”, which I don’t think gives the different cuisines of the various countries inside Africa enough credit. Ultimately, this project gave me solid insight into the diversity of different foods available in New York City as well as areas where that diversity can expand.
