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Taste Good
Malaysian
The menu runs to biblical length and the wall photos of dishes look like lineup shots at a precinct, but nobody in this clattery Malaysian restaurant in Elmhurst seems bothered by either. The New York Times put it on their 100 Best in New York City list, which tracks. Roti canai leaves a sheen on your fingers, and the char kway teow arrives smelling of the wok in a way that suggests Kuala Lumpur, not Queens, until you look up.
The awards strongest first
- The New York Times #49 · The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City
One number, weighted & current 65
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Roti canai
“like roti canai rich enough to leave a sheen on your fingers”
The New York Times, 2026 -
Beef rendang
“beef rendang slow-cooked into collapse with caramelized ginger and galangal and chiles abloom”
The New York Times, 2026 -
Char kway teow
“char kway teow tasting like it came off the street in Kuala Lumpur, bearing its trademark wok hei like a singed halo”
The New York Times, 2026
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