Diners' Choice: Asian restaurants in New York City

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Updated April 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Asian cuisine in New York City? You’re in the right place. Each month OpenTable analyzes more than 400,000 new diner reviews. We sort the results by category to help you discover new favorites. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

MoCA Asian Bistro - Queens

4.7

4.7 (296)

$30 and under

Asian

Forest Hills

About the restaurant

Founded in 2006, MoCA formed a philosophy of dining and cuisine guided by the dynamic balance between the cherished traditions of Asian cultures, with thousands of years of history, and the universally human spirit of innovation that is nourished best by these great traditions.

The name “MoCA” comes from “Modern Concept of Culinary Arts.” The MoCA team approaches cooking as an artistic endeavor, devoted to presenting modern, healthy dishes with artistic principles of color, fragrance, balance, and overall presentation.

Top review

Robin

Dined on Apr 9, 2025

Wonderful selection of sushi and other dishes. Fabulous Peking duck. Delicious veggie options!!!

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Momofuku Noodle Bar - East Village

4.7

4.7 (31)

$30 and under

Asian

East Village

About the restaurant

Momofuku Noodle Bar East Village serves a constantly changing roster of noodles, steamed breads, and daily dishes. We offer reservations and also accept walk-ins. Reservations open 14 days in advance at 10 am.

Make sure to keep an eye on our website for today's menu.

Noodle Bar offers three large format meals:
Fried Chicken Meal: Two whole fried chickens (southern-style and Korean-style) served with scallion pancakes, vegetables and sauces. Available for parties of 4 to 6 people at lunch & dinner. Look for "Fried Chicken" when reserving.

Fried Chicken & Caviar: Two chickens battered and fried whole, served with caviar, chive crepes, potato chips and sauces. Available for parties of 2 to 4 people at 5pm and 8pm. Look for "Caviar/Chicken" when reserving.

Whole Suckling Pig: Whole suckling pig platter with ssäm fixings, sausage & bean stew, rice and steamed buns. Available for parties of 6 to 8 people at 5pm everyday. Look for "Suckling Pig" when reserving.

Top review

Luana

Dined 2 days ago

Very good the bao was worth the visit and we ordered twice very good

Moonstone Modern Asian Cuisine & Bar

4.7

4.7 (904)

$31 to $50

Asian

Douglaston

About the restaurant

Moonstone offers the finest dining experience in Modern Asian Fusion Cuisine in the most immaculate, elegant and modern setting.
We take great pride in creating visually striking and mouthwatering Chinese, Japanese, Dim Sum, Sushi and Asian gourmet fare. Our dishes are prepared with the freshest and highest quality ingredients along with the subtlest of seasonings under the exacting standards of our Executive Chef and our Executive Sushi Chef. Every dish is beautifully presented with the right balance of taste, texture, fragrance and color…so as to achieve a unique dining experience.
Our Bar and Lounge offers a cozy and intimate atmosphere for the enjoyment of our extensive wine, liquor and cocktail selections. All of our unique drinks are created and prepared by our in-house and critically acclaimed Master Mixologist and our Bartenders.
Our one and only goal is to provide you with the highest standard of dining excellence.

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Jessica

Dined on Apr 14, 2025

Food is delicious! Food presentation is excellent! Service is professional! Ambience is welcoming. Restaurant is clean, including restrooms.

Truth Lounge Restaurant

4.7

4.7 (52)

$30 and under

Asian

Astoria

About the restaurant

Bringing good times, amazing cocktails, and authentic Asian cuisine to the heart of Queens.
Valet Parking available

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Christine

Dined on Apr 6, 2025

The food is amazing so were the drinks . Service could be a lil better.

Sachi NYC

4.8

4.8 (88)

$30 and under

Asian

Murray Hill

About the restaurant

Sachi is a completely new kind of Asian bistro, offering fun and inventive interpretations of authentic Asian cuisine with a menu that features familiar and ever changing street food and classic dishes that have been elevated with the finest ingredients and reimagined with personal twists that surprise, ranging from dim sum to noodles, Grade-A sushi and sashimi, to entrees with influences and inspirations from China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore—all designed to be shared and most importantly, enjoyed.

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vincent

Dined on Jan 21, 2025

Very nice service we were seated in a booth and had the Bento Box which is very tasty fresh and good! Love going to this clean and delicious restaurant

AnnTremet Cake

4.4

4.4 (77)

$31 to $50

Asian

West Village

About the restaurant

AnnTremet Cake is a bakery aside at the north end of West Village, close to Chelsea Market. We specialize in mirror glaze mousse cakes, but also offer a variety of other desserts and pastries. Our afternoon tea offers a combo of our signatures. You will get to choose different mini mirror glaze cakes, pair with our specialty sandwiches, cookies, macarons and more. There's also a nice selection of tea come with the combo.

**For the month of Feburary, we offer our Valentine's Day themed experience for $52 per person.

Please note that our afternoon tea set contains pork, gluten, egg, cheese and fish. If you have any dietary restriction from these ingredients please NOTE in the Comment Box or let us know at least 24 hours before your reservation time. You can call at 646-371-9970 or email info@anntremetcake.com.

Top review

Dantea

Dined 2 days ago

Very tasty. I loved the atmosphere and workers. Really enjoyed my afternoon.

Chop Shop

4.6

4.6 (517)

$31 to $50

Asian

Chelsea

About the restaurant

Modern and cozy Chop Shop offers a sophisticated take on classic Thai, Chinese and Southeast Asian cuisines. Steps from Highline and Chelsea Galleries. Limited online dinner reservations available for parties of 2-6 guests and walk-ins always welcome. Special arrangements available for larger parties.

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DanielVIP

Dined on Apr 7, 2025

A great experience, the pork belly buns are delicious. Highly recommend the curry chicken. Crab fried rice was a little boring, needed a sauce, we used some from the curry chicken. Service was excellent

Yongchuan

4.7

4.7 (2)

$31 to $50

Asian

Lower East Side

About the restaurant

YongChuan is a modern upscale restaurant in New York City's culturally vibrant Lower East Side. The restaurant derives its name from the fusion of "Ningbo" and "Szechuan." YongChuan offers a diverse culinary experience that celebrates the rich flavors of these two distinct regional Chinese cuisines.

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Carol

Dined on Apr 2, 2025

Yongchuan was great! Great food (esp the tofu with shrimp and salted egg, the dry-fried string beans, and the shrimp with walnut mayo. The service was helpful and friendly. Definitely will go there again even though it's out of the way for us!

Piggyback NYC

4.5

4.5 (128)

$30 and under

Asian

Chelsea

About the restaurant

Asian inspired bar food coupled with traditional favorites making it perfect for quality shares to go around the table. Drinks range from a rotating draft list and wine selection to craft cocktail offerings.

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AgapitoVIP

Dined on Apr 9, 2025

Food was delicious. Family meal for 2 could easily feed 4. Leans towards the spicy side.

Momofuku Noodle Bar - Uptown

4.5

4.5 (29)

$30 and under

Asian

Midtown

About the restaurant

At this second location, David Chang rethinks his iconic noodle shop. The Columbus Circle Noodle Bar serves a constantly changing roster of noodles, steamed breads made in-house, soft serve, and daily dishes, in a sleek wood-accented space. Bar-wise, there’s a full selection of beer, wine, sake, and cocktails, with a focus on highballs. Stop by for a quick bite at the kitchen counter, or book the private dining room for a celebratory event.

Noodle Bar Uptown accepts reservations 30 days in advance starting at 10 am. Although making a reservation is recommended, walk-ins are welcome and can be accommodated at the bar or at tables if space permits.

For parties larger than 9 guests, please visit the Private Events page on our website.

Top review

Michaelann

Dined 4 days ago

Excellent service and absolutely delicious food and drink

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