📍 New York, New York
Jackson Heights Nepali restaurant on the Roosevelt corridor — momos, thalis and curries in the heart of Little Himalaya.
Lali Guras is part of the Nepali nepali restaurants scene in New York — Jackson Heights and Woodside in Queens form "Little Himalaya" — the largest concentration of Nepali people in the Western hemisphere, centred on the 74th Street–Roosevelt Avenue corridor. Nepali grocery stores, momo counters and restaurants cluster under the 7 train, and the area is the default landing zone for newly arrived Nepali families.
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The anchor of Jackson Heights's "Little Himalaya" and one of the oldest Nepali restaurants in America, Himalayan Yak has fed the 74th Street–Roosevelt Avenue corridor for two decades. The menu covers yak momos, thali sets, sel roti, thukpa and Tibetan staples, and weekend nights bring live Nepali and Himalayan music that turns the dining room into a community gathering point. It is the first stop most newly arrived Nepali families in New York hear about, and a regular recommendation for visitors who want the most complete Nepali menu in the city.
New York, New York
Tucked inside a grocery store at 37-72 74th Street, Dhaulagiri Kitchen is a tiny Nepali counter that critics repeatedly name one of New York's best hidden restaurants. The counter serves sukuti, goat curry, thukpa, butter tea and some of the most praised momos in the country — food cooked the way Nepali households eat it. Expect a handful of seats, a short menu and queues at lunch from Nepali cabbies and food pilgrims alike.
New York, New York
Named for Nepal's Mustang district — home of the Thakali people, whose dal bhat is considered Nepal's most refined regional cooking — this 74th Street restaurant serves dhido, gundruk soup, masu bhat and proper Thakali thalis. It is one of the original restaurants of Jackson Heights's Himalayan corridor and a staple for the community's daily meals.
New York, New York
A Jackson Heights momo specialist on the 74th Street corridor — steamed and jhol momos at counter prices, packed with the Nepali and Tibetan lunch crowd. The name means "kitchen house," and it operates like one: fast, affordable and focused on dumplings rather than a long menu.
New York, New York
The cluster of Himalayan grocery stores along 74th Street stocks Wai Wai, chiura, gundruk, timur, frozen momos and festival supplies — the main supply line for Nepali households across the Northeast.
New York, New York
Founded in 1967, ANS is one of the oldest Nepali diaspora organisations in the United States — it runs cultural programs, the New York Nepal Day parade participation and community support for the metro area's large Nepali population.
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Lali Guras is located at Roosevelt Ave, Jackson Heights, NY 11372.
Lali Guras is listed as a Nepali Restaurants in the New York, New York Nepali community directory. Services include Dine-in, Takeaway.
You can also reach them via the address on this page.
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