Fodor's Expert Review Café Tibet

This brightly painted Tibetan restaurant perched above the subway tracks next to the Cortelyou Road station draws a crowd. The budget- and vegetarian-friendly menu is strong on homemade traditional Himalayan dishes like momos (dumplings), curries, tsam-thuk (barley soup), baklap (patties of minced beef, garlic, and onion), and butter tea, which is salty and usually an acquired taste. Order the thali platter for a complete meal with daal (lentil soup), mustard greens, salad, and papadum flatbread. With only seven tables, there’s often a wait.