Met up with some friends for a 1 pm brunch with a resso via Seated. Even the restaurant is small, it still didn’t seem like getting a seat was a problem because it wasn’t full. I had this place bookmarked for a while because I had never tried Uzbek food, so I was excited for brunch. To start, we shared the mini puff pies. We got the combo of four and chose one of each - prime steak, chicken, spinach, and pumpkin. The spinach was probably the best of the bunch because it reminded me of spanokopita. But overall, I would probably skip this app. For mains, I originally wanted to ground beef kebab but they didn’t have it. So I settled for the Uzbek Plov (mix of beef & lamb with carrots, rice, and chickpeas). The meat was braised, which made it pretty dry. I think they are counting on the fact that there aren’t many Uzbek restaurants in the city, and because of that, they can charge higher prices for mediocre food. Each entree is around $20-$25, which is pretty pricey, considering it is mostly rice. Maybe we just ordered the wrong dishes. At least I can cross this place off the list now. Even though I didn’t have a great first experience with Uzbek cuisine, I know there are better restaurants out there, so the search shall continue. Tip - they automatically charge a 20% service fee (regardless of how many people you have) and a surcharge to use a credit card. So that on top of high menu prices? It’s like a highway robbery out here!
Ali Sheikh
Over priced!We were 3 people and paid $255. The food came one by one and not all together. So we ended up ordering a lot. We ordered 1. 4 pieces of umka (puff pie) 4 star, 2. Plov 2 star didn't like that much, 3. Skewers (lamb 5 star, ribs 4 star, chicken thigh 3 star) lamb skewers were very tender and juicy but felt under seasoned. But each skewers was approx $20 - $30 for 1 skewer that comes with 2 slices of cucumber 2 slices of tomatoes and some potatoes. It alone won't fill you. 4. Manti 5 star it was really good, 5. Kazan kebab 2 star it was on a hot plate and felt dry and not that juicy. If I go again it will be for Manti.
NicObi Life
Perfectly cooked meats! Best meat spread I ever had in my life!! Perfect little small NY spot!!
Benjamin Lioue
First time trying uzbek food and it was amazing at Farida. Love the vibe of the small 24 seater dining area with lots of art work, and cultural items, definitely makes you feel you have traveled a distance to eat. So definitely recommend going with a reservation for small parties and maximum party 8.The food was amazing. We started with mini pies (umka) which were amazing, highly recommending getting them beef, spinach, and chicken (I enjoyed the beef the most). We also got the Uzbek plov, which was also delicious, mix of flavors. The kazakh (pasta) was also unique, like an Asian inspired pasta dish also worth a try. The braised lamb chuck fell off the bone and not very gamey. The ox tail stew was also very flavorful and not over cooked. The desserts are a must try, chack-chack and mom’s honey cake definitely ended the meal on a high note!Recommended coming here in a group so you can try more dishes family style.
David Stroup
Fantastic experience. Really enjoyed my meal here. As someone who spent a lot of time in NW China, I really miss eating plov, samsa, chuchvara, and manti. All of the above were excellent. We had a reservation for a large party (10 people) but several dropped out. Even so, the staff were really accommodating, helped us get situated and were really patient with our group. I’m grateful for their excellent food and kind service.
Iryna Pavlov
Nice place in Manhattan to have some authentic Uzbek food. My liver kebab felt a bit dry but overall food was good! Samsa was tasty, beef kebab was pretty good.The place is very small, with some seating area outside even (which to me didn’t look cozy). It’s not a fancy and an upscale place, so people go here just for food.Our server was nice.There is only one bathroom and it could definitely be better.
worktotravel14
A true hidden gem. Wanted to grab a bite before hopping on the train. This Uzbek food is abundant with fresh vegetable salads, dumplings (manti) and savory phyllo-dough pastries (samsa), and flavorful meat and rice dishes. It is extremely reasonably priced in New York's wall street district. Tucked on a small street on Cedar Ave, the restaurant is warmly decorated with colored brass lanterns and wooden counters. Service is so friendly and they want to meet your every need. I would go back here again and again if I were around this area.
NipTuk
Excellent food. Everything was very flavorful. Service was good. Ambience is very pleasant (downtown location). Highly recommend.
Cindy W
You can’t go wrong with the food here - I am so glad that I live close by! If this is your first time, be sure to get the plov - this dish is so popular that they don’t always have it. I’d also recommend trying their soup - shurpa (reminds me of the minestrone soup), legume, and borscht! Order the Korean carrot (morkovcha) and you will fall in love with it. We had the beef tongue salad and it was delicious. Kebab was good too, but a bit pricey; so we usually skip as we can get it elsewhere. Everything here is shareable.Be aware that gratuity was included for our party of 3 - it was kind of odd but I guess it is needed since we are in the tourist area.
David Asekoff
Grabbed lunch before a Broadway show at the Lyric Theater at Farida, Midtown, Manhattan, NY.The restaurant provides central Asian cuisine. Think Uzbeki cuisine. Lots of salads and heavier entrees tend to be meat heavy. This was my third time here, but not as great as the first two times.In warmer weather, they've got indoor and outdoor dining as the indoor space isn't that large. Maybe 8 tables?They've got lunch specials that start at noon. You can make reservations online.Unlike previous times, it was dead for lunch on a Wednesday. They let us in early, but wouldn't let us order lunch specials till noon, though they open at 11:30. The food was quite good, but the quality isn't as good as what we can get in Brooklyn and quite a bit more expensive. Staff was attentive.This is a #foodiecard location, but I forgot to show the card.Ordered Forgot to take a photo of the compote. Loved the tomato dip they put on the dish with the Chuchvara. Wish they had more! Expect large portions.We will be back.
This is for the Cedar St location. Had never had Uzbekistan / Kazakhstan food and it's too bad it can't be gotten in more places in the country. The meat was tender, the veggies still had some snap and the spicing was amazing. There was a slight sweet hint that as a Chef I couldn't place so that was intriguing. Would have liked some butter, honey, something as the bread I was given was very thick and dry though it did have a nice chew to it. The waiter wasn't super attentive to me. The table of 3 in front of me and the table behind me that spoke the language were much more interesting to him.
Anas
The restaurant requires reservation in advance which I did not know about. Regardless, they were able to offer me a table if I wait 10 mins. The atmosphere was good. The staff was friendly. The food was delicious. They have a certificate of Halal food prominently displayed. We ordered "hand made manti" and "kazakh besh baramak". Overall, they tasted good. A few nitpicks: beef in the manti was a bit chewy, and the pasta-to-meat ratio in the other dish was low. My first time with Uzbeki cuisine so not sure if that is how they are meant to be. What ticked me off was the price and the fact that they charge more if you pay by credit card than by cash. Given the price of the food, I was not expecting that. They also add gratuity by default.
ilovescones
Farida is a tiny restaurant hidden in the shadow of the Port Authority. The decor is not fancy but it’s still welcoming. The food is authentic and fantastic, from the classic central Asian plov, seasoned perfectly, to pickled vegetables (just great) to salmon on skewers thst was probably the best such treatment we’ve ever had. We split an order of chack-chack (imagine unsalted nacho strips coated in honey and raisins - very tasty!) for dessert. The dishes are not just Uzbeki- there is classic Georgian soup and shashlik, Ukrainian borscht, some Turkish dumplings, etc - so there is something for everyone. The people running the place could not have been nicer. What a great discovery for us!
Justin Rogers-Cooper
Delicious, superbly cooked dishes with authentic and subtle flavors. Beef dishes supreme, dumplings perfectly textured, pumpkin beyond expectations. Spinach and other vegetable-based plates galore. Bread, dipping sauces, tea, and comforting service. Honey bread dessert with surprising caramel pizazz. Easily one of the key food destinations in midtown.
Met up with some friends for a 1 pm brunch with a resso via Seated. Even the restaurant is small, it still didn’t seem like getting a seat was a problem because it wasn’t full. I had this place bookmarked for a while because I had never tried Uzbek food, so I was excited for brunch. To start, we shared the mini puff pies. We got the combo of four and chose one of each - prime steak, chicken, spinach, and pumpkin. The spinach was probably the best of the bunch because it reminded me of spanokopita. But overall, I would probably skip this app. For mains, I originally wanted to ground beef kebab but they didn’t have it. So I settled for the Uzbek Plov (mix of beef & lamb with carrots, rice, and chickpeas). The meat was braised, which made it pretty dry. I think they are counting on the fact that there aren’t many Uzbek restaurants in the city, and because of that, they can charge higher prices for mediocre food. Each entree is around $20-$25, which is pretty pricey, considering it is mostly rice. Maybe we just ordered the wrong dishes. At least I can cross this place off the list now. Even though I didn’t have a great first experience with Uzbek cuisine, I know there are better restaurants out there, so the search shall continue. Tip - they automatically charge a 20% service fee (regardless of how many people you have) and a surcharge to use a credit card. So that on top of high menu prices? It’s like a highway robbery out here!
Over priced!We were 3 people and paid $255. The food came one by one and not all together. So we ended up ordering a lot. We ordered 1. 4 pieces of umka (puff pie) 4 star, 2. Plov 2 star didn't like that much, 3. Skewers (lamb 5 star, ribs 4 star, chicken thigh 3 star) lamb skewers were very tender and juicy but felt under seasoned. But each skewers was approx $20 - $30 for 1 skewer that comes with 2 slices of cucumber 2 slices of tomatoes and some potatoes. It alone won't fill you. 4. Manti 5 star it was really good, 5. Kazan kebab 2 star it was on a hot plate and felt dry and not that juicy. If I go again it will be for Manti.
Perfectly cooked meats! Best meat spread I ever had in my life!! Perfect little small NY spot!!
First time trying uzbek food and it was amazing at Farida. Love the vibe of the small 24 seater dining area with lots of art work, and cultural items, definitely makes you feel you have traveled a distance to eat. So definitely recommend going with a reservation for small parties and maximum party 8.The food was amazing. We started with mini pies (umka) which were amazing, highly recommending getting them beef, spinach, and chicken (I enjoyed the beef the most). We also got the Uzbek plov, which was also delicious, mix of flavors. The kazakh (pasta) was also unique, like an Asian inspired pasta dish also worth a try. The braised lamb chuck fell off the bone and not very gamey. The ox tail stew was also very flavorful and not over cooked. The desserts are a must try, chack-chack and mom’s honey cake definitely ended the meal on a high note!Recommended coming here in a group so you can try more dishes family style.
Fantastic experience. Really enjoyed my meal here. As someone who spent a lot of time in NW China, I really miss eating plov, samsa, chuchvara, and manti. All of the above were excellent. We had a reservation for a large party (10 people) but several dropped out. Even so, the staff were really accommodating, helped us get situated and were really patient with our group. I’m grateful for their excellent food and kind service.
Nice place in Manhattan to have some authentic Uzbek food. My liver kebab felt a bit dry but overall food was good! Samsa was tasty, beef kebab was pretty good.The place is very small, with some seating area outside even (which to me didn’t look cozy). It’s not a fancy and an upscale place, so people go here just for food.Our server was nice.There is only one bathroom and it could definitely be better.
A true hidden gem. Wanted to grab a bite before hopping on the train. This Uzbek food is abundant with fresh vegetable salads, dumplings (manti) and savory phyllo-dough pastries (samsa), and flavorful meat and rice dishes. It is extremely reasonably priced in New York's wall street district. Tucked on a small street on Cedar Ave, the restaurant is warmly decorated with colored brass lanterns and wooden counters. Service is so friendly and they want to meet your every need. I would go back here again and again if I were around this area.
Excellent food. Everything was very flavorful. Service was good. Ambience is very pleasant (downtown location). Highly recommend.
You can’t go wrong with the food here - I am so glad that I live close by! If this is your first time, be sure to get the plov - this dish is so popular that they don’t always have it. I’d also recommend trying their soup - shurpa (reminds me of the minestrone soup), legume, and borscht! Order the Korean carrot (morkovcha) and you will fall in love with it. We had the beef tongue salad and it was delicious. Kebab was good too, but a bit pricey; so we usually skip as we can get it elsewhere. Everything here is shareable.Be aware that gratuity was included for our party of 3 - it was kind of odd but I guess it is needed since we are in the tourist area.
Grabbed lunch before a Broadway show at the Lyric Theater at Farida, Midtown, Manhattan, NY.The restaurant provides central Asian cuisine. Think Uzbeki cuisine. Lots of salads and heavier entrees tend to be meat heavy. This was my third time here, but not as great as the first two times.In warmer weather, they've got indoor and outdoor dining as the indoor space isn't that large. Maybe 8 tables?They've got lunch specials that start at noon. You can make reservations online.Unlike previous times, it was dead for lunch on a Wednesday. They let us in early, but wouldn't let us order lunch specials till noon, though they open at 11:30. The food was quite good, but the quality isn't as good as what we can get in Brooklyn and quite a bit more expensive. Staff was attentive.This is a #foodiecard location, but I forgot to show the card.Ordered Forgot to take a photo of the compote. Loved the tomato dip they put on the dish with the Chuchvara. Wish they had more! Expect large portions.We will be back.
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This is for the Cedar St location. Had never had Uzbekistan / Kazakhstan food and it's too bad it can't be gotten in more places in the country. The meat was tender, the veggies still had some snap and the spicing was amazing. There was a slight sweet hint that as a Chef I couldn't place so that was intriguing. Would have liked some butter, honey, something as the bread I was given was very thick and dry though it did have a nice chew to it. The waiter wasn't super attentive to me. The table of 3 in front of me and the table behind me that spoke the language were much more interesting to him.
The restaurant requires reservation in advance which I did not know about. Regardless, they were able to offer me a table if I wait 10 mins. The atmosphere was good. The staff was friendly. The food was delicious. They have a certificate of Halal food prominently displayed. We ordered "hand made manti" and "kazakh besh baramak". Overall, they tasted good. A few nitpicks: beef in the manti was a bit chewy, and the pasta-to-meat ratio in the other dish was low. My first time with Uzbeki cuisine so not sure if that is how they are meant to be. What ticked me off was the price and the fact that they charge more if you pay by credit card than by cash. Given the price of the food, I was not expecting that. They also add gratuity by default.
Farida is a tiny restaurant hidden in the shadow of the Port Authority. The decor is not fancy but it’s still welcoming. The food is authentic and fantastic, from the classic central Asian plov, seasoned perfectly, to pickled vegetables (just great) to salmon on skewers thst was probably the best such treatment we’ve ever had. We split an order of chack-chack (imagine unsalted nacho strips coated in honey and raisins - very tasty!) for dessert. The dishes are not just Uzbeki- there is classic Georgian soup and shashlik, Ukrainian borscht, some Turkish dumplings, etc - so there is something for everyone. The people running the place could not have been nicer. What a great discovery for us!
Delicious, superbly cooked dishes with authentic and subtle flavors. Beef dishes supreme, dumplings perfectly textured, pumpkin beyond expectations. Spinach and other vegetable-based plates galore. Bread, dipping sauces, tea, and comforting service. Honey bread dessert with surprising caramel pizazz. Easily one of the key food destinations in midtown.
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