Yun Nan Flavor Garden is an institution in and of itself, one of the city’s first restaurants to serve Yunnan food. Here, the focus is mixian, white rice noodles that can be found in soups like a rich and flavorful crispy meat option or in the cold form with incredibly sweet and salty ground pork and peanuts. Cash only.

OFC Chicken V is a counter-service restaurant that’s marooned off onto 5th avenue and offers well-seasoned Taiwanese popcorn chicken and an iteration of sweet potato fries that borders on tempura. When feeling a little goofy, order the extra long fries, but expect a bit of a wait.

The Sichuan family-style newcomer has impressed locals and is now one of the hottest tables in Sunset Park. The wrapped fish is a must-get, but it’s hard to go wrong on the expansive menu, which offers classics like mapo tofu and spicy wontons to dishes that are lesser seen in New York, like spicy frog stir-fries. The portions are huge, so coming with a large group is recommended. There may be at least an hour wait for tables.

As far as all-you-can-eat hot pot goes, LaoJie is a solid contender for quality and price, at $22.98. The usual hotpot fixings can be expected such as various cuts of meat, vegetables, fish, and tofu cakes, plus all the sauces to mix and dip. The spicy broth option is a favorite of those who err on the side of numbing spice, but the bone cylinder broth is also a worthy pick — giving a rounded flavor that doesn’t overpower the ingredients.

East Harbor Seafood Palace is a Sunset park dim sum icon. The large, banquet hall room offers dim sum by the cart. All the standards of the genre — rice rolls, steamed pork ribs, chicken feet — are executed well here, but any pork-filled dumpling is a must-order. There is always a wait on weekends, and when listening for a table, note that numbers are called out in Cantonese, then Mandarin and then in English.

The Fei Long Food Court sits adjacent to Hong Kong Supermarket  and is closest to the 8th Avenue stop on the N train. With between four and six vendors at one time, it’s not as impressive in its options as One World Mall in Flushing, but despite its ever-changing vendors, one option remains unbeatable. LaoMa MalaTang serves dry pot, where diners pick their own melange of ingredients such as lamb, lotus root, and fish filet, which then get tossed in chile oil. It’s served with rice; eat, then burn it off with some grocery shopping. Cash only.

This small restaurant’s big focus is the famed “crossing bridge noodles,” a Yunnan classic using mixian (rice noodles) as the base. As well as its delightfully theatrical serving, crossing the bridge noodles and its piping-hot soup give a nourishing and moreish experience. Yun Nan Flavor Garden also serves these noodles, but Western Yunnan is a better option for the dish. Cash only.

This Cantonese establishment remains on many lists for its fantastic barbecued meats. Take a group, eat family-style, and make sure to get the crispy-skinned roast pig, barbecued duck, filet fish with eggplant and bean curds, plus a vegetable option to balance out the meat.

There are several viable options for bubble tea, but Happy Lemon is the one to try when in Sunset Park. The chain hasn’t expanded its franchising just yet, meaning it’s not as ubiquitous as competitors like Kung Fu Tea in New York and worth trying when spotted. Happy Lemon’s black tea with salted cheese is the best option, but it does sell out on busy days. Other drinks include taro milk tea and lemon green tea. Cash only.

Wong’s excels at a hand-pulled noodle, which are skinny and made fresh. Any option for will satisfy whatever the craving, whether it’s pan-fried beef noodles or a house special noodle soup that comes with beef tendon, tripe and pork, topped with a fried egg for good measure. Also don’t skip out on it’s wonderfully crispy fried dumplings. Cash only.

The decadence of seafood and Sichuan cuisine meet at Xun Yu Si Kao, where shareable trays of fish (called “fish pots”) like striped bass and grouper come marinating in a deep red sauce. Get any of the seven fish pots ranging from tilapia to buffalo, and order depending on the budget and group size. If reeling from the spice, eat the complimentary dessert that’s usually cold enough to temper down taste buds.