The Best Noodle Shops in Queens
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The best noodle shops in Queens, according to the experts: Michelin Guide, Grub Street, and The New York Times have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Vert Frais comes out on top.
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Maxi’s Noodle and Maxi’s Noodle 2 hold the next two places. Grub Street shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Michelin Guide next.
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Rank 1. Vert Frais
Japanese Noodle Shop
White walls, communal tables, and a daytime-only pace that makes Long Island City feel like it has a neighborhood café worth leaving the subway for. Vert Frais is a Japanese noodle and rice bowl spot backed by the chef behind Kanoyama, which means the cooking is more assured than the casual room suggests. The shio ramen runs clean and lightly fatty, and the soufflé pancakes are the kind of tall, jiggly thing people photograph before they eat it in about four minutes.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 2. Maxi’s Noodle
Cantonese Noodle Shop
The awards
- Grub Street Grub Street: The 43 Best Restaurants in New York
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Rank 2. Maxi’s Noodle 2
Cantonese Noodle Shop
The awards
- Grub Street Grub Street: The 43 Best Restaurants in New York
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Rank 4. Joe’s Steam Rice Roll
Cantonese Noodle Shop
Rice ground daily on-site in electric stone mills is the tell at this no-frills Flushing counter, a Cantonese cheong fun spot tucked into a minimall off Roosevelt Avenue. The noodle sheets come out nearly translucent, rolled around pork, shrimp, or egg to order. The New York Times gave it a Critic's Pick, which tracks: there are very few places in the city where the rice noodle itself is this clearly the point.
The awards
- The New York Times The New York Times: 2019 · Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review