Queen's/Washington Heights

Where are you traveling from in Queens? It makes a difference....Washington Heights is the neighborhood noth of Harlem and starts at 155 st and ends at Fort Tryon Park.Again depending on waht part of Queens you are traveling A AND from.....you can the 1 ,9, A and C train.To give you a better idea if you are at Rego Park then 45-55 minutes.

There are a ton of good restuarants on Broadway which names you might ie. Malecon, El Conde but my favorite is a Irsih Bar/rest at 168th and broadway called Coogans.

here's a map: Neighborhood Map
Washington Heights is #16 and Queens is #25

You'l find many supermarkets along St. Nicholas Ave . (Ave. Duarte). Most of these have many of the things we use to cook with back home. As for restaurants, you'll find them up and down St. Nicholas & Broadway. A good one is "La Nueva Espana" on St. Nicholas & 173rd st.

you do not need to go to WH

Queens has many dominican restaurants. Try Rancho Jubilee it's in queens they have a web site. look it up.

as far as the spices you can go to any Latino Supermarket. You can also try bodegas... many many many bodegeros are dominican just go in and ask for what you want.

Bushwick

tarrantino said:

Thanks, I will be travelling from Richmond Hill, that doesn't look so far.

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From Richmond Hill you are about 15 minutes from Bushwick where you can go into just about any supermarket and get what you need.

hiya

Since I happened to work in WH for over 9 years and am Dominican (for now) I can strongly recoment you take the #9 train to 191st st and Duarte Ave (used to be St. Nicholas ave.) Across the street from the train station is a great Dominican Restaurant with nooo loud music :bunny: really the food is as good as mom's, but don't tell her I said that :dead:
Don't try driving there as the parking situation is horrendous, trust me, last time I was there it took me 2 hous to find a spot and then walked 4 blocks in the snow..ughghg) Also the nypd loves that area for filling their quota for tickets.
As for spices, just walk to any grocy store in that block and you'll find most of what u want. For more exotic spices go to the botanica between 187th and 186th St. Nick/Duarte Ave or if you're up to a stroll, go to 184th st and Audubon Ave, next ave after st. nick. There's another botanica there where u can even buy real presidentes.
oops... i mean the ones allowed of course...:ninja: even a red rock soft drink or plaintain leve to make pasteles.
Please avoid the area bet 167th to 155th st.. trust me on this one.
And if you're into nice places, do visit the cloisters museum and walk round the gardens. It's really gorgeous if you're into architecture and history. At night the gardens are a sort of lovers lane so watch your step!!!
lol
have fun
Amber

Right here in Queens go to the Corona area. There is a Dominican presence there. Go to any bodega and you will find the spices you are looking for. On 100-02 Northern Blvd. you will find Caridad restaurant. Good Dominican cuisine.

"Criollo Style"

In Washington Heights, you must go to "El Restaurant de Margot" on 159th st. and Broadway. It's a hole-in-the-wall, but the food is DELICIOUSLY DOMINICAN.

-Indie

If I remember correctly there is a Dominican restaurant on Logan and Fulton St. I had a friend that lived in that neighborhood. The restaurant was open very late, the music was loud and supposedly the food was very good. There are a lot of Dominicans that live on Fulton Street. Shouldn't be too far from you. It's right on the border. (Brooklyn)

I've never been there.

Richmond Hill is a ways from Washington Heights--- I looked at the map again..... Richmond Hill is far behind, #25 and 24. It would be in the white area OFF the PAGE!!!

My Dominican friends swear by El Malecon--- 174 st??? & B-way . If you can get past the blasting music .. you're good to go.

I just wanted to second El Malecon if you travel to Washington Heights (I think it's 175th and Broadway, not like that's a big difference lol). It is a bit noisy and it's always been crowded when I've been there---but the crowds are a good sign in my opinion. It's pretty cheap, large portions, and the chicken is fabulous...and there's also Presidente, if that's your thing

queens dominican food

Kinda of slow with response, but for fried food dominicano goto the cabana on 103 st aff of roosevelt avenue (103 corona plaza stop on the 7 train). I have seen people from all over come here for chicharones, longanisas, and pollo frito. the best mofongo city wide as well. La brisa one block over is very good as well. For dominican spices, go next door the the associate supermarket, they got it all. Corona was a heavily populated dominican neighborhood but is now mostly mexican, south american. the roots are still there though.

Indie said:

In Washington Heights, you must go to "El Restaurant de Margot" on 159th st. and Broadway. It's a hole-in-the-wall, but the food is DELICIOUSLY DOMINICAN.

-Indie

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you are correct and a little further up between 161 and 162 on Brodway there is "Sabor Latino" very very good roast chicken and of course rice and beans, moro, etc.

Heyy----You're showing that you're not a true NY'er. There is no apostrophe in Queens! jajajaja!

I'm surprised that it was cheaper in in the Heights.

I'm glad that you enjoyed your day!

NYC is fun.