194 Grand Street (btw Mott & Mulberry)
Cash only
Best place i have found to date - this is where i go for my homesick fix...roti canai is nice and crispy (Singaporeans may complain it's too crispy...but i like it better this way actually...) This place has been around forever...well, since my college days when we used to take SEPTA/NJ Transit for $13 from Philly to NY to eat at Nyonya...i think they have since opened one in Philly chinatown...
Other things i like there - nasi lemak, beef rendang, chicken rice, hokkien prawn mee (the soup kind), char kway teow (even though it is sans see-ham or cockles), and the desserts! the pulut hitam and bubur cha cha are very good.
Etymology geeks' corner: The word nyonya refers to the Straits-born Chinese women, or Peranakan women, who are well-known for their cuisine. The Straits here refers to the Straits of Malacca. Malacca was a former Portguese colony in the mid-16th century, and some think the word nyonya came from the Portuguese word dona which means lady.
Other things i like there - nasi lemak, beef rendang, chicken rice, hokkien prawn mee (the soup kind), char kway teow (even though it is sans see-ham or cockles), and the desserts! the pulut hitam and bubur cha cha are very good.
Etymology geeks' corner: The word nyonya refers to the Straits-born Chinese women, or Peranakan women, who are well-known for their cuisine. The Straits here refers to the Straits of Malacca. Malacca was a former Portguese colony in the mid-16th century, and some think the word nyonya came from the Portuguese word dona which means lady.
Fatty Crab
643 Hudson St (btw Horatio & Gansevoort)
Phone: 212.352.3590
Great late-night supper joint if u're on the west side (open till 2am). Favorites include Chili Crab (of course!), Skate Panggang (Panggang means "grilled" in Malay, and typically wrapped with banana leaf) and Jalan Alor Chicken Wings (Jalan Alor is a lively hawker street in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).
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